New York to lead U.S. cities for job losses in 2009

[HurrMark]

Originally Posted by cirlin6

Samyn, I think people were skeptical of your position that a crime wave would grip New York as it did in the 80s and 90s. I think the most recent crime report had crime down in New York City again. The economic situation is bad, but I'm still in the camp that we're not going to fall back into the dark ages because of it.

Agreed. I have a hard time believing New York City will ever again approach the levels that it did in the 80s and early 90s. The crime fighting measures that were implemented during Giuliani will never go away, and with the improvement of technology, I think that they will only improve. Also, I think the living situations of many low-income neighborhoods have vastly improved since the 70s, and I think residents are more vigilant and take more pride in their neighborhoods. Studies have shown that a poor economy doesn't lead to more crime.

As for job losses, well, New York is the biggest city, so it would make sense that it would lose the most number of jobs.

[justfarr1030]

Originally Posted by HurrMark

Agreed. I have a hard time believing New York City will ever again approach the levels that it did in the 80s and early 90s. The crime fighting measures that were implemented during Giuliani will never go away, and with the improvement of technology, I think that they will only improve. Also, I think the living situations of many low-income neighborhoods have vastly improved since the 70s, and I think residents are more vigilant and take more pride in their neighborhoods. Studies have shown that a poor economy doesn't lead to more crime.

As for job losses, well, New York is the biggest city, so it would make sense that it would lose the most number of jobs.

Do you have a link to those studies?