Schumer Tries to Stoke East-West Rivalry

Calls for New York to surpass Silicon Valley, but leaves out the 'how'

     In his keynote speech kicking off Internet Week in New York City this morning, Sen. Charles Schumer stoked the growing East Coast-West Coast tech rivalry by laying out a lofty and—judging by the lack of specifics—largely rhetorical goal of seeing to it that New York surpasses Silicon Valley as "tech center of America" by the year 2035.

     "There's a reason Google invested $2 billion to buy a New York headquarters in Chelsea last year," Schumer said.

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