WTH does ..."has gotten players with a lot less than big players in NYC" even mean??
Good question. Just like businesses or schools there are travel programs with more resources. Whether that be sponsorship from apparel companies, non-profit foundations that run the program, and/or private funding from donors that helps alleviate costs of player's families for uniforms, travel, tournament entry.
Teams like PSA Cardinals, Rens, Playaz, New Heights, Sports U, Team Rio, Expressions, etc. have a lot of those things along with more prominent histories yet NY Jayhawks are still getting players and keeping them.