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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
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I feel bad for the new york residents who aren't liberals...the only 'election choices' you have range between left wing and straight up communists lol
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
Reagan was a commie and you are as well.
What is the problem?
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it's good we aren't hearing Bloomberg 2012 or Bloomy2016 calls anymore.
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it's good we aren't hearing Bloomberg 2012 or Bloomy2016 calls anymore.
DiBlasio is a communist
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/new-york-city-murder-rate_n_4002712.html
If DiBlasio the communist wins we are going right back to the days of Dinkins where the animals and apes ran the city streets
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/27/new-york-city-murder-rate_n_4002712.html
If DiBlasio the communist wins we are going right back to the days of Dinkins where the animals and apes ran the city streets
That's because it would be racist to attempt to solve that problem!!! Besides everyone knows that conservatives white are the problem, causing all the crimes with their guns!!!
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Bill de Blasio. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Bill de Blasio. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Mayoral front-runner Bill de Blasio today criticized the New York Times for its depiction of his efforts supporting Latin American revolutionaries, expressing surprise at how the paper had treated the story, which has dominated the campaign trail since it was published Sunday.
In an interview with WNYC’s Brain Lehrer, Mr. de Blasio was asked whether he felt the story, headlined “A Mayoral Hopeful Now, de Blasio Was Once a Young Leftist,” had been fair.
“Did you bristle at the journalism at all, like why do we need the New York Post if the Times is gonna publish a headline saying you were a leftist?” asked Mr. Lehrer.
“I thought the story clearly could have been more balanced and I thought the particular use of terminologies–I found it surprising, let’s just put it that way,” responded, Mr. de Blasio, likely referring to the paper’s mention that he had described himself back in 1990 as an advocate of “democratic socialism.”
“Yes, I did write that phrase on a piece of paper in 1990, but I always described my philosophy of being made up of a blend of influences and ideas,” explained Mr. de Blasio. “I was surprised in the year 2013 to see in that newspaper that particular approach.”
The candidate went on to provide a description of that blend, which was described in the story.
“I think that article didn’t fully represent what I feel except for one passage,” he said, “that very accurately noted that one part of me is a New Deal Democrat–just an updated version of it–one part of me is probably similar to a European Social Democrat, and I’m also very deeply influenced by liberation theology, which I learned a lot about in the years I worked on Latin America.”
Overall, he said, people should understand him as “a consistent progressive with a very strong activist worldview and someone who wants to make substantial change in this city.”
Mr. de Blasio also yet again defended his support for the Nicaraguan Sandinista party, which has been slammed repeatedly by his Republican rival, Joe Lhota.
“I’m very proud to have been deeply involved in a movement that rightfully thought U.S. policy toward Central America was wrong-headed and counter-productive and not in line with our values,” he said. “I’m proud to have been involved in the effort that was challenging that.”
http://politicker.com/2013/09/bill-de-blasio-explains-his-liberation-theology
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
you actually believe that every left policy idea is bad.
Also, blue states are doing far better then red states.
You actually think the left is communist too, meanwhile you don't understand what the term means.
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you actually believe that every left policy idea is bad.
Also, blue states are doing far better then red states.
You actually think the left is communist too, meanwhile you don't understand what the term means.
Yes. Socialism communism liberalism and all its varients suck. I remember the days of dinkins in nyc. It was horrible. Diblasio is going to be even worse than that. But oh, his kid has an afro - lets elect hm. That is he mentality of the incompetent left.
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Also, blue states are doing far better then red states.
lol in what aspect foreigner?
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Yes. Socialism communism liberalism and all its varients suck. I remember the days of dinkins in nyc. It was horrible. Diblasio is going to be even worse than that. But oh, his kid has an afro - lets elect hm. That is he mentality of the incompetent left.
the highest standard of living is found in these socialist countries, how do you reconcile that with it sucking?
Less inequality, less crime etc..
Canada is pretty good to.
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you actually believe that every left policy idea is bad.
Also, blue states are doing far better then red states.
You actually think the left is communist too, meanwhile you don't understand what the term means.
About 95% of the left policies are shit. The other 5% I can't even think of.
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What a tool..my condolences NY.. :-\
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Nothing of significance will change when DeBlasio is mayor. DeBlasio is an elitist who went to NYU and Columbia and lives in an upscale Brooklyn neighborhood. The local and foreign interests that run NYC now will continue to do so once Bloomberg is gone. The elites in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn will continue to run the show. The rest of the losers in the outer-boroughs will continue to get shit on as always.
Lmao brutal truth
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Nothing of significance will change when DeBlasio is mayor. DeBlasio is an elitist who went to NYU and Columbia and lives in an upscale Brooklyn neighborhood. The local and foreign interests that run NYC now will continue to do so once Bloomberg is gone. The elites in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn will continue to run the show. The rest of the losers in the outer-boroughs will continue to get shit on as always.
There are no elites in "parts of Brooklyn".
The elites that control the city live in Manhattan, Westchester and Fairfield counties.
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Lmao brutal truth
The brutal truth is that the people in the outer boroughs live rather well and make good money.
Deprived of space? Yes. Getting shit on? I doubt it.
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As a fellow goombah - I detest DeBlousio - HE SUCKS!!!
NYC going to the shitter w this asshole
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As a fellow goombah - I detest DeBlousio - HE SUCKS!!!
NYC going to the shitter w this asshole
sounds like the perfect place for you to live
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sounds like the perfect place for you to live
He hates his guts because goombahs, by and large, hate moulinyan-loving goombahs.
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Cryptocommunism masquerading as a theology of compassion. If you are familiar with Nietzsche's distinction between master and slave morality in The Genealogy of Morals, you’ll recognize how liberation theology is motivated by ressentiment. Subsequently, its real focus is on overthrowing power, taking its place, and staying in place.
Emotive response: Boo!
De Blasio married a professed muffer who was only a bluffer.
(http://mije.org/sites/default/files/resize/imagecache/two-thirds_column/u678/deblasio-wife_1-392x245.jpg)
The family that jiggaboo dances together... ???
(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/09/02/multimedia/video-deblasio-dance/video-deblasio-dance-superJumbo.jpg)
NYC, this should be interesting.
Wait, what? His wife was a lesbian? That could be hot. Please tell me more... I suddenly have an interest in NY politics.
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http://nypost.com/2013/12/26/de-blasios-child-welfare-pick-was-criticized-for-inmate-sex-bash
WTF?
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/01/bill-de-blasio-nyc-mayor-inequality_n_4528367.html
What a friggen disaster this fake wop is going to be
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
t shirt worthy slogan
inflation and joblessness then blamed on capitalism!!! amazing
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/03/opinion/mayor-de-blasio-looks-forward.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1&
Even the times sees the cartoon show this is going to be.
F DiBlasio
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/03/public-advocate-caught-in-homeless-fib-upon-taking-office
This woman is a communist bitch
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Reagan was a commie and you are as well.
What is the problem?
nope wrong
reagan was an ANTI COMMY
and you wish to forget his greatness!!
reagan cut taxes and gov tax rev went UP!!!
AWESOME
exactly what we need NOW!
commy democrt congress didnt cut spending enuf or woulda been best economic move in 100s of years
clinton year directy attributable to reagan advancement in tek, alf woulda bene better than clinton
who caused the 2008 by mkaing fanny load ot poor dummies
obamam all time leading debt scorer 12T woo wee more than rest of president combined!
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http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/02/dear-de-blasio-put-down-the-pitchfork-and-pick-up-a-shovel.html
;)
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http://spectator.org/blog/57345/de-blasios-horse-drawn-carriage-ban
Already on the progressive control freak kick
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/dgreenfield/new-yorkers-take-last-ride-on-carriage-horses-before-deblasio-ban
F this fake wop
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http://politicker.com/2014/01/frustration-brews-as-de-blasio-drags-feet-on-remaining-appointments
;)
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New speed cameras to ticket drivers in NYC
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Posted: Jan 16, 2014 6:56 AM EST
Updated: Jan 16, 2014 6:06 PM EST
By MYFOX NEW YORK STAFF
Speed cameras monitor traffic above a New York City street. (MyFoxNY image)
Speed cameras monitor traffic above a New York City street. (MyFoxNY image)
NEW YORK (MYFOXNY) - The NYPD began cracking down on speeding drivers using new speed cameras on Thursday as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to prevent pedestrian deaths.
The new mayor called traffic fatalities an epidemic in the city.
The cameras had previously been used to send warnings, now they'll issue tickets.
"I want to emphasize we are making this statement just two weeks into our administration because we think there is an epidemic here. There has been an epidemic of traffic fatalities and it can't go on and the time to start change is now," said de Blasio.
He added, "We found long and hard to begin to put in the speed cameras we need, we need many more."
De Blasio says that 11 people have been killed in traffic-related accidents in New York City in 2014.
The 10-year, 'Vision Zero' plan was announced by de Blasio at a news conference in Queens near the intersection where an eight-year-old boy was killed walking to school last month.
Seven of the people killed this year were pedestrians.
Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/24468525/new-speed-cameras-to-ticket-drivers-in-nyc#ixzz2qcxzY3u4
Follow us: @myfoxny on Twitter | Fox5NY on Facebook
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shut down the bridges. Christie kept lots of ppl safe that way.
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/20/sharpton-aide-named-chief-of-staff-for-de-blasios-wife
Nice.
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/21/upper-east-side-residents-feel-spurned-after-plow-delay/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
Fuck these white libs - they voted for this communist pos
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yo 3 im gonna be in NYC in a week or so, any advice on where to go and what to do?
Ill be staying at the waldorf astoria and Ill have a few free days while there
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yo 3 im gonna be in NYC in a week or so, any advice on where to go and what to do?
Ill be staying at the waldorf astoria and Ill have a few free days while there
PM me - but bars - definitely hit McSoorleys near Union Square. Hit the WTC center w the fountains. Definitely hit Times Square, Empire State Building, Broadway, Etc.
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Chinatown, GVillage, and finish trip by yelling racial slurs on Jerome ave at 3am
Jerome Ave? LOL Don't advise anyoe going over there
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yo 3 im gonna be in NYC in a week or so, any advice on where to go and what to do?
Ill be staying at the waldorf astoria and Ill have a few free days while there
Definitely take a stroll down town to walk around to City Hall, Brooklyn Bridge, the Court Complex (where Godfather was filmed) , Wall Street, area. Hit up mid town for sure and go to Central Park and Columbus Circle. A lot of things to see
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scoot on over to NJ and tell Christie what an awesome job he's doing.
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scoot on over to NJ and tell Christie what an awesome job he's doing.
F Christie
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
Nations that violate God's laws cannot escape his judgment. These tools in office are often tools of God's wrath.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2543959/Hes-trying-New-Yorks-Mayor-Blasio-accused-waging-class-war-Upper-East-Side-snow-plows-fail-clear-roads-city-grinds-halt-officials-admit-unprepared-storm.html
LOL - Al Roker is a FNG idiot if he expected any different from DiBlasio
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Nails it!!!!!
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http://politicker.com/2014/01/de-blasio-says-mayors-will-unite-to-force-washingtons-hand-on-progressive-causes
We are so fucked its not funny
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De Blasio Backs Cuomo: Wants Conservatives to Get Out
Posted on 24 January, 2014 by sophia
DeBlasioCuomoAP
Kerry Picket
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio emphatically backed New Governor Andrew Cuomo’s controversial remarks that “extreme” conservatives – which he defined as being pro-life, second amendment advocates, or supporters of traditional marriage – “have no place in the state of New York.”
“I stand by that 100 percent,” de Blasio told reporters at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
“I agree with Governor Cuomo’s remarks. I interpret his remarks to say that an extremist attitude that continues the reality of violence in our communities or an extremist attitude that denies the rights of women does not represent the views of New York State,” he added.
Governor Cuomo riled up conservatives in New York state as well as all over the country when he told a local New York State radio program last Friday “extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay….have no place in the state of New York, because that’s not who New Yorkers are.”
The remarks have snowballed into a major controversy, with Fox News host Sean Hannity vowing to leave New York City, prompting a bidding war between Republican governors to persuade him to move to their states. Hannity is reportedly eyeing a political bid in Texas. At the March for Life yesterday, one participant pushed back at Cuomo, telling Breitbart News, “We’re here, we’re pro-life, get used to it.”
De Blasio conceded that “we all understand there’s a right to free speech. I wouldn’t disagree with that right and neither would Governor Cuomo.”
But exercising that free speech could put you on the wrong side of New York “values,” de Blasio maintained. “I think he’s saying that the attitude of those who want to continue the status quo on guns or want to challenge and deny the right to choose does not reflect the values of New Yorkers. He was absolutely right to say what he said,” de Blasio stated.
When asked by a reporter if he does not feel the need to reach out to those who disagree with him and would rather others share his values instead, de Blasio responded, “The first point is, we represent our people and Governor Cuomo is right and I believe I’m on firm ground in saying our people, the people in New York State and the people of New York City reject extremists views against a women’s right to choose and in favor of the proliferation of guns in our society. And I stand by that 100 percent.”
De Blasio is under fire in New York for the city’s disastrous response to the recent snow storm, which prompted questions about why he was in front of the television cameras in D.C. instead of working to fix the roads back home. De Blasio admitted Wednesday “more could have been done.”
