It was possible to walk around central London and not feel a big difference from Manhattan five years ago: New York was rougher, louder and dirtier, but you felt safe and comfortable in both places.
No more. Even as New York has descended into open-air dystopia, post-COVID London, though pandemic-worn, is upholding standards for public spaces.
New York and London, with similar-sized populations, have followed similar trajectories over a half-century.
Both lost residents in the 1970s as the suburbs pulled the middle class away from crime and grime.
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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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