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First off, the chances of Kitty G happening again are slim. For one thing, there is now a 911 system, which didn't exist back then. There are also patrol cars dispatched via radio. When Kitty was murdered NYC was still a cop on the beat, no radios, town and call your local precinct. Anyway, response time for cops averages under 7 minutes, I believe(it could be slightly more or less). So, NYC today is basically a city of 8 million cell phones hooked up to 911, which is hooked up to radio dispatch etc. etc.

In regards to a similar incident -- I can't remember one, either inside or outside of NYC, since my memory doesn't work that way. However, not a day goes by when I don't read of some horror taking place in the burbs. Some woman who starves her kids or a decomposing body, etc. etc. etc. And the neighbors always say, "He was so quiet. Minded his own business."

As for voting -- going back to the days of Petey Stuyvesant, New Yorkers have always voted in what's best for business. New York is a commerce town.

Granted there is a 911 system now. But would New Yorkers be any more likely to use it today? There were people who knew the police number then--and there were radio cars then, btw. No one doubts that had police been called when Kitty G was first attacked, she had a chance at surviving the assault.

There are horrible things that happen every day in this country, but I have yet to see anything as horrible as 38 people intentionally ignoring a murder committed in front of their own eyes.

And if you think New Yorkers vote on what's best for business, then you're not exactly making your point that they are heroes, since, with a few exceptions, they seem to have voted consistently liberal, anti-business schmucks into office over the last half-century. Unless your point is that they are heroic for voting against their interests.