New York nodded off during Covid, now it’s struggling to wake up again

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The city’s bounce-back from the pandemic hasn’t been helped by a shortage of staff and fewer people looking to party

Photograph: Frank Nowikowski/AlamyPhotograph: Frank Nowikowski/AlamyNew York is the city that never sleeps. Or is it? Post-pandemic, short-staffed restaurants are closing earlier and the city’s late-night bars, gyms and clubs are less plentiful than they once were.

“The powers-that-be understand what a loss it would be to the city if it was not known as the city that never sleeps,” he says. “The last thing they want is for it to end up like Boston with all of the troubles and none of the benefits.”Photograph: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Han Jiang, a stylist at Saint Laurent who DJs at Sevigny’s clubs, says the city is “leaning toward people not sleeping again”. For now, as nightlife returns, customers are in a nostalgic mood, like much of the culture, and are favouring Abba and Michael Jackson, she says.from the city’s Office of Nightlife estimated the night-time economy supported 299,000 jobs with $13.1bn in employee salaries and $35.1bn in total output.

 

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