I enjoyed NYC in the early 80's - my first exposure to NYC as an adult. If you know the plot for Mame, it somewhat describes my relationship with my Aunt in Manhattan at that time. Broadway shows and piano bars were a great experience then; to paraphrase Mame, life was a banquet. I was there recently and visiting my relatives (who I adore) is the only attraction remaining for me.

I gave a high-performance Kindle Fire HDX 7", WiFi, 4 G LTE as a Christmas present to a friend. He is also a collector of books. He used it to read for a while, but now he is doing regular browsing just like with any other tablet.

I see people reading Kindle on the ferry, which is a good way of using time. But most of them are buried in their smart phones.

“I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state. Few have been treated worse,” he said, describing his decision as the “best for all concerned.”

I love having a real bound book, too. Yet, flipping pages on a phone screen is so convenient to help falling asleep while reading. No light to keep me awake or to turn off. Coolreader automatically tracks the last page viewed, too. ;^)

Yes, Amazon wrecked the bookstore industry.

It is a shame. I still believe that going into a store and putting your hands on books, reading excerpts is an experience that Amazon will never fill.

Sure, it is convenient to order your choice, but it is no replacement for the joy offered by a live store.

At least you are still able to order physical books. I will never agree to the Kindle version: I like to have bookshelves or browse a friend's library of live books rather than flipping pages on a screen.

Now, we order from Amazon and whinge about how it took more than 24 hours for our books to arrive... when we don't just download PDFs from Archive.org, EconLib.org, or Mises.org.

I've lived in Western NY all my life, but my first experience with NYC was in the late '80s when my wife and I decided to take a train trip to Florida. In those days there were two stations in close proximity (NY Central & Penn Station, I believe) and for our trip we had to not only change trains in NYC, but had to walk over to the other station to do it. The local train came into Central and the Florida train left out of Penn. During our walk dragging all our luggage we encountered some gang members beating up a guy while other gang members formed a perimeter shouting "Get back you people! Can't you see there's a mugging going on here?". It was definitely a "Holy Sh-T is this for real?!" moment. Never had a desire to visit NYC again. Thankfully, there is only one station now to change trains in so we don't have to walk above ground to visit Florida.

Yes, the bookstores...One of the delights of New York. Could spend half a day browsing.

New York was my favorite city, when I was in high school in the late 1970s. That was when Times Square was seedy and nasty, and The Strand bookstore was a haven.

Today, I have the Internet, and New York City is Disney World without the roller coasters.

Hooray for Trump! Why would anyone want to live in New York?

DiBlasio is one of the cancers on society, flourishing until it kills the host then he perishes as well.

NY and CA are two of the stellar examples of what the left is capable of "accomplishing", and doing it at full speed, no efforts spared.

New York was my favorite city when I lived on the East Coast. Not any more. Haven't been there for 10-15 years and not missing it a bit.

Where does one even start?

DiBlasio supported the Sandinistas and honeymooned in Cuba.

In SF (South Florida) we are about 2/3rds Democrat. However, Democrats here have Concealed Carry Permits and buy one-way bus tickets out of town for the homeless, and wearing an Ernesto Guevara t-shirt is a good way to earn one a punch in the nose.

We have millions of refugees from Castro's and Chav's 'paradises' in Cuba and Venezuela. Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and Donald Trump call Palm Beach (approximately a one-hour drive from Miami, depending on traffic) home.

Bill DiBlasio can say,"Good riddance," but all I hear is, "Welcome home, Orange Man. Keep being entertaining."

Yes, I read about it.

Also, that DiBlasio said "Good riddance".

What else would he say?