I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And finally, let me just say it is a fact that not every city can dedicate resources to terrorism.
The federal government is doing less than it is lawfully entitled to do to protect New York City, and the City is less safe as a result.
New York has arguably become the quintessential 1 percent city, a city that has been so given over to the rich that you now have to be rich to live here. Or not live here: New York's also a preferred destination for foreign money spent on vast, lifeless apartments in the sky that are occupied a couple of weeks a year at most.
I mean New York City is the financial capital of the world. It's where all the money passes through, the Dow Jones, whatever, that's where all the money goes.
And here where the fact that we've given over half a billion dollars to New York really plays a role, because New York has already made a lot of investments in the kinds of things which you'd expect to have as basic security.
Manhattan, one of the most moneyed spots on the planet, also has one of the greatest concentrations of people in its skyscrapers. It's also, of course, the place where every architect wants to build his tower.
Cities are made for enemies to destroy.
There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.
There are more people living in Lower Manhattan now than before the terrorist attacks. That's faith for you. There's such a strong spirit here.
As a city, we have to face the reality that New York's minority communities experience a disproportionate share of violent crime.
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