Posted on 08/12/2020 4:12:10 AM PDT by karpov
The reality is bad enough though. We are probably only 25% of normal capacity here with regard to people commuting into the city. The trains coming in are a little more crowded then they were in previous months but Grand Central is still comparatively empty. It has the feel of a holiday morning - every day.
Speaking for midtown - it is still safe as ever. Never been hassled by anybody except the occasional aggressive street bum. Sure, there are parts of town you want to avoid, especially during these times. But midtown is quiet and has a perpetual Sunday morning feel.
Many restaurants are still closed but those who are open seem to be doing brisk enough business. There is a line at the Dunkin Donuts on Lexington Ave each morning.
The biggest change NYC will see long term (and all other major cities) is that people will likely never commute like they used to now that the concept of working remotely from home has been proven to be feasible.
My own company is setting up schedules for employees to only be in the office 1-2 days a week and work remote the rest of the time. This is a PERMANENT change that will continue when the pandemic is long gone.
So will be very interesting to see what happens to NYC and other cities like it.
When I get home to the suburbs, traffic is very heavy and almost all restaurants are open. All the people working at home are going to want to still go out for lunch and do other things around town after work is done. But even in the suburbs, the office parks are mostly empty. This massive shift to the remote workplace has the potential to completely transform society as we know it. Not just in the cities but everywhere.
There will likely be benefits as well as consequences.
Better get some people to the other side of the state before it tips over!
The New Yorkers here on Freerepublic are the ones you want in Louisville
Those leaving are probably more normal than those staying, thus a vicious cycle of deterioration.
Grew up there, got out 1982.
https://www.howmoneywalks.com/irs-tax-migration/
New York City in particular is seeing an exodus, according to the New York Post, which reported that people are moving out en masse amid the coronavirus pandemic and rising crime, in many cases going to other states.
Click the link below and then go to NY St, and click it. see how fast money is running from NY State.
Then, go to NY City and see how fast money is running from NYC.
https://www.howmoneywalks.com/irs-tax-migration/
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