Crime in New York killing city's comeback
foxnews.comProtecting the safety and freedoms of a citizenry is the first principle of any government, and from that principle derive all other benefits a society confers.
Like the freedom to go to a bar and get hammered without getting shot on your way home. Freedoms like that are under threat in New York, as worsening street conditions have become a significant drag on the city’s famed nightlife.
It’s another downstream effect of rising crime and homelessness – and one which won’t help the city’s looming budget problems.
The scenario is not restricted to New York – nearly all the nation’s major municipalities are in the same boat. But if our leaders ever hope to return our cities to the beacons of freedom and commerce they once were, recognizing the effect street disorder is having on the critical hospitality sector can no longer be ignored.
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