In 1948, EB White wrote that no one should come to New York City to live unless he is willing to get lucky. For New York and other major US cities to renew themselves after being drained by the pandemic, they will need a large number of people looking to try their luck. Success can completely change them, but failure can make them limp.
When the pandemic first hit in early 2020, major American cities were empty, and the closer you get to the city center, whether you call it Midtown or Downtown or the Financial District, the emptier it looks. . Those with the option to work from home have been cut back in the suburbs and beyond, and even as Covid fears ease, many people only come to the city intermittently, according to Bureau of Statistics data. Census shows nearly 70 million people work from home at least once a weekand major city offices more empty than full.