Read More: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/23/De-Blasio-Backs-Cuomo-100-Percent
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Here is hoping a lot of those conservatives start vacating NY.
Let's see how NY does without all those tax dollars.
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/25/goodwin-time-to-reset-your-priorities-mr-mayor
Pos
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Once the conservatives do leave, all the "white flight" whining will start.
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http://www.myfoxny.com/story/24565851/sanitation-dept-promises-to-finally-haul-away-piles-of-garbage-from-upper-east-side
>:(
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/28/nyc-sees-33-percent-spike-in-murders/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
>:(
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http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/nyc-public-school-kids-new-holidays-article-1.1601237
Unreal - F DiBlasuio
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http://www.catholicleague.org/de-blasio-boycotts-st-pats-parade
Just wow. Just wow
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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Staten-Island-Snow-Storm-Residents-Angry-Unplowed-Streets-243580571.html
;D
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http://nypost.com/2014/01/28/nyc-sees-33-percent-spike-in-murders/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
>:(
People are pissed they cannot buy a 24 ounce soda. I'd be feeling stabby too, without my gallon of Mountain Dew to start each day.
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
What's wrong with New Yorkers? Seriously, are you people fucking nuts???
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Updated: February 10, 2014 4:18 p.m.
Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a pumped-up version of his stump speech as his inaugural State of the City Address Monday, ticking off the progressive policies he said will help transform the "tale of two cities" into shared prosperity.
Mr. de Blasio steered clear of embracing new proposals, sticking to the well-worn list of policies that he championed during his mayoral campaign last year. He vowed to expand living-wage and paid-sick-leave laws, to push Albany to allow the city to raise its minimum wage, and to compel the real estate industry to build more affordable housing.
"In past decades, working people built our city, and for their hard work they were rewarded—not always with great wealth, but with a fundamental assurance … that hard work could pull them from modest means into a growing middle class," Mr. de Blasio, in Queens, said from the stage of LaGuardia Community College, a school named for the mayor most cited in the speech. "Today that assurance is missing… That sense of economic justice is gone. And that is what we aim to address."
His broadly sketched-out agenda—200,000 new or preserved units of affordable housing over 10 years, municipal IDs for undocumented workers, strengthened links between schools and growing industries in the private sector—eschewed many of the dirty details that will be necessary to see it become a reality.
For example, the last quarter of the mayor's speech was devoted almost entirely to his much-ballyhooed plan to increase taxes on the rich to pay for universal prekindergarten, while avoiding any mention of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's own plan to pay for expanded early-education programs without a tax hike.
He said he would issue an executive order to expand the city's living-wage law to force more developers at city-subsidized projects to pay at least $11 an hour to their employees, which he said would cover "tens of thousands of additional New Yorkers." He did not, though, specifically embrace a bill introduced last week by the City Council to accomplish this.
He acknowledged that his progressive vision comes as the city is facing an uncertain financial situation thanks to open labor contracts and a bevy of unions seeking billions of dollars in back pay.
"We are in the midst of a budgetary challenge that is unprecedented," he said. "We are faced with a federal government in gridlock that's never been more severe. The state budget contains many unanswered questions. And we have over 150 municipal labor contracts that are unsettled," he said. When you take all of these factors into account, we are facing an uncharted path."
After the speech, Comptroller Scott Stringer said those open labor contracts could negatively impact the city's credit rating.
"That jeopardizes our double-A bond rating," he said, "and creates real challenges in our economy."
To hit his target of 200,000 units of affordable housing, Mr. de Blasio said he would work the real estate industry. "We must build more to achieve our vision," he said. "But the people's interests will be accounted for in every real estate deal made with the city."
But again, he side-stepped articulating a specific plan, instead directing his new housing and planning team, whose appointments he announced over the weekend, to produce a report by May 1 to outline that goal.
There were various other proposals directly related to his ambition to expand and invigorate the city's private sector. He offered a series of proposals geared toward CUNY that would "connect higher education to the jobs that the 21st-century workforce requires" and ensure that in eight years, the majority of open jobs in the city's emerging technology industry would be filled by city residents.
He also said he would create charity funds geared toward the fashion and manufacturing industries to "leverage private capital to ensure small business growth and fashion manufacturing across all five boroughs."
And he said he would pursue a "five-borough economic agenda" that integrates new industries with the traditional drivers of job growth in our city, but failed to mention which industries that would be geared toward.
He took a direct shot at the policies of previous administrations of handing out tax breaks to corporations to encourage them to do business in New York.
"We will forgo big giveaways to a select few companies and instead pursue a city economic strategy that grows whole sectors of small businesses in emerging industries—from technology, to green jobs, to food exports, to advanced manufacturing—companies that can generate good jobs at decent wages in all five boroughs," he said.
And he singled out ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's prior speeches for calling out the city's public employee unions as obstructionists.
"I know that these speeches have at times been used to attack the motives of our public employees," he said. "Today, I want to recognize the hard work and commitment of those men and women—and to say how proud I am of them."
Much of Mr. de Blasio's plan will need approval from the City Council, where his ally, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, holds sway.
"Not yet," she said, when asked by reporters if the mayor had presented his plan to the council to expand the living-wage law. "There's a lot of work to do, but definitely we would be willing to engage in that conversation."
Kathryn Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City, said she hopes the de Blasio administration will keep the business community abreast of its plans to remake the city's economy, but said there was nothing in the speech that caught her off guard.
"I don't think there were any surprises," Ms. Wylde said. "But I think he did touch a couple of notes where I think he was being conciliatory, working with real estate being one, [and] working employers in the tech sector and the fashion industry."
The omission of significant environmental initiatives in the mayor's speech didn't sit well with one green group.
"We share Mayor de Blasio’s vision for New York that shared prosperity, shared success and shared responsibility are vitally important,” New York League of Conservation Voters President Marcia Bystryn said in a statement. “We urge the mayor to accelerate the creation and implementation of a sustainability agenda that will create jobs, save taxpayer dollars and make our people, communities and economy more resilient."
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http://twitchy.com/2014/02/10/chilling-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasios-state-of-the-city-address-would-make-lenin-proud
>:(
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http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304558804579376782319527324?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304558804579376782319527324.html
Typical communist pos.
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/12/nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-accused-of-favoritism-aft/#.Uvt3ONzKXSA.twitter
If a repub did this forget it - 24/7 coverage - but not when a communist does it
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De Blasio is the typical liberal who thinks all minorities and the poor are the victims of a vast conspiracy to keep them down. Leftist ideologues like him only know how to do one thing, spend money. The problem is we've tried all of this before and it's failed miserably.
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http://news.yahoo.com/ny-issue-undocumented-immigrants-papers-194939241.html;_ylt=AwrBJR5aLvlSWEEAOeXQtDMD
Unreal
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http://nypost.com/2014/02/20/safe-streets-mayor-in-speeding-stop-sign-running-suv-report/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
:(
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http://nypost.com/2014/02/20/safe-streets-mayor-in-speeding-stop-sign-running-suv-report/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
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LOL! Typical libtard with the "do as I say, not as I do" mentality. This is one reason why liberalism ALWAYS fails.
Libtards never keep their promises:
De Blasio’s wild ride came after his pledge to personally abide by his “Vision Zero” proposals, which aim to entirely eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2024 with measures that include a 25 mph speed limit.
“We’ve put a very bold plan before you, and we want the public to know we’re holding ourselves to this standard — and we intend to achieve these goals,” he said at a Tuesday press conference.
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/02/20/cbs-2-exclusive-mayor-de-blasios-caravan-caught-speeding-violating-traffic-laws
:D
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What is laughable is the explanation that they gave. Oh, "they are trained", "they use tactics".
So what?
They are still supposed to follow all traffic laws.
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I once took a defensive driver training course.
Since I am trained, I am now allowed to drive through stop signs and drive 15 miles over the speed limit.
Got it.
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http://politicker.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-refuses-to-take-speedgate-questions-despite-vow/
Despite repeatedly promising this morning that he’d take questions about the controversy surrounding his caravan breaking multiple traffic laws, Mayor Bill de Blasio shut down questions on the topic at an unrelated press conference this evening.
Before walking away as reporters shouted questions at him, Mr. de Blasio read a brief statement referring to NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton’s earlier comments defending the conduct of the mayor’s security detail.
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De Blasio jaywalks as he preaches road safety
He talks the talk — but won’t walk the walk.
Mayor de Blasio, who has been lecturing about pedestrian safety since he stepped foot in City Hall, strolled across a Brooklyn street against the light Friday in a blatant jaywalking violation.
Hizzoner was gabbing on his old-school flip-phone as he slowly made his way across 11th Street on Sixth Avenue in Park Slope — and his NYPD detail faithfully jaywalked with him.
A Post reporter caught the foot faux pas on video a day after de Blasio’s SUV was filmed blowing through two stop signs in Queens and twice going 15 mph over the speed limit.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/02/20/nyc-mayors-vehicles-caught-breaking-traffic-laws-days-after-he-proposed-harsh-penalties-for-reckless-drivers
;D
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Except he wasn't driving.
So he didn't commit any offense.
come on - that is the same thing as Corzine's people speeding all of the place - its funny when these liberals get busted like this
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http://nypost.com/2014/02/21/de-blasio-caught-jaywalking
LOL - busted~!
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http://politicker.com/2014/02/bill-de-blasio-refuses-to-take-speedgate-questions-despite-vow
F this fake fucking wannabe pos wop communist
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DiBlasio could tell his drivers to slow down no?
He is a communist and a socialists traitor - so I expect only the same ole same ole from this scumbag
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De Blasio jaywalks as he preaches road safety
He talks the talk — but won’t walk the walk.
Mayor de Blasio, who has been lecturing about pedestrian safety since he stepped foot in City Hall, strolled across a Brooklyn street against the light Friday in a blatant jaywalking violation.
Hizzoner was gabbing on his old-school flip-phone as he slowly made his way across 11th Street on Sixth Avenue in Park Slope — and his NYPD detail faithfully jaywalked with him.
A Post reporter caught the foot faux pas on video a day after de Blasio’s SUV was filmed blowing through two stop signs in Queens and twice going 15 mph over the speed limit.
I think politicians should have to follow the same laws as the rest of us.
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This guy brings to mind an unfunny relative of comedian Bill Burr.
Here's Bill (for comparison's sake) funnily talking about his pitbull is making him control his temper:
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NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's ambitious agenda to fight income inequality - a campaign he famously titled "The Tale of Two Cities" - has taken a backseat in recent weeks to a series of political stumbles that have become tabloid fodder and shaken his everyman image.
First, there was his late-night call to police on behalf of a political ally who was arrested but didn't spend a night in jail. ("BAIL OF TWO CITIES: Blaz's call to cops springs pal," the Daily News blared.)
Then came widespread second-guessing - led by TV weatherman Al Roker - over inconsistent snowplowing of the tony Upper East Side in one heavy storm and the decision to keep schools open in another ("LET THEM EAT SNOW!: Rage as Bill keeps schools open," the New York Post chided.)
And most recently, a TV news video caught de Blasio's motorcade speeding through stop signs, two days after he introduced a sweeping traffic safety program. ("It's another tale of two cities," the Daily News wrote, "one set of traffic rules for Mayor de Blasio, and one for the rest of us.")
The mayor has often responded by being defensive and snippy when dealing with the media, and then chastising reporters for focusing on the blunders.
"There has to be a different examination about what matters and what doesn't matter," de Blasio, a Democrat, said in a news conference this week. "Too much of the time the debates veers into sideshows and I'm not shocked by that."
Some political observers say the controversies - all small, but seemingly one after the other - could add up.
"You might think it's nonsense but it does have an effect," said Bill Cunningham, former communications director for Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "They likely won't impact the long-term prospects of success of administration, but it kinds of clouds over your message you're trying to get out from City Hall."
Ironically, the strength behind de Blasio's mayoral campaign may have produced some weakness in his first two months in office. The campaign's hallmarks were remarkable discipline and focus: Even when he trailed badly in the polls, he honed his message of battling income inequality and largely ignored the day-to-day distractions on the trail, including the rise and collapse of Anthony Weiner's bid.
But as mayor, it is far more difficult to just stay on a preconceived message without reacting to the daily dramas inherent to the job, Cunningham said.
"He has a young staff - the schedulers, the advance team, the press shop - and they are all coming out of the campaign environment," Cunningham said. "Government is different. They have had trouble taking a story and keeping it a one-day story."
Some believe that the mayor has prolonged the bad headlines on a few occasions by refusing to initially answer questions about what happened. And as the media has devoted resources to de Blasio's blunders, the mayor's staff feels it has neglected to focus on the administration's agenda, including the traffic safety plan and his push to have Albany authorize a tax hike on the wealthy to fund universal prekindergarten.
De Blasio has not deployed a uniform strategy to address the incidents. With the driving footage, he deferred to his NYPD drivers and refused to question whether they had driven recklessly. He downplayed his call to the police on his friend's behalf, insisting he was simply trying to learn more about what happened. But he did acknowledge that the Upper East Side was not sufficiently plowed and appeared on "Today" to make nice with Roker.
"We live in a town and a culture where things can become distractions," said mayoral spokesman Phil Walkzak. "But I will say I do not think these hiccups have distracted from our larger policy agenda."
