niothor
If you like what you said,BTC(NYC) is not unique,why many people accept BTC, BTC sell $600 - $1200 or many,People can create another BTC, Why?
Because you can't replace or create bitstamp btc-e bitpay or coinbase out of the blue.
You can't get 50 000 daily transactions on a new coin.
Bitcoin has the popularity and no other coin can't currently compete with it.
Nyc has none of the above , that's why a clone can easily match it.
I would never expect to replace bitcoin, unless of course something happens that causes people to lose faith in that network. This risk will preserve the need to have altcoins. Altcoins and parallel blockchains will always exist to hedge against exposure to risk in bitcoin. Then the only question is how usable are the next best bitcoin alternatives. Not everyone cares about anonymity. And bitcoin is expensive. There is the simple psychological factor that people will want to conduct daily transactions in small integers, like four coins for a burger, not .0099000.
But bitcoin will catch on fast in NYC. Demand for some altcoins will be strong.