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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Mayor Promises a Summer to Remember in New York. Can He Deliver?
New York TimesThe mayors promise brought hope that after more than a year of restrictions, New Yorkers and tourists could once again swarm shops and galleries, baseball fans could watch games at sports bars, and sweaty revelers could dance until the wee hours at nightclubs.
Yet restoring the city to its earlier state, before it was stifled by the virus and scarred by profound losses, will pose a significant challenge.
Many of the citys large employers have set their sights on a fall return, which will keep workers away from Manhattans business districts until then. The hospitality industry does not expect tourism, a key economic engine of the city, to return to prepandemic levels for years. Transit officials do not believe ridership on the subway, which is still closed for two hours each night, will completely rebound until 2024.
The citys devastated cultural sector has yet to bounce back. Mr. de Blasio hailed the impact a reopening would have on the theater industry, but full-scale productions on Broadway one of the citys crown jewels and a key draw for tourists will not return until September at the earliest, the Broadway League confirmed in a statement.
Mr. de Blasios authority to lift virus-related restrictions, which were imposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, is also limited. But should the reopening proceed, its success will still depend on the willingness of wary residents and workers to return to crowded spaces.
Yet restoring the city to its earlier state, before it was stifled by the virus and scarred by profound losses, will pose a significant challenge.
Many of the citys large employers have set their sights on a fall return, which will keep workers away from Manhattans business districts until then. The hospitality industry does not expect tourism, a key economic engine of the city, to return to prepandemic levels for years. Transit officials do not believe ridership on the subway, which is still closed for two hours each night, will completely rebound until 2024.
The citys devastated cultural sector has yet to bounce back. Mr. de Blasio hailed the impact a reopening would have on the theater industry, but full-scale productions on Broadway one of the citys crown jewels and a key draw for tourists will not return until September at the earliest, the Broadway League confirmed in a statement.
Mr. de Blasios authority to lift virus-related restrictions, which were imposed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, is also limited. But should the reopening proceed, its success will still depend on the willingness of wary residents and workers to return to crowded spaces.
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The Mayor Promises a Summer to Remember in New York. Can He Deliver? (Original Post)
brooklynite
Apr 2021
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MichMan
(11,998 posts)1. Well, last year was also a summer to remember......
BigmanPigman
(51,638 posts)2. I don't live in NYC anymore but there is someone who does...
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brooklynite
(94,789 posts)3. "shouldn't happen" isn't the same thing as "won't happen"....