NYC
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Daughter lives in Brooklyn. Manhattan has been hardest hit with hundreds of store/restaurant closures and crime. Most of their friends are leaving. Where they are in Brooklyn is not as bad, but noticeable. She won’t get on a subway.
spoke to a guy that owns a bus company that does NYC commuter and tour buses. They shut down during height of virus. Used to have 68 buses on the road every day...now 12.
People are returning. Is it back to being the city that never sleeps, of course not, but there are people on the streets, in restaurants, parks, and places of employments. There are still storefronts boarded and closed, some that may never come back, but if you compared it to March, April and May, there's a world of difference. So there's definitely some baby steps being taken towards getting back.
I do think some of the doom-and-gloom reports about the demise of NYC are exaggerated. Yes, it has a long way to go to resemble what it once was, and COVID has exposed many of its warts, but there are optimistic stories that could be told. Companies are starting to show renewed faith in the city, bolstered some by a slight shift in employer thinking. The idea that everyone will be working remotely is starting to wane and companies are now establishing timelines for when the expect office staffs could start returning. You see Facebook signing a 760,000 SF lease in Manhattan, some restaurants expanding, etc. Of course many of the NYC business corridors remain empty, but there is some life in others.
These two stories ran the same day as the ones linked above, both in the NY Post, and painting a different picture.
https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/nyc-office-market-shows-sign-of-life-despite-gloomy-predictions/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons
https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/harlem-development-boom-to-bring-new-target-to-125th-street/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons
My son says the streets on the upper east and west side are as crowded as they ever were.
Wish I had a couple a mill to invest in some real estate. Something had to break the ridiculous prices that were going up and up.
Wish I had a couple a mill to invest in some real estate. Something had to break the ridiculous prices that were going up and up.
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/0...weekend-gun-violence-continues-into-workweek/
Every weekend gets worse and worse.
On a similar thread, my daughter works for a major clothing retailer that is based in New York City. They made a decision last week to open satellite offices in New Jersey and Connecticut so that they could continue with vendor meetings. Long term leases…hmmmm
Every weekend gets worse and worse.
On a similar thread, my daughter works for a major clothing retailer that is based in New York City. They made a decision last week to open satellite offices in New Jersey and Connecticut so that they could continue with vendor meetings. Long term leases…hmmmm
i fled, but i planned to leave nyc anyway. the housing prices and cost of living are absurdly stupid. i think alot of people wanted a reason, now that they arent tied to work they got one.
The son of a friend who lives on the Westside on 86th Street has had it and will move to Westchester when his lease expires in September. A native of the city who has never lived anyplace else, he says he has to worry about his family. This is what prompted my question
Got paired at a golf course on vacation with a young guy (30’s) who works as a prosecutor for NYC yesterday. Told me police retirements are up 480% this year and things have gotten so bad the city has put a hold on anyone retiring...they need to follow an application process. Their office can’t keep up with the crime increase and LEO’s that have been assigned to administrative roles for decades are now on the street doing riot control. Recipe for disaster. No parades, events for a long time.
Lol...had to be 120+. Nice kid and could hit the ball...reminded me of a line about Jim Dent’s game...he could airmail his drives, but you never knew what zip code it would land in.
NYPD retirements on the rise: 'It's a no-brainer'
From June 29 to July 6 of this year, 179 uniformed NYPD cops submitted their retirement paperwork, up 411 percent from the 35 who did so during the same period last year.
Should make it easy to defund them
I say that jokingly but only because it’s so sad I need some levity
I currently live in the Upper East Side and have lived/worked here for 20 years (and didn't leave because of COVID). I always find it interesting to hear my coworkers perspective on what they "think" New York is like (having not been back since offices closed). The news paints a doom and gloom picture but it's anything but (at least in my area).
While small businesses have been hit fairly hard, things have slowly come back. Store fronts are open, businesses are generally open with split office operations, and restaurants are all open (unless they closed permanently, of course). We're back to normal-ish traffic levels and my daughters are back at school.
I don't think the city will come back fully for a very long time, if ever, but it's still the financial capital of the world. So things will get better. My wife and I have eaten out at restaurants more than a dozen times since we entered phase 3 and it's been great.
As for protests and crime: I live between major city centers and Gracie Mansion, so I've seen a fair amount of BLM protests and they've been nothing but civil and actually quite nice to be a part of. Both protestors and police officers have been fantastic and there has been no crime (I live near several luxury stores on 5th and Madison Avenues). I can't say the same for other areas like Times Square or Soho which have experienced some rioting.
Generally, other than wearing a mask and excessive use of hand sanitizer, my life has returned to normalcy (fingers crossed it stays that way). I do think that things will get worse when we get into flu season and before we have a vaccine.
Disturbing videos show deranged gunman killing elderly man, shooting ‘random’ pedestrians in broad daylight NYC rampage
Chilling footage reveals the moment a scooter-riding madman casually motored around a Queens neighborhood Saturday, shooting unsuspected pedestrians.
nypost.com
NYC shopkeeper forced to clean up crime scene sidewalk after fatal shooting
“I asked the NYPD, ‘Are you going to come clean it?’ And they told me ‘no, that’s not our job,’” a Lower East Side merchant said.
nypost.com
As long as we have woke Soros prosecutors things will continue to go downhill and politicians like Adams will tell you everything is fine and press exaggerates crime.And Bragg admits he is afraid to ride subway in spite of what mayor says.Are there any dems who can run large cities and keep crime controlled doesn’t seem so.
Random street Crime is basically at pre-Rudy levels again.
Avoid the sewer called NY Shitty if you value yourself
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Avoid the sewer called NY Shitty if you value yourself
Three teenagers injured in Times Square shooting
The trio of victims — aged 15, 16 and 17 — were struck by bullets when a male suspect opened fire on Seventh Avenue between West 41st and 42nd streets at 11:50 p.m., the NYPD said.
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