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| Movers in N.Y.C. Are So Busy They're Turning People Away |
| 2020-08-21 |
| [DNYUZ] While the work can be merciless, movers are busy this season, and glad of it. For Mr. Grigor and his colleagues, it is fair to say this summer has been like no other. Not only is he having to meet the strenuous physical demands of his job during a steamy summer, but he is also having to do so while abiding by the new rules of social distancing. On top of these challenges is just how overworked movers are. “It’s nuts out there,” Mr. Grigor said. “There is double the volume of customers — maybe more — than last year.” While the moving industry is fractured among numerous small business owners, and official statistics are tough to come by, one thing is clear: From professionals who are downsizing following a job loss, to students moving back in with their parents, to families fleeing the city for the suburbs, New Yorkers are changing their addresses in droves. According to FlatRate Moving, the number of moves it has done has increased more than 46 percent between March 15 and August 15, compared with the same period last year. The number of those moving outside of New York City is up 50 percent — including a nearly 232 percent increase to Dutchess County and 116 percent increase to Ulster County in the Hudson Valley. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #8 With those rates U-Haul should hire drivers to get the trucks back to the hot spots, if they're not doing it already. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-08-21 18:45 |
| #7 Byron York on Twitter - Are people desperate to get out of certain cities? Read @ETFelten's clever way of checking. Renting a U-Haul truck from Brooklyn to Chapel Hill NC costs $2603. Chapel Hill to Brooklyn, $492. How about Portland OR to Boise? $1242. Boise to Portland, $91. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-08-21 17:33 |
| #6 — including a nearly 232 percent increase to Dutchess County and 116 percent increase to Ulster County in the Hudson Valley. Yeah, stay in NY state buddy. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-08-21 13:25 |
| #5 There's a supply and demand story. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-08-21 11:47 |
| #4 Wilhelm, you got what you wanted. You can be proud. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-08-21 07:56 |
| #3 My parents moved the family out of NYC, Staten Island, 63 years ago for pretty much the same reasons that most people are leaving today. You'd think they'd have figured it out by now. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-08-21 07:38 |
| #2 Escape from New York |
| Posted by: Elmolet Phath2866 2020-08-21 05:50 |
| #1 Charge more for CON virus exposure. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-08-21 03:56 |