Why I Fell Out of Love With New York (Guest Column)
The beginning of the end of my love affair with New York started with Rudy Giuliani. After 9/11, the vision of New York that he articulated set the stage for the future of Gotham. “Go shopping!” he proclaimed, advice he later followed, lining his pockets with lucrative security deals. Enter a decade of banker-robbers and world-class criminals rising higher in their condos, with tax credits granted to Whole Foods, Duane Reade and 2,800 chain stores that turned Manhattan into a high-rise strip mall.
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