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Squeegee Guys Return to New York Streets
Pajamas Media — Rudy Giuliani wiped them away, but these symbols of urban decay have reappeared under Mayor Bloomberg. [image] The Big Apple is the city that never sleeps, but the massive layoffs on Wall Street and the precipitous drops of the markets have forced Manhattan to at least take a little nap. If you talk to older New Yorkers who remember the FDR Depression, you might pick up on a sense of pride. Like veterans who survived a battle, senior citizens will tell war stories of how they adapted to an ailing America. Times have changed and now even cash-strapped students lug hundreds of dollars of electronic equipment with them to class every day with very little fear for their personal security. The words “grit” and “New York” are no longer wedded since the Sex and the City image dominates the media ...

Does Squeegee Guy Return Herald Return of Rudy Giuliani?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — Squeegee Guy in New York City, Photo courtesy of Matt Sanchez Well, the Squeegee guys are back in New York City, apparently. Mayor Bloomberg will be seeking a third term as Mayor and has ignored the Giuliani policies of cracking down on minor criminal activity. According to the theory espoused by law enforcement and explained in the book Fixing Broken Windows: Restoring Order and Reducing Crime in Our ...