He has been named to the Silicon Alley 100.

Important new sectors, such as Silicon Alley, emerged in the city's economy.

More to the immediate point, they have no idea where Silicon Alley is.

As Silicon Alley took off, so did the company.

And the few firms that did invest early in Silicon Alley are growing much larger.

Not so long ago Silicon Alley was all but obliterated.

The preferred exit strategy has changed in Silicon Alley as well.

The good news, perhaps, is that Silicon Alley is still not big enough to have much effect on the city's overall economic health.

Now, those same government officials are less likely to talk about the economic benefits of Silicon Alley; in fact, they play down its importance.

Of course, one has to wonder where these volunteers would be had Silicon Alley not collapsed.