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Cuomo pushes employers to force their employees return to NYC

by bississippi on 7/30/21, 9:18 PM with 57 comments

  • by jessaustin on 7/30/21, 9:44 PM

  • by Animats on 7/30/21, 9:48 PM

    "Remember, we have to get people back and we have to get people back in volume. If you were to see a 15% decline of people coming back to New York City, that would have a devastating impact on the commercial market," Cuomo said.

    He means the commercial real estate market.

    Remote work is terrifying to NYC commercial landlords. Right now, about 17% of NYC commercial real estate is on the market as vacant. A lot more is probably leased but unused. Are all those skyscrapers really necessary?

    If SF had a 15% decline in people coming back to the office, that would probably be a win.

  • by toomuchtodo on 7/30/21, 9:43 PM

    I strongly encourage employers mandating a return to office in NYC to publicly announce it. Makes it straightforward to identify where to source new remote talent from.

  • by literallyaduck on 7/30/21, 9:50 PM

    No one wants to go back to the dysfunctional way things were.

  • by sfe22 on 7/30/21, 9:46 PM

    So, suddenly, lowering carbon emissions isn’t that important anymore

  • by misiti3780 on 7/30/21, 9:45 PM

    He should have been impeached six months ago.

  • by ausbah on 7/30/21, 10:09 PM

    "come back to support commercial real estate"

  • by ezekg on 7/30/21, 9:44 PM

    You reap what you sow, Cuomo.

  • by torstenvl on 7/30/21, 9:47 PM

    Cuomo pushes employers to force their employees to <s>return to</s> flee from NYC-based companies

    FTFY

  • by randerson on 7/30/21, 10:20 PM

    Considering how many remote employees have their pick of companies they can work for remotely, good luck convincing people to return to what are now the highest taxes in the country.

  • by nemo44x on 7/30/21, 9:59 PM

    It’s not only shops that make a living on commuters but also, very importantly, tax payers. If you live in NJ or CN and commute to an office in NYC then you pay state income tax to NY - which has a higher marginal rate than it’s neighbors. But if you have an arrangement where you work from home then you no longer have to pay taxes to NY. Also, people that live in NYC because they don’t want to commute have an additional (not insignificant!) NYC resident tax so if you move out that’s again more tax revenue lost.

    It will be in the many billions.

  • by purple_ferret on 7/30/21, 9:49 PM

    NYC has a budget of 100 billion, NY state a budget of 215 billion.

    Has to get funded somehow!

  • by _vertigo on 7/30/21, 9:27 PM

    Good luck!

  • by nerdponx on 7/30/21, 9:42 PM

    The current headline is: "Cuomo begs businesses to return to NYC after devastating shutdown"

    The article is full of some funny quips, too:

    > "So let me get this straight..when Republicans have been saying this that means they are science deniers trying to kill people, but when @NYGovCuomo finally says this today then he is a genius who should write another book about his incredible leadership?" Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., tweeted. "Did I get that right?"

    > "Brilliant strategist... it's incredible that no one thought of this months ago!" Donald Trump Jr. joked in response.

  • by wobblyasp on 7/30/21, 9:49 PM

    So he basically just suggested that employers should encourage employee to come back to the office? Given the audience, and what the city stand to lose, his comments seem appropriate to me.

    It's not like he's mandating offices force people back in or face penalties