160: State of the City, the State, the Union: Shootings rise as the NYPD bows to budget cuts: Requesting the force hang on till November 2021 and a new mayor. John Catsimatidis, @JCats13 @CatsRoundtable
Image: One of the many New York City slum photographs of Jacob Riis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Riis) (ca 1890). Squalor can be seen in the streets, washed clothes hanging between buildings. John Catsimatidis, Cats Roundtable, and Red Apple Media, in re: New York must reopen and recover soon, or confidence will dwindle and the city will not recover. Thousands of criminals were released from Riker’s Island are out shooting children, and breaking into stores, including Chanel and Macy’s. We have only fifteen months left till the mayoral election; may the police hold on till then. Disbanding the Anti-Crime Unit is a crime in itself. We must put the criminals back in Riker’s. Walking Manhattan streets at night no longer feels safe. Thirty years ago, JAC moved into a Fifth Avenue apartment that had not only a doorman but armed security in the lobby. JB: In Riverside Park, there were encampments of homeless people. I was mugged at twilight. JAC : I want the police to stay till Novembere 2021, when we can win back our city—if we fail, that will change not only New York City but the entire country. https://nypost.com/2020/07/08/gov-cuomo-blames-inmates-releases-lax-das-for-nyc-crime-spike/