Some political observers agree, believing that de Blasio's agenda - fueled by the mandate he captured with his landslide win - will not be seriously impacted.
"These are minor bumps. He is settling in and there's a natural adjustment period," said Bob Liff, a longtime Democratic consultant. "The press can be self-serving at times: in actuality, the most important things he's done so far aren't these scandals, but his appointments, and they have been top-notch and reassuring. ... This is a man who wants to do a good job running the city."
Even Rudolph Giuliani, the Republican former mayor who frequently trades barbs with de Blasio, came to the current mayor's aid during the flap over the call to the NYPD.
"I don't see that it's a big deal," Giuliani told The New York Times. "He's a new mayor. Give him a break."
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lots of minor shit there, but he certainly has the potential to work his way up to closing bridges to quash his enemies.
he's well on his way to reaching that level of national greatness! ;D
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http://nypost.com/2014/02/27/de-blasio-administration-halts-expansion-of-success-academy-charter-schools
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The cumulative impact of de Blasio’s actions virtually halts charter school expansions.
But charter school opponents applauded the move.
“I never supported co-locations — ever. Eva Moskowitz got away with murder for so long,” said Bertha Lewis, former head of ACORN and co-founder of the Working Families Party.
This is the communist worthless rat infested bilge running NYC now
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http://nypost.com/2014/03/02/de-blasios-anti-rich-policies-are-driving-wealthy-people-out-of-nyc
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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/03/21/expert-mayor-de-blasios-constant-tardiness-will-impact-publics-trust
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
Are you foh'real?!
If there's one SURE thing Bloomberg did while being the mayor of NYC was quadruple his fortune with OBVIOUS shady deals.
He is the one that precipitated the end of NYC as the financial capital of the world.
It's his fucking doing. It happened under his watch. He was the mayor while all of this was going on. HIS CALL.
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http://nypost.com/2014/03/29/de-blasios-out-of-touch-with-new-york
As predicted.
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De Blasio booed by Mets fans during 1st pitch
By Beth DeFalco, Priscilla DeGregory and David K. Li
March 31, 2014 | 1:02pm
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Mets fans greeted Mayor de Blasio with hearty Bronx cheers on Monday, as he delivered the Amazins’ ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day.
Donning a pinstripe home white jersey and blue Mets cap over dress pants, de Blasio was loudly booed twice by Flushing faithful — once as he was announced and then again as he left the Citi Field diamond.
The wave of boos didn’t get to de Blasio, who kept his cool, kicked and delivered from just in front of the pitcher’s mound.
De Blasio — wearing a No. 6 Mets jersey with his name on the back – tossed a strike to Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud, and flashed a relieved grin that he delivered a corner-painting, Opening Day pitch.
De Blasio wore No. 6 in honor of late-1960s Boston Red Sox great Rico Petrocelli, the mayor’s aides said.
The infielder, who slugged 210 home runs in his 13-season career, grew up in Brooklyn. So the Boston-loving mayor managed to pay homage to his beloved Red Sox, his adopted home borough and to Italian Americans by donning that shirt.
But that still didn’t get de Blasio off the hook for his war on charter schools.
“I’m not a fan of his — especially on his [positions on] charter schools and pre-K,” said booing fan Jodi Freed, 42, of Bayside.
“Is school a day care or education system? He needs to show more concern by getting rid of Common Core and educating, starting on basics.”
Glenn Smith, a computer programmer from Kinnelon, NJ, was blown away by the overwhelming boos for the recently elected mayor.
“He’s only been in office for three months. They were pretty hard on him,” Smith said.
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“Maybe politicians don’t want to make public appearances because they don’t want to hear the boos. He threw the ball nice though.”
De Blasio took shelter in cushy Caesars Box seats, Section 311 to be exact, where he noshed on an Italian sausage. And unlike his pizza debacle, de Blasio used his hands, no knife or fork.
Despite the torrent of boos for de Blasio, bundled-up Mets fans were generally in a good mood at Citi Field on Monday, shivering and smiling about baseball’s annual return to Flushing.
It was expected to reach a toasty 52 degrees by the end of the Amazins Opening Day battle against the Washington Nationals.
But it hadn’t reached 40 when hearty fans like Carl Roccanova, 38, showed to up fire up the grill for a pre-game tailgate.
“The weather is brutal,” said Roccanova, s Staten Island building engineer. “I thought Opening Day was supposed to be warmer!”
Retired school teacher Harvey Wiener said he hopes to be shivering at Mets games later this year — in October.
“This is just like October baseball so it’s great,” said the absurdly optimistic Weiner, 66.
Even the most jaded Mets fans were excited for the first of 162 games this season. The Queens club hopes to improve from its 74-88 mark of 2013.
“This is greatest day of the year, this should be a national holiday!” said 37-year-old Mike Amendola, a Rockland County PE teacher who had permission from school bosses to play hooky at Citi Field.
The Mets honored beloved, late broadcaster Ralph Kiner before the game, unveiling an image of the Amazins uniform patch in left field. The team will wear a patch all season, with Kiner’s name over a broadcast mic.
Monday marked the Mets first Opening Day without Kiner, who passed away on Feb. 6 at age of 91.
Bob Morris 54 and his 19-year-old Mike, from Rockaway Township, NJ, held up sticks with Kiner’s face on it.
“We [the Mets tribute] think it’s great. We grew up with him,” the elder Morris said.
“I was just a kid. He is in the history of the Mets. It’s sad because he’s a New York Mets icon and he’s gone now. But I have mixed feelings because there are a lot of good memories too. He was a guy everyone liked.”
Michael Kiner – son of the slugger-turned-broadcaster – said his humble old man would have been blown by the pre-game tribute.
“He would be very humbled by all of this,” the son told SNY. “This would have meant an awful lot of him.”
Even though Ralph Kiner came to fame as a player in Pittsburgh and lived in Palm Springs, Michael Kiner said his dad’s true love was for the Amazins.
“Even though he was great player for the Pirates, his heart was in New York,” the younger Kiner said. “The Mets fans are the greatest fans in the world and he was a Met.”
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http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25176231/crime-up-30-percent-in-housing-projects
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http://www.myfoxny.com/story/25487861/nypd-searching-for-suspect-in-fatal-east-village-assault
http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=10148918&autoStart=true
Crime is starting to climb that now the Sons of Obama have free reign to do whatever.
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http://nypost.com/2014/06/11/bratton-shrugs-off-spike-in-shootings
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Shootings in Parts of New York City, Triple, Double After End of Stop and Frisk
June 12, 2014 by Daniel Greenfield
Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is a New York writer focusing on radical Islam. He is completing a book on the international challenges America faces in the 21st century.
Liberals really love minorities. They fought long and hard against “Stop and Frisk” because even though they are obsessed with gun control, stopping and frisking likely gang members discriminated against minorities. Most shootings in urban areas are gang related. Stop and Frisk was an effective way of keeping gang members from carrying.
It was also racially disproportionate because unfortunately there’s a shortage of white Crips in East New York… and a shortage of white residents in the areas where most shootings happen.
Stop and Frisk was shut down. The killings started up. Now Judge Shira Scheindlin and the liberal media have the blood of black people on their hands.
Shootings in some of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods are up, tripling in one Brooklyn precinct and doubling in another as well as one in the Bronx, NYPD figures show.
The number of shooting victims so far this year in the 69th Precinct in Canarsie, Brooklyn, increased threefold to 18 compared to six fatalities in the same period last year.
In the 75th Precinct in East New York, the number of shooting victims had doubled as of Sunday, from 17 to 34. And in the 47th Precinct in the Bronx, the number of people shot has already more than doubled, from 12 to 25.
“While any increase is always a concern, this one is a spike and a spike that we’ll be able to respond to,” said NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Tuesday.
Bill Bratton won’t respond to the shootings because his boss has tied his hands. Bill de Blasio opposes every effective crimefighting measure.
The only thing Bratton is still allowed to do is put more cops on the street… and there aren’t enough cops to shut down gang violence by just patrolling. Ask Chicago.
Bratton, who said a decrease in stop-and-frisk tactics wasn’t the cause of the jump, also pointed out that about a third of shooting victims weren’t cooperative with cops.
They’re not cooperative… because they’re gang members. Stopping gang members from shooting each other was what Stop-and-Frisk did.
Would Bratton like to share with us a reason for the massive spike in gang violence? Nah, he’ll just let his boss roll out some more income inequality programs to fix the underlying social issues which will keep gang members from shooting each other.
It worked in the 70s. It”ll work now.
“I used to walk to the store late at night, but now I can’t,” said Chelsia Febles, a 22-year-old Bronx Community College psychology student, as she pushed her 4-month-old in a stroller. “All of the shootings have me scared.”
And yet Chelsea probably voted for Bill de Blasio.
Andre Green, 20, said he believed gangs were responsible for most of the violence.
“The police should get on it, but it’s hard to tell who they are,” he said. “It looks good around here with homes and working people. But it isn’t safe.”
The police can’t get on it because stop and frisk was banned.
Katherine Lee, a 78-year-old retired bookkeeper, blamed a lack of police as she stopped on the corner of Baychester Ave. and Tillotson Ave. in the Bronx’s 47th Precinct.
“There’s not enough police,” she said. “They only come after people get shot. Where are they? Look around you. You don’t see a single cop.”
There’s not enough police because after every shooting, procedure floods the area with cops. Multiple shootings mean watchtowers and massive police patrols of the kind that would freak out any of the bloggers complaining about MRAPs.
But meanwhile the gangs beat the heat and deal and feud somewhere else. Then the cops swarm there.
It’s like nothing has been learned from the seventies. Nothing at all.
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http://nypost.com/2014/06/30/the-guns-are-blazing-no-frisk-policys-bitter-fruit
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Guns blazing in NYC thanks to de Blasio’s lax policies
By Bob McManus
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The butcher’s bill reads like it was mailed from Chicago: at least 27 people shot in New York City over the weekend, four of them fatally — with the carnage starting early Saturday and continuing through mid-day Monday across all five boroughs.
So. Whatever happened to the “safest big city in America?”
Well, that still holds — for now — but one thing is clear: It’s past time to quit pretending that the de Blasio administration’s permissive anti-gun policies are working.
Because they aren’t. And it doesn’t take a police-science major to figure out why: Gun thugs are no longer afraid of the NYPD — and that’s because the NYPD no longer pays meaningful attention to gun thugs.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton had his hands full yesterday, but going into the weekend he was pretty sanguine about the NYPD’s record over the past six months.
“If you look at this year’s stats so far compared to over the last 10 years, we are actually doing pretty good,” he said on June 10 — even as shootings in May were up more than 40 percent from a year ago.
By last week, it had become clear that shootings overall were up significantly from 2013, prompting the commissioner to promise that a new NYPD study would clarify whether the department’s abandonment of aggressive anti-gun practices — specifically, its “stop and frisk” tactics — is a factor in the increase.
“At this juncture, we really don’t know,” Bratton said. “Once the study is completed over the next several weeks, we’ll have a better idea.”
Which is disingenuous nonsense. All Bratton needs to do is tally the blood puddles on the sidewalks and in the parks, and he’ll have his answer.
For he knows the ratio, crude but real: More illegal guns on the street mean more blood on the street. Fewer illegal guns, less blood.
Everything else is detail.
Bratton, as Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s first police commissioner, was present at the advent of serious stop-and-frisk two decades ago.
The policy was simple and intuitive: Train cops to recognize the signs of illegal gun possession, empower them to be as aggressive as reason permits, and send them into neighborhoods where gun violence is out of control.
Back then, that was a lot of neighborhoods. Today, not so many — which speaks to the intelligence, foresight and courage of Bratton and his colleagues back in the day, and to the value of stop-and-frisk.
But the program has gone by the boards now, the victim of an activist federal judge and a claque of feckless politicians. Together, they conspired to kill stop-and-frisk on the grounds that it singled out young black and Hispanic males.
It didn’t matter that — as a group — young black and Hispanic males are disproportionately likely to be carrying illegal guns. And it really didn’t matter that — as a group — blacks and Hispanics of all ages are disproportionately likely to be the victims of illegal guns.
Yet all that is history now. The proponents of stop-and-frisk made their case, and they lost. They lost in court, and — most importantly — they lost at the ballot box.
Now every one of New York City’s 34,500-plus cops goes to work plagued by one paralyzing doubt: “If I see what I think is a kid with a gun, and I stop him, and I’m wrong, does that mean I spend the next 18 months behind a desk without a badge and a gun while some assistant inspector general sorts things out?
“Will I be sued for racial profiling?”
Better to look the other way? You betcha.
Advantage, gun thugs.
But now the ball is in the other side’s court — the anti-stop-and-friskers, the abstraction-obsessed civil-liberties zealots and the politicians who so often pander to the inchoate resentments of people who hate cops simply because they are cops.
Together, they won. They killed stop-and-frisk. They elected a mayor. And a City Council, too.
But now the city has no coherent policy response to this past weekend’s violence. The council hasn’t. Mayor de Blasio hasn’t. The advocates haven’t. And neither does Bill Bratton.
Not beyond the rhetorical, anyway.
But they do have the moral responsibility to make things right. Stop-and-frisk is beyond the pale? OK. Come up with something better.
Let’s be frank: The anti-stop-and-frisk coalition, naïvely or by malign intent, has dug a very deep hole here.
