New York, New York

It's a wonderful town! [More]

Then there's this observation:

Nobody stepped in to break up the street fight, with spectators instead intently watching it or milling around once it ended.

I'm sure the reporters and the New York Daily News editorial board could have shown us all how it's done.

As long as we're there, let's take in all the sights:

• Queens man, 62, busted for masturbating on train
• Man knocks out 52-year-old woman's teeth, threatens to shoot before raping her
• Woman suffers severe chemical burns after stranger throws caustic liquid in her face

I could go on in this direction, but there's another side trip we need to take, just to validate those Sullivan Laws Emperor Bloomberg fantasizes about imposing on the rest of us under force of state arms:

• We're the Only Ones Insuring Enough
• We're the Only Ones In the Bag Enough
• We're the Only Ones Recruiting Enough

Actually, the lyrics in "On the Town" were changed from "Helluva" to "Wonderful," to make things acceptable to Production Code sensitivities of the time. Sounds to me like they had it right the first time.

You know what would fix everything?

Banning horses.