We don’t expect President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in New York City for a host of reasons — not least because we’re taking his suggestions seriously, but not literally.
That is, when Trump last week discussed the very real success of his intervention in Washington, DC, policing, he mused that Chicago could be next, “and then we’ll help with New York.”
Just in case, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Monday reportedly told Attorney General Pam Bondi it’s not needed, since crime is down and Gotham remains far safer than other big US cities.
Shootings are at an all-time low , while burglaries, robberies and felony assaults are all trending down, too.
The Big Apple’s main problem is with the no-bail law and the state government’s other blows to the justice syste