Posted on 01/06/2024 5:00:45 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Dozens of restaurants in Washington D.C. have closed their doors amid high rent costs and surging crime, with one business owner admitting he is tired of staff and customers being threatened, robbed and carjacked.
According to the Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Association, 52 restaurants in D.C. have shuttered in 2023.
The nation's capital is grappling with an escalating crime surge, having surpassed a 20-year record-high in homicides with 261 murders as of Dec. 14, according to Metropolitan Police Department data. Robberies are also skyrocketing, increasing 69% year-to-date, while theft is up 24%.
Additionally, motor vehicle theft is up 84% and violent crime increased 39% year-over-year.
REX Management CEO Noe Landini, who recently closed his Washington, D.C. restaurant, told "Fox & Friends" Friday that marked police cruisers and ambulances have been carjacked.
"We had an American Red Cross van that was supposed to feed the homeless the other day get carjacked. I mean, it's out of control," he said.
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Maybe if they didn’t persecute republicans their business wouldn’t be a flop
I am always happy when voters get what they voted for.
...and the FBI wants to move their headquarters out of there?
The joys of Democrat governance
Every time I read one of these reports about the state of Wash DC, I’m happier for moving 700 miles away of it when I retired.
They did us a back-handed favor. They can’t blame Republicans or we conservatives for the crimes they are experiencing after they invited us to leave.
Raise a hand to stop the criminals, and the "Jesters System" will land on you like a ton of bricks.
Libs: “waah, why are there no restaurants or grocery stores by me?”
Conservatives: “Well, dumbass...”
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Reminds me of Hunter Thompson describing old time DC in 1972.
I’m glad I can remember when DC was fun.
That was a long time ago, though.
This is what the want- proven in every election!
This is well deserved for anyone who lives, votes, and serves on juries in Washington DC.
Everything they touch........
Even in their own den of corruption and slime.....
Don’t look for any help or relief from Mayor Bowser or any other District political leadership - about all they’re capable of is painting Black Lives Matter on the street. The PD is undermanned, overworked, and handcuffed by policies coming from those same leaders.
Hell yeah! I bet 90% of FBI personnel live across the river in Northern Virginia.
And this is also a big reason the Capitols and the Wizards are moving across the river.
Democratville, USA
It truly would be interesting to know who the owners of the businesses voted for last two or three times out.
Comet Pizza is still in business.
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