My problem relates to the disgusting mess that people leave behind when they feed pigeons, i.e., Foodtown corner on 76th Street. With respect to the squirrels, they get very close to my baby when we lay on the grass because our neighbors have trained them to approach humans. As far as the comparisons to murder, rape, and other forms of violence, I do not see the connection unless the premise of your argument is that quality of life nuisances are not valid complaints.
As far as sky high rent, I do not rent - I do not share your concern. Maybe you should worry about making more money - maybe by working a job that pays a decent wage will allow you to be able to afford a place of your own and this may give you reasons to worry about quality of life issues.
My guess is that renters are the ones who want to protect the homeless bums sleeping on our sidewalks, getting high on heroin, and pissing on the streets - and lets not forget the poor little squirrels and pigeons that you all love so much.
Belllabella, you should put some of those nuts in HAMjacksonheights mouth so he can afford to rent in a neighborhood he is too poor to live in. I am sure that he is used to other people putting nuts in his mouth!
As far as my original point, I do not like unnecessarily messy sidewalks or aggressive squirrels.