Escape From New York isn’t just a classic Kurt Russell movie.
It's a reality theme park you can visit - if you're willing to channel your inner Snake Plissken.
Hundreds of thousands of people prefer to beat feet. At least that many have already fled the Big Apple, perhaps because violent crime has gone up several hundred percent. Because New York has become the prison portrayed in the movie - only this time, for the law abiding. The criminals have the keys to the city now and Mayor Bill de Blasio is their "Duke" - and "A-Number-One.”
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