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A spate of horrific attacks in New York has people fearful of returning to work

Companies in New York City face another setback as they push workers to come back to work: Employees are saying they don't feel safe in the city anymore.
People walk by a subway stop in midtown Manhattan in New York City on April 13. Some of the city's top CEOs say they are being told by their employees that they are afraid to return to work after a recent spate of high-profile attacks.

New York City desperately needs it workers to return to the office. Its economy depends on it.

But it's facing a particularly tricky problem: After several horrific attacks in the city's subway system this year, workers are telling their employers they are afraid to come back to work.

In two meetings this year, some of the city's most powerful CEOs confronted Mayor Eric Adams, demanding answers, according to Kathryn Wylde, the president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, who

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