The Coming 'Office Apocalypse'

Manhattan's real estate market for office buildings may be in for a big shock as more leases are expiring and post-pandemic hybrid working patterns mean businesses don't need as much space. Andrew Rice, contributing editor at New York Magazine and author of The Year That Broke America: An Immigration Crisis, a Terrorist Conspiracy, the Summer of Survivor, a Ridiculous Fake Billionaire, a Fight for Florida, and the 537 Votes That Changed Everything (Harper, 2022), talks about what a potential crash would do to New York City's economy and character.