Many people who were able to have left cities because of the pandemic. Governor Cuomo jokingly offered to buy dinner for people who moved back to New York City. The same thing happened during the Spanish Flu Epidemic. The wealthy did return and they kept their country homes for a getaway. Governor Cuomo probably isn't so much concerned about the people returning as he is about their money and the taxes they paid returning.Less Covid cases here than the other counties closer to the city.