Bratton and de Blasio need to fill it. Fast.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/27/nyregion/in-jab-at-de-blasio-sergeants-union-warns-against-a-convention-in-brooklyn.html
As predicted
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New York ends cooperation with feds on immigrant deportations
AFP (Yahoo) ^ | 11/14/2014
Posted on November 15, 2014 1:30:48 AM EST by South40
New York (AFP) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed two laws Friday that cut the city's cooperation with US federal authorities on the deportation of undocumented immigrants.
Blasting federal immigration enforcement as "overbroad," de Blasio said America's most populated city would now only cooperate with national authorities when there are concerns over public safety or when immigrants have committed "violent or serious" crimes.
"Mass deportation has not only pulled apart thousands of New York City families, it has also undermined public safety in our communities and imposed disproportionate penalties on immigrant parents and spouses who these families depend on for emotional and financial support," de Blasio said in a statement.
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Conflicts in New York City Parks as Homeless Population Rises
The New York Times ^ | 14 Nov 2014 | LISA W. FODERARO
Posted on November 14, 2014 2:41:11 PM EST by Theoria
In Harlem River Park in Manhattan, homeless men can be seen sleeping on benches around the basketball courts and sprawled out on a soccer field by day, then hunkering under an overpass at night.
In Brooklyn, dog owners in Fort Greene Park have had ugly confrontations with homeless people after their dogs woke them up in the early morning when they are allowed off-leash. And in the Bronx, there are so many homeless people in one small park, Devanney Triangle, that the community board and parks department are discussing the removal of all benches.
After a decade in which the number of homeless people on New York City’s streets had fallen by almost 25 percent, this year has seen an uptick in their number: On a single day in January, the population of the so-called street homeless was 3,357, representing an increase of 6 percent from the year before.
A result has been a growing number of homeless encampments in the city’s parks, traffic squares and plazas. The attendant behavior – like public urination, sleeping on benches and violating the blanket 1 a.m. parks curfew – has led to tensions with neighboring communities.
Over all, the city’s homeless population is at a record high, with 57,676 people living in shelters as of early November, in addition to the growing numbers on the streets. In the past month, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office has convened an interagency task force to address the issue. As part of that effort, the city has identified 25 sites where the street homeless are congregating in large numbers. The sites include parks, private buildings, vacant lots and bridges, which have become priorities for the outreach teams who fan out across the city’s five boroughs daily to engage people living on the streets.
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Posted on December 20, 2014 at 11:08:04 PM EST by maggief
Mayor de Blasio held court on Friday with ringleaders of the city protests that have led to cop assaults and other mayhem — lending a sympathetic ear as they ticked off their demands.
Hizzoner had tried to keep the location of his meeting with the members of Justice League NYC a secret, but reporters discovered it was at the Midtown offices of a union connected to the one that employs a man charged with busting an NYPD lieutenant’s nose on the Brooklyn Bridge.
“They have a list of demands, some which I agree with, some which I don’t,” de Blasio said as he left the confab at 1199 SEIU’s headquarters.
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I warned you people.
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The intersection of Tompkins and Myrtle Aves. in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, where two policemen of this city were murdered in cold blood and in broad daylight on Saturday afternoon, now becomes a crossroads for the mayor and for the city itself. You cannot properly govern the city as mayor if the police force does not believe it has your support. And this police force clearly believes it does not.
There is one big job for Bill de Blasio going forward, and it is not his cockeyed crusade against carriage horses, not acting as the self-appointed leader of a progressive movement that largely exists inside his own head, and his own ambition.
The job for de Blasio — and all those around him acting as if they know everything about everything after less than a year at City Hall — is to repair his relationship with the rank and file of the NYPD, starting with the ones who turned their backs on him at Woodhull Hospital on Saturday after Officer Rafael Ramos and Officer Wenjian Liu were pronounced dead.
At Woodhull on Saturday, de Blasio tried to change the subject about the recent tensions between him and the NYPD by saying it was not a time for “politics and political analysis.” On the same day, de Blasio’s press secretary, Phil Walzak, when asked about a torrent of angry words from Patrick Lynch of the cops’ union and also about the turned backs, said it was “unfortunate that in a time of great tragedy some would resort to irresponsible, overheated rhetoric that angers and divides people.”
In that moment, one in which he should have had the grace and good sense to say nothing, Walzak not only sounded like a tone-deaf political hack, he sounded like somebody who had developed amnesia about the irresponsible and overheated rhetoric, the angry and divisive anti-cop sentiment, that have been running rampant in this city for weeks.
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Where were Walzak and his boss while all that was going on? Sometimes these people sound as if they are still running for office instead of running the city.
No one is suggesting, as Lynch has, at the top of his voice, that somehow the mayor had anything to do with the madman who came from Maryland and from the worst precincts of hell to shoot two New York City policemen.
Still: If this mayor does not speak up against the kind of rhetoric that has been directed at the NYPD since the grand jury on Staten Island decided not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner, then he is suborning such rhetoric, and the great and dangerous lie behind it: That the people of the city need protecting from those sworn to protect them.
This is what happens when this mayor acts more interested — or deferential — about what a self-promoter like Al Sharpton thinks about policing than those actually doing it in New York City.
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Mourners attend candlelight vigil for slain NYPD officers
The police officers of this city weren’t always happy with Rudy Giuliani when Giuliani was mayor, starting with how he thought they should be paid. But they knew where they stood with Giuliani the way they knew where they stood with Mike Bloomberg. But then neither one of them ever gave you the idea, when they were running for office, that they were running against cops the way de Blasio did.
The mayor has to understand that if he does not step up and step forward now and admit mistakes he has made with the NYPD because of his obsession with playing to his base, then the image of those cops turning their backs on him will be a part of his permanent record.
But the mayor’s chief flack thinking anybody actually cared what he thought about the kind of anger and mourning we saw at Woodhull Hospital makes you wonder if these people at City Hall have the capacity to admit any kind of mistake, or if they have the capacity to change.
We know that de Blasio has told his son, Dante, to be careful in any dealings with the police, because de Blasio wanted everybody to know that. We know Sharpton somehow was given the right to give lectures about how cops are supposed to do their jobs with Bill Bratton in the room. We know how quickly de Blasio spiked the ball when he got some good low numbers on crime and homicides.
But if two cops sitting in a patrol car in the middle of the afternoon on the Saturday before Christmas aren’t safe, how safe is de Blasio’s New York?
The mayor and his wife and Bratton were at St. Patrick’s on Sunday morning, listening as Timothy Cardinal Dolan spoke of “fear and fracture” in the city. Now there is only one fracture for the mayor to worry about, the one he has created between City Hall and 1 Police Plaza.
Those cops turned their backs on de Blasio Saturday night because he did it to them first.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/nyregion/a-mayoral-hopeful-now-de-blasio-was-once-a-young-leftist.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0
You elect communists - this is what you get
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A City on the Brink
Anti-cop attitudes among the city’s progressive elites created the context for this weekend’s atrocity.
21 December 2014
Photo by NYC Mayor’s Office
New York City’s anti-cop activists are scrambling for cover now that two NYPD officers, Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, have been slain in cold blood on a Brooklyn street by a suspected gang member seeking revenge for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. For the last several weeks, Gotham has been the scene of nightly, inflammatory protests against the NYPD. An assortment of self-proclaimed social-justice activists have disrupted traffic, assaulted officers, and demanded an end to Broken Windows policing. The city’s progressive elites, including Mayor Bill de Blasio and city council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, have accommodated the protesters—offering them aid and comfort in the media, entertaining their wilder claims, and standing silent as they defamed the NYPD as racist killers.
Last weekend, demonstrators marched through the streets of Murray Hill chanting, “What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want it? Now!” They didn’t have to wait long. Ismaaiyl Brinsley had posted threatening anti-cop messages on Instagram in the hours before the double murder. “They take 1 of ours . . . let’s take 2 of theirs . . . #RIPEricGardner#RIPMikeBrown,” he wrote. Under the circumstances, no clearer motive, nor indication of guilt, is imaginable. Yet, Al Sharpton said it was “reprehensible” that anyone would link the killings to Ferguson or Staten Island. Since Brinsley himself made that link, it seems fair to ask: Doesn’t the good reverend know it’s impolite to speak ill of the dead? (Brinsley turned his gun on himself as cops closed in.)
At an evening press conference, Mayor de Blasio said that the motive for the killings was unclear—showing the same curious abundance of caution that led him to declare last week that protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge had “allegedly” attacked two police officers, despite a video clearly showing the assault. The mayor’s knee-jerk anti-cop sentiment led him to spend an hour listening to the grievances of Harry Belafonte’s Justice League NYC, which had pledged to shut down Fifth Avenue on Tuesday as a means to ending the “war on black America.” After a Staten Island grand jury declined to hand down indictments of the police officers involved in Eric Garner’s death, the mayor told reporters that he had urged his biracial son to “take special care” during encounters with the police. “Are [kids like Dante] safe from the very people they want to have faith in as their protectors?” he asked. The city’s progressive elites identify not with the brave men and women of the NYPD, but with the cops’ detractors.
Not surprisingly, the NYPD is sick of what Bob McManus calls de Blasio’s “split the baby strategy” of appeasing the protesters while courting cops’ support. They turned their backs on the mayor last night when he entered Woodhull Hospital, where the slain officers had been taken. “They praise police with words and then take actions that clearly demonstrate their true lack of support for the very people who protect them and make their communities safe,” New York City Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch says.
The PBA recently circulated a letter for its members to sign asking both the mayor and Mark-Viverito to “refrain from attending my funeral services in the event that I am killed in the line of duty.” Trying to mend fences, Mark-Viverito visited an NYPD station house in her neighborhood last week for morning roll call, telling cops, “I appreciate what you do.” She was not greeted warmly. The rank-and-file officers at the 23rd precinct evidently remembered her marching with Sharpton at his National Action Network’s anti-police-brutality rally in August. Perhaps they also recalled her support for legislation accusing cops of engaging in “bias-based profiling” and complaining of a two-tiered justice system—one for cops and one for everyone else.
An institution can absorb only so much slander. Are the cops overly sensitive to criticism? If so, they have good reason: like officers Liu and Ramos, they put their lives on the line every day. They go to work every morning knowing that this could be the day they don’t come home. Not many of us can say that we understand what that feels like. Certainly, few of the angry undergraduates and middle-class trustafarians shutting down freeways and lying down in the middle of Grand Central know anything about it.
Bill de Blasio’s New York is an upside-down world, where a police force responsible for transforming a crime-plagued metropolis into the safest big city in America can be openly defamed—and where two more NYPD families will spend Christmas in mourning.
Matthew Hennessey (@matthennessey) is a City Journal associate editor.
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what was deblasio's exact quote to his son that was racist/
Coach and 33 have both said it exists, so I'm sure it does - what did he tell his son that was racist?
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what was deblasio's exact quote to his son that was racist/
Coach and 33 have both said it exists, so I'm sure it does - what did he tell his son that was racist?
I posted it - look it up yourself
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http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/bill-bratton-new-york-city-tensions-1970s-113740.html
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[...]Anti-cop attitudes among the city’s progressive elites created the context for this weekend’s atrocity.[...]
Hahahahahaha!
Meaning COPS abusing power every time they have any interaction with civilians has nothing to do with it?
They've earned people's hate one person at a time.
Everyone hates them. Everyone.
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Hahahahahaha!
Meaning COPS abusing power every time they have any interaction with civilians has nothing to do with it?
They've earned people's hate one person at a time.
Everyone hates them. Everyone.
I don't hate cops.
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The problem is that left to their own devices the animals would burn this city down in a week of not policed
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http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/bill-de-blasio-113755.html
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why can't anyone give me the ONE racist line that deblasio told his son? I know he said it - what was it? I'm gonna be arguing with family tomorrow and I'll take any position not taken,,and I like to win debates lol.
What is the one line he said, please?
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why can't anyone give me the ONE racist line that deblasio told his son? I know he said it - what was it? I'm gonna be arguing with family tomorrow and I'll take any position not taken,,and I like to win debates lol.
What is the one line he said, please?
Look it up I posted it already.
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http://www.tpnn.com/2014/12/23/ten-quick-facts-you-may-not-know-about-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio
FNG communist
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Bump - remember when I warned you clowns of this asshole?
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/city-ban-foam-take-out-delivery-food-containers-article-1.2069942
Unbelievable.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/12/nyregion/in-police-rift-mayor-de-blasios-missteps-included-thinking-it-would-pass.html?ref=todayspaper
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http://nypost.com/2015/01/07/de-blasio-boots-judge-known-to-be-tough-on-criminals
>:( :(
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De Blasio To Deliver MLK Day Remarks At Sharpton Event
dailycaller.com ^ | 1/17/2015 | Kerry Picket
Posted on January 18, 2015 12:59:46 PM EST by rktman
Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio is not distancing himself from Rev. Al Sharpton anytime soon.
