The safest major city in america with 8 million people(this includes all 5 parts of NYC too).
Of course they have a lot of good police but is that all? Why are not all other major cities that safe?
2006-10-05 07:53:40 · 9 answers · asked by OneDay 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
Some say Giuliani cleaned up right; some say he was just here for the ebb of the crime and it will inevitably flow in again.
I personally liked his hard-line tactics and would give him at least some credit!
Something happened after 9/11. Even though I'm from Long Island, I could easily see the change when the Black Out hit in 2002. My friends at work were on the phone with neighboring towns, even Chicago, and the black out hit us almost simultaneously. We were terrified first of terrorism, then of the possibility of looting, rioting, bonfires, and raids.
None of that happened. People might have actually stolen shoes to walk 50 miles home from Manhattan. Maybe so. But everywhere, there was a resolute peace among us. We had been distraught, but we would not be destroyed.
There was barely a car to be heard honking all my 4-hour, 40-mile ride home that day.
Giuliani and crew kept us as informed as possible via car radios, and the 311 phone line. We bonded together, and all listened at the same time. I offered a ride home to a woman reliant on taxis. Some folks opened their houses to co-workers who regularly drove long distances home.
We are NYC, we are the suburbs, we are Americans. We appreciate our home, I suppose, moreso now than ever before.
2006-10-05 09:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They cleaned the grafitti off the subway cars. Seriously.
That sent the message that even minor crimes like vandalism wouldn't be tolerated. I guess it made people feel more invested in their environment.
Of course other steps were taken too, but this was the first. And it wasn't easy; they had to wash off some of the cars more than once a day.
2006-10-05 15:53:07 · answer #2 · answered by Julia S 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The decent people (i.e. the vast majority) decided that they wanted a better city less influenced by the lowest common denominator.
2006-10-05 15:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by july5_uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People don't realize it, but there is an inherent safety feature in large cities. In NYC, people are always out and about. The average criminal doesn't want to commit a crime in a crowd.
2006-10-05 15:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by Apple21 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The main reason is rudy guilianni he was a great leader in a very bad time for n.y. city and he has really cleaned it up quite a bit.
2006-10-05 14:57:15 · answer #5 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The people who wrote the ratings said NY is safe because they live there and were scared of getting mugged or shot if they said otherwise.
2006-10-05 14:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Deactivate account 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Many factors contribute to its safety, such as community involvement, low unemployment, etc.
2006-10-05 20:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by Dwight D J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By throwing all the bums out
2006-10-05 15:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by N3WJL 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all just need to secretly kill all the homeless
2006-10-05 15:01:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