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IronLionZion

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13. I was born in Brooklyn. Trump was born in Queens

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 1, 2022, 07:11 PM

Jan 2022

guess which one of those boroughs is actually a foreign territory outside the United States

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Eric Adams sworn-in as New York City mayor in Times Square [View all] Polybius Jan 2022 OP

Good luck to him - he's gonna need it. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2022 #1

New York was never gone Renew Deal Jan 2022 #2

Yeah, we never 'went away'. electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #6

He ran as "tough on crime" right as crime was increasing IronLionZion Jan 2022 #3

I think part of the reason is a mix of anxiety, frustration, and... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #7

Tough on crime really resonated with NYC voters it appears MichMan Jan 2022 #9

Study after study over decades have shown that an authoritarian approach to crime Ford_Prefect Jan 2022 #28

He was behind in the polls initially IronLionZion Jan 2022 #30

I'm not immune to that reasoning either but it obscures the situation and the causes. Ford_Prefect Jan 2022 #32

My gut feeling is that he's going to be a VERY successful mayor. George II Jan 2022 #4

I think ... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #5

I was too - born in Brooklyn, then we moved to Queens, and in my 30s moved to Manhattan. George II Jan 2022 #8

An interesting fact about Brooklyn... NNadir Jan 2022 #10

My father was born in Brooklyn. I was in Queens AZLD4Candidate Jan 2022 #12

I was born in Brooklyn. Trump was born in Queens IronLionZion Jan 2022 #13

Brooklyn was also it's own City before it consolidated with NYC. electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #15

Oh I know. My father's generation did not consider themselves citizens of NYC... NNadir Jan 2022 #17

Yeah, I could see that... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #20

Brooklyn isn't even part of the United States IronLionZion Jan 2022 #18

I used to work for the NYS Dept of Labor... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #21

not sure I get that, please explain. Sure I've heard the 'job stealing' phrase used in various ways electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #22

Claiming people aren't American is key to saying they don't belong here IronLionZion Jan 2022 #24

That sounds dismaying... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #16

The City of New York, as we know it today, didn't exist until 1898. Until that time NYC was... George II Jan 2022 #23

My wife is a vocal chameleon. She falls into whatever accent she hears. NNadir Jan 2022 #25

Yeah, their are pockets in very ethic neighborhoods where the older... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #29

Back in the 1960s East Harlem, also known as "Spanish Harlem", existed from 96th Street and north... George II Jan 2022 #33

Interesting... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #34

Vocal chameleon 👍 ... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #31

Brooklyn treated me well! I would have stayed if I could... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #27

Got it... electric_blue68 Jan 2022 #14

I am very skepitcal of this former cop who will bring back solitary confinement AZLD4Candidate Jan 2022 #11

🙄 NurseJackie Jan 2022 #36

Has this ever happened before (ie: Times Square, NYD) NurseJackie Jan 2022 #35