I’m honored to write this column — and with writing comes the privilege of hearing from readers.
Below is a sampling of the constructive criticism I’ve received this year from strangers and friends — and my best effort to respond to that criticism.
You can’t blame Mayor Adams or his predecessor for the fact murder is still up, relative to 2019. Murder is up nationwide since 2020
Yes, but it rose far faster in New York in 2020 and 2021, compared with the rest of the country.
In 2022, even after a decline that year, New York murders were still 37% higher than they were in 2019.
Nationwide, by contrast, they were 25% higher. New York likely ended 2023 with murders still 22% higher than in 2019, with murder falling faster in the country as a whole.
New York, with its vast wealth and lavish public-sector spending, has no excuse for lagging the country.
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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