The crime problem in New York is getting really serious. The other day the Statue of Liberty had both hands up.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The fact that New York continues in the face of all of the chaos, of the crime, of the madness, you just think that it would just pop and vanish, just explode.
The politicians of New York have everything that is necessary to make proper decisions and they will have to live with what happens afterwards. The worst scenario is the politicians covering their eyes and turning it over to the FBI.
Anytime four New Yorkers get into a cab together without arguing, a bank robbery has just taken place.
That's the great thing about New York, there's always something to do.
After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means - and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.
The trouble with New York today is that it's lost its balance. I love the new, greener New York, but it takes all kinds of worlds to make a World.
I love how New York as an idea is less a paradigm of manifest destiny and more a romance for the social orphans of the world. We live here to be among the towers and the crowds.
As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.
There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.
The knife of corruption endangered the life of New York City. The scalpel of the law is making us well again.