Improving and fixing the roads in New York would help traffic flow faster even with the area's congestion, Parziale says. All businesses must deal with the added expense caused by poor infrastructure, but smaller companies don't have the revenue cushions large businesses use to absorb the costs of lost time and repairs. Internet service is poor in the Catskill Mountains 130 miles north of Manhattan. But the internet service is spotty because of the mountains, often failing during poor weather, and cellphone service is equally unreliable. Wall also owns a restaurant in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood, but even in the heavily populated city, she struggles with poor internet connections.

Source: ABC News May 29, 2019 16:49 UTC