The attack on the New York City subway during rush hour is adding to the perception that cities are unsafe, employers and others say, a key reason they are having trouble persuading people to return to the office
Police on Wednesday identified Frank James, who was previously a “person of interest,” as the suspected gunman who opened fire in a Brooklyn subway train during Tuesday’s morning rush hour. Photo: David Dee Delgado/Getty Imagesis adding to the perception that New York and other cities are unsafe, employers and others say, a key reason they are having trouble persuading people to return to the office.
Even before Tuesday’s shooting on a Brooklyn subway train, employees who have worked remotely throughout the Covid-19 pandemic were listing public safety as one of the top reasons they were reluctant to return to offices. Now, the images of carnage erupting on a train and platform during a morning commute are giving workers another reason to stay at home, particularly those who take public transportation.
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