New York State

We dreamt up some alliterative economic plans for New York

City & State came up with some fun and alliterative nicknames for economic plans New York can launch.

Why not take a chance on the Schenectady Scheme?

Why not take a chance on the Schenectady Scheme? Nejron Photo/Shutterstock

Economic development money means nothing without the marketing – otherwise how would Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislators in Albany get credit?

So with this week's issue focusing on the Buffalo Billion and the Syracuse Surge, we dreamt up some alliterative economic plans the state could launch next.

Binghamton Boom

Nothing like a little degradation of the Earth to get your economy going.
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Legalize hydraulic fracturing and watch the money flow in. Just be careful lighting matches.

Mount Kisco Million

Mount Kisco.
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Should be enough cash to refurbish a really nice six-car garage for the governor.

Peekskill Power-up

Hydroelectric on the Hudson has a nice ring to it, don't you think?
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Some locals aren’t psyched about losing the Indian Point nuclear power plant. So let’s build hydroelectric on the Hudson!

Schenectady Scheme

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So the casino plan didn’t really work. But what if the state doubled down and pressed its luck on another casino?

Troy Trillion

Troy
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This old textile town is going to need more than a presidential campaign office to thrive.

Hamptons Hundred

Must be nice.
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Those country clubbers are doing just fine, thanks.

Plattsburgh Plan

Tasty and economical!
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Boosting the maple syrup industry would taste like sweet victory – and would really stick it to our neighbors in Vermont.

Ithaca Initiative

Cancelled flight.
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A lot of brainpower leaves the city every May. Close the airport, and the city will flourish!

Rochester Resurgence

Old fashioned camera
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Give every New Yorker a cool vintage camera. Don’t buy them film. And the city will have a Kodak moment yet again.

The Queens Quarter of a Hundred Thousand

Jobs, that is. If only the borough could find a company to promise employment for 25,000 people …