Review of Albuquerque, New Mexico


Want to give negative stars to Hell as one should
Star Rating - 3/30/2021
I've lived in this place my whole life except the years I was in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a dump with unemployment seen all around and beggers at almost every street light , you can't go anywhere without seeing a homeless person pushing a shopping cart, if your a night person don't even think of this place for a city of over a half a million the streets are rolled up at 9 pm no food , gas few and far between and not anyplace to go. It is moving backwards here 30 years ago grocery stores, Walmart, and restaurants were open til midnight some til 2 am, now finding a stinking burger after 10 pm is like finding a bag of cash on your doorstep, every business has security or actual police in there parking lots as if your living in a police State , God forbid you own a van because now your a Target for security in all these parking lots, even if you've never had A run in with anyone you just go about your business and leave they take extra interest in you because you can't own a van and a home at the same time (sarcasm). It's either that or they Target me because of my Disabled Veterans license plate ( hoping it's for the van, crappy thing to hope for), and the drivers here are insane they will pull out of a side street and get in front of you in your lane when the 2 other lanes are free of traffic as far as the eye can see as well as your lane behind you, I bring this up because of how often it happens and the 2 times I've been hit by these fools, in different parts of town auto insurance is higher than others because of this and a multitude of other driving infractions (half a million people not all drive, see the problem), and I don't care about politics but here are nicknames the news has used about Democrats in charge here ,Pay to play Governor (old gov. I guess taking bribes), Democratic training for political crimes, you get it if I cared there are a lot I can't and don't care to remember, and if you haven't felt with sorry I call them what they legally are , illegals from across the border ( didn't enter the USA legally) this has a effect on society that in my opinion nobody wants , Desensitizeing you to horrific crime 2 examples that got less than a minute on the news and no public outcry 8 MONTH old girl raped and died because of it by illegal, a nursery School worker left a child in her car outside the nursery in 100 degree heat child died, she was a illegal, need I say more to all you never lived on the border but got a lot to say about it intellectual Giants out there, nothing in this state is worth loosing your humanity and feelings for others who lose a loved one in these ways, I could go on about so many other things but if these things don't give you a reason to stay clear then your the kind of person I'm getting out of this place because of. Would give negative stars if I could.
Wayne | Albuquerque, NM
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Why do you want a stink burger?
Poom | Athens, GA | Report Abuse

Stink Burger franchises are all over Alb
edmund | Spring Valley, NV | Report Abuse

While I agree with you that Albuquerque has gone downhill, there are a lot of factors in place now that weren't there when I first moved here 20 years ago. For one, with the influx of drug cartels out of Mexico, uncontrolled gang activity (and the high number of gangs here), not enough police officers (due to budget), the declining economy, etc. has seriously affected the crime rate in this city. And yes, there are a lot of corrupt officials here and have been since the beginning of our inception as a state. If we do not have enough police officers, enough jobs, enough teachers, enough doctors, etc., what else do people have to fall back on? It increases the theft and the drug use - all of which leads to more crime - and the rest all falls into place. There has not been enough strong, decisive leadership in the offices you would expect, starting with the mayor's office. Nothing seems to be getting done with ANYTHING. The pandemic has only made things worse for everyone. So yes, I do agree with you. However, there ARE a lot of decent, hard working and good people who live here, too. As most other places in the U.S., New Mexico has a lot of work to do and a long way to go to get back on her feet again. BUT, it can be done! People have become too selfish, self-centered and uncaring in the wrong places, and everyone here suffers for it. I am sorry for your bad experiences here and wish you well finding a place where you feel at home.
Lynn | Albuquerque, NM | Report Abuse

Why don't you move if you hate it so much?
Rob | Sandy, UT | Report Abuse
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