232: Escape from New York. @DanHenninger
Image: Niew Amsterdam in 1664 Dan Henninger, WSJ Wonder Land column, and editorial board; in re: Progressives to cities: Drop dead! Gerry Ford declined to help New York City in its time of travail; Daily News printed a headline: Ford to city: Drop dead! The forgotten men and women now are the storekeepers of cities whose shops are being looted, closed, livelihoods being shut down. Look for a political backlash. Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan: Mayor DeBlasio is housing homeless in hotels here; the vagrants and visibly demented homeless are wandering among the tables demanding money. Nauseating. New Yorkers leaving; Westchester rents approaching those of the Hamptons. Is this a temporary matter, or the end of the life of many cities? https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-to-cities-drop-dead-11595458490