Bank of America execs warn junior staffers to ‘dress down’ as NYC crime surges

[Lord-Yosh]

Just from the headline I knew it was from NYPost or some right wing blog.

Exactly and these dumb fukks are eating it up

This is fear mongering and a move to put pressure on the next administration to haphazardly harass and arrest black people.

Citibank has offered private shuttles for over a decade. I don’t know what that has to do with a surge in crime.

A black kid was killed for a Moncler jacket at Bryant Park a few years ago and there wasn’t a high alert for whites to “dress down”. But hey, who cares, right?

This. But that seems to be what thecoil c00ns want

 

[Yinny]

Breh, this is nothing new. I used to work in Midtown at GTC when a woman was bust over the head by a homeless man in front of the Citigroup on Madison & 42nd. I remember the days when stabbing a and robberies would frequently occur at Bryant Park until the early 2000s when BofA moved in across the street and they cleaned it up.

Police Scour Shelters for Man Who Hit Woman With Brick (Published 1999)

The irony behind the story in the article is that it was written by the notorious Jayson Blair… The turn of the millennium and shortly afterwards was wild fukking time.

A Fragile Trust | Jayson Blair Plagiarism Scandal | Independent Lens | PBS

Another journalist scandal. They’re liars and agenda-based.

Who knows how many lies he had printed in NYT before they caught up with it? ETHICS violations

 

[Tupac in a Business Suit]

Another journalist scandal. They’re liars and agenda-based.

Who knows how many lies he had printed in NYT before they caught up with it? ETHICS violations

Without a doubt but that’s life in a nutshell. Everything has an agenda. I’m sure if the coli was around back then he would be called around the time his web of lies were uncovered.

 

[Yinny]

They stopped hiring fact checkers

 

[EndDomination]

Are they targeting professionally dressed New Yorkers?
The answer is obviously “no,” which means this story is being used to spook already frightened yuppies who are feeding into the clearly erroneous “crime wave,” narrative being pushed by NYPD.

For anyone wondering, it’s a long-standing campaign that’s been revitalized post-COVID and post-BLM protests to drum up support for police.

It should be noted that the NYPD has had a funding increase every single year - contrary to media depictions.

 

[EndDomination]

Nah,
There are BROAD DAYLIGHT shootouts in parts of the city where it was unheard of just 3 years ago. The crime rate is rising across the city, including the commercial/financial districts of Manhattan.
The spike in the district you're talking about can't be attributed to just one factor.

Where in NYC was it unheard of to have broad daylight shootings?

And what’s the crime breakdown? Is there a single category of crime where the rate in 2021 is higher than it was in 2015?

 

[RareHunter]

Amid a surge in some New York City violent crime, Wall Street bigwigs continue to encourage younger staffers to come into the office — but to do so with caution.

At Bank of America, senior executives have quietly encouraged younger employees to “dress down” to attract less attention as they make their way to B of A’s tower at 1 Bryant Park.

These execs have told their staffers that dressing up, or wearing anything with a Bank of America logo, could make them a target. One bank employee told On The Money he is on high alert after he spotted someone with a knife near the office during a recent trek to the Manhattan workplace.

Of course, it’s not just Bank of America where worries over crime pervade. The city reported a 15 percent increase in felony assaults over the past 28 days, as of Nov. 28, when compared to the same period a year ago, according to NYPD statistics. (Murder rates have surged 42 percent over the past two years, but remained largely flat over the past year.)

In areas surrounding Hudson Yards, the problem has been especially acute: For commuters coming into Penn Station or the Port Authority Bus Terminal, walking the few blocks to the Far West Side after dark on largely deserted streets, except for sometimes menacing vagrants, can feel dangerous, sources told On The Money.


Bank of America is adjacent to Times Square — and like Hudson Yards, many employees use Penn Station and Port Authority as transportation hubs en route to the office.

Bank of America declined to comment for this story.

Some companies like Citibank are offering employees private shuttles so they can avoid public transportation altogether. And most major banks will offer employees car service if they work after hours.

It’s not just Midtown where crime has taken center stage. A Wall Street source who works downtown told On The Money “it’s been a topic of conversation on the floor frequently over the last few months.”


He said only 35 percent of his 275 employees are back at his firm’s Park Avenue headquarters, where staffers work with people in the finance and other corporate industries.

Still, some are optimistic the impending mayoral regime change could usher in a new era of safety and prosperity after the mayor-elect ran on a public safety platform.

“I’m encouraged that Eric Adams will take a hard line,” one Wall Street executive told On The Money. “But it’s almost like he can’t get here soon enough to restore law and order.”

Bank of America execs warn junior staffers to ‘dress down’ as NYC crime surges

I bet Dallas looks nice now huh?

 

[Michael's Black Son]

NYC was the safest big city in America for a number of years running. People took it for granted.

Oh well.....

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I bet Dallas looks nice now huh?

Dallas higher murder rate

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

I was mistaken it was a Marmot coat. Notice there are zero posts in the thread below about crime bills and public safety after a murder of a black child in Bryant Park at the skating rink during prime family hours.

Teen Shoots Up NYC Skating Rink Over A "Biggie" Coat

Yet, some white guys throw out some bait about being scared to dress up and go to work in the same area, and now black folks need to be stopped and frisked and policed like animals. Noted

 

[get these nets]

Where in NYC was it unheard of to have broad daylight shootings?

???
Tribeca, and Upper West Side come to mind, Penn Station/MSG also. Not sure if the the crime record stats support that, but broad daylight shooting in those sections of Manhattan are startling to read about. At least in modern era. Unheard of three years ago. Last places you'd think of gunplay happening.

And what’s the crime breakdown? Is there a single category of crime where the rate in 2021 is higher than it was in 2015?

Crime Stats - Historical - NYPD




Think there are currently 433 homicides in NYC for 2021, the first line of the first chart lists homicide + non negligent manslaughter.

Year to date crime stats for 2021 as of end of Nov


.

 

[ogc163]

 

[David_TheMan]

Don’t be surprised when BofA and other IBs put up a serious bags to enact the next iteration of the crime bill. All of a sudden, when Bankers can’t splurge their bonuses on luxury items which I will expect to eventually affect their bottom line. It’s coming and will probably be worst than before.

Major bankers have already started moving their HQs to different states, Boca Ratan, FL is where Goldman Sach moved, JP Morgan moved to Miami.
Some of the smaller guys are going out to Colorado and others to Texas.

These lockdowns in the longrun are going to end up coasting LA and San Fran and NYC BILLIONS of dollars in big businesses moving.

 

[hashmander]

Major bankers have already started moving their HQs to different states, Boca Ratan, FL is where Goldman Sach moved, JP Morgan moved to Miami.
Some of the smaller guys are going out to Colorado and others to Texas.

These lockdowns in the longrun are going to end up coasting LA and San Fran and NYC BILLIONS of dollars in big businesses moving.

fiction. 100 person office in west palm beach doesn't a HQ make.

 

[breakfuss]

Put away the Rolex and strap on the Citizen

Damn you fools is so stupid with the jokes lmaoooo .