Sorry to hear that. I think you could legally carry a tactical pen or a sock with a padlock in it. Very effective.
Thankfully I’m 2k miles away from Mamdani Beeblebrox’s utopia.
All the big coastal cities are like this, I think. But NY, Chicago and LA are the worst. Especially NY. Dinkins at least meant well but was an idiot. But you’ve heard of evil geniuses, like Lex Luthor or George Soros? Mamdani’s an evil moron.