That whole article has to have been written by AI. Look at the subway pics, No derelicts, no hoodies, no grafitti, no people at all. I’ve been there, this is propoganda for the asses.
It wasn't written to influence people to move to New York City but to influence people in the New York City who are on the fence about leaving, to stay.
That it's published in 'Business Insider' reeks of real estate developers behind the lie.
A commie mayor is coming in so it’s SOP that they’d get started on the usual accompanying NY is the Pearl of the east coast stories.
Of course the editors are going to choose photos that suit the story.