"We cannot live like this any more," the Mayor declared, looking into the camera.

But with more than 160 candidates running this year, the mayor has declared it too expensive.

"This violence must come to an end," the Mayor declared.

But this month, after two years of effort, its Mayor publicly declared an end to the crisis.

Each time an offense is committed the mayor declares "This means war."

And this is a city where the Mayor has declared education to be the top priority.

But the mayor could declare an emergency if sudden needs arose.

"We should not pillory a whole community," the Mayor declared.

Actually, the mayor and governor declared their respective states of emergency the day before the hurricane hit.

But last week the Mayor basically declared that such help was no longer worth such trouble.