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New York is finished! Big Apple born-and-bred entrepreneur pens devastating blog on why city will never recover after being devastated by Covid, looting and a crime wave
UK Daily Mail ^ | August 17 2020 | JENNIFER SMITH

Posted on 08/17/2020 12:02:53 PM PDT by knighthawk

A born and bred New Yorker has laid bare why the city will never recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a dark week of looting in June and its ongoing struggle against escalating crime, homelessness and violence.

James Altrucher, who co-owns a comedy club in the city and also describes himself as an angel investor and author, is among the many who have fled New York City.

He and his family fled to Miami after the June riots and looting made them fear for their lives and their children's safety, when people tried to break into his apartment building.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California; US: Delaware; US: Florida; US: New York
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1 posted on 08/17/2020 12:02:54 PM PDT by knighthawk
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I agree, between incompetent leadership in DeBlasio/Cuomo and the Kung Flu where people realized life was good without being in the city - the rotten apple is about to get more rotten.


2 posted on 08/17/2020 12:04:39 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: knighthawk

I noticed a few months ago in my Amazon Prime video list that there were a LOT of post apocalypse movies. I wonder if it’s affecting our culture. It appears NYC is entering such an era.


3 posted on 08/17/2020 12:05:09 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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To: knighthawk

BTTT


4 posted on 08/17/2020 12:05:45 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Trust the plan of the 17th letter of the English alphabet!)
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To: 1Old Pro

The rotten apple is getting smashed


5 posted on 08/17/2020 12:07:46 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security in hates:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: knighthawk
His Blog - NYC Is Dead Forever… Here’s Why
6 posted on 08/17/2020 12:08:52 PM PDT by Heartlander (Prediction: Increasingly, logic will be seen as a covert form of theism. - Denyse O'Leary)
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On reading this, I just realized that “occupy Wall Street” was the Leftists model and training ground for the mayhem in Seattle, Portland and other cities right now. The core theme is the same - Marxist anti-capitalism. The only difference now is the BLM thread is being used by the Marxists to tie the police and “racism” to capitalism via so-called “white privilege”.


7 posted on 08/17/2020 12:11:30 PM PDT by Wuli
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Yea and the liberal AH took his ideology with him to MIA

Hes a POS


8 posted on 08/17/2020 12:11:42 PM PDT by Bell Bouy II
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Wait until all they have left are the poor screaming for more goodies and the few middle class left can’t pay them......


9 posted on 08/17/2020 12:18:46 PM PDT by Hambone 1934
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To: knighthawk
First sentence from the dude's blog I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true.

Meanwhile UK DM says Born and Bred

10 posted on 08/17/2020 12:22:19 PM PDT by Pollard (whatever)
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To: Wuli

Check your calendars D.C., BLM arrives 28 August and Occupy arrives 17 September for a 50-day ‘siege’!


11 posted on 08/17/2020 12:23:20 PM PDT by JungleGoat77 (.)
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To: knighthawk

Read this over the weekend.

Devastating and spot on...


12 posted on 08/17/2020 12:23:31 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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His letter is interesting and I think he made some points that might be true. The pandemic has changed things quite a bit. The allure of the big city will always be there, but if the work, culture, and restaurant industry leaves what is the allure - homeless, filth, high crime, high cost of living, and high taxes?

I have not been to NYC in many years so I do not know enough to validate or invalidate this letter. However, I do know one thing - check the UHaul prices from NYC to anywhere USA in comparison to the return trip. Uhaul does not lie and the Uhaul index is indicating there are many big cities that are in deep trouble because it is taxpayers who are leaving.


13 posted on 08/17/2020 12:25:45 PM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: 1Old Pro

It started with ObaMAO getting everyone ginned-up with a false racism narrative. A narrative which suspiciously accelerated a few months before the Plandemic hit our shores.


14 posted on 08/17/2020 12:26:23 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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If a new yorker retains his new york employer he will still get taxed by new york. Moving to another state would just add to the tax bill (though there is some credit paid to another state). NY is one of 5 states that tax out of state telecommuters. This might keep them from moving out of state for a while.


15 posted on 08/17/2020 12:30:17 PM PDT by posterchild
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NYC has no chance of a comeback as long as it has a Marxist Left Mayor.


16 posted on 08/17/2020 12:30:59 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: Wuli

Racism has always been a problem, but the Left has long realized it could be used as a Trojan horse to replace limited government with unlimited power. In particular, the Demonrats use it to shame a significant proportion of whites into supporting them and use it to constantly whip up racial animosity to keep blacks voting for Dems. That’s the only way the Dems can get a majority in any national election.


17 posted on 08/17/2020 12:46:47 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens")
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To: DivineMomentsOfTruth

If homelessness is up so much, why aren’t scores upon scores of people dying because of the pandemic?


18 posted on 08/17/2020 12:55:30 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword)
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Because the homeless are safe outside and probably haven’t had a flu shot in years.


19 posted on 08/17/2020 1:01:41 PM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily." -GW)
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To: knighthawk

bump


20 posted on 08/17/2020 1:02:00 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice." --Donald Trump)
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