Jerry Seinfeld slams viral essay on New York City being ‘dead’: ‘Pull it together’ Read moreSeinfeld lambasted Altucher as a “putz” for having argued that New York City was “dead forever”. I will never abandon New York City. “I don’t know if it’s very useful to have members of the ultra-rich elite talking about whether New York is dead,” he told the Guardian. “Their arguments aren’t very persuasive to my friends wondering whether to stay or leave, as none of us have that kind of money.”Stuart thinks that to ask “Is New York dead?” is posing the wrong question. We are witnessing hunger.”Uché Blackstock, a native New Yorker, has watched with mounting foreboding as the pandemic has ravaged her city.

Source: The Guardian August 29, 2020 06:56 UTC