Remote workers point to violence, crime and a decrepit mass transit system as reasons not to return to New York City offices.

New York City has a crime, violence, drug and homelessness problem. This could have serious repercussions for people contemplating returning to work at their offices.

Gun violence has become so rampant that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “issued the first-in-the-nation executive order declaring gun violence in New York as a disaster emergency."

Residents of New York and the neighboring commuting Tri-State area, including New Jersey and Connecticut, are pushing back on returning, citing both physical and health safety reasons.

Read about this on Forbes at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2021/07/07/fear-of-violence-crime-homelessness-and-a-dirty-decrepit-mass-transit-system-may-cause-workers-to-stop-commuting-into-new-york-city/?sh=5b176891589a