Short answers, pulled from the story.
The NyLon concept describes the operational reality of New York City and London as twin cities that function as the world's primary financial engines. A device known as a telectroscope was installed in 2008 to create a live visual link between London's Tower Bridge and New York's Brooklyn Bridge.
New York City and London stand as the sole Alpha++ ranked global cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. These twin cities dictate the rhythm of global finance with Wall Street and the City of London serving as the beating hearts of their respective nations.
London holds a significant advantage in the sheer number of parks with 3,000 green spaces compared to New York's 1,700. Both cities manage to curate some of the most famous and well-maintained parks in the world despite this numerical difference.
The term Nylonkong was coined by Time magazine in 2008 to describe the triad of New York, London, and Hong Kong. This triad represents the eperopoles of the Americas, Euro-Africa, and the Asia-Pacific respectively.
New York Fashion Week and London Fashion Week host one of the Big Four fashion weeks that set the seasonal trends for the global market. These events are part of the cultural rivalry that extends to the fashion industry between the two cities.
In 2015 when service flows between global city pairs were ranked the London-New York connection secured the number one spot. This ranking surpassed even the London-Hong Kong and New York-Hong Kong pairings.