NYC is on the brink — here’s what a new mayor can do to save it

Our Wednesday front page, “Bell tolls for NYC,” marks not necessarily the doom of the city, but a warning: The town we all love faces an inflection point, a chance to rebound to new highs post-pandemic, or sink into something even worse than its horrific 1970s descent.

If Gotham’s schools and restaurants remain shut, and streets and subways remain dirty and crime-ridden even as the cost of living stands high above those of other cities, the taxes the Legislature and Gov. Cuomo just imposed will be the cherry atop a sundae of awfulness. Why would anyone stay here? Already, in 2020, 2.4 percent of the population left New York City, according to a study by CBRE Group.