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NY city population declining

Proof provided it is not

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Good Lord. The inability to take a L is astonishing and stupid


Go to the NY thread with this nonsense anyway.

New York City

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/04/just_1_5_of_suspected_shooters_in_nyc_over_last_two_decades_have_been_white.html Another classic Blue stat
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DinkinFlicka said:
Richard, you realize this makes you look as though you live in fear.
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I don't live with fear, I am always prepared if need be to handle any situation that I possibly can. I have traveled all over the US and some other countries and I am not a stranger to big cities or having situational awareness. I don't think NYC is some nuclear wasteland where everyone is in danger. I just like that Nash pretends to ignore why Americans are leaving NYC for other states and why 70-80% of NYC residents still there say themselves they feel unsafe there in terms of crime.

NYC doesn't allow you to protect yourself because they depend on the government to hopefully protect them, unless they step up and get put on trial themselves because of politics. I have several friends who lived in NYC and were police or fire or simply business owners and they all share the exact same sentiments about the city and what's been happening to it the last decade, and I have witnessed things first-hand on the two occasions I was there (one the month after 9/11 when the city was still in it's kumbaya era)

Fear is not my point here, it's sadness and pity mixed with a little eye rolls from the "NY, LA, SF, Chicago are actually paradises you hicks" crowd
 
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I also lived a good 24 years before moving to NYC, it's not as if I'm unaware of all the wonders of suburban life that I'm "missing out on" (read: not missing at all). Just a bizarre fixation
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
I have several friends who lived in NYC and were police or fire or simply business owners and they all share the exact same sentiments about the city and what's been happening to it the last decade, and I have witnessed things first-hand on the two occasions I was there (one the month after 9/11 when the city was still in it's kumbaya era)
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The crime rate around 9/11 was dramatically higher than it is now. Incidents of the seven major felonies were more than 30% higher than today despite the city having fewer people in it

 
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Rickyvol77 said:
I don't live with fear, I am always prepared if need be to handle any situation that I possibly can. I have traveled all over the US and some other countries and I am not a stranger to big cities or having situational awareness. I don't think NYC is some nuclear wasteland where everyone is in danger. I just like that Nash pretends to ignore why Americans are leaving NYC for other states and why 70-80% of NYC residents still there say themselves they feel unsafe there in terms of crime.

NYC doesn't allow you to protect yourself because they depend on the government to hopefully protect them, unless they step up and get put on trial themselves because of politics. I have several friends who lived in NYC and were police or fire or simply business owners and they all share the exact same sentiments about the city and what's been happening to it the last decade, and I have witnessed things first-hand on the two occasions I was there (one the month after 9/11 when the city was still in it's kumbaya era)

Fear is not my point here, it's sadness and pity mixed with a little eye rolls from the "NY, LA, SF, Chicago are actually paradises you hicks" crowd
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They all share that same opinion? Did you get every single one of them in a group chat and ask them the same question?

I have a couple of friends who live in LA. I talk to them frequently and I can't say the conversation of "Hey, what's it like living over there? How is it running your business there?" Ever came up. Seems like a question one would only ask if one was thinking about moving there.

You ever think of moving to NYC, Ricky?

You said a lot of the decay has happened in the past decade, but your witnessing of the said decsy occurred firsthand 25 years ago? That math doesn't math to me.

There's been data provided that contradicts your mass exodus, but then you decide that it's only offset by massive refugee influx, despite having additional income data reflecting the opposing sentiment. That math doesn't math either.

I guess I'm just wondering why a couple of ex cops have such an underwhelming hard on for hating on a city they don't even live in.
 
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NashVol11 said:
You've already used "filthy diseased" to refer to the people there and now a subway platform? Imagine being this scared of the subway and this judgmental of the less fortunate
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Saying there is filth and disease in several NYC public areas isn't about "less fortunate" it's about public safety. Piled up trash, unvetted illegals and homeless *****ing on the sidewalk, rats the size of cats

No one is "scared" of the subway, it's simply pointing out factual information. Now it's true that ANY city with 20 million people, especially so many foreigners would have diseased public areas, but it is still truth

Also considering you stated a woman should be hit by a man and "deserved worse" because you don't like her politics seems to be more judgmental IMO
 
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I've lived in big cities and small towns. I resoundingly prefer cities. Am I intellectually capable of seeing why some would prefer small towns?

Well, yeah. I have an old business partner who lives in Cookeville. He has a family, doesn't really like to travel or do anything interesting. He wanted to afford a bigger house so all his crotch goblins could have their own rooms. It makes sense. Would I rather eat glass then spend the next 20 or so years of my life living in Cookeville? Probably.

Can we move this to the NYC thread or even one of WTOB'S Twitter spam threads?
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
Now it's projecting that you're trying to compare your life to his, which is kind of weird.
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I am not actually comparing it's just an opinion of what is better....
I used to know a homeless guy in Knoxville that had a house with his family but was an alcoholic who lived on the streets for 30 years...he wasn't crazy, he wasn't a violent criminal, he just preferred to live that way all the way up until he died off Asheville Hwy 20 years ago.

Pigs will tell dolphins it's so much better to live in a feces-covered pen in a slaughterhouse where they are regularly fed too

The dolphin will laugh and say sure thing bud, as he swims among the most beautiful waters out there
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
Saying there is filth and disease in several NYC public areas isn't about "less fortunate" it's about public safety. Piled up trash, unvetted illegals and homeless *****ing on the sidewalk, rats the size of cats
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Is that the "schitzo [sic] druggie homeless" you were non-judgmentally referring to? What disease have you caught from a "diseased subway platform"? This is like Madlibs just throwing random negative words together
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
I am not actually comparing it's just an opinion of what is better....
I used to know a homeless guy in Knoxville that had a house with his family but was an alcoholic who lived on the streets for 30 years...he wasn't crazy, he wasn't a violent criminal, he just preferred to live that way all the way up until he died off Asheville Hwy 20 years ago.

