Proud To Be A New Yorker!
 

New York State has led the way on two major fronts this year: Covid-19 and racism/police reform. While other States are seeing their coronavirus numbers going UP New York State now has the lowest % of Covid-19 cases and is handling the re-opening in a smart, safe way that is not leading to a spike in cases. Wow!

While looting and rioting did happen in New York City it was handled quickly and we got it under control. Now? Governor Cuomo and the NYS legislature have signed into law the most sweeping police department reforms in history. No more choke holds, no more blatant racism in dealing with minority communities, independent investigations into police misconduct....wow!

New York State has always led the way in social change and reform and I am PROUD to be a New Yorker on this day!

America: follow the leader and start enacting these new policies now.

:2 cents:

lol you guys have the lowest cases because you now have immunity since at one point you were the epicenter with the most cases :1orglaugh

And NYC is the safest big city in America because Rudy was tough on crime (Broken Windows, anyone?) You're literally doing the opposite of what Rudy did in the 90s.

Check back here in 5 years and see what NYC looks like when you get easy, instead of tuff on crime.

Nope. We have the lowest cases BECAUSE WE WERE SMART, DIDN'T OPEN DUE TO POLITICAL PRESSURE AND HAVE BEEN DISCIPLINED AND RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS. Immunity from Covid-19 has not been proven yet.

You can still be tough on crime and NOT be a racist. You can still be tough on crime AND be a law abiding police officer who will protect, serve and help communities and not see enemies everywhere.

And let's hope 5, 10, 20+ years from now we won't see anymore innocent citizens choked to death.

Dude...you guys were like 30% of the cases in the entire USA. You're governor pushed covid cases into nursing homes killing 10s of thousands of elderly people.

Are you even serious with this?


I'm all for better training but you need to focus on the people committing the crime.

And if the non-whites are committing 87-97% of the violent crime (And they are, backed by crime stats) then you need to focus on those people.

Crime and Enforcement Activity in New York City (Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2016)
Source

2008-2019 data


https://i.imgur.com/kZybJdD.jpg

NYC 2016 Crime Statistics By Race


RAPE
Black: 44.3%
Hispanic: 41.3%
White: 7.0%

Other Felony Sex Crimes:
Black: 42.3%
Hispanic: 36.2%
White: 14.9%

Murder
Black: 52.4%
Hispanic: 35.9%
White: 7.1%

Robbery
Black: 59.9%
Hispanic: 31.2%
White: 5.7%

Shootings (any crime where victim struck with bullet)
Black: 67.5%
Hispanic: 29.2%
White: 2.3%

Firearm Arrests
Black: 73.6%
Hispanic: 22.7%
White: 3.1%

You guys are already fucking up NYC by getting soft on crime.

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Like I said, check back in 5 years. 5 more years of Democrat leadership and we'll be back to 1980s crime levels.

Again you can "focus on crime" AND still not be a racist murderer. Why is that so hard for people to understand? No one is saying do not arrest criminals. People are saying STOP KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE and alleged criminals. It is not the job of cops to be executioners.

And please stop with all the Covid-19 misinformation and political bullshit. Wear masks, stay at home, STOP gathering in large numbers and wait it out. Like real men dammit!! :)

And I thought you'd be proud of the gritty, sleazy New York of the 70's . . .

Ahh now THOSE were the good ol' days!!!

I am too young to have experienced those 70's years. I got into NYC in 1986 or so but boy how I remember hookers in Times Square! And 25 cent peep shows, buddy booths, glory holes at the YMCA (with duct tape so you wouldn't prick your prick), touch 'em strip shows ($2 for the top, $3 for the bottom), blowjobs in the Show World parking lot for $5....sigh.

Now it's all Disney and the M&M store. Horrible.

New york has certainly had it this year, however, Sanchez, the PM for Spain, and the Spanish communities have most definitely handled the COVID19 pandemic better than any other country.

The virus hit on the 13th of April, by the 14th we were in lockdown and 2 weeks later, our figures were dropping, and now, for the past month, we have zero covid19 cases on the Orihuela Coast and only a few throughout Spain.

I´m proud of the community I live.

See what happens when citizens take a crisis seriously and act fast?
Good job Spain!!

The best place on earth :pimp

I love New York.

I'll be back when things return to normal.

So.....never. LOL
When is New York ever "normal"? :1orglaugh

99% of the time it's some fucktard criminal reaching into his waistband after committing multiple violent felonies.

