"Doom loop" professor says things are actually looking up for New York City

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Monday January 1, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [‘Doom loop’ professor says things are actually looking up for New York City]( [Photo of New York City skyline]( [But with 2024 budget woes looming, the Columbia University scholar says it’s too soon to claim victory.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [People ice skate in the sunshine]( [9 free events in NYC this January to get you fired up about winter]( [You don't need to spend a fortune and you don't need to go far.]( [New Jersey Transit passengers board a train at Seacaucus Junction, 2016.]( [Officials say bus companies are using NJ Transit hubs as loophole to get migrants into NYC]( [This follows a New York City executive order tightening rules around when and where buses can drop off migrants]( [A table lined with books]( [What was your favorite book of 2023? New Yorkers weigh in]( [It was a year with so many good reads – here are just a few of them.]( [Photo of crowded New York City street]( [NYC's economic outlook for 2024? ‘Lopsided’ prosperity, researcher says]( [The city has recovered jobs lost during the pandemic, but there’s been a "deterioration in the mix," according to James Parrott of the New School’s Center for New York City Affairs.]( [Photo of Times Square New Year's Eve]( [After the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, these workers get busy]( [Their goal, NYC Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch says, is to leave no trace behind.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.