Posted on Sep 19, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
The lift takes only 52 seconds. Less than a minute to climb to more than 340 meters high and overlook Manhattan, on a terrace perched above the void and in the open air, facing the Empire State Building that it now contemplates. Since the beginning of September, New Yorkers have flocked to see their city from “Edge”, which the coronavirus crisis had closed just two days after welcoming the first visitors. This new attraction is proof, for the most optimistic, that New York can still surprise.
In recent weeks, the American press has started the debate on an existential question: is New York dead? ” Yes “ and ” forever “, launched entrepreneur-writer James Altucher. “Oh, shut up. Imagine being in a real war with this guy by your side ”, snapped comedian Jerry Seinfeld back. On September 10, the Gotha of business got involved, sending a letter a little cool to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “There is widespread anxiety about issues of safety, cleanliness and quality of life […]. People will take a long time to come back if their concerns […] are not processed quickly ”, have warned some 160 executives, and among them the CEOs of Citigroup, MasterCard, Macy’s or Lyft.
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