De Blasio’s office announced on Saturday he will be giving a speech on Monday at the National Action Network’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Policy Forum. The event is taking place in Manhattan.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
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New Yorkers living in dangerous 'cluster units' as homeless population tops 59,000, a record high
NY Daily News ^ | 2/1/15 | BY HARRY STEVENS , GREG B. SMITH
Posted on February 1, 2015 7:40:53 AM EST by GrandJediMasterYoda
Thousands of New Yorkers living in dangerous 'cluster units' as homeless population tops 59,000, a record high
The homeless count represents a 10% jump during Mayor de Blasio's first year in office. Despite his vows to turn around the problem and ditch the use of cluster units, the city is still forced to house families in these much-criticized apartments, which have often been cited for hazardous code violations.
The homeless population has risen to an all-time high, forcing the de Blasio administration to house desperate families in decrepit tenements red-flagged by the city’s own inspectors as hazardous.
Since he arrived at City Hall pledging to turn things around, Mayor de Blasio has struggled to confront a long-intractable problem that has only gotten worse.
By mid-December, the homeless census reached a record 59,068 — nearly the population of Utica, city records show. The Coalition for the Homeless says it peaked even higher at 60,352.
The homeless count, according to the city and the coalition, includes 25,000 children. And it represents a 10% jump from the 53,615 in shelters on de Blasio’s Inauguration Day.
To reduce these distressing numbers, the city has tried to move families into scarce permanent housing, but has been forced to continue using much-criticized apartments known as “cluster sites.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
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NYC Schools Adding 2 Muslim Holidays to Calendar
NY Post ^ | Yaron Steinbuch
Posted on 3/4/2015 10:47:33 AM by thefactor
New York City schools will add two Muslim holidays to the calendar this year, Mayor de Blasio is announcing Wednesday.
“Today we’ll announce the addition of Eid al-Adha & al-Fitr to @NYCSchools holiday schedule, a change that respects the diversity of our city,” Hizzoner tweeted.
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https://nypost.com/2020/04/09/coronavirus-was-spreading-in-city-weeks-before-first-official-case/?sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR1e0taUndpv4uqT4De2xPPprbCJO2o858WK0PKxYl39GzQu09zSCR_gBVc
Gee - how right i was.
DeBlasio is a FNG liberal left wing disaster.
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Warren Wilhelm Jr. is his real name.
Dude is about as far left as you can get.
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https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-coronavirus-mta-nyc-transit-workers-deaths-20200408-f37damz5tjdmnc4pahurf3cjay-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0CzCa2PBIfJsG2Oodzlm7XIeLjJsUWm4txrcrPuUXvahyRw9xwtpMn-po
This is all on DeBlasio and his leftist retard health commissioner
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-response-delays.html#commentsContainer
Even still - liberal faggy retards are defending these two morons.
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Why Bill de Blasio is a National Menace
DB Daily Update ^ | David Blackmon
Posted on 4/22/2020, 7:27:13 AM by EyesOfTX
Man, nobody could’ve seen this one coming. – Actually, anyone who didn’t see this one coming should be as embarrassed as Marxist New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is this morning. On April 18, the Campaign Update discussed the nifty new snitch line de Blasio had set up for his loyal comrades there in the Five Burroughs, which allowed people to take a photo of any dangerious non-compliant subversives who stood within 6 feed of a head of cabbage to “enforcement” personnel.
Well, anyone who has spent any time at all in New York City instantly understood how that city’s residents would likely respond to de Blasio’s Stalinist setup. From a piece at the New York Post:
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s critics let him know how they really felt about him ordering New Yorkers to snitch on each other for violating social-distancing rules — by flooding his new tip line with crank complaints including “dick pics” and people flipping the bird, The Post has learned.
Photos of extended middle fingers, the mayor dropping the Staten Island groundhog and news coverage of him going to the gym have all been texted to a special tip line that de Blasio announced Saturday, according to screenshots posted on Twitter.
One user sent the message “We will fight this tyrannical overreach!” to the service and got an automated message that in part said, “Hello, and thank you for texting NYC311.”
“F–k you!” replied @MorganLSchmidt1, along with a meme showing Adolf Hitler and the words “TO THOSE TURNING IN YOUR NEIGHBORS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES — YOU DID THE REICH THING.”
“Start flooding their reporting text numbers with this pics!” the tweet added.
[End]
What’s most amazing is that de Blasio himself has lived his entire life in the city, and apparently had no clue that this would be the result. The Post reports that the initial response was so overwhelming that “enforcement” officials had to temporarily shut down the line and initiate a new pre-vetting process before the messages are relayed to “enforcement” precincts.
This clown wanted to be president? Really??? – Further demonstrating exactly how little this gigantic Marxist moron understands about the teeming masses that have surrounded him throughout his entire life, de Blasio on Monday expressed shock at the news that many of the 1,500 prisoners he recently released by decree from New York City jails have gone on to … wait for it … COMMIT MORE CRIMES! Because, after all, they are criminals!
The Post, which has a field day with this raging nitwit Mayor pretty much every day of the week, again reports that at least 50 of these convicts have gone on to commit additional crimes in the days since their release, and many of them have simply been released back into society yet again so they can go commit more crimes. I swear I do not make this stuff up:
It is “unconscionable” that Rikers Island inmates who were released due to coronavirus concerns are committing new crimes, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday.
“I think it’s unconscionable just on a human level that folks were shown mercy and this is what some of them have done,” the mayor said during his morning briefing Monday, which came on the heels of a Post report outlining the issue.
De Blasio said the number of re-offenders remains relatively small and that the city was “buckling down” on monitoring and supervising released prisoners.
“We do see some recidivism. I have not seen a huge amount, but any amount is obviously troubling,” he said.
“We’re going to just keep buckling down on it, making sure there’s close monitoring and supervision to the maximum step possible. And the NYPD is going to keep doing what they’re doing.”
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Let’s all also take this moment to remember that, as late as March 13 – 6 full weeks after the President had banned all travel into the U.S. from China, and weeks after he had expanded that order to include other countries and begun taking other mitigation measures to fight this virus – this monstrous jackass was urging the people of his city to just go about living their normal lives. To this day, he still has not shut down the city’s subways, which are just petri dishes for spreading this virus, or the city’s buses.
Madness.
Is it any wonder, then, that New York City has been the literal epicenter of this viral plague in the U.S.?
And by the way, let’s not let New York Governor Andrew Cuomo off the hook. Cuomo has been slathered with praise by a lapdog press for his performance during this crisis, but he is also massively complicit, since he could have at any time stepped in to overrule de Blasio’s many acts of rank stupidity. But the truth is that, while he does conduct a good press conference, Cuomo is as rotten and clueless as de Blasio.
One columnist – I’ve lost the link now and forgotten who it was – asked a fantastic question the other day: If this viral plague was centered in the states of, say, Montana and Wyoming rather than in the corrupt news media centers of New York and New Jersey, would we be responding to it in the way we have been?
Think about it: The vast majority of the talking heads you see on your TV screens faking the “news” every day live in and around New York City. Many of them commute to work from their homes in New Jersey. Don’t you think their coverage of this virus, and their early efforts to foment a national panic over it were colored by the fact that the void of competent leadership had helped make their home states the place where over half of America’s cases had sprung up?
By the same token, can anyone truly believe that Cuomo and de Blasio would have shut New York City down if this outbreak had been centered in, say, Alabama and Mississippi? Or any other two adjacent states you can think of? Of course they wouldn’t, and they shouldn’t. More to the point, no one in the corrupt news media would have been trying to panic them into doing so.
So, when you see de Blasio acting the buffoon on national television every day, realize he is not just some harmless circus clown. He is in fact a national menace whose utter inability to lead in a crisis has exacerbated this situation for all of us.
That is all.
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https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/de-blasio-appoints-wife-head-of-coronavirus-racial-inequality-task-force
Unreal
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https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/blame-bill-de-blasio/?fbclid=IwAR28ZV1n6z3lUBga0pf6ybB5tdr39kaZRXj1vqKHEDInmk-nLXGUGPxwFbo
YUP.
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you actually believe that every left policy idea is bad.
Also, blue states are doing far better then red states.
You actually think the left is communist too, meanwhile you don't understand what the term means.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/blame-bill-de-blasio/?fbclid=IwAR28ZV1n6z3lUBga0pf6ybB5tdr39kaZRXj1vqKHEDInmk-nLXGUGPxwFbo
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https://nypost.com/2020/05/06/de-blasio-says-coronavirus-patients-should-return-to-nursing-homes/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site+buttons&utm_campaign=site+buttons&fbclid=IwAR3QppR7IsErzmRRlV1JDwI3wRpDz2k_ytJxbRqYbFC8OfoSkBYP86rIyg4
Unbelievable!
WTF
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https://nypost.com/2020/05/07/bill-de-blasio-is-hopelessly-out-of-his-depth-in-nycs-new-fiscal-crisis
:D
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Cuomo’s nursing home reversal is too little, too late for those now dead
NY Post ^ | May 11 2020 | Michael Goodwin
Posted on 5/12/2020, 2:10:21 AM by knighthawk
Gov. Cuomo will never be confused with Fiorello La Guardia. “When I make a mistake, it’s a beaut,” the legendary mayor of New York once confessed.
Unfortunately, Cuomo’s pride and political calculations don’t allow him to admit error even as he finally reverses one of the mostly deadly policy mistakes in New York history.
Nursing homes and rehabilitation centers have tallied more than 5,000 coronavirus deaths, yet the governor accepts zero responsibility despite his March 25th order forcing them to take infected patients from hospitals.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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Cuomo’s nursing home reversal is too little, too late for those now dead
NY Post ^ | May 11 2020 | Michael Goodwin
Posted on 5/12/2020, 2:10:21 AM by knighthawk
Gov. Cuomo will never be confused with Fiorello La Guardia. “When I make a mistake, it’s a beaut,” the legendary mayor of New York once confessed.
Unfortunately, Cuomo’s pride and political calculations don’t allow him to admit error even as he finally reverses one of the mostly deadly policy mistakes in New York history.
Nursing homes and rehabilitation centers have tallied more than 5,000 coronavirus deaths, yet the governor accepts zero responsibility despite his March 25th order forcing them to take infected patients from hospitals.
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Link it.
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Link it.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/10/cuomos-nursing-home-reversal-is-too-little-too-late-goodwin
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https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/broadway-will-officially-stay-dark-until-at-least-labor-day-051220?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&cid=%7Enewyork%7Enatsoc%7Efacebook%7Eechobox&fbclid=IwAR23ChWovzd9fNLSeN0eHL_dIBSAU94HdeZlpxMCi8vI23DVPwClGVwU1R8#Echobox=1589301151
Broadway closed until at least labor day.
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/847367/bill-de-blasio-anyone-swim-nyc-beach-taken-right-out
:(
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https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-san-francisco-cuomo-dismiss-shelter-in-place-coronavirus-2020-5
Cuomo and DeBlasio are at fault - as Ive said from day 1
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/york-might-avoided-becoming-us-192819474.html
POS liberals
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/frustrated-and-struggling-new-yorkers-contemplate-abandoning-the-city-they-love/2020/05/25/153ca71e-9c5b-11ea-a2b3-5c3f2d1586df_story.html
I called it years ago.
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Bill de Blasio vies with Jacob Frey for title of America's worst mayor
American Thinker ^ | Monica Showalter
Posted on 6/2/2020, 7:24:03 AM by RoosterRedux
Is New York's Mayor Bill de Blasio trying to give Minneapolis's mayor, Jacob Frey, a run for his money?
His idiocies are once again topping those of this crisis's original appeasing idiot, Frey himself. He's been late on calling curfew. He's let the cops know he doesn't have their back. He's let thugs run rampant throughout Manhattan's toniest retail districts for six nights running now. All that explains why New York has had six nights of shattering riots, while other cities have belatedly moved to shut them down.
Fact is, his heart is still with the rioters. Here's the message he's telegraphing on that front: He's saying he's proud of his bizarre leftist daughter, who got arrested in a group of people throwing objects at the police. "I'm proud she cares so much," he declared. So much for social distancing.
Now he's issuing plaintive pleas to rioters to stay home and protest online, because social distancing. Sound like a message this bunch will respond to? With the kind of fun they're having now, somehow they're not taking his advice.
He's succoring the rioters, and condemning the police -- not just the dirty cops in Minneapolis who killed George Floyd and are up on murder raps, but New York's cops, too, blasting a couple of excessive police force incidents as if this is the right time for it, given what's going on.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio goes to war with his own cops AGAIN as he says officer who pointed his firearm at protesters 'should have his gun and badge taken away'
Daily Mail ^ | June 2, 2020 | Rachel Sharp
Posted on 6/2/2020, 11:50:03 AM by kevcol
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has gone to war with his own cops as he demanded the officer who pointed his firearm at protesters 'should have his gun and badge taken away'.
De Blasio called for the NYPD officer to be fired after footage surfaced on social media of him pulling his handgun and pointing it at protesters outside The Strand bookstore in Manhattan Sunday night where activists gathered to demand justice over George Floyd's death.
'It is not the place of an officer to pull a gun in the middle of a crowd, knowing that there are peaceful protesters in that crowd. That is unacceptable, that is dangerous,' said de Blasio at his daily press briefing Monday.
'That officer should have his gun and badge taken away today.'
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Gov. Cuomo calls what happened in NYC last night a ‘disgrace,’ floats idea he may ‘displace’ de Blasio
Twitchy ^ | June 2, 2020 | Greg P
Posted on 6/2/2020, 12:38:50 PM by kevcol
Gov. Cuomo says he offered Mayor de Blasio National Guard troops, but he declined:
.@NYGovCuomo says he has offered Mayor’s across the State assistance from National Guard and @nyspolice to stop looting and NYC has said “no.”
