[Roccus]

He also lowered crime in NYC drastically, by going after 'quality of life' crimes. The dems and the press castigated him for the draconian measures he was taking against turnstile jumpers and squeegee guys. Funny thing though. When the cops started bringing these miscreants into the station houses and putting them through the system, the majority it turned out, were bail jumpers, parole violators or wanted for other, more serious crimes.

[American Quilter]

I remember that before Rudy became mayor, NYC was considered increasingly unlivable.</p> City workers on strike, garbage left in the streets, crime rampant. Rudy fixed it.