Pigs will tell dolphins it's so much better to live in a feces-covered pen in a slaughterhouse where they are regularly fed too

The dolphin will laugh and say sure thing bud, as he swims among the most beautiful waters out there
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You are really making yourself sound like the pig, given your obsession with hating on NYC without ever living there or seeing much of anything in the opposite direction 😉
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
They all share that same opinion? Did you get every single one of them in a group chat and ask them the same question?

I have a couple of friends who live in LA. I talk to them frequently and I can't say the conversation of "Hey, what's it like living over there? How is it running your business there?" Ever came up. Seems like a question one would only ask if one was thinking about moving there.

You ever think of moving to NYC, Ricky?

You said a lot of the decay has happened in the past decade, but your witnessing of the said decsy occurred firsthand 25 years ago? That math doesn't math to me.

There's been data provided that contradicts your mass exodus, but then you decide that it's only offset by massive refugee influx, despite having additional income data reflecting the opposing sentiment. That math doesn't math either.

I guess I'm just wondering why a couple of ex cops have such an underwhelming hard on for hating on a city they don't even live in.
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I am referring to multiple polls done by both right and left leaning media outlets.

I am not saying every citizen of NYC has to be asked, but 70-80% consistently across polls is a pretty damning number.

I would never move to NYC for a few reasons, and i will be the first to say that NYC has some great features and tourist attractions too...

It's not a "couple of ex cops", I have literally come across dozens and dozens of ex NYC residents who have moved to TN and SC and they all have the exact same story. They aren't all cops, they are a wide mix of occupations, family sizes, ages, etc. and they all bring it up....any conversation with someone from NY who has moved to the Charleston area especially whether it was a decade ago to 2 months ago say the same thing. You ask them if they like it here, why did they move and they all almost lockstep have the same 4-5 exact reasons....High Taxes, awful schools, crime, corruption, weather, cost of living for a ****** life

Now are those anecdotes for the most part? of course, but the migration pattern across the country of who is moving where and why is the exact same.

NYC just happens to be the "biggest" city with it
 
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DinkinFlicka said:
I've lived in big cities and small towns. I resoundingly prefer cities. Am I intellectually capable of seeing why some would prefer small towns?

Well, yeah. I have an old business partner who lives in Cookeville. He has a family, doesn't really like to travel or do anything interesting. He wanted to afford a bigger house so all his crotch goblins could have their own rooms. It makes sense. Would I rather eat glass then spend the next 20 or so years of my life living in Cookeville? Probably.

Can we move this to the NYC thread or even one of WTOB'S Twitter spam threads?
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I do agree with you that I'd never live in Crossville and this thread is going off topic lol
 
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Rickyvol77 said:
I am referring to multiple polls done by both right and left leaning media outlets.

I am not saying every citizen of NYC has to be asked, but 70-80% consistently across polls is a pretty damning number.

I would never move to NYC for a few reasons, and i will be the first to say that NYC has some great features and tourist attractions too...

It's not a "couple of ex cops", I have literally come across dozens and dozens of ex NYC residents who have moved to TN and SC and they all have the exact same story. They aren't all cops, they are a wide mix of occupations, family sizes, ages, etc. and they all bring it up....any conversation with someone from NY who has moved to the Charleston area especially whether it was a decade ago to 2 months ago say the same thing. You ask them if they like it here, why did they move and they all almost lockstep have the same 4-5 exact reasons....High Taxes, awful schools, crime, corruption, weather, cost of living for a ****** life

Now are those anecdotes for the most part? of course, but the migration pattern across the country of who is moving where and why is the exact same.

NYC just happens to be the "biggest" city with it
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Do you see how talking mostly or only to people who left would leave one with a skewed perspective?

...nahhhhh
 
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NashVol11 said:
I have my own backyard and Central Park less than a block away, the horror 😂
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From what I remember the East side is a bunch of consulates and embassies. Are you on the west side? Around the Dakota area? In addition to the park there are several world class museums within walking distance as I’m sure you know. When we go we try to carve out an afternoon and take the subway up to the NW corner and just walk all the way back down. It’s a cool peaceful walk and you always see the locals just enjoying the day.
 
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NorthDallas40 said:
From what I remember the East side is a bunch of consulates and embassies. Are you on the west side? Around the Dakota area? In addition to the park there are several world class museums within walking distance as I’m sure you know. When we go we try to carve out an afternoon and take the subway up to the NW corner and just walk all the way back down. It’s a cool peaceful walk and you always see the locals just enjoying the day.
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Yes, I've been on the west side for 7 or so years. I spent a year on the East side too, I really like the East River waterfront from around Sutton Place/Queensboro Bridge up to Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion (apparently this is called the John Finley Walk), but I agree there isn't a lot else on that side and the UWS is more vibrant IMO. I spent some time in Greenwich Village and enjoyed that too
 
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NashVol11 said:
Yes, I've been on the west side for 7 or so years. I spent a year on the East side too, I really like the East River waterfront from around Sutton Place/Queensboro Bridge up to Carl Schurz Park and Gracie Mansion, but I agree there isn't a lot else on that side and the UWS is more vibrant IMO. I spent some time in Greenwich Village and enjoyed that too
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Who knows I may have walked right past you one fall afternoon! 😂
 
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