What you should know
- New York City’s most powerful private-sector group has commissioned a survey of the city’s workforce about its future, and the grim results raise questions about the fate of the Big Apple’s post-pandemic recovery.
- Some 84% of those surveyed said conditions in New York City have worsened in the past two years, and 40% or more of city residents say they are thinking about leaving, according to a Morning Consult poll. made on behalf of the Partnership for New York City and released Thursday night.
- Nearly all of those surveyed said the city was not doing enough to address homelessness and mental illness, and more than 60% said they were pessimistic or unsure about the city’s future. That said, about 72% indicated that they wanted to be part of the city’s recovery.
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NEW YORK — New York City’s most powerful private sector group commissioned a survey of the city’s workforce about its future, and the grim results raise questions about the fate of the Big Apple’s post-pandemic recovery. .
Some 84% of those surveyed said conditions in New York City have worsened in the past two years, and 40% or more of city residents say they are thinking about leaving, according to a Morning Consult poll. made on behalf of the Partnership for New York City and released Thursday night.
Nearly all of those surveyed said the city was not doing enough to address homelessness and mental illness, and more than 60% said they were pessimistic or unsure about the city’s future. That said, about 72% indicated that they wanted to be part of the city’s recovery.
“Safety, homelessness and mental illness rank as the top issues for New York City private sector workers. They are reluctant to return to the office until something is done to address them, particularly in transportation public,” Morning Consult wrote in a presentation posted on the Partnership website.
The results are unlikely to sit well with officials aggressively pushing for workers to return to their offices. Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul also see the return of the workforce as the key to reviving the city’s economy.
The heart of the problem, the survey found, was traffic. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed said public transportation is less safe now than it was two years ago.
New York City Police statistics confirm the claim. So far this year, serious traffic crimes are up 75%.
The Association’s more than 300 members employ more than 1 million people in New York City, giving the group an important voice in shaping the city’s recovery.
His regular surveys during the pandemic of when workers would return to their offices have become an important indicator in the return of two years of COVID closures.
Morning Consult surveyed 9,386 working adults in New York City who live in the metropolitan area. The survey was conducted from February 17 to March 11 and has a margin of error of 1 percentage point.
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