Think about what a $hithole NYC was at the time.
All kinds of crime.
Until Giuliani cleaned things up, it wasn't much better until the 90s or so.
And to think that there are NYC residents who still hate him for fixing decades of liberal policing.
Bloomberg sucked, but he kept Rudy's policies in place.
DeBlasio is trying to take NYC back into the sewer.
I'm glad they are setting the modern Death Wish in Chicago.
Much more plausible.
NYC, though markedly larger, is still safer than Chicago.