Billionaire landlord and Citadel CEO Ken Griffin urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams to fix crime and keep businesses from leaving the Big Apple.
and described the meeting as "upbeat" despite the serious topics discussed. in reference to the 23 percent rise in crime in 2022 from the previous year.
Wade told the publication that Griffin, CEO of Citadel, expressed his confidence in Adams’ ability to lower crime and avoid business closuresNew York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, and state lawmakers at a press conference about reducing gun violence on August 30, 2022.Griffin, who said he would be moving his hedge fund from Chicago to Miami in June last year, sold another one of his Chicago homes Saturday for a whopping $11.
The New York City mayor was reportedly receptive to Griffin’s concerns and laid out steps the city is already taking to combat crime. A broken storefront window is seen after parts of the city had widespread looting and vandalism, on August 10, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Police made several arrests during the night of unrest and recovered at least one firearm."It was the most upbeat conversation I’ve heard about New York in a long time," Wylde told the publication. "The tone of this meeting was, let’s move away from the cynicism of the pandemic and focus on what we have to be optimistic about.
Griffin announced last month that he plans to build a 1.7 million square foot "trophy office tower" in Midtown which would serve as Citadel’s hub in the city.
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