Cuomo adds, “The NYPD was not effective in doing their jobs last night. They need to do better.”
— Zack Fink (@ZackFinkNews) June 2, 2020
Gov. Cuomo did bring up the possibility of booting Mayor de Blasio:
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I wouldn’t be surprised if De Blasio is eventually removed. Everybody hates him, knows he’s incompetent and he has no allies in either party.
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http://www.jammiewf.com/2013/nyc-democrat-mayoral-candidate-worked-with-sandinistas-honeymooned-in-cuba-receives-obama-endorsement
Sick - but we get what we deserve.
Vote for communists - get failed garbage and ruin
Gee - looks like I was right again.
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https://nypost.com/2020/04/26/de-blasio-appoints-wife-head-of-coronavirus-racial-inequality-task-force
Unreal
Corruption at its core
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Escape NYC While You Can. De Blasio Defunding NYPD
Hotair ^ | 06/08/2020 | Jazz Shaw
Posted on 6/8/2020, 12:23:46 PM by SeekAndFind
Earlier today, while discussing AOC’s half-baked proposal to defund the police, I noted what the unfortunate results of such a move would be. Thankfully, that was only a hypothetical conversation… at least until a few hours later. No matter how bad things might get in New York City under the administration of Bill de Blasio, we were never going to fall that far down the rabbit hole, right? Well, hang onto your hat, Alice, and keep an eye out for a giant bunny with a pocket watch. After just saying on Friday that he was opposed to doing anything along those lines, Hizzoner did yet another complete about-face and announced plans to “shift funds away” from the NYPD. (NBC News)
Hours after announcing he would be lifting the curfew in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a series of reforms to the New York Police Department in response to the protests over the death of George Floyd that have gripped the city in the past week.
During his Sunday press conference, de Blasio announced four proposals:
1. Shift funding from NYPD to youth and social services
2. Reform 50-a, the law used to prevent police misconduct records from being released to the public
3. NYPD will no long be responsible for vendor enforcement
4. Bring community voices into senior level of NYPD
As usual, I first saw this news showing up on Twitter, followed by the precise amount of appropriately snarky sarcasm in response from Scottie Nell Hughes.
I hope for the good of NYC the city flourishes under this new policy. Everyone will be kind & helpful to each other especially strangers. There will never be a reason to do harm & only people w/ good intentions will visit. Politeness & hospitality will now be rule of law
— Scottie Nell Hughes (@scottienhughes) June 7, 2020
I would be laughing more at Scottie’s take on this if the matter weren’t so serious. If you’ve been out on the streets at night in New York City lately (or simply seen video coverage), you know that the situation is grim. Currently, a lot of the crime that the NYPD is battling is being committed by opportunists who are blending in with the George Floyd protests, though I’d wager a fair amount of them have never even heard of the man. But things were already ramping up on the crime front even before these protests began.
We just had an NYPD cop stabbed in the neck the other night. Thankfully he will recover. Others weren’t so lucky. If you go to this link at the Officer Down Memorial Page you can see the names and faces of the two dozen police officers who have already been shot to death in America this year. Three of them were just in the past week.
Entire city blocks in the Big Apple are currently composed of burned-out husks or empty storefronts with all of their windows smashed out. Adding to the mayhem are the hoards of criminals that the Mayor has been busily dumping back out on the streets via his twin initiatives to empty the jails and put an end to cash bail in most cases. And this is the moment when he decides to cave into the mob and move funding away from the police.
When is enough going to be enough? The Mayor’s relationship with the police has been abysmal pretty much since he first took the oath of office. This is probably the final nail in that coffin. We recently looked at the growing trend of New Yorkers snapping up real estate in Connecticut and fleeing the city. If you happen to live there and have two functioning brain cells left to rub together, don’t let all of those folks beat you to the punch. As Sam Kinnison once said in one of his classic comedy routines, pack your kids and your s**t and get out while you can.
New York City may actually be too far gone to save, and Gotham’s liberal denizens keep electing the same useful idiots to run the place year after year. It’s not going to get any better, and it honestly probably isn’t going to be safe to stay there for much longer. Get out. But do me a favor and don’t move upstate near where I live. We don’t need our real estate prices to shoot through the roof.
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Every place the libtards rule turns to shit. When will people learn?
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Mayor de Blasio’s wife says eliminating NYPD would be ‘nirvana, a utopia’
BizPac Review ^ | June 11, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Posted on 6/11/2020, 10:57:19
“That would be like a nirvana, a utopia that we are nowhere close to getting to,” McCray noted in a TIME100 Talks discussion.
McCray’s comments come after elected leaders in Minneapolis have caved to demands by Left-wing groups to disband that city’s police department in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a few bad cops last month.
(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...
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Mayor de Blasio’s wife says eliminating NYPD would be ‘nirvana, a utopia’
BizPac Review ^ | June 11, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Posted on 6/11/2020, 10:57:19
“That would be like a nirvana, a utopia that we are nowhere close to getting to,” McCray noted in a TIME100 Talks discussion.
McCray’s comments come after elected leaders in Minneapolis have caved to demands by Left-wing groups to disband that city’s police department in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a few bad cops last month.
(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...
Maybe for her as she has armed guards protecting her. These people are insane.
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Mayor de Blasio’s wife says eliminating NYPD would be ‘nirvana, a utopia’
BizPac Review ^ | June 11, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Posted on 6/11/2020, 10:57:19
“That would be like a nirvana, a utopia that we are nowhere close to getting to,” McCray noted in a TIME100 Talks discussion.
McCray’s comments come after elected leaders in Minneapolis have caved to demands by Left-wing groups to disband that city’s police department in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a few bad cops last month.
(Excerpt) Read more at bizpacreview.com ...
Would you fellate a small black penis?
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Mayor de Blasio’s wife says eliminating NYPD would be ‘nirvana, a utopia’
BizPac Review ^ | June 11, 2020 | Jon Dougherty
Posted on 6/11/2020, 10:57:19
“That would be like a nirvana, a utopia that we are nowhere close to getting to,” McCray noted in a TIME100 Talks discussion.
McCray’s comments come after elected leaders in Minneapolis have caved to demands by Left-wing groups to disband that city’s police department in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a few bad cops last month.
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Wife didn’t take his last name?
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I can't even any more.
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Wife didn’t take his last name?
His wife wrote an article about being a black lesbian in a 1979 article in Essence magazine.
https://observer.com/2012/12/the-lesbian-past-of-bill-de-blasios-wife/
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De Blasio seriously declares himself the nation’s greatest mayor
NY Post ^ | June 12 2020 | Julia Marsh and Nolan Hicks
Posted on 6/12/2020, 2:50:59 PM by knighthawk
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s own staff have excoriated him in public letters and with an unprecedented march across the Brooklyn Bridge over his handling of citywide protests — but that didn’t stop Hizzoner from declaring Friday that he’s the nation’s greatest mayor.
“This is the strongest mayoralty in the country, in every sense, and the strongest city in the country, in every sense, and we can persevere through all sorts of challenges and we will. So I’m quite confident in what we can do in the next year and a half,” the term-limited mayor boasted at his daily City Hall press briefing.
And he said anyone who doubts that doesn’t have a firm grasp on reality.
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https://nypost.com/2020/06/19/chirlane-mccray-will-judge-nyc-washington-jefferson-statues
Unbelievable! Who the fng F voted for this other than andreisablmfag?
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8449703/Video-shows-homeless-man-set-FIRE-NYC-man-throws-lit-firework-him.html
Unbelievable.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6760503/Bill-Blasios-wife-account-850m-given-mental-health-project.html?ito=facebook_share_article-top&fbclid=IwAR2wOjQ1dX2X2E3sCz_WQaSquoFNg_Y50SA0F2voOC9A7klcQc5aQaHBEa0
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/1032164/bill-de-blasio-black-lives-matter-mural-trump-tower-new-york
GTFO!!!! F off!
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https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/de-blasio-calls-parents-mulling-escape-from-city-schools-privileged/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site+buttons&utm_campaign=site+buttons&fbclid=IwAR0_goFu1HbAeEETGW7pq2xmlldiGl9skeF5oaMuD4OniRzvkRdOJj9WjuQ
UNBELIEVABLE.
F you DeBlasio!
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He's totally fucked up NYC.
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https://nypost.com/2020/06/24/de-blasio-plans-to-install-blm-mural-in-front-of-trump-tower/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&fbclid=IwAR0tiW6cLd14bgTvQMr5qdqMzo_PS0S7PsH9b5HB_Uem_hG4dvOeu6EdTK0
Unbelievable
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https://nypost.com/2020/06/24/de-blasio-plans-to-install-blm-mural-in-front-of-trump-tower/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&fbclid=IwAR0tiW6cLd14bgTvQMr5qdqMzo_PS0S7PsH9b5HB_Uem_hG4dvOeu6EdTK0
Unbelievable
TDS is real.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nycs-criminal-justice-system-is-imploding-nypd-boss-says-as-homicides-hit-5-year-high/2483376
I've been warning everyone of this - i see it from the inside - its collapsing.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nycs-criminal-justice-system-is-imploding-nypd-boss-says-as-homicides-hit-5-year-high/2483376
I've been warning everyone of this - i see it from the inside - its collapsing.
Someday people will learn.
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https://nypost.com/2020/06/28/fresh-signs-of-nyc-spiraling-out-of-control/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site+buttons&utm_campaign=site+buttons&fbclid=IwAR0gOlNLuO-zig-35L6N4DiJUyn2_rI7z6TDsm0zjBnFjj3aj3-p5zqCl6k
Totally FD!
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https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-will-officially-remain-closed-through-2020?fbclid=IwAR3ZSJqKfIubc1nLWF4EA8BMYsDvJ_VWTPaQIq3WkVLTisLAt6g1DG1sdbM
Broadway closed for rest of the year.
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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de-blasio-blames-nyc-weekend-violence-on-coronavirus-vows-to-double-down-to-keep-city-safe?fbclid=IwAR3J92qGY53WFGZnpsdgRgCidwzR6ndOhlAq2woMCGaFlc0Y9wwldTGzmlA
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Americans leave large cities for suburban areas and rural towns
The Hill ^
Posted on 7/6/2020, 11:27:04 AM by therightliveswithus
A combination of the coronavirus pandemic, economic uncertainty, and social unrest is prompting waves of Americans to move from large cities and permanently relocate to more sparsely populated areas. The trend has been accelerated by technology and shifting attitudes that make it easier than ever to work remotely. Residents of all ages and incomes are moving in record numbers to suburban areas and small towns.
A perfect storm of factors makes the decision to leave major cities like New York very obvious. The dense nature of urban living and the lack of proper local government planning led to the coronavirus spreading five times faster in New York than the rest of the country. The city that never sleeps now resembles a ghost town in many areas after thousands of its wealthy and middle-class residents fled early in the pandemic.
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https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/shootings-soar-205-percent-after-nypd-disbands-anti-crime-unit/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site+buttons&utm_campaign=site+buttons&fbclid=IwAR1YlJnb_i0lBtL7Epp8xrSxmUVjd0QQSvAfIvk6I03wBVpsTftWwNb8L3A
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https://nypost.com/2020/07/06/man-shot-dead-in-bronx-while-walking-with-6-year-old-daughter
SICK!!! WTF!!! HORRIBLE.
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I will volunteer for his campaign.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to run for mayor • Brooklyn Paper
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/guardian-angels-founder-curtis-sliwa-to-run-for-mayor/
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I will volunteer for his campaign.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa to run for mayor • Brooklyn Paper
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/guardian-angels-founder-curtis-sliwa-to-run-for-mayor/
Good.
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https://nypost.com/2020/07/07/video-captures-moment-of-bronx-double-homicide
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/1088400/nypd-kelly-blames-mayor-de-blasio-nyc-crime
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-de-blasio-halts-nypd-reform-bill-as-violence-murders-skyrocket?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro
;D
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-de-blasio-halts-nypd-reform-bill-as-violence-murders-skyrocket?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro
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This is his last term, so he has 18 months to seal his legacy. He’s been leading NYC back into the crime-ridden era of the 70s and 80s,
so maybe this is him seeing the light. Otherwise, phukk him for the damage he's doing, and hello to whoever the next Republican mayor is.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/09/empty-manhattan-apartments-reach-record-levels-landlords-slash-rent.html
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179 NYPD Officers Reportedly Retire In One Week Amid Crime Surge And Tension With Mayor De Blasio
dailycaller.com ^ | 7/9/2020 | Marlo Safi
Posted on 7/9/2020, 12:58:06 PM by rktman
New York Police Department officers are retiring at a staggering rate amid a crime surge in the city and growing tensions with Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Hill reported Thursday.
In the last week, 179 NYPD officers have filed for retirement, which marks a 411% increase from 2019’s 35, according to the Hill.
The retirements follow violent riots that roiled the city, De Blasio’s decision to slash the NYPD budget and the decision to disband the anti-crime unit. Soon after the unit’s 600 plainclothes officers were reassigned to new roles, shootings in the city surged by more than 358% in mid-June.
