Probably mainly because New York is not prepared for a major 

earthquake as

they *just* *don't* *happen* on the US East Coast  (within living 

memory,

anyway)

Last I checked, there weren't any major (or minor for that matter) 
fault lines running through the New York area. So, earthquakes 
shouldn't occur there. (Of course, my geography skills aren't the 
sharpest in the world, so if I'm wrong, someone please call me on it.
)

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