Crankin, as soon as we cross the border from NY into MA, there are suddenly few potholes and nice clean road shoulders.
NY is practically broke. Road repair is falling by the wayside, and forget about cleaning broken glass from the sides of the roads. MA has about $3000/year higher per capita income than NY and way lower income tax...and it shows in the houses, properties, road repairs, schools, etc. Better get some really tough Kevlar belted tires if you come over here!

As Crankin says....Call Social Services or the police if you see toddlers running around in the street unsupervised at midnight.