{"id":1081481,"date":"2021-12-03T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081481"},"modified":"2021-12-03T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T22:00:04","slug":"bank-of-america-warns-employees-to-dress-down-avoid-rise-in-new-york-city-assaults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bank-of-america-warns-employees-to-dress-down-avoid-rise-in-new-york-city-assaults\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Of America Warns Employees To \u2018Dress Down,\u2019 Avoid Rise In New York City Assaults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbank-of-america-warns-employees-to-dress-down-avoid-rise-in-new-york-city-assaults%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081481&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In order to avoid a surge in assaults, Bank of America told their New York City employees to \u201cdress down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/02\/bank-of-america-execs-warn-junior-staffers-to-dress-down-as-nyc-crime-surges\/\">The New York Post<\/a>, Bank of America\u2019s warning occurs as monthly felony assaults in the city have risen year-over-year by 15%, while murder has increased by 42% over the past two years.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet reported:<\/p>\n<p>At Bank of America, senior executives have quietly encouraged younger employees to \u201cdress down\u201d to attract less attention as they make their way to B of A\u2019s 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\u2026<\/p>\n<p>One top executive at a large money management firm even recently began carrying a Taser as he commutes to his Midtown office, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told On The Money. And after daylight-saving time ended last month, more people are commuting home in the dark, giving worries over crime a renewed focus.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Increases in crime \u2014 as well as high taxes and regulations \u2014 have made financial executives more skeptical about the future of New York City.<\/p>\n<p>At a recent Financial Times conference, Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/goldman-sachs-ceo-says-declining-new-york-city-may-lose-status-as-global-financial-hub\">warned<\/a> that New York City may cease to be a global financial hub if it does not reverse the policies causing its decline. He explained that \u201cNew York has to be aware that there are good choices, and it\u2019s got to keep itself attractive\u201d \u2014 especially with relation to \u201ctaxes\u201d and \u201ccost of living.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pointing to Detroit losing its status as the capital of the automobile industry, Solomon noted that no city is guaranteed \u201ca permanent place in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Over the summer, many investment bankers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/bankers-are-begging-their-employers-for-transfers-from-new-york-to-florida\">flooded<\/a> recruiters\u2019 offices with requests for transfers to Florida. Fox Business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/money\/wall-street-workers-want-florida-transfers-as-job-waiting-lists-grow\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Job headhunters say banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have what is being described as a waiting list of executives looking to move to the Sunshine State primarily because of its lower cost of living, but also because of other quality of life issues including a lower crime rate. Manhattan, where both firms are located, is dealing with a spike in crime and homelessness. Under Mayor Bill de Blasio crime statistics have risen in most categories with the New York Police Department reporting a 39.6% rise in grand larceny thefts last week for the four weeks ending June 6.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beyond assaults and murders, New York City is not immune to a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/25\/spike-in-smash-and-grab-attacks-means-bad-news-for-shoppers\/\">rise<\/a> in group smash-and-grab robberies. Across large cities in the United States, hordes of armed people have emptied retail stores and assaulted employees. In areas with \u201czero bail\u201d policies, many suspects have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/14-arrested-in-smash-and-grab-thefts-totaling-340000-all-quickly-released-due-to-zero-bail-policy\">released<\/a> onto the streets immediately following their arrests.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to avoid a surge in assaults, Bank of America told their New York City employees to \u201cdress down.\u201dAccording to The New York Post, Bank of America\u2019s warning occurs as monthly felony assaults in the city have risen year-over-year by 15%, while murder has increased by 42% over the past two years.The outlet reported:At Bank of America, senior executives have quietly encouraged younger employees to \u201cdress down\u201d to attract less attention as they make their way to B of A\u2019s 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\u2026One top executive at a large money management firm even recently began carrying a Taser as he commutes to his Midtown office, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told On The Money. And after daylight-saving time ended last month, more people are commuting home in the dark, giving worries over crime a renewed focus.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.Increases in crime \u2014 as well as high taxes and regulations \u2014 have made financial executives more skeptical about the future of New York City.At a recent Financial Times conference, Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon warned that New York City may cease to be a global financial hub if it does not reverse the policies causing its decline. He explained that \u201cNew York has to be aware that there are good choices, and it\u2019s got to keep itself attractive\u201d \u2014 especially with relation to \u201ctaxes\u201d and \u201ccost of living.\u201dPointing to Detroit losing its status as the capital of the automobile industry, Solomon noted that no city is guaranteed \u201ca permanent place in the world.\u201dOver the summer, many investment bankers flooded recruiters\u2019 offices with requests for transfers to Florida. Fox Business reported:Job headhunters say banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have what is being described as a waiting list of executives looking to move to the Sunshine State primarily because of its lower cost of living, but also because of other quality of life issues including a lower crime rate. Manhattan, where both firms are located, is dealing with a spike in crime and homelessness. Under Mayor Bill de Blasio crime statistics have risen in most categories with the New York Police Department reporting a 39.6% rise in grand larceny thefts last week for the four weeks ending June 6.\u00a0Beyond assaults and murders, New York City is not immune to a rise in group smash-and-grab robberies. Across large cities in the United States, hordes of armed people have emptied retail stores and assaulted employees. In areas with \u201czero bail\u201d policies, many suspects have been released onto the streets immediately following their arrests.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1081481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1081481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1081481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1081481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1081481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1081481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}