For a couple of years after the pandemic struck, there was considerable buzz to the effect that much of the financial industry might leave New York for Miami.
With Covid disrupting normal urban life, it seemed as if much of the big money might focus on the financial advantages and leave the Big Apple.
But the buzz around finance moving to Miami seems to have died down.
In fact, the population of Miami-Dade County actually fell between 2019 and 2022.
Its homicide rate is only half as high as Miami’s, while it has other advantages, such as an extensive mass transit system that Miami lacks.
Organizations:
Miami, Taxation, Economic, Big Apple
Locations:
New York, Florida, New York City, Miami, Dade County