[Richard Axtell]

I have regular discussions regarding the precipitous decline of Blue cities and states. He claims that New York, where he used to live, is no worse than it was in the Eighties. That actually is saying a lot. New York, if current trends continue, is dying. Hello Detroit.

[PUGACHEV]

In the '80s, the golden age of Mayor Edward Kotch, a/k/a the man behind the fish counter at Zabars, New York City was so bad that the film Escape from new York was based on an almost credible premise.