I used to enjoy going to NYC once in awhile. Especially after 9/11. I thought it was my patriotic duty to try to support the city.
Especially after Rudy and Bloomberg made it the safest big city in the world(Stop and Frisk worked).
Now, I will not go near there.
My wife’s dogs are in Westminster almost every year. During Covid they held the show up in Terrytown, NY. Westchester county. Easy to drive into. Hotels are a lot cheaper. It doesn’t cost money to park, etc. They had it there two years. Now, it is back in the city. We have not gone since.
Rudy’s “Broken Window” approach was also quite successful - clamp down on the small crimes to reduce big ones.
Now, anything goes in NYC city and other D hellholes. The police are still trying (mostly) but it’s catch-and-release for any crime, big or small.