Ex-Gov. David Paterson outlines reasons NYC could be headed for ‘70s-style doom

[Kamaji]

Ex-Gov. David Paterson outlines reasons NYC could be headed for ‘70s-style doom — migrant crisis at ‘tipping point’

By Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
August 6, 2023

Former Gov. David Paterson warned Sunday that New York City could revert to the crime- and debt-riddled days of the 1970s if government doesn’t ease up on developers — adding the Big Apple’s migrant crisis is at its “tipping point,” too.

“Look what happened at the hotels where the hotels were filled up,” the former governor told host John Catsimatidis on “Cat’s Roundtable” on WABC-77 radio, referring to the city’s desperate attempt to house the flood of recent asylum-seekers from the US’ southern border.

“The excess migrants, mostly males … chose to sleep on the street rather than go to another facility,” Paterson, 69, said.

“I think it’s a tipping point,” he said of the crisis.

Paterson, 69, also warned that higher taxes, particularly on the real-estate industry, will cause more people and businesses to leave New York.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/08/06/ex-gov-david-paterson-outlines-reasons-nyc-could-be-headed-for-70s-style-doom/

[Fishrrman]

Looking back, Patterson -- who inherited the governor's seat when Spitzer self-destructed -- was probably the most reasonable governor the state had since Pataki.

Yes, he was still a DCommunist, but nevertheless, he did less damage than anyone since Pataki left office.

[Idiot]

 

[Wingnut]

What he said.