New York City has not yet reached pre-pandemic tourism levels, missing millions of visitors in 2025, according to a report.
Tourism in New York City saw a slight uptick in 2025, yet the number of visitors remains significantly lower than anticipated. A new report highlights that the city still hasn’t reached pre-pandemic numbers. New York City Tourism + Conventions indicated that international travel has dropped nearly 5% from the previous year, attributing this decline to […]
Cancer screening take ups not back to pre-pandemic levels, charity warns | Cancer
A health charity has sounded the alarm over the drop in the proportion of people taking up cancer screenings, as figures show how effective tests are in detecting cancer early. Breast, bowel and cervical cancer screening programs collectively detected nearly 90,000 cancers between 2019 and 2023, according to analysis by Cancer Research UK (CRUK). This […]
California’s Young Adult Mortality Rate Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
California's young adult death rate remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic rates, and officials say most of the spike in deaths is due to drug overdoses. California's Legislative Analysts Office (LAO) calls this an “alarming trend.” dropped report According to Tuesday's announcement, residents ages 15 to 44 will die at a rate of 128 per 100,000 […]
NYC office buildings brimming with workers at nearly pre-pandemic levels
The work-from-home phenomenon that spread like wildfire during the pandemic appears to be flaring up in New York, but is on the decline in many other large cities across the country, according to the latest office building data. According to market monitor Placer.ai, the Big Apple had the highest office visitation rate in the nation […]
Household income popped to prepandemic levels in 2023
After declining over the previous three years, real median household income rose notably to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, likely as a result of workers filling vacant positions and increasing full-time employment in the economy. The latest Census Bureau data, including a decline in the overall poverty rate, show signs that economic conditions are normalizing after […]
NYC homicide remains 20% above pre-pandemic levels — even as national average drops below
A new large-scale national crime survey finds that New York City’s murder rate remains higher than it was before the pandemic in 2019, even as the national average has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels and is even below them. According to the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), the homicide rate is expected to increase by […]
Shoplifting Rates Spike Across US While Other Crimes Dip Below Pre-Pandemic Levels, Study Finds
Shoplifting rates increased during the first half of 2024 while other serious crimes have decreased to pre-pandemic levels, according to a Council of Criminal Justice (CCJ) study. Shoplifting increased 24% in 23 cities across the country during the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023, according to the mid-year 2024 update […]
Labor market nearing pre-pandemic conditions, Fed report says
Olu Omodunbi, chief economist at Huntington Private Bank, told Craman Countdown that the jobs report points to a slowdown in the labor market. of Federal Reserve The U.S. labor market has returned to the “tight but not overheated” conditions it was in before the coronavirus pandemic threw the economy into turmoil, the Treasury Secretary said […]
US inflation cooling, job market similar to pre-pandemic conditions: Fed
Inflation has eased and the job market has returned to the “tight but not overheating” conditions that existed before the coronavirus pandemic threw the U.S. economy into turmoil, the Federal Reserve said in a report to Congress on Friday, documenting a steady return to more normal conditions in the aftermath of the health crisis. “Inflation […]
REBNY data shows healthy office occupancy, nearing pre-pandemic levels
Never mind the predictions of foreclosures and ruin: The New York Association of Realtors’ latest office building “visit” analysis paints a less bleak picture of the endlessly discussed and debated commercial real estate market. Attendance at Manhattan offices continues to recover slowly as more companies have encouraged employees to return to their desks over the […]