Mmm rents are residential and commercial is a different story. The tax revenue is high at the moment, but I'm wondering about the future of commercial once leases are up. It seems to me the decline won't be immediate, but gradual as commercial tenants drop out of lease renewals. As far as residential goes, I am kind of with you on that one.

I'm a minority. And in a separate comment I provided backup as to why this experiment was done in another country and failed.

I think Giuliani paved the way for some of the prosperity some folks have had in NY. Lets not forget that times Square was no man's land before he got there. I'm not saying everything he did was great, but I agreed with some of the changes he made.

They are people with needs and have no money. This experiment was already done in my country which received asylum seekers and had to see crime go up. Here is an article of what I'm talking about but it's in Spanish. You should be able to Google translate it. Edit: I guess we're downvoting facts and statistics then.

https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2022/09/12/crimen-organizado-de-venezuela-esta-tras-veintena-de-asesinatos-en-bogota-policia/

https://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/santander/masacre-en-santander-quien-es-el-venezolano-capturado-por-matanza-702108

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-sees-decrease-in-shootings-murders-while-overall-crime-index-rises-latest-nypd-stats-show/3898647/

The stats say otherwise, but I can dig the optimism.