From The NY Times:
Yo folks, this is just the tip of the ice berg and DOB could not get construction sites to secure their debris and materials so Mike Bloomberg lucked out that Hurricane Irene did not hid as hard as she could....
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
NYTimes Stats Show City Services Slump Department of Buildings, etc.
"For most of the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to the Citywide Performance Reporting system initiated by the mayor, responses to emergencies by the Police, Fire and Buildings Departments were slower than in the year before. More water mains broke, the streets were dirtier, the backlog of broken hydrants increased and the time it took to arrange for a home health attendant doubled to 26 days, according to the administration’s report card on how city services were delivered. Medical examiners took a week longer to sift DNA evidence in sexual assault cases. The average time between a passenger’s request for a taxi complaint hearing and a final decision rose to 63 days from 56 the year before.”
