6:33 AM
Dec 16, 2009
HAHAHAHAHA!! So, after a humiliating defeat, Mayor Bloomberg spinelessly attempts to spin the story by blaming a Council Member from the Bronx? Bloomberg's influence is clearly diminished, and his third term has not even officially begun! Bloomberg is slowly becoming the "out-of-touch" billionaire he has been accused of being... or maybe he is just finally showing his true colors. Instead, Bloomberg should simply have the courage to admit the following: "The jobs that would've been created by a mall in Kingsbridge would pay $7.25 an hour, or about $1,160 a month before taxes. I know that a simple 2-bedroom apartment in Kingsbridge is at least $1,000 a month, so the people hired for these jobs would have to work a 40-hour workweek with little or no benefits, and would STILL have to apply for food stamps for their families. I cannot in good conscience be a party to perpetuating poverty so that my friends in real estate can buy yet another European or Caribbean vacation home."
6:45 AM
Dec 16, 2009
The NY Daily News exposed city council members in bed with developers getting kickbacks or should I say campaign contributions. Bloomberg was not alone pushing a tsunami of community crushing development aiding and abetting developers. Christine Quinn hired top law firms that specialize in White Collar crime for her and staff. Mike's humilating win sent a message and city council is responding but too little too late.
7:02 AM
Dec 16, 2009
part two of my comment: Read "You can color the city council green" andSome city politicians received big campaign donations and funneled tax dollars to developers and http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/07/12/2009-07-12_some_city_politicians_received_big_campaign_donations_and_tried_to_aid_developer.html#ixzz0ZqtnqcLm The last paragraph on Christine Quinn and Dermott is shocking and disturbing. Also keep in mind tax payers are also paying for her and her staff's high priced attorneys that specialize in White Collar crime. King Mike had the support of city council and Amanda socialite mega millionaire the people's Burden, the worst city planner ever to recklessly crush our communities on behalf of their developer friends knowing too much too fast and little accountability. City Council members got the message the people of NY sent. Next up a referendum on 3rd terms and I hope some arrests at City Hall.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=81698#ixzz0Zqv1BQ3Q
