Conditions in New York City have deteriorated so badly that a large segment of its private-sector workforce is thinking of fleeing rather than returning to the office, a new business survey released Thursday reveals.
Forty percent of employees who reside in Manhattan said they’re thinking of leaving as did 48% — nearly half — of workers who live in the city’s other four boroughs, the online Morning Consult poll of 9,386 employees found. It was commissioned by the Partnership for The City of New York.
Public safety concerns are an obstacle to persuading more employees working remotely to return to their Manhattan offices.
Of those respondents working remotely all or part of the time, 43% cited public safety as their No. 1 concern, followed by 27% who cited exposure to COVID-19.
Only 40% of employees have returned to their offices in person full-time, according to the business group.
Seventy-four percent of public transit commuters say safety in the subway has worsened since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago.
On quality-of-life issues, 94% of employees said not enough is being done to address homelessness and mental illness. Eighty-two percent said these problems have gotten worse.
FIRE the WOKE Mayer !!!!!
All Mayors Just want to be celebrities
Mayor and Chief of the Po Po’s need to go.
NYC has changed in the last 2 years. People moving out, inability to afford the new higher rates newbies are not coming!
Recession on the horizon will make things harder
So sad! I loved those special NYC trips to see a show and walk the strip. With all the news reports of violence in the streets, I will take a pass. Our country is going to hell in a handbasket.