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Commentary By Nicole Gelinas

Manhattan Street-Brawl Murder Is a Surreal Sign of What’s to Come

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New Yorkers witnessed a surreal sight last week, an alien scene that made residents question the city’s future livability.

No, not wildfire smoke that turned the sky orange but a slow-motion murder unfolding in a Manhattan crosswalk as rush-hour passersby went about their day.

Is this the apocalyptic new normal?

Just after 8 a.m. at Seventh Avenue and 30th Street, in the commuting corridor from Penn Station to Chelsea tech offices, two 30-something men punch each other.

As traffic stops, they move into the crosswalk.

Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post

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Nicole Gelinas is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal. Follow her on Twitter here. 

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