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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe con said Republicans would flee NYC and this happened
New York City just had its safest first 5 months of a year in recorded history.
— FactPost (@factpostnews.bsky.social) 2026-06-05T16:35:02.872409584Z
Murders plunged 21%, and major crime overall is down 11%.
Metaphorical
(2,667 posts)but it sure is mighty suggestive.
yardwork
(69,786 posts)struggle4progress
(126,886 posts)WarGamer
(18,910 posts)Here's the actual data... much better than social media crap
https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/news/PR009/nypd-fewest-murders-shooting-incidents-shooting-victims-recorded-history-the
Quiet Em
(3,140 posts)orangecrush
(31,506 posts)Just a thought - have you considered changing your handle to "DefenseGamer"?
Just kidding, man.
Thanks for the link!
edhopper
(37,592 posts)Keep hearing how this or that will make the wealthy leave, they never do and more keep coming.
Nobody is following Trump from NY to Florida.
orangecrush
(31,506 posts)paleotn
(22,915 posts)And that's why crime rates are down?
I get your point. Just a funny link between your title and the content.
We were told Mamdani would be the end of the world as we know it. Even by some Dems. Real wrath of God type stuff, Armageddon, dogs and cats living together, etc., ad nauseam. Turns out, it's not too bad.
Here's the NYC billionaires take on Mamdani.
Fil1957
(932 posts)They said they were against Mamdani because his ideas would fail. In fact, they opposed him because they were afraid his ideas would succeed.
BComplex
(9,992 posts)BComplex
(9,992 posts)When smart, dedicated people with popular progressive ideas are put in charge, things start going in the best direction for the majority of people.
You can take that anywhere in the world.
COL Mustard
(8,455 posts)Just not the Jello kind that Bill Cosby used to shill for.
Permanut
(8,629 posts)tanyev
(49,806 posts)agingdem
(8,996 posts)in NYC but he loves the city..thats his real home..but because New Yorkers hate him with the heat of a thousand suns and are decades done with his loudmouth bloviating crap, Trump does the only thing he knows how to do when his little boy feelings are hurt he trashes the city/the people/the mayor, and yet in spite of all of Trumps spewed venom, NYC continues to thrive imagine that!