They could make a fortune if they charged an exit fee!
“They could make a fortune if they charged an exit fee!” From April 2020 to July 2023, the city lost almost 550,000 residents, or more than 6 percent of its population.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=population+decline+nyc
They built shacks on many streets so people could eat outside during Covid, but they never took them down. They have thousands of citi-bike stalls in the streets which are unused all night, in the winter, when it is raining or chilly. These are blocking traffic. They have bus lanes which prevent the movement of traffic. They also have bike lanes which prevent the movement of traffic and are used almost exclusively by Grubhub and Seamless delivery guys on electric bikes. There has been gridlock in Manhattan for 70 years.