I live in New York City.  I work in Manhattan, reside in Queens.

It's not the 'Sex in the City' New York where you can hook up for a one night stand and then stagger home safely at 3 a.m.  with Manholo Blahniks in hand.

I live in the New York where the threat of pickpockets on the subway is real.  Just this morning there was a report of a woman being approached on the street by a man who just 'said' he had a gun, then walked her into a alley to rape and rob her.

Not that I'm raggi...