Wednesday, April 19, 2023

New York; nothing to Bragg about

 


"According to Lending Tree, 21.1% of new businesses in the state of New York fail within the first year. After 5 years, that number jumps to 52.8%.  Read More: How Tough Is It To Start Your Own Business in New York State? | https://wpdh.com/how-many-businesses-fail-in-ny/?utm_source=tsmclip&utm_medium=referral


"Don’t believe all you see in the news: New York City is not disappearing.

"It has certainly been hard hit. The Big Apple has become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The death toll is high, the anxiety is deep and the images are brutal. But New York is tough. It has seen big crisis before. Actually, in the last 20 years, it has been the setting of three of the biggest world crises: 9/11, the Global Financial Crisis and, now, the coronavirus pandemic.". . .

House Judiciary hearing on crime in Manhattan brings out victims' grieving families, Trump supporters (yahoo.com)  . . ."The title of Monday’s hearing, “Victims of Violent Crime in Manhattan,” was intended as a referendum on the policies of Alvin Bragg, the progressive Manhattan district attorney who recently indicted former President Donald Trump for falsifying business records.
"Republicans said that because Bragg’s office receives some federal funding, Congress has oversight over his policies. “We certainly have a right, in Congress, to overview a lot of different subjects,” Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told reporters after the hearing.". . .



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