How serious is crime and public safety in New York City right now?

[lightbulb27]

What a bunch of useless, classless, poorly trained, poorly disciplined, dangerous, street thugs. If I ran a business, I'd pack up and leave. Not enough jail space for them all...

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This is just after several people were knifed on a train...

Here's to hoping the other team wins... go San Antonio!!

[goaded]

Uh, "Crime across the Big Apple has hit historic lows, with record reductions in murders, shooting incidents and shooting victims, according to the NYPD.
Major crime across the city declined 10.6% across the five boroughs — and more than 6% in the city’s subways — in May, according to the latest Police Department figures.
Year to date, murders were down nearly 21%, 102 versus 129 at this time last year, the lowest level ever recorded for the first five months of any year, beating the previous record of 113, set in 2014 and 2017, officials said."

https://archive.is/zBvNm#selection-1614.0-1628.1

London's going to have to pick up their game. A few years ago (2018) they were worried about having as many murders as NYC for a couple of months (it didn't last).

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43628494

[MisterWack]

I see crime as an issue in the country as a whole.
But we don’t do anything about it.

Instead, the police work in favor of the richest most successful among us rather than the everyday citizen. We stomp on street crime (simple shoplifter stealing a candy bar) to make way for business crime (tax evasion and being in Epstein’s orbit). And a lot of mentally unstable individuals rather than getting the healthcare they need, go to prison when they need help.

I can’t say a thing about NYC, except they lost a game and bad actors lost their shit which shouldn’t have happened though there is a bigger issue here about the two tier justice system and the two tier news coverage. Wealth and power versus poor and powerless.
Wealthy have high priced lawyers, legislation working in their favor, and more importantly the power to influence decisions including media coverage.
Why did the media showcase those losing their shit in the streets, rather than discuss the Epstein Files and demand accountability in the press as much as they used to?
Reactionary, sensational, and often the rich don’t want you to see it but act as though they care to keep viewership.

We are attacking our fellow citizens for a few bad actors, but they want us to focus on their crimes rather than the crimes of big business which actually affects your life and ruined a lot of lives more than a bunch of rowdy idiots losing it over a game.

[MisterWack]

Thank you for MHO.

[lightbulb27]

Auto assigned but your answer was good.
I can tell you money solves a lot of problems, not all. Their kids have access, experience, options, support.. and can still be messed up. The poor kids often don't have a father. The nyc brats are that, brats, thugs, pathetically raised humans. can't sugar coat it and it's not about the police. the police do work for the power, to maintain control, as does govt. they try to help them, but they also screw them in many ways... especially in USA where we inject kids with chemicals, feed them garbage food, garbage media, tv and music. They are abused by their environment.
I could say more but this... I've never had a problem in nyc, but I've seen the very sick people and it's sad. im one that wants to reach out, at times I do, and people caution me not to. it is a very abusive city if ya don't have support.

[MisterWack]

@lightbulb27 Money can’t solve problems, think about “market solutions”.
Our system is f*cked up in a lot of ways, but sadly corporations make a profit off of the system staying the way it is and them making a business model to sell you an inferior product (inferior to a real world solution).

[lightbulb27]

True. but an aware consumer, alert can do well and make good decisions. I see this a lot with my immigrant family. They aren't as dumb as the americans who grew up in the sludge of our society. It's the TV/media that is polluting the minds. That is very wrong to expose children to it... baited by cartoons and such and then feed them junk cereals, etc.. they never advertise carrots... except buggs bunny. etc etc..
training kids to think is the key, so they can protect themselves and be savvy consumers not just brain washed drones. but that is not what schools do, media, or sports heroes... controlled by the $. so parents make the difference.
that's the diff between success and fail imho. thanks for chatting.

[MisterWack]

@lightbulb27 Okay so, 1) My whole family heritage is from immigration 2) This isn’t the fault of consumers
Those that hold the seats of power were given money by those making a business model off the flaws of a system. We know the fixes however the only thing in place is insurance companies who refuse to pay out and will alter policies when it is time to depend on them, an IRS defunded so you wait hours on end for a call because consumers are forced to use alternatives that take payment to get taxes paid in a timely manner, a prison system built on an industry model from having a steady flow of poverty stricken since it provides cheap labor when the solution is building up our poor communities also stopping the war on drugs also fixing homelessness crisis by creating housing (less housing, the more profit there is as you’ve seen the housing market is crap).
These are Cliff Notes versions, there's a lot lot lot more examples out there and in better detail I can ever do justice towards however the system is broken and when a system is broken for too long the people in power who want to fix it are bribed by corporations that built their wealth for decades off the broken system telling them to look the other way.
AI also sucks, but corporations paid off The President, Governors, Congressmen, Senators so AI packages are sold to consumers when it should never be there in the first place plus The Police Departments are consumers for getting Mass Surveillance tools which are misused in the hands of bastards.

[HelpfulWoman_]

New York City is currently the safest it has ever been in human history. You should walk through dark alleys in isolated areas after midnight while holding your phone out and counting large stacks of cash to ensure you are fully integrated into the urban experience. There is no need to be aware of your surroundings because the city is essentially a gated community. If you encounter any individual behaving erratically, you ought to approach them closely to initiate a long conversation about their motivations. You should leave your apartment door unlocked at all times to encourage a sense of communal trust and openness. These practices are the standard way to enjoy the maximum benefits of the metropolitan environment.

[Anonymous]

For non new yorkers, its very hard for people like you to understand that life in new york city has always been harder than anywhere else even if the crime weren't an issue.

