Except that it’s not turning back into the 1980s. It has its problems like any big city, a foolish mayor and city council (which can be replaced) but it is still a powerful, international city that will survive a dummy like Deblasio. And real estate values are absolutely through the roof!
I worked in NYC in the 80s and I work here now. There is still no comparison. In the late 70s and early 80s it was like Death Wish. And the racial tension was through the roof. Lately there’s been a noticeable uptick in the homeless, but even they are different. In the 80s the homeless were confrontational and demanding. Now they’re just mousy and sad. And the racial tension is a blip now, nobody really pays much attention to it on a day to day basis. There’s crime everywhere in the U.S., but for a major city, NYC is safe as you could imagine. The subways are a bit grubby, but not scary at most hours.