Most New Yorkers say they're worse off than before the pandemic

Barbara Blair is mad as hell about the state of Midtown and isn’t going to take it anymore. “There’s general disorder and mayhem,” the president of the Garment District Alliance said at a Crain’s Power Breakfast Tuesday morning. She noted the unlicensed vendors on the streets, decrepit restaurant sheds and “100 billion weed shops that can’t be closed up even though we all know they’re illegal.” A majority of New Yorkers in the five boroughs share Blair’s rage, according to a survey of 6,600 households by the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonprofit watchdog group.By nearly every measure, residents feel the quality of life in the city has deteriorated in recent years, sometimes sharply. Only 37% rate public safety in their neighborhood as excellent or good, down from 50% in 2017. 24% rate the quality of government services good or excellent, down from 44% in 2017. And only 30% rate the quality of life as excellent or good, down from 50% in 2017 and 2008, while and a third rate the quality of life as poor. “This is New Yorkers speaking and the numbers are stark,” said Andrew Rein, president of the CBC. “The pockets of good news are sparse.” A majority of New Yorkers still rate fire services, emergency medical services, garbage pickup and libraries as excellent. That’s about all for the good news, however. Fewer than 10% are satisfied with how housing needs are being addressed. Only 11% believe tax dollars are being spent wisely, down from 21% in 2017. The numbers... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

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Most New Yorkers say they're worse off than before the pandemic

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