This whole thing is ridiculous and honestly you always come across as a pretty sensible guy so I'm kind of surprised at your take on this. Because on the totem pole of black people problems, this should be like near the absolute bottom.

8 unarmed black men (We'll talk about blacks because whites & asians could care less when the cops take out criminals) have been killed in 2 years. Considering there are 44 million black people in the US, If you're black you have a better chance of getting struck by lightning 12+ fucking times in a year before a cop kills you. And no, that's not hyperbole (look it up).

Meanwhile 80 (yes EIGHTY) fucking black people were shot in a small section of a city in America last weekend.

And PS - black people have the same homicide rate here as they do in Botswana.

Well it all depends on your perspective I suppose. I am very hard on crime and believe in keeping order, etc. But at the same exact time I hate seeing innocent people of any color abused by people in power.

I am not going to debate statistics or angles or perspectives or history or any of that stuff. I am just saying changes CAN be made and New York is (again) leading the way in making some of those changes. More is needed but it's a great start.

Well you know, when restaurants come back, hockey & baseball games, shopping, touristy stuff, etc... :)

Yeah, you won't be happy if old gritty new york comes back. You're older now, you aren't as tough, you'll be more of a magnet for criminals.

Cannot argue with genetics or Charles Darwin. :2 cents:

Damn bro I ain't that old (yet)! LOL

It should have stayed named New Amsterdam then :).

I can get a (tranny) blowjob (on the street) for 5 USD around here . . .

Is that with or without teeth?
Without is usually an extra $2. :1orglaugh

I miss the times when squeegy guys get mad at you for not paying them for the work they did on your windshield

Also, the smell of piss on Broadway was enough to reconnect the human soul to eternal truths

Thank goodness, DeBlasio is doing a great job bringing back the 1970s New York of "Taxi Driver"

Gosh, I don't even know what to say. I think Cuomo fucked up with the nursing homes and DeBlasio still doesn't have a plan in place for restaurants to open. There was little mask wearing in my neighborhood and most of Brooklyn. I walk an average of 10 miles a day and I see first hand. Today bars are open and some are full inside with patrons at the bar, sitting next to each other. After the protests last week, social distancing is over.

Also, I think the riots were handled badly. The Village and Soho are a mess. They just let people run amok the first night.

The legislation passed is good. I'm glad that cops' disciplinary records are no longer sealed.

I'm hoping NYC rebounds fast. My fortune is tied to it. Found a partner and opening 3 shops, two in Manhattan one in Astoria. This deal would have never happened without the pandemic. Gonna be interesting to see how fast we get back to "normal"... God bless America!!!

NYC skewed the numbers and fucked things up for the rest of us when it was looking bad.

Now the rest of the state is doing things the right way (and have since day one). The city is still fucked, and now in more ways than one.

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All the best (from this beast) . . .

Hey that's when NYC was fun, interesting and dangerous. LOL Too bad I missed out on it. I would've gotten a killer apartment in a pre-gentrified neighborhood for $150 a month.

Now being in Manhattan is like being stuck in a dystopian Disney yuppie nightmare. :( Bring back the streetwalkers and bookies!!

Well, about the nursing homes: where were these sick elderly people supposed to go after being treated for Covid-19 and released? It's not like they could go to a hotel room (like homeless did and others with Covid-19). Unfortunately nursing homes are the only facilities who can manage and care for such patients. And since they are all owned privately there's little a State can do besides lift licenses, impose fines, etc. Still, compared to other States, Cuomo got it right I think.

As for people in Brooklyn gathering: I am in Manhattan and I see the same things. But that's on the individuals, not Cuomo. I see people "wearing" masks down around their necks! Like, wtf you asshole idiot!! I don't understand why you wouldn't wear a mask just to be more safe than sorry.

The riots and looting were bad but relatively short lived. It was made 1000x worse because of the lockdown and everyone being cooped up inside their apartments.

By Summer's end I could be taking back my proud of New York stance but for now it's looking good. We shall see. Good luck with your pizza joints!! I will come to the Grand Openings. :)

You don't remember when everyone used to carry $20 in their wallet so when they robbed you they wouldn't shoot you? And everyone used to have mace on their keychain? And "don't go in Central Park at night remember those tourists who got their throats slit" and "never go above 96th"? And subway booth attendants used to get burned alive in their booths? And women used to get raped literally on the A train?