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https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/07/09/nyc_mayor_de_blasio_all_large_gatherings_banned_except_for_black_lives_matter_protests.html
Go mofo yourself DeBlasio - communist ahole
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https://nypost.com/2020/07/09/with-nyc-in-crisis-de-blasio-wastes-time-on-stupid-stunt-baiting-trump/?fbclid=IwAR3dm4cmD84ICYGwe0Oa3HN_2A-ptZ3LZFWtTyfjfuIByvC2jyaVls0pe18
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https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/07/09/nyc_mayor_de_blasio_all_large_gatherings_banned_except_for_black_lives_matter_protests.html
Go mofo yourself DeBlasio - communist ahole
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DeBlasio's New York: No lives matter
Flopping Aces ^ | 07-13-20 | DrJohn
Posted on 7/14/2020, 10:28:31 AM
NYC Communist Mayor Warren Wilhelm DeBlasio, to great fanfare and publicity, had a street mural painted outside Trump Tower on 5th Avenue.
Bill de Blasio plaints Black Lives Matter street mural ...
In typical fashion, DeBlasio was both self righteous and self aggrandizing:
“This is such an important moment for our city,” de Blasio told volunteers, who chanted, “Black lives matter!” while holding paint rollers. “We are making a statement today of what we value in New York City.”
Not everyone was pleased:
When he arrived around 11:30 a.m., two or three men shouted “douchebag de Blasio” at Hizzoner as he crossed the street.
And
As they worked, some passersby shouted at them, “Shame on you!,” with one woman yelling, “Hitler told us all lives didn’t matter, too!”
This is meant as a distraction from DeBlasio's complete failure as a mayor:
Sources previously blasted de Blasio for taunting Trump as the city grapples with a troubling spate of gun violence.
“Obviously he is doing it to antagonize the president,” the source told The Post when the plan was first announced.
“This is what he is concerned about while the city burns. What an amateur politician.”
Sticking it to the man. That mural was going to solve everything- the riots, the racism, the violence.
Except it didn't.
New York City Police Department sources revealed there were 15 shootings in a 15-hour span in New York City over the weekend.
The New York Post spoke to several NYPD sources on Sunday who reported the spate of shootings, which includes a 21-year-old currently in the hospital after he was shot in the head in Brooklyn that morning while sitting in a car.
The number of shootings that took place in the city over the last week is more than triple the number of shootings that happened there this time last year. There have been 43 shootings in the last week, compared to 13 during the same time period in 2019.
This weekend’s shootings come as the city reports an overall spike in violent crimes. Over Independence Day weekend, there were 10 shootings and one person killed in a nine-hour span.
Another black baby died in the carnage:
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A 1-year-old boy was shot to death overnight near a playground in Brooklyn.
Police said the child was sitting in a stroller with a group of people having a barbecue when gunfire erupted.
Overall this weekend in NYC there were 22 shootings and 28 victims, including a 12 year old boy.
DeBlasio offered more pablum in response to the violence
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NYC's most influential black politician calls for the NYPD's gun-hunting unit to be reinstated a month after it was disbanded because 'bad guys now think they can do whatever they want'
UK Daily Mail ^ | July 16, 2020 | Frances Mulraney
The Brooklyn Borough President has called for the return of the controversial NYPD anti-crime unit just a month after it was shut down due to anti-cop protests as shootings in the Big Apple continue to spike. Eric Adams, NYC's most influential black politician, claims that the plainclothes unit, whose job it was to get guns off the street, may need reform but should not have been completely eliminated. The former cop, who is running for mayor in 2021, said that the absence of the unit led 'bad guys' to believe they can do 'whatever you want'.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/multiple-bodies-in-new-york-city-found-wrapped-up-in-plastic-bags-at-least-one-chopped-up?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro
Holy S!@#$#
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/protester-attacks-nypd-officers?fbclid=IwAR2YQb_MQ18h8kpBpGS8a2Ey-MQCL2jgBqNNSyLc_lvz9FHfzSGH261FP5U
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https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-scooter-shooting-bronx-video-20200714-rprnmuyafjeppcqryl5zszerbu-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2H5NjBhGkKmLnbsVe8QRrENOMlXj6G3uRPYGIaR_Vd5e_a2ALS_NfGR-A
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De Blasio: Kids Will Be in School 2-3 Times a Week, We’ll Have Childcare for 100,000 Kids
nypost ^ | 07/16/2020 | Ian Hanchett
Posted on 7/17/2020, 9:43:17
During a press conference on Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) stated that the city will have the typical child go to school in a classroom two or three times a week, but the city will provide childcare for 100,000 families to help those who can’t work if they don’t have childcare.
De Blasio said that there will be a “blended learning approach, where the typical child goes two or three days a week to school, in the classroom.”
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De Blasio: ‘Fewer People in Our Jails than Any Time Since WWII – and We Are Safer for It and Better for It’
cnsnews.com ^ | 7/16/2020 | Craig Bannister
Posted on 7/17/2020, 11:58:3
As gun violence and murders continued to spike in New York City, Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio declared Wednesday that his city is “safe” and “better” because the number of criminals in jail is at the lowest level since 1946.
Mayor de Blasio made the claim at a signing ceremony for six new police reform bills:
“People said that if we reduced incarceration and ended the era of mass incarceration, we would be endangered. It was the other way around, my friends. We now have fewer people in our jails than any time since World War II and we are safer for it and better for it.”
But, as CNSNews.com has reported, the number of murders, shooting, and burglaries in New York City all jumped in June:
“According to the NYPD, there has been a 130 percent increase in the number of shooting incidents across New York City between June 1 and June 30 compared to the same time last year. The number of people murdered increased 30 percent, and the number of burglaries rose 118 percent. The number of auto thefts rose 51 percent.”
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So Bill de Blasio's real name is Warren Wilhelm Jr. !.
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https://nypost.com/2020/07/28/apparent-junkies-turn-part-of-nycs-midtown-into-shooting-gallery
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Cuomo blames de Blasio’s Rikers releases, anti-cop attitude for NYC crime wave
nypost.com ^ | July 28, 2020 | Bernadette Hogan and Julia Marsh
Posted on 7/29/2020, 1:55:53
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he was “very concerned” about the “devastating” crime wave sweeping the Big Apple, casting blame on anti-police sentiment, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s decision to release inmates from Rikers Island during the COVID-19 pandemic and the cratering economy.
“I am very concerned about it,” the governor said during a press call from Albany Tuesday.
There were 47 shootings just last week — a 176-percent jump over the 17 tallied during the same period last year, according to NYPD statistics.
“The result is intolerable and is devastating and is, long term as we’re trying to get New York City back up and running, it’s also a negative in getting New York up to speed,” Cuomo said.
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Cuomo listed a strained relationship between the community and the police following the George Floyd demonstrations, coronavirus-related releases from Rikers, and the economy as all contributing to rising crime.
“The situation with the NYPD and the tension with the protests groups and community groups is a factor. How that is playing out? I’m not sure exactly that anybody knows, but I know the NYPD feel they are under significant pressure, which they are. And that tension is in the mix,” he said.
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https://nypost.com/2020/08/09/nyc-shootings-thus-far-in-2020-have-nearly-doubled-from-2019
Good job liberals!
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A mad rush for the exits as New York City goes down the tubes
New York Post ^ | August 11, 2020 | Post Editorial Board
Posted on 8/12/2020, 7:12:10 AM by karpov
It’s not just a few Upper West Siders who are fleeing New York: Moving companies say they’re swamped with calls from residents looking to ditch the city — even though the COVID crisis has waned.
One likely reason: The virus was but the last straw; New Yorkers are fed up with the shootings and lootings, homelessness on the streets, sub-par online schools, sky-high taxes and the sheer obliviousness of pols like Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
On Sunday, The Post highlighted families who’ve given up on the Upper West Side — now teeming with junkies, the homeless, convicts and others — and are headed for greener pastures outside Gotham.
Meanwhile, Fox Business reports that moving companies are seeing a continuing surge in citywide business that began soon after the COVID outbreak. And while many of those fleeing may come from Manhattan, the trend is surely not confined to the Upper West Side.
It’s been “insanely busy,” Roadway Moving President Ross Sapir told Fox. Indeed, he says this has been the busiest summer ever for the company. “For the last three months, we couldn’t keep up with demand.”
Oz Moving says the number of relocations continues to rise at a “substantial rate.” It was booked to capacity earlier in the year than in any of the previous 27 years.
United Van Lines, too, cites a whopping 95 percent spike, year over year, in interest in moving out of Manhattan between May and July, versus just 19 percent nationally.
Sure, many of those who’ve headed out were merely trying to escape COVID, which socked the city in the spring. Some may even return; a reported spike in storage-space business is a sign they will.
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https://nypost.com/2020/08/11/new-yorkers-flee-nyc-in-droves/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&sr_share=facebook&fbclid=IwAR04nVmJYGhYTFmb3hIyx6nLrBgKPndrCCR71qyaYf2eQzaJOZHW-96qX2E
FD!
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https://dnyuz.com/2020/08/20/movers-in-n-y-c-are-so-busy-theyre-turning-people-away
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https://nypost.com/2020/08/19/retired-nypd-sergeant-attacked-in-garment-district-beatdown/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR3NEftU84LYsZEoJNYDPyxkymyx5gOyABTCNcjgOLzSdzXxnWT1RARHxbE&fbclid=IwAR1RgeCa3AcuTvbYVPTj1vtAmCS908Exuau0d8MS8ts2Y8LDTFD8-JR8Ryc
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Dr. Evil, what do you think of all this?
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New Yorkers revel in virus-fueled gold mine of free street furniture
NY Post ^
Posted on 8/26/2020, 11:12:32 AM by SJackson
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure: This spring and summer, the adage rings especially true.
The hotter months were always peak times for Big Apple move-ins and -outs. But standard relocations coupled with apartment purges by those fleeing the city’s COVID-19 outbreak have created a gold mine of curbside gems put out for the taking.
From midcentury furniture to one-off antiques, home decor of the highest caliber has been plentiful — and free — for anyone lucky and quick enough to pluck them off the concrete. (Not to mention strong and canny enough to lug their loot home.)
From March on, as thrift shops and secondhand sellers remained shuttered due to the coronavirus, many New Yorkers came to rely on the informal give-and-take economy known as stooping.
The practice of sharing and snagging discarded freebies has gotten a boost from Instagram accounts dedicated to promoting pieces out on the sidewalk and ripe for the picking, like StoopingNYC and CurbAlertNYC.
The anonymous Brooklyn duo who run StoopingNYC say the pandemic has led to a ballooning following (now at 46,000 and counting) as well as an uptick in submissions for full-apartment furniture dumps as opposed to one-off finds.
Over the past few months, the couple has also seen emails and direct messages shift from followers who send in photos of items they stumble across in the street to followers who are hauling their own goods to the curb.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/08/28/mayor-bill-de-blasio-plans-22000-layoffs-as-people-flee-new-york-city-in-droves/?fbclid=IwAR0VNYJttwV21mcGAvlQFSPLP4dBaHaJ7-0EVJMEpy6t31AYVIwImGI5xJs#222f4e4b7342
Good Job you marxist pos
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From 'I love New York' to 'I leave New York': The party is over for the Big Apple
American Thinker ^ | 08/31/2020 | Silvio Canto, Jr.
Posted on 8/31/2020, 9:31:45 AM by SeekAndFind
On a personal basis, a family member and spouse just moved out of New York. He works in the theater, and there is not much work these days in the Big Apple. As they told me on the phone, the place is deader than a doornail. By the way, they also told me that you have to wait weeks to rent a moving van. I guess a lot of people are leaving.
We learned that New York City is about to lay off 22,000 of its approximately 330,000 city employees, according to Forbes:
The Wall Street Journal reported that roughly 22,000 government workers need to be let go to close a $9 billion deficit that continues to grow.
The story goes on to say there may be more because the deficit is getting bigger.
New York heavily relies upon its bustling commerce, entertainment and social activities to draw in and keep people. Without restaurants, concerts, museums, sporting events and people commuting into Manhattan from the other boroughs (New York City comprises of five boroughs), the city has quickly changed. Residents have fled the city.
As people ceased commuting into New York, worked remotely, businesses shut their doors and social activities have halted, revenues to companies have plummeted. As businesses of all sizes saw their profits evaporate, the city government received significantly less in tax collection.
Naturally, no one likes to see layoffs. After all, these are humans, not just numbers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio will blame the virus and naturally President Trump. He won't blame himself or policies driving people out of New York for years.
It will be fun to watch how these liberal city council members deal with economic facts, the public-sector unions, and the reality that the party is over.
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Where do these New Yorkers move for better jobs and how do they know they'll find them?
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https://nypost.com/2020/08/31/de-blasio-hints-indoor-dining-wont-return-until-covid-19-vaccine/?sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR2EKKq7t9VTW4aoziL6R6yCvw9zr4Zzq1aqbJVYoaAMD4Ethg35J86USpM
HOly S@#$. NYC is finished.
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https://nypost.com/2020/08/31/de-blasio-hints-indoor-dining-wont-return-until-covid-19-vaccine/?sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR2EKKq7t9VTW4aoziL6R6yCvw9zr4Zzq1aqbJVYoaAMD4Ethg35J86USpM
HOly S@#$. NYC is finished.
