Yet some smaller cities are faring better than large ones.
"The cities of our state and nation have not fared well over the last eight years," he said.
But in another sense, the deals yield insights about how the city fared in the year that ends today.
Other cities fared less well, though in many cases far better than they had in the 1980's.
Generally, cities that have less centralized art districts are faring poorly in terms of market share.
In terms of lost human life, the city had not fared too badly.
Papa seems to be more worried about the cities well fare then the citizens.
Other major cities fared better, especially near the end of the price rise.
He said he could not yet assess how the city had fared in the budget process overall.
Studies can illustrate these negative effects and project how the overall city will fare poorly in the future.