Good news everyone, we’ve returned to the dystopian New York of 1970s Martin Scorsese films

OP is there a warning with this X video? I'm scared to look.

Trump won the election, OP. You can stop pretending that cities are unlivable hellscapes. It felt insincere 4 years ago and it feels insincere now.

Daniel Penny! Daniel Panny! Daniel Penny!

The best part are the two white guys jumping the turnstiles. thank you our wonderful DA for making that legal along with shoplifting.

God, 70s New York movies are the best. Give me Klute, Taxi Driver, Network. What a gorgeous mess.

R1 - it's 100% watchable. You only see the man being pushed off the platform in front of the train as it arrives - nothing more. The video is taken from the turnstile entry point.

Obviously I watched it. I don't know what to say. I don't know why anyone would do that for no reason to another person. I would be very surprised if the victim survives.

Let's see if the police pull out as much man power to find the culprits as they did for the CEO assassin.

Things will continue to get worse as mental illness rises in populations that don't have access to diagnosis and treatment. Every time of economic uncertainty and depression features these characters running around causing pain and destruction. We don't have the capacity to handle this and our government for the next 4 years will be encouraging the destruction.

It’s a horrible combination of no money given to help mentally ill people. No safety net at all. and ridiculous politicians and DAs who think not prosecuting people for crimes is a good idea. When a mentally ill person becomes a danger to society they need to be put away. Prison or mental hospital.

Defacto, didn’t you have a NYE Party to go to?

Wait, what am I saying?

The last movie Scorcese made that was great in my opinion was Gangs of New York. That one didn't receive the love it deserved. Cameron Diaz was all wrong and Leonardo DiCaprio was just ok. Daniel Day Lewis was superlative as always. The Departed was magnificent but the jewel in his ground is The Age of Innocence. Severely overlooked by The Academy.

R6, thank you.

New York of the early seventies was trash everywhere, extreme graffiti on subway trains and the construction of the Twin Towers . All of that pretty much gone now. Not to mention a high crime rate, people couldn't walk in Central Park without fear of being a victim. Manhattan has come a long way.

I spent a lot of time there during that period and found people to be quite friendly. I don't know what it's like there now.

Except without affordable rent

Trashy tabloid Twitter trifle.

Gen Z has MAJOR daddy issues!

Gen X, I'd be scared if I was you.

2024 Saw Gov. Hochul deploying the National Guard to patrol the subways and the return of the Guardian Angels

[Quote] Not to mention a high crime rate, people couldn't walk in Central Park without fear of being a victim. Manhattan has come a long way.

Dounds like the wrong way to me. Now you can't go to a Bodega or covienence store wthout fear of being a victm

sounds like^^^

I would be willing to live in a dangerous city if rent was cheap.

Uh... OP?...

Over 4-MILLION people ride the NY subway PER DAY --- 4 million per day and you're gonna faint over less than 2 assaults

[bold]48 assaults in a month is ASTOUNDINGLY SAFE statistic wise, ya moron[/bold]

And Colin Rugg is a rightwing bigot who agitates for clicks and money. Why you'd post something of his here without mocking it is very suspect.

And OP? Does your family and friends know you lurk on gay-centric websites? I bet they know but you don't think they know

I LOVE NYC and will never leave!

Sounds like a case for Fish.

r5 I'd also add The Gambler and The Panic in Needle Park.

New York has been Disneyland since the 90s. This is a blessed change

[quote]I would be very surprised if the victim survives.

He’s not even that seriously injured. He’ll be fine.

What was that, AOC? Penny is the one we need to fear?

I hate that bitch so much.

R21 other cities, in the US and throughout the world, have similar numbers of subway users, and shit like that is extremely rare.

R26 critical condition you dumbfuck

What the fahhhk is going on in New Yawk right now.

R10 I feel like GONY is underrated as well however The Departed came out after it.

Its not like the 70s/80s....back then the violent crime at least made sense. It was mostly about muggings and thefts, poverty and junkies needing their fix, as it still is in most of the world. This is just random mentally ill loons wanting to watch the world burn. People that should be in institutions that aren't. The randomness is what's scary too. Before if you avoided bad neighborhoods and going out too late, you were relatively safe. Not the case now.

