Mark Figley: Why we don't love NYC now
Mark Figley: Why we don’t love NYC now By Mark Figley - Guest Columnist As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, this holiday season finds America’s cities in a steady, downward spiral. No place is this more evident than in New York City. Gone are its sights and sounds; one-time vitality replaced by misery on a massive scale. A 16% jobless figure double the national rate. Permanently-shuttered restaurants numbering 1,200. Perhaps one-third of small businesses feared to never re-open. An astounding 600,000 fewer jobs than one year ago. Ho ho ho! Also gone are tourism, flourishing hotels and t...
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