The phenomenon I refer to as 'pibes chorros' ('child thieves') has three main causes: there is no family, no school, and no Church. It is in this context that we find young people who are capable of killing for a backpack or a cell phone.
The “Dark Skies Protection Act,” sponsored by Manhattan Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, would require Big Apple businesses and residents to hit the off switch between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. to save energy, h...