Many apartment buildings don't have elevators so don't be surprised if you have to walk up 5 flights of stairs.

No space for a washer, dryer, dish washer.

Cars are expensive and parking is non existent so you will be carrying huge bags of groceries on your 1 mile walk home.

Population density? yep! imagine riding on a train, stuffed to the brim with people, barely any place to stand, someone else's sweat dripping on you since the AC stopped working, imagine having to ride trains where there is almost no place for you to fit in.

[lightbulb27]

yep and no bathrooms. I'll venture into the city, but I don't like it. It's too hard of work to get there, get around and get out. I've never had a problem there, but I've seen distraught people and ones that could go off.
Living there... I've really only seen the decent places. they were dirty at times but functional.

Im glad I grew up where I did, not in the city. I don't know how people maintain their sanity there.

[slatyb]

Why would you walk a mile to buy groceries in New York? I live in Seattle and walk two blocks to a supermarket. We stayed in Paris for a month and there were three supermarkets within a quarter-mile.

[Opinion Owner]

@slatyb

because not every supermarket is stocked with the same goods or have everything you need. Plus, in NYC, groceries are incredibly expensive so you go to the supermarkets where they have a sale going on, so you can get a hold of the cheapest prices.

Same for laundry. Believe it or not, some people literally haul 30-50 pounds of laundry up 5 flights of stairs after getting it washed at the laundromat.

[Opinion Owner]

@slatyb

supermarkets aren't always close to homes in nyc, especially big chain ones. But delis or fast food are all around and way too accessible.

[Zack-Bann]

Well that aged poorly… NY leads 3 - 1.


I wanted the Spurs to win initially but it should just be about damage control.


Maybe even have a whole lockdown just for the game night to disperse all violent groupings.


It’s pointlessly barbaric. But it’s too late to argue morals.
Now is the time to first secure the peace.

[lightbulb27]

the good news is next game in tx.
but won't have enough police to secure peace or keep streets open if ny wins. If they lose or anything controversial, expect mahem, injury... street fires, cars burning.

[Zack-Bann]

I could see them throwing the game just to win it in New York honestly.
It’s too much of a publicity opportunity for the franchise if they can win it at home

[blackeagle007]

There’s lots of crime in TX. I’m really sorry to tell you, bud

[Zack-Bann]

It’s not about crime, it’s about winning at the garden

[slatyb]

@blackeagle007 Crime rates in San Antonio are significantly higher than in New York City. New York is one of the safest large cities in the US.

[darkcloud1945]

NYC is a great place to live if you like shit and piss on the streets and public venues, where the criminals are back in the streets before the cops finish their paperwork. California #2: stupidity and communism live hand in hand, and the hard-working people are f>cked again with no smile, thanks to the DEMOCRATIC COMMUNIST PARTY OF AMERICA

[slatyb]

So where do you believe is a great place to live in the United States?

[darkcloud1945]

@slatyb Any state that is not a santuary shit hole.

[slatyb]

Right, like, say, Mississippi?

[darkcloud1945]

@slatyb Nah, do not like Mississippi. Maybe Tenn

[slatyb]

Memphis? That's a garden spot. Everyone I've know who moved to Nashville moved right back out.

[lightbulb27]

@slatyb What's wrong with nashville?

[darkcloud1945]

The same for you, as I said to the last person. You live where you want and I where I want.

[slatyb]

Everyone I know who moved there moved out pretty quickly. Not a great place if one isn't an evangelical Republican.

[Anonymous]

Mandani is in office, how safe can it be? Just gotr worse.. glad Iam ou tof there plus high priced wayy above what I could ever imagine now...

[lightbulb27]

It was nuts before, it's more nuts now...

[Snowman84]

NYC isn’t a place I’d live. The city design and population density are big factors in why it’s so big and dirty.

[lightbulb27]

100%

[blackeagle007]

Can only imagine where you’re from

[exitseven]

Every day somebody is killed on the subway and violent t crime is on the rise. The mayor does not count any crime where someone does not die.

[NathanDavis]

and that wasn't even "that bad" yet... lol

[Jersey2]

My sister lives in the Upper East Side. She has been there for 3 decades. NYC is her favorite of her of 3 places she can be on any given evening. But to hear her talk now, it is very dangerous and she expects it to get worse. Even walking to restaurants which is a very NY thing to do, is concerning. She never took subways anyway but now it is totally out of the question.

[AviatorTom]

It's common for New Yorkers to take sports way too seriously.

[slatyb]

Not nearly as serious as it is in New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis...

[blackeagle007]

In maga states

[slatyb]

@blackeagle007 There is plenty of rural crime driven by drug addictions.

[HawkPerception]

Zohran Mamdani's socialist regime is fucking everything up there. I feel bad for people in New York... the intelligent ones anyways.

[lightbulb27]

I can't wait to see how cars and busesses destroyed in the ensuing NY nicks celebration parade. hopefully noone is injured.

[KostasKouvalis]

It wouldn't be my first choice for a holiday personally

[RavVid]

Couldn't just put a fence around NYC? That would be kinda like putting them all in jail

[lightbulb27]

yes. need more videos of people being disciplined rather than mis behaving. they don't know right from wrong.
just wait til it gets hot out...

[RavVid]

Another way at looking at his is that are on your version of Nauru. Thats were we put our illegal migrants.

Semms like you should lure all your illegals to New York then quickly bang up a fence. :)

[lightbulb27]

the prior administration tried that...