Yael Taqqu

Feb 17, 2023 | nydailynews.com | Yael Taqqu |Anthony Shorris

The bustle and beauty of New York too often obscure the widening gaps in opportunity that could make this great economic engine less competitive and less attractive to talent and capital. The metropolitan area’s gross domestic product, by far the country’s largest at $1.6 trillion per year, may now exceed pre-pandemic levels, for example, but the working-age population has been declining since 2011 — with an exceptionally steep drop during the pandemic.