What happened to NYC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I lived in NYC from 2005 to 2009. These were the Michael Bloomberg years. NYC at the time was incredibly safe and booming. I regularly walked around the city at all times of the very late night without a worry in the world. Sometimes there were odd birds in the subway, but it was for the most part perfectly safe and non-scary. There was no talk of murders and robberies in the streets. Now NYC seems in chaos: I’m no Republican but it seems Bloomberg’s policies made the city thrive. What the heck happened since? It seems like a hellhole now.

Is this perspective from recent visits or news/DCUM?

[Anonymous]

np.. if NYC is so safe why call the National Guard?

I think places like SF and NYC have gone down.

I won't say it's all the fault of liberal policies. I think the pandemic did contribute to it, as did the rising housing costs, but liberal policies didn't help.

-Trump hater

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:np.. if NYC is so safe why call the National Guard?

I think places like SF and NYC have gone down.

I won't say it's all the fault of liberal policies. I think the pandemic did contribute to it, as did the rising housing costs, but liberal policies didn't help.

-Trump hater

NP here and previous NYC resident:

Whenever there was intel of a terror threat, NYPD would surge the subway and set up bag checks at the fare gates. This was pretty common in the post 9/11 period.

National guard are now posted (1) for optics and dissuade troublemakers - visible security presence actually matters and (2) search for firearms, as NYC has recently been flooded more than usual by illegal firearms from out of state + 3D printed guns.

NYC is really worried about commercial RE. If the subway is perceived as unsafe, then commercial RE suffers even more. There have always been issues with crazy homeless people on the subway, but social media amplifies every incident. Millions of rides every day on the subway without incident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:np.. if NYC is so safe why call the National Guard?

I think places like SF and NYC have gone down.

I won't say it's all the fault of liberal policies. I think the pandemic did contribute to it, as did the rising housing costs, but liberal policies didn't help.

-Trump hater

NP here and previous NYC resident:

Whenever there was intel of a terror threat, NYPD would surge the subway and set up bag checks at the fare gates. This was pretty common in the post 9/11 period.

National guard are now posted (1) for optics and dissuade troublemakers - visible security presence actually matters and (2) search for firearms, as NYC has recently been flooded more than usual by illegal firearms from out of state + 3D printed guns. Stop with the gun free zones, let honest citizens be armed, crime problem will go away.

NYC is really worried about commercial RE. If the subway is perceived as unsafe, then commercial RE suffers even more. There have always been issues with crazy homeless people on the subway, but social media amplifies every incident. Millions of rides every day on the subway without incident. Stop being a sanctuary city, force the federal government to control the border, spend the savings on helping New Yorkers in need, problem solved.

Liberal policies create most of New York’s problems. Perception is more important than reality. That is why NY needs to change the narrative by changing their failed policies.

[Anonymous]

TROLL. Almost every category of major crime in NYC is down from 25 years ago, some by half. The idea that crime is up is a GOP propaganda tactic to get votes. Don't fall for this BS.

I lived in NYC both before, during, and after that period. In fact, I lived in NYC in the 80's, and it was way more dangerous back then.
When I visit now, it's like looking at a gentrified suburb compared to what it was then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lived in NYC from 2005 to 2009. These were the Michael Bloomberg years. NYC at the time was incredibly safe and booming. I regularly walked around the city at all times of the very late night without a worry in the world. Sometimes there were odd birds in the subway, but it was for the most part perfectly safe and non-scary. There was no talk of murders and robberies in the streets. Now NYC seems in chaos: I’m no Republican but it seems Bloomberg’s policies made the city thrive. What the heck happened since? It seems like a hellhole now.

Is this perspective from recent visits or news/DCUM?

This is clearly a GOP propaganda posting. Just at troll. Crime in NYC is way down, but they can hardly admit that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lived in NYC from 2005 to 2009. These were the Michael Bloomberg years. NYC at the time was incredibly safe and booming. I regularly walked around the city at all times of the very late night without a worry in the world. Sometimes there were odd birds in the subway, but it was for the most part perfectly safe and non-scary. There was no talk of murders and robberies in the streets. Now NYC seems in chaos: I’m no Republican but it seems Bloomberg’s policies made the city thrive. What the heck happened since? It seems like a hellhole now.

