New York City gentrification, and new residents, both American transplants and new immigrants from Asia and Latin America. Important new sectors, such as Silicon Alley, emerged in the city's economy. New York's population reached all-time highs in the 2000 Census and then again in the 2010 Census. The city and surrounding area suffered the bulk of the economic damage and largest loss of human life in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks when 10 of the 19 terrorists associated with Al-Qaeda piloted American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center and United Airlines Flight 175 into
Silicon Gulf Silicon Gulf Silicon Gulf is a nickname for Davao City and extends to the Davao Region, at Southern Mindanao, Philippines. The nickname refers to the growing number of information technology and IT enabled services (ITES) companies sprouting in the area. The name was adapted from Silicon Valley, referring to the high tech cluster in the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California. Davao Region is one of the regions of the Philippines, on the southeastern portion of Mindanao. Davao Region consists of four provinces — Compostela Valley, Davao, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. The region encloses the Davao Gulf