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New York City: 468.9 sq mi, pop. 8,175,133Los Angeles: 498.3 sq mi, pop. 3,833,995Chicago: 234.0 sq mi, pop. 2,695,598Washington, DC: 68.3 sq mi, pop. 601,723
And what exactly makes SF a Tier 1 city? What does SF have that, say, Seattle doesn't?
I think Mendelsohn's quote is pretty accurate. He would be a nobody in NY, Chicago, SF, or LA. Judging by the amount of words he gets on local blogs, he is a relatively big fish in DC. But it is probably best not to point that out to the residents of a city that attracts so many self-important types.