Residents flee New York City following police cuts, rioting, crime wave

By Rebel News
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September 11, 2020

Residents flee New York City due to lockdowns, police cuts, rioting, crime wave

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As crime in the city continues unabated with the disbanding of plainclothes police officers and the defunding of the New York City Police Department, residents are fleeing in droves to other parts of New York and beyond, reports Fox Business.

According to the report, real estate and consulting firm Miller Samuel found that rental listings in the former “world’s best city” have surged by 14.5 per cent since August of 2019 to a record high 15,025. Vacancies have also risen by a record 5.1 per cent.

“With a nominal uptick in month over month new lease signings, activity appeared to bottom last month,” said Miller Samuel CEO Jonathan Miller.

Rental prices dropping

Fox Business reports that landlords who’ve yet to sell their properties are offering all manner of concessions to prospective tenants, with more than 54 per cent of new lease signings being given concessions such as a free month of rent, or payment of brokers’ fees.

Rental prices have also declined city-wide by 7.7 per cent from last year, especially in the lowest segments of the market. Prices in Manhattan’s East Side have seen the largest average decline, down 10.6 per cent from a year ago.

Following the surge of violence in the city, systemic under-policing, and strict lockdowns, it’s hard to tell if and when New York City will return to its former glory.

The city’s decline is reflected in sentiments shared by New Yorkers, including hedge fund manager and comedy club owner James Altucher, whose article declaring “New York is Dead Forever” went viral in August.

He wrote that the only thing that’s improved in the city are its internet speeds. Everything else is remarkably worse under Mayor de Blasio’s leadership.

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