It wasn't gritty, it was rough. The drugs were bad and the hookers were beaten every week. There was like one good hooker at any one time.

The rich people had their limos and their security and they went to clubs we couldn't get in.

I agree the place has become a sterile nightmare of condos and chain stores but I'd rather the late 90s.

Yes true, the "Taxi Driver" of the Seventies would not be cool to relive I agree. I just miss all the girls at Show World I guess. LOL

The Nineties were 'the sweet spot' in New York City. Just enough cool to be cool while 100x safer and cleaner. Plus, the music was better when CBGB's and The Bottom Line were still around. Oh - and actual cafes instead of Starbucks on every corner.

To each their own. personally would prefer a woman and would pay extra to get one :2 cents:

Let's start the bidding
This lockdown is killing me. :)

I thought your smile was good enough to get the ladies

Heh no.
The only thing good enough to get me the ladies is my wallet. :)

CBGBs that was the place eh? Time Out New York. Yeah, them were the days

True, tranny bj's are highly overrated. Only a woman (cue Germaine Greer, JK Rowling and so on) can properly polish your pole with the proper devotion.

JK Rowling?? I wouldn't let her anywhere near my Hairy Potter.
I would be afraid she would cast a wilting spell on my wand.

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That's interesting. You'd think another man would know how to suck a proper dick?

Actually THAT is interesting: do trannys consider themselves "men"?

I think Cuomo was a clown throughout. He was "acting" and not really doing much. To be fair, so were almost all politicians around the world.

And another thing about the virus, cases are "supposed" to go up when states ease restrictions. The virus is here to stay and we all started out with a plan to flatten the curve. Somehow, that was forgotten and we had the idea in us that we needed to stomp the virus out. It doesn't work that way. The flu doesn't go away. There is no cure and a vaccine will take a long time.

Some countries who locked down hard got hit hard, and some who didn't lock down hard and fast didn't get hit very hard at all (India/Japan). There isn't always a correlation between lockdown intensity and speed and deaths/cases.

NY got hit hard because of population density and a host of other factors we don't understand yet. New Zealand did well because they have a small population that's spread out and happen to be on an island. Anyone can do well if they have those ideal conditions. Let's see what happens when they open up to foreigners which they will have to do one day. They can't close forever and so they will see cases rise because the virus is here to stay, that's how the flu works.

We can't stay closed forever, or even sustain these semi-open states of operating. The consequences are already starting to show and politicians are scrambling like mad to open up to try to avoid a really bad recession (and worse) because their advisors are showing them what's coming if we don't. Why do you think the EU is opening for tourism so fast? They are opening borders to allow and desperately "invite" masses of people from other countries to POUR into theirs so they can spend money. Talk about crowds! Why would they do this? Because they are all having an "oh shit" moment and trying to save their countries economically, which is about way more than money.



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Spain locked down children, many who live in small apartments, for a solid month without letting them see sunlight. After that month they were only "allowed" to go to the store with their parents and that's it. That is BRUTAL and I wouldn't want to have that government in charge under any circumstances.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh . . .


Perhaps they have the technique, but not the care (even in its rougher, most passionate moments) a real woman gives.

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Defundus pecadillooooo!

Oh shiiiiit! There it goes... LOL

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New York is a great city. I can not wait to see it again!

Trust me. If you don't have one, buy a gun. Keep it hidden until everything falls apart.

I have a love gun that shoots liquid sperm bullets.
Is that what you mean? :)

okay, forget the gun. Have an escape plan. Know where you want to go and plan alternate ways to get there. Also have back-up locations planned.

Go ahead and make sure you have smoke and motion alarms for where you live now.

As much as I miss my home for the first 30 years of my life, I am glad I am not around with that idiot de Blasio in charge. He is such a useless twat that the piece of garbage in Albany Cuomo even had to step in.

Thankfully The Honeymooners is on WPIX on Saturday night at 11 and if I'm home I watch it to bring back good memories and lots of laughs.

I agree de Bozo is a clown! A giant idiotic clown Mayor who is, as we say here in New York, a total shmuck.

Born and raised in NYC. Crazy 80's baby raised in the grimey 90's. We're a special breed.

I will always be proud to be a bonafide New Yorker to the core, but it ain't the same city anymore. The things I grew up on, though some of it fucked up, defined the city. It lost the grittiness that always called me back home.

I love to visit, but living there is a no go now that I know what it's like to have a big ass house, yards, land, privacy etc.

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