For real, if I lived in NY City and had the means, I would get out... now.
Heck, even if I needed to claim I was sick with covid and needed to use sick pay and vacay... I would time it and leave at the first signal that it is going down.
And if I have no means, and even if I had dependents... well, then I need to go elsewhere and restart.
Good people of NYC (I know there are some) leave now.
Most working class people in NYC live in the neighborhood they grew up and close to family. Probably for several generations. It wouldn’t be easy giving up your home and leaving family.
For real, if I lived in NY City and had the means, I would get out... now.
Heck, even if I needed to claim I was sick with covid and needed to use sick pay and vacay... I would time it and leave at the first signal that it is going down.
And if I have no means, and even if I had dependents... well, then I need to go elsewhere and restart.
Good people of NYC (I know there are some) leave now.
Easy to say. Hard to do for many.
Most working class people in NYC live in the neighborhood they grew up and close to family. Probably for several generations. It wouldn’t be easy giving up your home and leaving family.