Spotless subways, staggered work schedules and stockpiles of PPE are key to moving NYC from being the country’s coronavirus capital back to being its financial capital.
The city’s shuttered economy hasn’t even begun to creak back open. But the man who guided the recovery after 9/11 is already thinking big thoughts about a post-pandemic New York.
— Dan Doctoroff Doctoroff was an investment banker and private-equity partner. After the 2001 terrorist attacks, he traded that life for the musty glamour of New York City Hall, signing on as Mike Bloomberg’s deputy mayor for making the city come back alive. He went on to serve as president of Bloomberg LP until the founder returned and decided he wanted to run the store again. Then, Doctoroff teamed up with Google to launch Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet GOOGL, -3.
Also on MarketWatch: The ‘Great Repression’ is here and it will make past downturns look tame, economist says The best way to get from here to there, Doctoroff argues, is to build on New York’s strengths as a medical and research center, making the city glisten as a symbol of public health.“Incredibly visible signs of public hygiene are going to be fundamental,” he said. “We should hire—particularly given how many are out of work now—thousands of people to wipe down the subways, maybe even while people are on them.
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