Is NYC Destroying Itself?

I have previously advised those who would like to experience Europe to do it soon.

The ways things are going the Europe of tomorrow will be nothing like the Europe of the past due to mass migration, green policies, weak economies, wokeism and other things.

Europe is well on the way to not being Europe any more.

I may soon have to add that same advice to those who want to live in or visit New York City.

The future is not looking particularly bright for the Big Apple.

Years and years of liberal policies have taken their toll on the city.

Large numbers of immigrants (legal and illegal) from third world countries have further damaged the social fabric of the city.

In point of fact, 3.1 million people---almost 40% of New York City's population--- were not born in the United States. The most recent numbers are from 2022 which would not include the recent number of illegals coming to NYC during the Biden administration. 

The largest number of foreign born residents of New York City today have immigrated from third world countries.

There are over 400,000 from the Dominican Republic alone, almost 400,000 from China and almost 600,000 in combined numbers from Mexico, Jamaica, Guyana and Ecuador.

 

Source: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/immigrants/downloads/pdf/MOIA-Annual-Report-2023_Final.pdf

New York City has also been a magnet for immigrants into the United States.

However, that immigration used to be principally from European countries where shared values and cultures made assimilation easier. That is no longer the case.

The proximity that New York City has provided for business, finance, entertainment, media and other sectors of the economy has always been an asset to that metro area. However, in a world of the internet, zoom calls and the ability to work remotely the advantage of proximity has been substantially diminished.

We can now add to this list the fact the Democrats on Tuesday chose a Muslim Socialist to be their candidate for Mayor in the the November general election.

33 year-old Zohran Mamdani defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo and several others for the Democrat nomination for Mayor of New York City.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor-primary.html

Mamdani focused most of his campaign on a promise to make New York City "more affordable".

He says he will open city-owned grocery stores.

He wants to make public transit free.

He wants to freeze rents.

He wants to provide free child care.

He wants to replace police officers with social workers in high crime areas.

In all, he wants to increase city spending by $10 billion which he says he will get by taxing wealthy corporations and the top 1% of individual taxpayers.

He believes capitalism is theft.

Here are a few more examples of issues that Mamdani has promoted in the past.

You can just imagine the paradise that New York City will be to live in or visit if all of these proposals were to put in place.

Mamdani has almost no real world business or executive experience. His college degree is in Africana Studies from Bowdoin College. H was born in Uganda but came to the United States when he was 7 years old when he father came to teach at Columbia University. He did not become a U.S. citizen until 7 years ago.

For good measure Mamdani says that New York City would arrest Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visited the city.

https://x.com/ClayTravis/status/1937703801131299169

It should not surprise you that Mamdani has been accused of being an anti-Semite in the past.

However, he now says that he work vigorously to fight anti-semitism.

Should anyone believe him?

Who in their right minds believes any of this would improve life in New York City?

It appears that  a lot of his support in the Democrat primary came from white, higher income, college educated voters.

This breakdown of votes by income levels says a lot.

Those that would benefit most from the free stuff voted for the other guy.

Source: https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1937834533065261467

Do those at the bottom of the income ladder better understand that there is "no free lunch"?

Black voters were also not taken in by Mamdani's campaign promises.

Mamdani was particularly popular with Asian voters but he also had majority support with Whites and Hispanics.

Source: https://x.com/tify330/status/1937939306930114834

In sum, Mamdani fared best with college graduates and those with high incomes.

Cuomo did best with Blacks and those with lower incomes.

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

It is almost inexplicable but, after all, we are talking about a Democrat primary.

It does not have to make any sense.

However, in the real world there are consequences. 

A lot of those wealthy New Yorkers that Mamdani needs may not want to stay to pay the bills. 

As I stated above, New York City no longer has the advantage of proximity. 

What I also found interesting is how quickly some of the biggest names in the Democrat party are embracing Mamdani despite his radical far-left views.

Bill Clinton was at the top of the list.

Here is a sampling of other big name Democrats who did not waste any time on showing their support for Mamdani.

Source: https://x.com/Eric_Schmitt/status/1937985140380058013

Bear in mind that Mamdani just took down a member of Democrat royalty---former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

It was just five years ago that many were calling for Cuomo to be the Democrat candidate for President as his stature and profile were burnished by daily Covid-19 press conferences.

Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-03-31/cuomo-2020-momentum-builds-amid-coronavirus-response

It just goes to show you how quickly things can change in politics.

And how easily your former "friends" can abandon you to protect their own rear ends.

It remains to be seen whether Mamdani can carry himself and his agenda to victory in November.

Current Mayor Eric Adams is running as an Independent.

The Republicans have nominated community activist Curtis Sliwa who also ran for Mayor in 1993 and 2021.

There is talk of getting Sliwa to drop out of the race and allow for Adams to take on Mamdani head to head because a three-way race would practically guarantee the Democrat would win the general election.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

There will be an effort by some clear thinking Democrats and others in New York to try to makes sure this guy never gets the power he wants.

We can be sure that much more will come out about Mamdani's views and background over the next four months.

However, there are a considerable number of people who say,  let New Yorkers destroy themselves.

Their view is that NYC has gone beyond a point of no return and the only way forward is for the people of New York City to own it which is the theme of this opinion piece in RedState.com.

Source: https://redstate.com/bonchie/2025/06/25/new-york-city-just-chose-to-destroy-itself-and-its-time-to-let-it-happen-n2190880

At this point, you might be asking how New York City ended up in this position. After all, who in their right mind would vote for someone like Mamdani? The answer is the same as it's been for a while when discussing the elevation of left-wing radicalism in America: Affluent, white, female liberals. 

They will not rest until they've destroyed what's left of Western civilization. 

With all that said, I'm not in much of a mood to further lament what is about to happen to New York City. It's about time the rest of America stopped feeling sympathy, as if this was the result of misguided naivete. No, they voted for an antisemitic Islamic communist with their eyes wide open. The destruction that is coming was a choice, and New Yorkers deserve to suffer the consequences of that. No federal bailouts and no interference to try to save them from themselves. Let it happen. 

I hate to see that happen considering how much New York City has meant to the nation over the years.

I hope that somehow and someway the people of the city realize where this is headed if Mamdani is the next Mayor.

In the meantime. if you have an interest in visiting New York City, I would suggest you hedge your bets and visit sooner rather than later.