But both Mayor de Blasio and his police commissioner, Bill Bratton, remain firm in the defense of "quality-of-life policing," a strategy that has been shown to overwhelmingly target blacks and Latinos.
In defense of German quality, some say the problem is not shoddy workmanship, but the German penchant for overengineering.
The historic districts that make up most of downtown Jersey City -- Hamilton Park, Harsimus Cove, Van Vorst, Paulus Hook -- have neighborhood associations that are known in town for their vigilant, even aggressive, defense of the quality of life.
Against all of that, Susan Rice never stood a chance regardless of Obama's elegant defense of her qualities and service.
James Poniewozik wrote a great defense of both the quality of "The Missing," which tells the story of the abduction of a child, and the decision to opt out of watching it.
Although they had already qualified for the World Cup finals, the Americans again showed their vulnerability on defense and their lack of quality play on the flanks.
"When we talk, big things happen," said Anthony, who also said this was the first time all season that the Knicks put together four quarters of quality defense.
The mayor also took the chance yesterday to offer a few quick civics lessons as a defense of his focus on these "quality of life" crimes.
