was a 65% increase of homelessness in new york city. the streets not surprisingly got visibly dirtier. the smell got much stronger. been there this month? public was criminalized by bill de blasio and many people took advantage of their new freedoms and it was a lot more crime. after local politicians plan to cut to law enforcement by a billion dollars a year, many cops decided it was not worth enforcing the law, too much risk, not enough award. so it declined by 19%. so would have been a burglar? jumped 30%, car steps by 40%, shootings doubled. so what would it be like to live in a place for that? for many a new york life was intolerable and many people left, not that anyone in the mayor s office seem to notice their departure. average new yorkers notice, city government had no interest in their well-being. but that did not mean that local politician stopped caring. they cared more than ever, they just cared about different people. new york s political class shifted its focu