New York's 150 Companies Called On The Mayor
New York's 150 companies called on the mayor. Worries about the future arose in New York, which was in a financial crisis due to the pandemic.
In the USA, companies that are worried about the future of
New York, which has entered a financial crisis due to the
Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and whose crime rates are increasing, called on Mayor Bill de Blasio. More than 150 large companies told President Blasio that they must take more decisive steps to stop the city's 'collapse'.
More than 150 companies, including Goldman Sachs, Mastercard and Nasdaq, sent a letter to the Mayor de Blasio with their requests.
Reducing basic services such as garbage collection due to budget cuts, the city faces the risk of a budget deficit of 9 billion dollars in the next two years and may have to lay off 22 thousand employees in the coming weeks.
On the other hand, crimes such as gun violence and theft have skyrocketed in New York, where police reforms cut $ 1 billion in the budget of the police department after the death of an African American George Floyd from police violence.
In the letter, which pointed to a widespread concern about public safety, the following statements were used:
“We need to send a strong and consistent message that our employees, customers and visitors will return to a safe and healthy work environment. As long as their concerns about the safety and livability of the city are not addressed quickly, returns to the city will be slow. ''
In response to the requests, the Mayor of New York, de Blasio, told the companies that the city needed federal aid and a long-term debt.