#NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets

#NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets

“NYC pols have let the mentally ill take over our streets” The threat-laced ramblings of alleged subway shooter Frank James, now in custody, have a disturbingly familiar ring, don’t they? Sure, they’re on YouTube — but bitter mumblings of the same sort are heard all day, every day in New York’s increasingly untenable subway system….

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#Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore

#Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore

“Workers say crime-ridden NYC not worth the hassle anymore” Conditions in New York City have deteriorated so badly that a large segment of its private-sector workforce are thinking of fleeing rather than return to the office, a new business survey released Thursday reveals. Forty percent of employees who reside in Manhattan said they’re thinking of…

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#Wall Street execs ‘pleading’ for JPMorgan to cancel event in crime-ridden San Francisco

#Wall Street execs ‘pleading’ for JPMorgan to cancel event in crime-ridden San Francisco

“#Wall Street execs ‘pleading’ for JPMorgan to cancel event in crime-ridden San Francisco” JPMorgan insists it’s going ahead with an in-person conference in San Francisco in January, but alarm bells ringing among some attendees could force the meeting online — and it’s not because of Covid worries. It’s because of crime. Some would-be attendees say…

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#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine

#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine

“#FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro blasts ‘paid sick leave’ over COVID-19 vaccine” The FDNY could “endanger the lives” of New Yorkers by calling out sick to protest the department’s vaccine mandate, its leader said. Commissioner Daniel Nigro said firefighters were protesting Friday’s deadline to comply with the city’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement by using paid sick leave….

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#A public-safety game plan for Eric Adams

#A public-safety game plan for Eric Adams

“#A public-safety game plan for Eric Adams” Brooklyn Borough President and former NYPD captain Eric Adams daringly ran on a law-and-order mayoral platform, earning the Democratic nod in a field populated with progressives bent on defunding the police. Once he clinches City Hall, he needs to deliver on his promise of safety — and that…

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#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?

#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?

“#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?” HONOLULU — If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever. That’s just one of the ways public safety agencies are starting to use Spot, the best-known…

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#Eric Adams declares war on AOC’s socialists

#Eric Adams declares war on AOC’s socialists

“#Eric Adams declares war on AOC’s socialists” Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams declared his opposition to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s socialist “movement” — which includes defunding the police and shuttering prisons — during a fundraiser co-hosted by a Republican member of the City Council, The Post has learned. A video recording of Adams’ speech shows him…

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#Besieged by disorder and failing pols

#Besieged by disorder and failing pols

“#Besieged by disorder and failing pols” NIMBY — “not in my back yard” — is usually applied to locals battling selfishly against a nearby project that’s plainly in the wider public interest that doesn’t really harm them, such as the baseless hysteria of some in Westchester that actually forced the closure of the Indian Point…

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