Comment on ‘Zombie Offices’ Spell Trouble for Some Banks - The New York Times
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I live in New York. The Wall Street area has been turning older buildings into living spaces for a while. One old office building became an NYU dorm, and the Woolworth Building [once the tallest in the world] is now luxury condos.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
And you know what’s nice about doing that? It’s people present 24/7 and that means stores and restaurants that can be open even past office hours!
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It’s funny because back in the day, you could go down to Wall Street on a Sunday and have the whole place to yourself. Today, there are lots of bars and restaurants and groceries.
Neato@ttrpg.network 9 months ago
I was visiting a friend down there and walked back to my hotel at 2am. Literally the only people out were a bunch of cops standing around empty street corners.
Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 months ago
So, you’re surprised that people with nice apartments full of goodies aren’t hanging out on street corners?
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
The only time I went was about 8 years ago on a Thursday evening and the place was dead, a few people that worked late and were going home, a few tourists here and there and that’s it…