It’s not a good sign for New York City when half of the people earning six figures or higher are considering leaving.
Nearly half of New York City residents earning six figures or more have considered fleeing the Big Apple during the coronavirus crisis over cost-of-living concerns, according to a new poll.
Researchers with the Siena College Research Institute and Manhattan Institute surveyed 782 city dwellers making $100,000 or more about life in the age of COVID-19.
In results released Wednesday, the survey, conducted between July 13 and Aug. 3, found that 44 percent have thought of leaving the city in the past four months, with 69 percent citing cost of living as the main reason to move.
Quality of life in the city that never sleeps has taken a hit, too, during the pandemic. Just under 4 in 10 respondents said quality of life is now “excellent or good” — a plunge from 79 percent who felt that way pre-coronavirus.
America’s largest city is doomed. There is no questioning this. There are zero reasons for anybody who has any wealth to stay in New York City. The economy has been destroyed due to the insane government response over the flu. The crime rate has skyrocketed and all of the big draws that made New York City what it was is gone.
Once these people leave, there won’t be anybody left to pay the taxes required to keep city services running. The city already looks like something out of a science fiction movie and it is only going to get worse.
