> gangs spraying graffiti with bystanders around and no fear of being caught For the record, they do try to crack down on those. I witnessed a couple of pissed

> gangs spraying graffiti with bystanders around and no fear of being caught For the record, they do try to crack down on those. I witnessed a couple of pissed off cops coming down on some kids doing graffiti at Battery Crosby last month. The nudity thing seems mostly tied to some pockets of the LGBTQ+ community, my impression is that people generally don't want to criticize it out of respect for freedom of expression for those communities. The drug abuse and rampant theft in broad daylight though are definitely disturbing though, for sure.