On a personal basis, a family member and spouse just moved out of New York. He works in the theater, and there is not much work these days in the Big Apple. As they told me on the phone, the place is deader than a doornail. By the way, they also told me that you have to wait weeks to rent a moving van. I guess a lot of people are leaving.
We learned that New York City is about to lay off 22,000 of its approximately 330,000 city employees, according to Forbes:
The Wall Street Journal reported that roughly 22,000 government workers need to be let go to close a $9 billion deficit that continues to grow.
The story goes on to say there may be more because the deficit is getting bigger.
New York heavily relies upon its bustling commerce, entertainment and social activities to draw in and keep people. Without restaurants, concerts, museums, sporting events and people commuting into Manhattan from the other boroughs (New York City comprises of five boroughs), the city has quickly changed. Residents have fled the city.
As people ceased commuting into New York, worked remotely, businesses shut their doors and social activities have halted, revenues to companies have plummeted. As businesses of all sizes saw their profits evaporate, the city government received significantly less in tax collection.
Naturally, no one likes to see layoffs. After all, these are humans, not just numbers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will blame the virus and naturally President Trump. He won’t blame himself or policies driving people out of New York for years.
It will be fun to watch how these liberal city council members deal with economic facts, the public-sector unions, and the reality that the party is over.
On a personal basis, a family member and spouse just moved out of New York. He works in the theater, and there is not much work these days in the Big Apple. As they told me on the phone, the place is deader than a doornail. By the way, they also told me that you have to wait weeks to rent a moving van. I guess a lot of people are leaving.
We learned that New York City is about to lay off 22,000 of its approximately 330,000 city employees, according to Forbes:
The Wall Street Journal reported that roughly 22,000 government workers need to be let go to close a $9 billion deficit that continues to grow.
The story goes on to say there may be more because the deficit is getting bigger.
New York heavily relies upon its bustling commerce, entertainment and social activities to draw in and keep people. Without restaurants, concerts, museums, sporting events and people commuting into Manhattan from the other boroughs (New York City comprises of five boroughs), the city has quickly changed. Residents have fled the city.
As people ceased commuting into New York, worked remotely, businesses shut their doors and social activities have halted, revenues to companies have plummeted. As businesses of all sizes saw their profits evaporate, the city government received significantly less in tax collection.
Naturally, no one likes to see layoffs. After all, these are humans, not just numbers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will blame the virus and naturally President Trump. He won’t blame himself or policies driving people out of New York for years.
It will be fun to watch how these liberal city council members deal with economic facts, the public-sector unions, and the reality that the party is over.
I Left NY
What I don’t understand is why did it take so long for so many people to leave? It is a place that is too cold in the winter, and there are way too many liberals there – in fact just too many homo sapiens in general.
Goodbye New York City goodbye next time route red
It is ironic that Islamic Terrorists could not destroy New York City, but the Democrat Party easily destroyed it. Thank Cuomo, DeBasio, and the leftist Democrats for this destruction.
Diblasio will be Mayor of a ghost city shortly. He destoyed a city I used to love visiting but would not even think of going there these days. It sucks now.
New York City has been a trap for a long time and people may finally be waking up. The extraordinary expenses, taxes, commutes, parking impossibilities, subway adventures, disregard for humanity, Democratic political tricks, and indifference to others as commonplace makes me wonder why the place has been a mecca for so long. The tourists will be the first to go, than the fools who exist there. It’s amazing what people allow themselves to become conditioned to according to repetitive habit.
DEBLASIO CAN KISS MY BEHIND. WHAT A USELESS HUMAN BEING
cuomo, his stupid ass brother frado & deblasio, his thief wife are why people will continue leaving this crap state. Just like IL. with lighthead & fatboy who are destroying that state. Lastly, piglosi & her thief nephew have destroyed CA. All demoncrap run states!!!
Deblasio, you and Como suck. New York has been a bustling epicenter for centuries. And it took you two Yahoo’s what2 to 3 yrs to destroy the first built city in the beginning of the colonies. Now that your state and county and
City taxes are done so go sign up for unemployment. Deblasio you sorry behind wouldn’t stand behind the finest police force and you let people treat them horribly by throwing things at them, disrespecting them and you get what you deserve. Cuomo you took on the responsibility of the citizens as to who would live and who would die by sending hundres if not thousand infected with Covid to nursing homes and the patients had no choice who they wanted to live with them. You killed hundreds and knew what the outcome would be and never even thought to put them on the med ship Trump sent that was never used. You are a man guilty of premeditated murder, you knew the out come of the nursing home facilities. So you have taken care of both of your demises. Deblasio you are the most useless mayor in the history if this country. Cuomo you are a murderer. And your brother Chris is a self-absorbed, egotistical that thinks he’s a ladies man that is guilty if sexual harrassment “Come on Man ” you’re not all that
The Liberal LOONY Left will NEVER deal in facts until that “bad dog” bites them in the WAZOO. THEN, they’re going to be wondering WHAT bit them, and they’ll start blaming everyone ELSE – except who was REALLY RESPONSIBLE (which was THEM). They’ll NEVER take blame for ANYTHING! One Observant Patriot. Team Trump and his allies 2020.
I am cuban, and I thank my father always for taking us out of the communist island, and now have to put up to a point with all this madness. All these communist liberals have to be exterminated !!! Destroying this great land of opportunity. And all blm filth
Start working your ass off instead of looking for handouts “reparations” , stop the looting and find real jobs, scum of the earth ….!!!!!!!!