The IQ of the residents and a city’s political and government matter. New York City lacks both. New Yorkers and the political elite governing the city are mirror images of each other: mediocre, clueless savages incapable of fixing anything! This is the consequence of accepting Critical Race Theory based on a flawed view of history that has led to decades of institutions abandoning merit, rewarding mediocre performance, and viewing all cultures as equivalent and acceptable. Mamdani epitomizes the result: intellectual mediocrity and urban policies that history has shown to be destructive and counterproductive.