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First of all, a lot of old people come here or stay here, because it’s easy to have a life without a car, and there are LOTS of services and discounts. Easier to live here independently and alone than it is other places.

Aren't the elderly easy prey for the thug element that grip New York? Mass transit is a breeding ground for that type as witnessed by Bernard Goetz who was accosted by what we now euphemistically call the "Amish". I'm old (just shy of 70) and I wouldn't visit much less live in New York City because of the criminals and the leftists (but I repeat myself) swarming over the Five Boroughs, maybe not as much in Staten Island.

Aren't the elderly easy prey for the thug element that grip New York?

Contrary to popular belief, the "thug element" does not "grip New York." New York has one of the lowest, if not the lowest, crime rates of any large city. Even that number is exaggerated by some very rough neighborhoods (Brownsville, East New York, Hunts Point, etc.) that skew the crime numbers. Most of NYC is extremely safe, even at night.

Mass transit is a breeding ground for that type as witnessed by Bernard Goetz who was accosted by what we now euphemistically call the "Amish".

The Bernard Goetz shooting occurred nearly 30 years ago. Times have changed. I regularly have to work late and often take the subway late at night, and I've never encountered (or witnessed) a problem.

I'm old (just shy of 70) and I wouldn't visit much less live in New York City because of the criminals and the leftists (but I repeat myself) swarming over the Five Boroughs, maybe not as much in Staten Island.

I happen to think you're missing out, it's a pretty good city, though it's not for everyone and you certainly have to have a thick skin, politlcally (for instance, where I live, every local, state and federal representative is a Dem). I also think you're mistaken that criminals are "swarming over the Five Boroughs" (incidentally, there are some really rough parts of Staten Island as well)