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Eh, I’ll care more if/when it’s a long term trend. Immediately after 9/11 people predicted it was the end of NYC because everyone was going to leave. And some d
by untog 6y ago
Eh, I’ll care more if/when it’s a long term trend. Immediately after 9/11 people predicted it was the end of NYC because everyone was going to leave. And some did! But it wasn’t long before the city rebounded. It’s always the rich that are first to move because they have the means to. They’ll also have the means to move back again pretty quickly should they wish to.
- reaperducer 6y agoIt may be finally happening in New York. The Times has had a pretty steady stream of stories over the last few months about people just being fed up with the city, and getting out. Especially long-term residents. /Ex-New Yorker
- tdfx 6y agoEvery person I know under 40 who is/was living in Manhattan has had a post-pandemic moment of clarity about the cost/benefit ratio of living there. Most enjoy the vibrancy of the city (nightlife, especially the shoulder-to-shoulder raucous kind, is not returning any time soon) and the proximity to their job (most are working from home for the rest of the year, possibly indefinitely). When you remove the social and career draw of the city, it really changes the equation.