{"id":406663,"date":"2022-02-17T00:59:39","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T21:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/restaurants-are-75-back-to-normal-but-nyc-offices-still-mostly-empty\/"},"modified":"2022-02-17T00:59:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-16T21:59:39","slug":"restaurants-are-75-back-to-normal-but-nyc-offices-still-mostly-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/restaurants-are-75-back-to-normal-but-nyc-offices-still-mostly-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"#Restaurants are 75% back to normal, but NYC offices still mostly empty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Restaurants are 75% back to normal, but NYC offices still mostly empty<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman ruffled feathers when he slammed employees last summer for going to restaurants even as they shunned the office. \u201cIf you can go into a restaurant in New York City, you can come into the office,\u201d Gorman said last June. <\/p>\n<p>But his frustrations that workers are going out to eat \u2014 and not going into the office \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear to remain justified even nine months later, according to the latest figures.<\/p>\n<p>Data from restaurant reservation service <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opentable.com\/state-of-industry\">Open Table<\/a> show that over the last week demand for restaurants was nearly 75% of pre-pandemic levels, its number crunchers told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>But showing up at the office? That\u2019s another story: Desks are only 28.6% full when compared to their pre-pandemic levels, according to data as of last week collected by Kastle, which monitors keycard swipes into office buildings.<\/p>\n<p>One New York City resident who frequents restaurants \u2014 while still shunning the office \u2014 was quick to explain the discrepancy.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/work-from-home-98.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"work from home\" class=\"wp-image-21233283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/work-from-home-98.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/work-from-home-98.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/work-from-home-98.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Less than 30% of workers have returned to the office since the pandemic started.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGoing to a restaurant for an amazing meal? Worth it,\u201d this person told The Post. \u201cCommuting to sit at a desk for eight hours when I could do that from the comfort of my own home? Not so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not the company line taken by managers, some of whom are frustrated by employees\u2019 unwillingness to get back to the office even as they partake in all sorts of New York City nightlife. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you can belly up to the bar at STK, you can be at your desk at UBS,\u201d one cynical Manhattan-based CEO told The Post of the ubiquitous steakhouse chain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/nyc-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"restaurant is open\" class=\"wp-image-21233420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/nyc-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/nyc-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/nyc-99.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Restaurants are getting business back even as employers struggle to bring workers to the office.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>New York\u2019s office denizens might shrug off the new statistics, but city leaders has been vocal about their concerns. Since taking office last month, Mayor Eric Adams has emphasized the need to get people back to work. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t run New York City from home,\u201d Adams said last month. \u201cThat accountant from a bank that sits in an office \u2014 it\u2019s not only him. It feeds our financial ecosystem. He goes to the cleaners to get his suits cleaned. He goes to the restaurant. He brings in a business <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>er.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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