The guy survived. Thank you Jesus.

You're welcome!

Its so bad the Guardian Angels have started patrolling the subways again...haven't seen those since the early 90s

[quote]48 assaults in a month is ASTOUNDINGLY SAFE statistic wise, ya moron

Spoken like a true American. In any European city 48 assaults in a month would be a national crisis and there would be a huge response to fix the system.

R36 Right. But yet Daniel Penny is probably… I’m sick of fake liberals.

R29, chill, bro.

Per the most recent updates, he’s in stable condition.

[quote] Sources tell Eyewitness News that the victim is a New York City resident and is in stable condition.

The point I was trying to make earlier was that—especially after seeing the video—it’s amazing he was alive at all yet he was only injured and is stable.

First day of the New Year and 2 victims of subway violence

Victim in Subway Shoving Suffered a Broken Skull and Other Injuries

How could anyone survive that??

Tell me how this unfortunate person now pays for medical care due to this unexpected incident if they have no health insurance or ACA/Obamacare. I'm from one of those 'Socialist' countries Repugs hate. My mind boggles as to the costs in the USA. TIA.

Don't sleep on the subway

EEK

OP rushing here every time there’s a crime … but only if it’s in nyc, not Pittsburgh

Does this mean Show Palace is returning to Times Square?

I want hustlers in Times Square.

In America, if youre involved in something like this or a terrorist attack like Bostom Marathon bombing, are your medical needs taken care of? It scares me how Americans can go about their day without healthcare.

[quote]In America, if youre involved in something like this or a terrorist attack like Bostom Marathon bombing, are your medical needs taken care of?

Only if you have insurance. And even then, you're on the hook for deductibles and co-pays, which can run into tens of thousands of dollars.

2025 is not off to an auspicious start

If I lived there I might care.

[quote]2 men killed, 8 hurt in New Year’s Day slashings, stabbings, shootings

Hold my beer.

NY and Chicago are both run by Dems.

Stop lying R53. They're both MAGA country.

Please name the Republican-led cities that are crime-free, R53? Any large U.S. city has shootings, robberies and violence regardless of the political party in power.

When will people learn NOT to stand at the front while the train is coming towards you? There are too many crazies out there.

[quote] Any large U.S. city has shootings, robberies and violence regardless of the political party in power.

Yeah, because of....

Well, never mind.

R36 as an American, I agree with you. This is why I have an issue with both MAGA and the "progressive" left. You see both making these kind of half-true statements about American cities all over social media. One will say "Chicago is a hellhole" while the other will say "Chicago isn't even in the top 10 of most dangerous cities". Both these statements are true--Chicago is NOT one of the most dangerous cities in America but that's not saying much since American cities have homicide rates that rival Latin American cities. That's something to be embarassed by, not deflect from. No other western country has this issue.

The 10 most dangerous cities listed here are all run by Democrats

btw NY is considered the 'safest big city in the US'

Ive lived in Manhattan twenty five years. The subway is noticeably seedier than ever and the crazies are bolder than they used to be. The other night a panhandler hit me up for money on the train, which is not new or notable. What was different was how he reacted when I ignored him with a mild shrug. He lingered around and started staring me down like he was trying to intimidate me. For a second I thought he was going try something and I tensed up thinking I was about to have to defend myself. I’ve had a few moments like that in the past few years.

[quote] You can stop pretending that cities are unlivable hellscapes.

Enjoy losing many more elections.

R32, when they legalized looting (not prosecuted if under a certain amount), that’s when it was all over. Democrats/progressives have raised a generation of sociopaths. These Soros-backed clowns running these cities are costing us. This is why the likes of Trump can be reelected. The public has had enough and wants someone to wield the hammer.

R52 Never underestimate NY. All the victims ween teens!

Breaking news from the safest big city in the US

[Quote] You can stop pretending that cities are unlivable hellscapes.

The irony of it all with 10 teens shot during a memorial for a slain teen.

