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Two of the three states with the largest population of people in the U.S. illegally are the red states of Texas and Florida. Trump, notably, does not name their cities when calling on ICE to execute more aggressive immigration raids.

This is insane

New piece at Vital City argues that while Zohran Mamdani is making costly promises New York City almost certainly can’t afford, supposed pragmatist Andrew Cuomo is out there making expensive commitments to unions and other vested interests. Where’s the fiscal sanity?

Yes. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/zohra…

These national crime trends are…good! realtimecrimeindex.com

Always worth reading ⁦Nicole⁩. city-journal.org/article/new-yo…

(This is not to argue that they’re the same; Mamdani’s new spending adds up to more, and he’d have to hike taxes substantially to pay for it all. The point here is simply that they are both making commitments that don’t add up.)

"New York is fundamentally a miracle, offering daily testimony to our ability to overcome the worst impulses of human nature and live together in something that reasonably approximates harmony."

“Somehow, millions of people speaking dozens of different languages and pursuing disparate…goals manage to live and work and commute together cheek by jowl without the whole thing degenerating into chaos and acrimony.” vitalcitynyc.org/articles/is-ne…

Do you love New York City? Read this fine piece. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/is-ne…

Correct. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/witho…

Listen to Ben when you can.

Commanding heights.

1) It’s true! 2) Local editorial boards have plenty of times been united for or against something, only to see voters ignore them.

AI isn’t coming for this job yet.

Oh!

Meant to say: drop what you’re doing and listen immediately!

Crime was very low before COVID hit. Schools were by many measures improving. He had a reputation for being a micromanager and people had understandable distaste for his sanctimony and indulgent run for president.

It is great to see large numbers of people turning out to vote in the primary so far. It would be better still to have open primaries and a Final Five-style general election rather than always having a D and an R on the general election ballot. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/imagi…

(He hates the facts described in the piece, not the piece.)