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by thegjp210 1379 days ago
By what metrics is NYC doing "great"? The amount of crime and visible urban decay/blight seems just as pronounced (in Lower Manhattan) as it does in San Francisco
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>The amount of crime and visible urban decay/blight seems just as pronounced (in Lower Manhattan) as it does in San Francisco

The crime/urban blight angle is a red-herring; It implies that there was anytime in the last 30 years that New York/San Francisco was anywhere nearly comparable to a city like Tokyo.

Manhattan is already seeing a net influx in people moving back into the city.[1]

[1] https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-covid-recovery-nyc...

Name an intersection- I’m all over town and things seem normal downtown. Times Square has gotten worse I suppose.
By rent inflation?