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dma10014 t1_j4cdlrf wrote

Reply to comment by MemoLePewPew5 in NYC Deli Owner Shames Shoplifters With ‘Thieves of the Week' Video by EvanMcD3

I think you would be right except that the kids involved, from what I've read elsewhere, don't seem to be embarrassed by the notoriety. After all, they are getting their 15 minutes of fame. It doesn't matter if it's really infamy. It's a matter of one's perspective. They are receiving attention and for many teenagers, that's all that matters, especially in this viral-and-meme web we live in.

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dma10014 t1_iv2lbc4 wrote

Reply to “Asian American students who have earned admission to Harvard are smart, promising, and have no doubt worked very hard. But in ways . . . they may have also benefited from their racial status long before they applied,” writes sociology Professor @JLeeSoc . by [deleted]

I disagree with the OP, but that is irrelevant, as is the OP since this subreddit is about NYC. Just because Columbia University is in NYC doesn't make their website's content related specifically to NYC.

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dma10014 t1_iuty75p wrote

Reply to comment by actualtext in National Democrats come to rally for Hochul in New York by SilenceDooDooGood

That Schumer and Gillibrand are not campaigning for Hochul is a sign of her toxicity. Simply put, there's nothing in it for the senators. If Hochul wins, it's business as usual for the senators. If she loses, then they appear weak for campaigning for her in the loss.

Considering that she is basically tied with Zeldin in a state that has 2-1 Democrats to Republicans shows how terrible a candidate she is and the senators want nothing to do with her possible loss.

As for Hillary, well, she's still lusting after a position she lost twice for, so she has some reason for burnishing her campaign credentials. If Hochul wins, then Hillary can claim some handiwork in the result (whether that is true or not doesn't matter since it's the perception of such that matters). And Kamala, well, sending her is Biden's way of saying I want nothing to do with Hochul possibly losing.

And as for Hillary's popularity, I doubt it was ever all that much. I mean it's not Michelle Obama level. Sure, Hillary won NYS Senate seat in 2000 and 2004, and won NY in 2016, but that's a span of 22 years to six years ago. Times are different now.

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dma10014 t1_iubbyos wrote

Reply to comment by ny_medic in Ex NYC Transit president Sarah Feinberg sucker punched in unprovoked Manhattan attack by jhovudu1

Maybe 2021 was a low year for arrests, making the arrest rate in 2022 look better than it would have been in prior years.

After all, someone can claim that ridership on the MTA has skyrocketed by X percent in 2022. It would be true, but ridership is still down over years before the pandemic.

So statistics need to be questioned.

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