Is this perspective from recent visits or news/DCUM?

This is clearly a GOP propaganda posting. Just at troll. Crime in NYC is way down, but they can hardly admit that.

Right, that's why the mayor called in the National Guard.

[Anonymous]

Post something new instead of the usual Trumpster boogeymen of NYC and San Francisco, OP.

[Anonymous]

Next up, Philadelphia...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Four shootings on or near SEPTA buses within four days of each other. The transit agency’s union president asks, “Have we had enough yet?”

On Sunday, a man was shot and killed as he stepped off a bus in Oxford Circle. On Monday in Ogontz, Imhotep Institute Charter High School student Dayemen Taylor was shot and killed as he boarded a Route 6 bus. Five people, including three teens, were also wounded. On Tuesday, a man on a Route 79 bus was shot and killed by an exiting passenger in South Philly. On Wednesday, three gunmen opened fire at a SEPTA bus stop in Burholme injuring eight Northeast High School students.

And last year, on the morning of Oct. 26, a passenger exited a Route 23 bus and shot driver Bernard Gribbin six times in the chest. Gribbin was a 12-year veteran of SEPTA. He was taken to the hospital where he died about 10 minutes later of his injuries.

Transit Workers Union Local 234 President Brian Pollitt is demanding action from Gov. Josh Shapiro, Mayor Cherelle Parker, and SEPTA officials. He says his drivers are stressed and troubled because they feel they're out there alone, and that the company “doesn't give a damn about them.”

He says he’s been asking for National Guard deployment in their transit system for four years, similar to what New York City is doing.

More: https://www.audacy.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/septa-union-president-demands-action-from-pa-philly-officials-bus-shootings

[Anonymous]

Big changes to Pittsburgh Bureau of Police staffing are in effect
By WPXI.com News Staff
February 26, 2024 at 6:11 am EST

Big changes to Pittsburgh Bureau of Police staffing are in effect

PITTSBURGH — Some big changes are coming to the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police starting Monday.

Officers will no longer respond to any calls that aren’t “in-progress emergencies.” That means calls for theft, harassment, criminal mischief and burglary alarms will all be handled by the telephone reporting unit or online reporting.

“When it comes to harassment and things of this nature, you better have a police officer there. That’s what the public expects. That’s what I expect out of our city,” Councilman Anthony Coghill told Channel 11.

From 3 a.m. to 7 a.m., there won’t be a desk officer at any of the six zone stations. Instead, call boxes linked to 911 have been installed for emergencies. And on some overnight shifts, there will be 22 officers covering the entire city.

Some of the changes are due to staffing shortages, said Chief Larry Scirotto, and the union released a statement, saying in part that the new plan, “...is a direct response to a seriously understaffed police department.”

https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/big-changes-pittsburgh-bureau-police-staffing-are-effect/ME4OY4CRSVG4HHDA53GFEYENSU/

#YouVotedForThis

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TROLL. Almost every category of major crime in NYC is down from 25 years ago, some by half. The idea that crime is up is a GOP propaganda tactic to get votes. Don't fall for this BS.

I lived in NYC both before, during, and after that period. In fact, I lived in NYC in the 80's, and it was way more dangerous back then.
When I visit now, it's like looking at a gentrified suburb compared to what it was then.

Yes, nothing to see here. Everything is wonderful.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I’m no troll. I voted for Obama and Biden! Anecdotally and listening to friends in NYC it does seem that things are much worse than when I lived there. I don’t think soft on crime and permissive on homelessness laws work!

[Anonymous]

And what do New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburg have in common? Democratic mayors, wonder if there is a connection. Oh, and as noted don’t bother calling the police in Pittsburg from 3AM - 7AM.

[Anonymous]

Slow news day in MAGA land?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slow news day in MAGA land?

Can't defend the indefensible?