User blog comment:Miguelhdzb25/Map Game Proposal - A Broken World/@comment-29825777-20160713005306/@comment-29825777-20160713022628

Well, considering New York's recent boom in trade, and as the United States did not seem to have many conflicts between states when it collapses (Northeast only) and withrapid growth in population in the 21th century, this is entirely possible.