Looking forward to it. When will the prices for 2 bedroom apartments with large balconies be available for someone that works basic department store clerk's salary? The return of "Crusing" style gay bars at the docks would be nice too. I will dust off my leather and cop uniforms. Oh and no woman, Bachelorette parties or faghags allowed in them, what's not to like?

A postal worker was stabbed to death in a fight with a woman over a spot on line at a Harlem deli Thursday — marking at least the third murder in New York City in just the first two days of the new year.

Do all New Yorkers carry knives!

Don't you just love all the disorder around us!?

[quote] Felony assaults in the system are up 55 percent since 2019. Murders rose from three in 2019 to 10 in the year that just ended. In 2024, people were pushed to the tracks at least 25 times — about once every two weeks — compared with 20 times in 2019.

[quote] Compared with 2019, felony assaults citywide were up more than 40 percent in 2024, and murders about 18 percent.

be comforted by the fact R68 that it was worse in the 70s🙄

R69, not sure if you were making fun of my post (it's so hard to tell these days) but I was mocking the people downplaying safety/disorder in American cities. This shit is not sustainable.

R70 I'm tired of people who keep saying it was worse in the 70s 80s 90 as if we shouldn't be concerned with what's happening now. In some ways, it's worse now because so many of the attacks are random and unprovoked.

[quote]It’s a horrible combination of no money given to help mentally ill people. No safety net at all. and ridiculous politicians and DAs who think not prosecuting people for crimes is a good idea. When a mentally ill person becomes a danger to society they need to be put away. Prison or mental hospital.

In another case of projection, Democrats love to spread the myth that "Reagan closed down mental hospitals," when in fact it was the liberals who spearheaded that movement and made it happen during Reagan's administration and beyond.

Most conservatives wanted the hospitals to remain.

And now the "woke" idiots also want to close down the prisons. They're nuts!

The ACLU sued to have the mental institutions shut down. It wasn’t Reagan.

It was Kennedy that signed the Community Mental Health Act closing psychiatric hospitals -- it was the last major bill he signed before his assassination. The bill was supposed to set up care in community centers rather than institutions, but "only half of the proposed community mental health centers were ever built, and those were never fully funded. Drastic cuts were made to the remaining community mental health centers at the beginning of the Reagan administration."

"The ACLU sued to have the mental institutions shut down. It wasn’t Reagan"

It was an unholy alliance thar wasn't actually working together. It included the ACLU and Reagan. Don't try to rewrite history.

"Gov. Reagan signed the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act in 1967, all but ending the practice of institutionalizing patients against their will. When deinstitutionalization began 50 years ago, California mistakenly relied on community treatment facilities, which were never built. And the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act made it virtually impossible to compel treatment prior to extreme decompensation.The consequence became clear quickly. The number of mentally ill people entering the criminal justice system doubled the first year after the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act was enacted."

So many Reagan lovers on this thread...

JFK, Reagan -- whoever it was, Reagan left office 36 years ago, and Democrats are still moaning that Reagan did this, Reagan did that. I didn't vote for fucking Reagan, I voted for YOU, and all I hear is excuses that someone else broke the system, so how can we be expected to fix it?

News flash: You are elected to do just that, to fix what's broken. But as long as we tolerate pointing fingers at Reagan, or JFK, or someone else who's long gone and long dead, we'll get more of the same.

Yes, it's broken. Stop bitching about what happened decades ago and fix it, or make way for someone who will.

^^^Well, we know the next administration isn't going to fix it when a Trump himself and a majority of his appointees belong in mental institutions. Plus, they will be too busy focusing on trivial bullshit instead of governing the country effectively.

I agree, r77---neither party wants to handle the problem, but Dems certainly are better equipped to. However, they refuse to address the issue publicly.

R71, I agree completely. And let's be real, "low" crimes rates by American standards would be absolutely insane in Italy, Spain, Japan, etc (although many Euro countries may have more petty theft). We need to get our crime levels at/below Canadian levels.

Looks like crime is down. Go back to Sheboygan, MAGA.

Take my word it’s going to get much worse for NYC

"Crime" may be down but disorder is not.

Reagan didn’t close institutions

In response to Mr. Robert Kahn’s June 27 letter on homelessness in the Conejo Valley, I would like to correct one glaring error that he made. Mr. Kahn states: “The Reagan administration closed all mental institutions.”

