You have to be kidding. What years was their hardcore Republican rule? That never happened. Giuliani was never a hardcore Republican. Pretty much he was only a Republican because of law & order issues. Michael Bloomberg was a Democrat, until he became a Republican to win his first term. He switched to Independent for his second term, then Democrat. But he was never hardcore. He wasn’t even as strong on crime as Giuliani.
“Giuliani was never a hardcore Republican. Pretty much he was only a Republican because of law & order issues.”
Hardcore Republican in NY City means LOCKING UP bad guys, and both mayors did that. As to Bloomberg, look up murder rates in NY City, compare them to pre-Rudy, and look at them under Bloomberg and get back to us.