I’m as big a work from home advocate as you’ll meet but Facebook nabbing 2.2 million sq ft of office space in the old post office in NYC seems exactly the right bet.

The moment people feel safe again cities are going to explode with pent-up energy.https://t.co/Z1jJ0j2fY9

— Christopher Mims (@mims) August 4, 2020

The worst person you know (Facebook) just made a great point (cities are not over) https://t.co/3oIN9U7ezu

— Henry Grabar (@henrygrabar) August 4, 2020

JUST IN: Despite the pandemic, @Facebook is betting big on the future of NYC — and the future of offices.
It just announced that it’s leasing all the former office space at the main post office at Penn Station in Midtown.https://t.co/eI6LDiOyAh
By @matthewhaag

— Cliff Levy (@cliffordlevy) August 3, 2020

.@juliepsamuels: The announcement "affirms what we’ve always known: even facing economic uncertainty and a global pandemic, New York is overflowing with the creativity and potential that will drive growth of the next generation of technology companies." https://t.co/giXKPQy0ro

— Tech:NYC (@TechNYC) August 4, 2020

Future of work! https://t.co/QwTJMLwxIN

— Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh) August 4, 2020

Tens of billions in public funding for the building/mall but looks like no giveaways to the company. What was the name of that governor who wanted to subsidize the world's richest man again? https://t.co/Duevsx7qHy

— Michael Kink (@mkink) August 4, 2020

For those of us looking for them, strikes me as a very positive indicator for the post-pandemic revival of cities. As soon as we feel safe, we are going to want to be together again. https://t.co/8RPb8ifGUR

— Prema Katari Gupta (@premagupta) August 4, 2020

This "affirms what we’ve always known: even facing economic uncertainty and a global pandemic, New York is overflowing with the creativity and potential that will drive the growth of the next generation of technology companies.” -@juliepsamuels @TechNYC https://t.co/pZOYoqh8Mu

— JP Schnapper-Casteras (@jpscasteras) August 4, 2020

See renderings of the new Facebook campus coming to the historic James A. Farley Post Office in #NYC https://t.co/P3q6DU59S4 pic.twitter.com/6VBFvgDl3w

— Untapped New York (@UntappedNY) August 4, 2020

"Facebook is taking all of the available office space, about 730,000 square feet, in the Farley Building"$FB $VNO (Vornado +2.8% AH) Vornado stock spikes after Facebook agrees to lease Farley Building in New York https://t.co/quRxWKa3ta

— North Bluff Capital (@bluff_capital) August 3, 2020

facebook in may: "everyone has the ability to work from home for forever"

facebook today: we're gonna go ahead and sign a lease for one of the largest blocks of space in NYC

i guess wfh isn't the utopia everyone on twitter thinks it is :)https://t.co/UbyFbZDN69

— Jonathan Wasserstrum (@jmwass) August 4, 2020

Facebook on Monday closed on a long-awaited deal for 730,000 square feet at Vornado’s Farley Building, the former post office site between Madison Square Garden and the Hudson Yards district. https://t.co/8nq2XAE2q4 pic.twitter.com/ZM6oPHUuOr

— Michelle Manafy ? (@michellemanafy) August 4, 2020

Facebook is leasing all of the 730,000-square-feet of office space in a Manhattan building that Vornado Realty Trust is redeveloping. https://t.co/HIdgp5W0t8 pic.twitter.com/s5T2NLJVPY

— Nareit (@REITs_Nareit) August 5, 2020

Facebook (aquele mesmo do home-office pra sempre) aluga 68 mil m2 em Manhattan

"Despite the pandemic, the social media giant leased all the office space in the former main post office at Penn Station in Midtown."https://t.co/gqxWrDFnVD@luizfalvesjr #BRPR3

— The Big Short (@TheBigShort8) August 4, 2020

Facebook leases 730k sq. ft. old midtown post office, mid pandemic. Weird. Ok...

But w total of 2.2 million sq. ft. in city, 50% permanent wfh, they have 1k+ sq ft per employee. Plenty of room to social distance, and prep for massive NYC growth after ? https://t.co/SdONRHnMJR

— Andrew Oddo (@A0ddo) August 4, 2020

Facebook will have 2.2 million square feet of Manhatttan office space https://t.co/FeyVjUkEb0

— CeciliaKang (@ceciliakang) August 4, 2020

See @nytimes story on Facebook's commitment to be part of NYC future, with new offices and a new lease @EmpireStateDev - see https://t.co/UtIc1vLRU6

— Eric Gertler (@ericgertler) August 4, 2020

I'm telling you, don't mistake $BIGTECHCO going remote until next year as a sign that they won't shove you back into an open-plan office at the first opportunity https://t.co/rsYnQ0u1aG

— ntaylour (@dijkstracula) August 4, 2020

Strange how all of these companies are making power moves as we dangle on the edge of a really steep cliff. https://t.co/bOduovJAxQ

— Rico Cleffi (@RCleffi) August 4, 2020

Facebook signs massive office lease in NYC. So rethink on scalability of work from home?#EIIRTrend #WorkFromHome #PostCoronaWorld https://t.co/Zh1XcgdgbX

— Pareekh Jain (@pareekhjain) August 4, 2020

Facebook is moving into #NYC's historic James A. Farley Post Office Building https://t.co/P3q6DU59S4 pic.twitter.com/rbiSc7CoQJ

— Untapped New York (@UntappedNY) August 4, 2020

"What a vote of confidence in our future that Facebook has made this decision. This is the first major new lease for a post-COVID city," @NYCMayor https://t.co/0UP5364j59

— Julia Marsh (@juliakmarsh) August 4, 2020