I’ve heard this myth stated by some politically motivated individuals before. However, this statement is patently false.

In 1980, under Jimmy Carter, the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was passed. This bill provided federal grants to local community mental health centers. One year later, the 96th Congress, with a Democratic majority in both houses, repealed the act.

Reagan signed the repeal, which was placed on his desk by Congress, but he was merely following the wishes of the elected representatives of his constituents.

Reagan agreed with the majority of the Democrats that it was better to allow the states to retain control of funding and operations in mental health institutions.

What Reagan did do, as governor of California, was to sign the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act in 1972. That bipartisan legislation made mandatory institutionalization of mental health patients by family members and civil courts illegal. That way a bad judge or vindictive relative couldn’t have you locked up indefinitely at a state hospital.

The result of that humanitarian legislation was that populations in state hospitals dropped, but Reagan didn’t directly oversee, direct or cause any hospital closures.

The majority of mental hospitals in California were actually closed in the late 1990s, when Pete Wilson formed a task force to examine state hospital operations. The task force found that the populations of many state hospitals had dropped dramatically and the per-capita costs had skyrocketed to $114,000 per year.

This led to closures of several facilities, including Camarillo State Hospital.

So while Mr. Kahn may ask residents to stop demonizing homeless people, I would in turn ask him to stop demonizing Ronald Reagan.

R84 wow thanks for telling the truth.

The deliberateness and the proximity to the train is totally upsetting in this video! In other instances there was some room to imagine a prior conflict or something, not that that's a good excuse. Not here.

Stay in the suburbs, kids. Your life matters.

R77 So true. In the nearly 40 years since Reagan was President, we've had three Republican and three Democratic administrations

Speaking of mental illness

R87 will ignore the fact that NYC has a low crime rate compared to most big cities

Republicans love to whine about crime in New York while ignoring crime in places like Miami with GOP mayors (Miami has a higher crime rate than NYC)

R82, it will get worse in the red states thanks to all those loose gun laws

R77, what will Republicans do to make crime go down? Make it easier to buy guns? 🤣 😂

R71 thinks random and unprovoked crime didn't happen in the 70s

R67, now do all the homicides in the red states

Do you guys just troll the right-wing rag known as the New York Post looking for individual crimes to complain about? 🤔

R62, crime went up under Trump and down under Biden. Crime was out of control under Reagan. Republicans think the best way to control crime is to let poverty run rampant and give everyone guns

R32 pretending the world was safer in the 70s and 80s - it wasn't, but tell that to the "everything was better in MY day" crowd

R27, I hate you so much. Imagine glorifying a racist MAGA who killed an unarmed man. I bet you love Kyle Rittenhouse, too

R93 'so many' are now random and unprovoked as I said and btw who cares about what happens 50 years ago that doesn't make the situation today any better or acceptable.

Jaia Cruz was arrested at least five times before she allegedly carried out the ruthless killing Thursday, law enforcement sources told The Post.

Good lawd. New Yawk what is going on. What did they put in them vaccines or maybe it’s just the Covid itself. Does Covid increase cortisol levels?

The “woman” killer at r99 is a man.

R98 did you ever study maths?

r94 as others have noted, the crime rates in American cities are astronomical compared to the rest of the civilized world. We all know you have a hard-on for hating the NY Post, but they're simply reporting the crimes.

And you clearly aren't from the NY area because everybody reads the Post and the Daily News. Everybody. Regardless of political affiliation. They're NY institutions in all of their sensational trashiness.

[quote] crime went up under Trump and down under Biden

The "low" crime rates under Biden are still an absolute embarrassment for a Western nation.

[quote]And let's be real, "low" crimes rates by American standards would be absolutely insane in Italy, Spain, Japan, etc (although many Euro countries may have more petty theft). We need to get our crime levels at/below Canadian levels

Well in many of those same countries they actually rehabilitate those in jail, unlike America where it's all about punishment and no tools when they get out. Rehabilitation if the goal, not a volunteer afterthought.

[Quote] The “woman” killer at [R99] is a man.