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Times Square Alliance Streetwatch program for reporting problems in the public space

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The whole concept of "broken windows theory" (" Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety ," Atlantic Magazine , 1982) is based on the findings that high quality maintenance in public spaces reduces the likelihood of disorder. Problems such as graffiti, people in mental health crisis, sanitation, etc., Times Square in 2017.