>There are more mom&pop shops in NYC than in smaller cities. The
>podunks can't support them
>against Applebee's, Wal-Marts, etc where large cities have enough
>population to continue them. If you want
>mon&pop shops you'll find them much more in NYC than the flyover states.
Yup. Mom & Pop shops in the heartland have been dying since the interstate highway system was built. Wal-Mart, which started in a flyover state, drove the last nail in.