Ten years ago this town was different. People used to know their neighbors, knew what was going on around them. But back when people still trusted each other, we didn’t have radicals plotting to kill activists.

Last night, NYPD agents arrested a man connected to an assassination scheme targeting Palestinian-American activist Nerdeen Kiswani. This is the latest in a string of attempts by radical leftists to silence voices they don't like.

What's changed since then? People talk about 'free speech' but when it's inconvenient or scary, they want someone else to protect them from ideas they disagree with.

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And who’s going to do that? The good old boys in blue. They're the ones patrolling our streets and making sure the bad apples don't spoil the whole bunch.

I've lived here 40 years, seen things shift. But back when people still felt safe walking home at night with their doors unlocked—now who does that?