the locals are still here cause they dont have the resources to leave. and the trash people that left are the people that supported all this bullshit(ie hipster whites).
im not optimistic. all that office space in manhattan will be downsized/gutted since companies/people have grown accustom to remoting in. that means all those businesses that supported that location(food, dry cleaners, day care, transportation) are done for. and that ignores the trash policies in the city that will justify leaving the city entirely(ie wait for those tax rates to hit). and im ignoring the problems in the outer boroughs(ie a lot of people are not paying rent/utilities and are going into massive debt). watch what happens when the mummy calls for another shut down.