New Yorkers' Hilarious Responses To A Twitter User Who's "Afraid" Of NYC

Despite the sensationalized reports and right-wing insistence that New York has become a lawless hellscape, the truth is, well, things are just fine. In fact, the official data shows that crime in the city is overwhelmingly down from past decades, even up to the early 2010s.

Of course, that hasn't stopped fear mongering drama queens from breathlessly exaggerating the state of things, like, for example, this week's Twitter main character, a woman who tweeted, "I'm a 42 year old born and raised New Yorker. Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment something bad could happen. It's scary to be here."

Since, in reality, the scariest thing about New York right now is the price of rent, fellow New Yorkers and Twitter users couldn't help but dunk on the tweet en masse.

The responses are hilarious and the overarching message is clear: Chill out, lady.

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. I just ate a kale salad outside across the street from where Biggie used to sell drugs. A Doodle in a Susan Alexandra collar trotted by. Chaos.
— Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) June 9, 2022

I'm a born and raised New Yorker. Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside someone could be talking about “Dimes Square.”
— STEVIE NIX 👻 (@luxerubbish) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. There was a Marc Jacobs sample sale and I didn’t find out about it until it already happened.
— YouMayAskYourself (@eveisapisces) June 9, 2022

Thank you for saying this. I can't tell you how many times I've walked outside and seen someone wearing a dark blue suit with tan shoes. Truly we are living in the most lawless time. https://t.co/AZ2aFqDenM

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment I could be attacked by a giant gorilla carrying his girlfriend up the Empire State Building.
— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment I could be attacked by a street gang dressed as mimes or baseball players.
— Jason Bailey (@jasondashbailey) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment I might run into a comedian. It's scary to be here.
— dj fuck (@eggshellfriend) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like every time I step outside my apartment I am away from my cats, and they’re all alone
— Susie Armitage (@susarm) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment something bad could happen. It's scary to be here. pic.twitter.com/b7BnXfcfZx
— Chapin (@Chapinc) June 9, 2022

I'm a 42 year old born and raised New Yorker. Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. There are muppets everywhere and they could break into song at any moment. It's scary to be here. https://t.co/SPaEhnQuEz
— dylan 𓅸 (@davidson_dylan) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment Penn Badgley could be laughing with his little laptop. It's scary to be here. https://t.co/IFkraosymj pic.twitter.com/ov1o6nyZyZ
— gabs (@gabbishaw) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment a surface near me could be Banksy’d
— Yanni Stan Account (@dennisbhooper) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment I could be attacked by feral newsies or by organ grinders’ monkeys with ‘lil monkey knives.
— Arby’s Provocateur (@SamGrittner) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. The city is like a ticking time bomb. Like everytime I step outside my apartment the Jets and the Sharks could be having a well choreographed rumble.
— Eli Olsberg (@EliOlsberg) June 9, 2022

Never in my entire life have I felt the fear, tension, and anxiety I feel living in NYC right now. Is it acceptible to attend a gala in shorts. Is it worth an extra $4 to get organic peanut butter? Is it ok that I can't help smiling at people on the street? It's awful
— Steven Bodzin busily banning cars (@stevenbodzin) June 9, 2022

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