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Old 08-17-2020, 09:20 PM
 
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A friend of mine in NY told me things were much worse than what the MSM is showing the public, even in places like Manhattan.
While I believed him, I had no way of knowing to what extent things have gotten to.

He sent me this link of someone who did a video;


https://twitter.com/FortuneUSNews/st...08800013979648


It is hard to believe virtually every major store/shop is bordered up on his 4 minute drive, with some never to return.



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Old 08-17-2020, 09:30 PM
 
Location: Florida
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A friend of mine in NY told me things were much worse than what the MSM is showing the public, even in places like Manhattan.
While I believed him, I had no way of knowing to what extent things have gotten to.

He sent me this link of someone who did a video;


https://twitter.com/FortuneUSNews/st...08800013979648


It is hard to believe virtually every major store/shop is bordered up on his 4 minute drive, with some never to return.



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That is not the NYC Manhattan that I know.. it is full of people walking, driving down the street is hectic, and it looks dead now. 11 million people . Where are they?
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Old 08-17-2020, 09:40 PM
 
Location: Howard County, Maryland
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Unreal, how vast the devastation is. One of the greatest shopping streets in America, wiped out. And yet, the only use that DeBlassio has for the police is to guard that vile BLM slogan painted on the street.

And how is it that Fifth Avenue is so empty of traffic, both cars and pedestrians? Where is everyone?
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Old 08-17-2020, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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You know they are going to blame every ounce of suffering and misfortune that follows on Trump... You just know it's coming...
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Old 08-17-2020, 10:10 PM
 
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A friend of mine in NY told me things were much worse than what the MSM is showing the public, even in places like Manhattan.
While I believed him, I had no way of knowing to what extent things have gotten to.

He sent me this link of someone who did a video;


https://twitter.com/FortuneUSNews/st...08800013979648


It is hard to believe virtually every major store/shop is bordered up on his 4 minute drive, with some never to return.



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I saw this posted on other forums and some New Yorkers piped in and said it is old footage just after Covid started.

There are videos I just checked on youtube made in the last few days with lots of traffic and people walking about.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq9W5SoSZEQ
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Old 08-17-2020, 10:11 PM
 
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You know they are going to blame every ounce of suffering and misfortune that follows on Trump... You just know it's coming...
New Yorkers can be loud and opinionated, but they are not stupid. Many remember how bad things were before Giuliani got things in order. Bloomberg was not too bad either. However most of the blame is going to be directed exactly where it should be, that being DeBlasio, and to some extent Cuomo.



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Old 08-17-2020, 10:19 PM
 
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My office is on 5th ave and thats what it looked like 2 weeks ago (last time I was there). Sad what DeBlasio and Cuomo did to the City.
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Old 08-17-2020, 10:21 PM
 
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Thats horrible looking at the vid....... What a crowded city and now look at it
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Old 08-17-2020, 10:26 PM
 
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That is not the NYC Manhattan that I know.. it is full of people walking, driving down the street is hectic, and it looks dead now. 11 million people . Where are they?
I can say the same thing about downtown Seattle. Only one difference, there's throngs of junkies and thugs on the streets and no cops in sight.

Did New York send them all to Seattle?
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Old 08-17-2020, 10:32 PM
 
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Democratic leadership
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