Anyone who has made pasta knows it takes a lot of energy to bring water to a boil, but once it’s there, you can turn the heat down and still maintain the rolling bubbles. That’s New York right now. Illegal immigrant crime, Columbia Univ. and City College protests, the Met Gala clashing with pro-Palestine mob marches–they all turned up the heat. But the kettle is still aboil.
A few of the key players are in jail, a few are laid up and nursing wounds. But the bulk of the protesters are still here.
Notably, NYPD officers are acting like referees who have collectively agreed to “let ’em play.” No penalties for ticky-tack fouls, just the flagrant stuff. It’s not a bad strategy for the cops. Mayor Eric Adams is well aware that most of the infractions that landed perpetrators in Rikers a few years ago are summarily dismissed by infamously soft District Attorney Alvin Bragg. more
You get what you subsidize.
Don’t put a lid on your boiling pasta. It will boil over.
Can’t wait to see the pot boil over.