New York City's office visits have surged, reaching 1.3% above pre-pandemic levels in July 2025, surpassing all other major U.S. cities. Despite this, office foot traffic across the country remains down by 25.6% on average. Los Angeles is off by 40%, San Francisco by 34.6%, Chicago by 34.2%, and Washington, D.C. by 30.9%. Only Miami had a minimal -0.1% difference compared to New York. Corporate giants are investing billions in new towers in New York, emphasizing its outlier status in the return-to-office trend. The full story is available on Benzinga.com, questioning whether New York is an exception rather than the rule in the remote-work shift recovery.