Last weekend’s shooting in Times Square carries a disturbing suggestion of the “bad old days” in New York.
Last year in New York City, murders rose by 45 percent and shooting incidents by 97 percent, numbers that have continued to rise in 2021. But New Yorkers don’t need statistics to understand that the city’s descent into chaos is accelerating. Saturday’s brazen shooting in Times Square—in which three innocent bystanders were shot, including a four-year-old girl—may well mark a crossroads for the city.
