Try reading the real estate section of any newspaper in NYC. The idea that NYC is turning into Detroit is ignorant to the point of stupidity.
There you go...injecting reality into the nonsensical drivel meme :)
While NYC certainly has big issues attributable to uber liberal policies, way too many people here at FR are quick to criticize the City even though they have never lived or worked there, ridden the subways, or even traveled beyond the Mid-Town tourist areas or the airports. The truth is that NYC is one of the safest cities in the country and that includes nearly every big city in the reddest of red states. The truth is that NYC is one of the cleanest big cities in the country — an amazing feat given the fact that 8.3 million people live in NYC and on any given weekday, there are an additional 850,000 to 1.2 million commuters and visitors, mostly in Manhattan. The truth is that the NYC subway system moves nearly 5.6 million riders a day, which is nearly twice the size of the combined population of the next two largest cities in the country. Stand in Grand Central Terminal or Penn Station during the rush hours, and there are more people within eyesight than the entire population of the towns and cities where many Freepers live.
Detroit reached its peak in approximately 1950. In 1960 the census bureau reported that Detroit still had the highest income per capita of any city in America. It had held this title for approximately 40 years. I was conceived in Detroit... my parents were going to a University there. It was the place to be. I still have numerous relatives that live outside the city.
The real estate section of any Newspaper in NYC is giving a snapshot of current conditions. The person who is “ignorant to the point of stupidity” is one who does not believe that the lessons of history apply to them or where they live.