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Mr. Bloomberg Goes To Washington
In a stunning display of amazement, Mayor Bloomberg is headed to Capitol Hill to rip Congress a new one for endangering New York City and the rest of America by creating a “Terror Gap” which allows suspected terrorists on the FBI watch list to purchase firearms, explosives, etc.
Hot on the heels of a thwarted terrorist attempt in NYC, you probably thought that it took a diabolical genius just to get the equipment necessary. You thought wrong.
Current federal law
Bloomberg: Four Day A Week Mayor
The Times ran a story yesterday about Bloomberg’s lavish twice monthly visits to Bermuda. Although Bloomberg is a giant philanthropist, there does to be something impolitic about going to one’s $10 million waterfront estate “about twice a month” when 22 percent of New Yorkers are classified as poor and 10 percent are unemployed. Even more important than whether the Mayor can empathize with so many poor and unemployed in the city… Read More
Sexy Charter Changes Coming
I have been challenged to make the Charter Revision Commission announced Thursday sexy. I am not sure I’ll reach that bar, but I am going to try to make it interesting.
What is the City Charter? Think of it as the constitution of the city. It is the document that decides how the city works–everything from the existence of a City Council to what The Long Term Planning and Sustainability Office should be doing.
It is quite… Read More
In The Good Years, Take From NYC. In The Bad Years, Take From NYC.
The 1st lesson of Economics 101 is the rule of scarcity: An economy is faces with limited resources but unlimited wants and needs for these resources. But what happens when you have someone each year taking more and more of your resources? This is the dilemma New York City faces again.
The worst kept secret in state and city relations is we have given billions more to the State coffers than we receive back. We have essentially bailed out the… Read More
Tagged budget, mike bloomberg, new york city
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“Above politics” =! above patronage and political hires
His supporters keep telling us that Hizzoner’s above petty politics. Maybe, but he’s not above giving out jobs to his campaign staff and raises to his aides! From the Times:
Even as he warns that the city may have to lay off thousands of workers, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has found city jobs for 15 members of his re-election campaign, many of whom are earning six-figure salaries, records and interviews show.
The hirings suggest that while Mr. Bloomberg is
An Open Letter to Governor Paterson
Dear Governor David Paterson,
The Manhattan Young Democrats and our Committee on Community and Social Equity (CASE) respectfully request that the Office of New York State Governor David Paterson intervene immediately to prevent the administration of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg from implementing rules requiring shelter residents to pay rent.
The Bloomberg administration decided to implement this policy, established under Governor George Pataki, during his previous administration. As a result of a public outcry, these rules were temporarily suspended… Read More