I'm surprised they haven't run him out of town on a rail yet.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/04/hilton-times-square-closure-may-be-tip-of-the-iceberg-for-new-york-hotels.html
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De Blasio is useless — and NYC’s next mayor could be even worse
New York Post ^ | September 8, 2020 | Michael Goodwin
Posted on 9/9/2020, 7:35:08 AM
If Mayor Putz had thrown in a “just kidding” line, his Tuesday press conference would have made more sense. Instead, he again looked like a mayor who doesn’t give a damn.
“Except for that incident, overwhelmingly we had a peaceful weekend in central Brooklyn,” de Blasio told reporters.
“That incident” was the shooting of a 6-year-old boy and his mother. And the “peaceful weekend” included the shootings of 26 other people around the five boroughs.
If this is peace, what would war look like?
Called on his disconnect, de Blasio fired back by saying he was only talking about central Brooklyn. So now he’s just the mayor of central Brooklyn?
It is hard to imagine that New York will survive the nearly 16 months remaining in de Blasio’s reign of error, and even harder to believe he wants to do the work the job requires. Lazy by nature, he has coasted since he was re-elected in 2017 for his second and final term, and his performance during the pandemic reveals he’s already quit on the city.
Serious plans for reopening schools were nonexistent for too long and he made little effort and next-to-no progress in getting the union on board. The city’s unemployment rate remains at nearly 20 percent and some 646,000 private sector jobs vanished, yet there is no evidence de Blasio cares about getting people back to work.
The city is hemorrhaging red ink but his only stabs at the gigantic and growing deficit are to try to raise taxes and borrow.
All these circumstances constitute emergencies, but Public Enemy No. 1 is the surge of violent crime.
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Who would be the next mayor?
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The guys one of the more insane kuntz there is, let them die/rot, they voted the douchebag in. Deserve what get.
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And....the Democrat truth finally comes out.
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https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/nearly-half-of-nycs-top-earners-considered-relocating-poll/
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https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/nearly-half-of-nycs-top-earners-considered-relocating-poll/
I'll believe that they're serious when they stop "considering" and actually move.
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I'll believe that they're serious when they stop "considering" and actually move.
Must be tough selling expensive property right now. They would take a huge loss.
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Must be tough selling expensive property right now. They would take a huge loss.
I hadn't considered that. They are indeed "holding the bag" at the moment.
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I hadn't considered that. They are indeed "holding the bag" at the moment.
If they are wealthy enough they could move but hold onto the property until the price goes back up or they decide they want to move back when things calm down.
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I'll believe that they're serious when they stop "considering" and actually move.
Many probably dont want to lose millions of dollars on real estate, although at the rate of it - we are probably F'D for a long time given the AOC's etc in office.
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Despite a Massive Budget Crisis in NYC, Mayor de Blasio's
Wife Maintains a Staff That Comes With a Shocking Price Tag
PJ Media ^ | 08/20/2020 | Rick Moran FR Posted on 8/20/2020, 10:39:50 AM by SeekAndFind
New York City is in the midst of a massive budget crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The city is facing layoffs of 22,000 city workers, the trash isn’t getting picked up, the parks aren’t being maintained. But Mayor Bill de Blasio’s wife, Chirlane McCray, maintains a staff of 14 and has a budget of $2 million. McCray is a professional activist, meaning she’s a pro at squeezing money out of politicians. She got her soulmate Bill to give her $1.25 billion for a mental health initiative she called ThriveNYC. That was five years ago. So how’s that program working?
No one really knows because McCray apparently can’t keep track of the money.
New York Post: First lady Chirlane McCray’s ThriveNYC unveiled a splashy new website Monday purporting to show the $1.25 billion plan has “dramatically improved the landscape of mental health services in New York City over the last five years.” But a closer look at geocoded maps and colorful bar graphs in the “Data Dashboard” reveals missing metrics for over two-thirds of the programs, no advancements for about half of the initiatives and a major decrease in services badly needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
And there’s only six months worth of data for the nearly five-year-old program.
You mean she has to keep track of the money? I guess no one told her. Her staff has doubled in size since 2018, including the addition of a videographer.
Fox News: They include the $70,000 videographer McCray brought on in February. The shooter, who is listed as a Department of Health employee in city records, filmed the first lady making ginger snaps on April 2 during the coronavirus lockdown.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8745429/Eerie-photos-NYCs-Hudson-Yards-abandoned-amid-coronavirus-crisis.html
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https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/de-blasio-unsure-normal-life-in-nyc-will-return-next-summer
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This demtard clown De Blasio is doing everything he can to ruin NYC even more, guy has severe mental issues.
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AOC-backed socialists have a plan to take over New York City
New York Post ^ | September 21, 2020 | Carl Campanile
Posted on 9/21/2020, 2:19:53 PM by karpov
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Democratic socialists brigade wants to turn New York City far-left — from the ground up.
The Democratic Socialists of America-NYC is pushing to put up or back a slate of City Council candidates who, if elected, would create a “socialist caucus.”
The overwhelmingly Democratic council is vulnerable next year to the left-of-left push with 35 out of 51 council seats up for grabs due to term limits. Only 16 council members can run for re-election.
The strategy is detailed in a 13-page “tasks and perspectives” strategic planning document that will be reviewed by DSA members this week.
A litmus test for candidates to obtain the DSA endorsement is a pledge to “defund” the NYPD — slashing the police budget by $3 billion or 50 percent.
“This campaign will be a key issue in the 2021 election cycle. NYC-DSA has already committed to making the call to defund [the NYPD] a central matter in its City Council endorsements and the socialist caucus it aims to build in advance of the 2022 budget,” the DSA steering committee plan says.
The DSA document complains that the already liberal council and mayor this year “merely moved [NYPD] money around” when they adopted the current budget following protests over the deaths of unarmed black men during interactions with police, including George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The savings from the police cuts could be used to prevent the layoffs of teachers, EMTs and firefighters or fund youth and social service programs to attack the root causes of crime, the DSA said.
DSA member AOC has become the face of the Democratic socialist movement in Congress and a national voice on the far left in American politics following her stunning victory over veteran Congressman Joe Crowley in 2018.
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https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/fewer-nyc-restaurants-were-able-pay-full-rent-august?fbclid=IwAR23PBXxFAVBUEHscmqv5wT4rbYreLWoGUhdeT4wPTr-ySJA2pnHOq4voYY
F U C % ED !
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https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/fewer-nyc-restaurants-were-able-pay-full-rent-august?fbclid=IwAR23PBXxFAVBUEHscmqv5wT4rbYreLWoGUhdeT4wPTr-ySJA2pnHOq4voYY
F U C % ED !
In AOC's world there would only be one restaurant anyway and it would be run by the government.
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https://thepostmillennial.com/bill-de-blasios-incompetence-darkest-days?fbclid=IwAR0XO7qWK_SYWzjkRLUaNmLEgD4IziMsBYDjYGeNXoGFTh6_XFZ0hVd3YSo
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https://nypost.com/2020/09/28/de-blasio-says-city-will-check-if-trump-paid-fair-share-of-taxes/?utm_campaign=iphone_nyp&utm_source=facebook_app&fbclid=IwAR2eD6JACSrV9MFAtCO1nP_X9JZezBUdp2nXJ4APz9plX6pcme2ydqdXgRc
Unbelievable! F you DeBlasio you POS!
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Gov Cuomo to call in the National Guard.....to remove trash from NYC. What a shithole. :D
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/10/02/rick-moranis-random-attack-on-upper-west-side
sickening video - F BLM
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/02/manhattan-apartment-sales-tumble-46percent-leaving-10000-unsold-apartments.html
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/10/02/rick-moranis-random-attack-on-upper-west-side
sickening video - F BLM
Every time something like this happens it's another nail in the coffin for NYC.
The rich will flee and either sit on their over-priced real estate for years or take big hits.
Most of these rich will just sell out and take a beating methinks.
Tax collections will drop greatly so the rest of the state will be more heavily taxed to support NYC.
NYC will turn into a complete slum. Higher wage people will still come in daily for their Wall Street jobs but they will not live there.
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https://nypost.com/2020/10/08/nyc-cancels-900m-deferred-compensation-payout-to-teachers
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Broadway Will Remain Closed Through June 2021
Theatermania ^ | October 9, 2020 | David Gordon
Posted on 10/9/2020, 11:47:57
Broadway's reopening date has been pushed to June 2021, the Broadway League has announced. Refunds and exchanges are now being extended through May 30, 2021, though the organization did not commit to an official return date for shows while the pandemic continues.
A number of shows have already moved opening dates to March and April, 2021— The Music Man with Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, Plaza Suite with Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker, among them — and all of them will have to be rescheduled again.
All New York venues went dark on March 12, 2020, and have remained so ever since.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/travel/nyc-tourism-travel-restrictions.html
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Every time something like this happens it's another nail in the coffin for NYC.
The rich will flee and either sit on their over-priced real estate for years or take big hits.
Most of these rich will just sell out and take a beating methinks.
Tax collections will drop greatly so the rest of the state will be more heavily taxed to support NYC.
NYC will turn into a complete slum. Higher wage people will still come in daily for their Wall Street jobs but they will not live there.
Damn shame as NYC is one of America's great cities.
Rudy G. did a damn good job as Mayor of NYC .
I also think current GOV of NY Cuomo is doing a good job on dealing with the pandemic.
I'm no fan of current Mayor Bill Dablasio ( sp?) however.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/the-roosevelt-hotel-in-midtown-manhattan-to-close-permanently/2662259/?fbclid=IwAR1fxfQUhzc1czFsZFDk_Z6SF2gm1xZlnv_APQiE4Z4TiK8ows3V1A4suE0
Another one down.
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https://www.hindianews.com/in-emptier-subways-violent-crime-is-rising
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Liberalism destroys everything .
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Being done on purpose in all Blue states to force that voting crowd to move to red states and vote dem
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https://nypost.com/2020/10/12/grand-central-oyster-bar-closes-again-after-12-days-in-business/?sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR1y7tfeBf0R31cVjwthvZqUt3wgwVlrv8Rz7pC-euMobPcQWQPri7Iv9fw&fbclid=IwAR2iVgP78RkD0YNrEzbG1010aHIkzTRRcxqms5i3aqDWqylL-XZciHmpkeI
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Ask yourself:
Do I really want the Country run by the same party that runs New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Chicago?
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Ask yourself:
Do I really want the Country run by the same party that runs New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Chicago?
Howard does. Howard is mental.
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Howard does. Howard is mental.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
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'I might never play again': Renowned Japanese jazz pianist is robbed of his ability to play after being beaten up by teens on NY subway
Daily Mail ^ | Oct. 13, 2020 | Sophie Tanno
Posted on 10/13/2020, 12:32:18 PM by rickmichaels
A renowned Japanese jazz pianist has been robbed of his ability to play his instrument after he was attacked by eight teenagers at a train station in New York City.
Tadataka Unno, 40, who may never be able to play the piano again, was exiting the West 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue subway station in Harlem on September 27 when the suspects blocked the turnstiles and confronted him.
The musician attempted to walk around the group, but was yelled at and pushed from behind. He was eventually punched in the face and body.
According to Unno's wife, racial slurs were also yelled during the attack.
But police say no anti-Asian remarks were indicated in the report but the investigation is ongoing.
Unno was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he underwent surgery on his shoulder.
'I had no idea why I was shoved. One of them pointed at me and said, This guy just pushed me' to her peers. This was not true,' Unno told CNN.
'One of the others said, "She's pregnant," as if to imply that I had just attacked a pregnant person.'
Unno said: 'I might never play again.
'The trauma, both physical and mental, are severe, and I have no timeline for a full recovery.'
Unno said he is completely unable to use his right arm following the attack.
Jennings, an instructor at the Julliard School, and a good friend of Unno's says he is now suffering mentally and physically and is unable to play his instrument, which is his sole income.
'He's going to need some type of cushion to not worry about it, the medical bills, and he's going to need therapy,' Jennings told CBS Local.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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'I might never play again': Renowned Japanese jazz pianist is robbed of his ability to play after being beaten up by teens on NY subway
Daily Mail ^ | Oct. 13, 2020 | Sophie Tanno
Posted on 10/13/2020, 12:32:18 PM by rickmichaels
A renowned Japanese jazz pianist has been robbed of his ability to play his instrument after he was attacked by eight teenagers at a train station in New York City.
Tadataka Unno, 40, who may never be able to play the piano again, was exiting the West 135th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue subway station in Harlem on September 27 when the suspects blocked the turnstiles and confronted him.
The musician attempted to walk around the group, but was yelled at and pushed from behind. He was eventually punched in the face and body.
According to Unno's wife, racial slurs were also yelled during the attack.
But police say no anti-Asian remarks were indicated in the report but the investigation is ongoing.
Unno was rushed to Harlem Hospital where he underwent surgery on his shoulder.
'I had no idea why I was shoved. One of them pointed at me and said, This guy just pushed me' to her peers. This was not true,' Unno told CNN.
'One of the others said, "She's pregnant," as if to imply that I had just attacked a pregnant person.'
Unno said: 'I might never play again.
'The trauma, both physical and mental, are severe, and I have no timeline for a full recovery.'
Unno said he is completely unable to use his right arm following the attack.
Jennings, an instructor at the Julliard School, and a good friend of Unno's says he is now suffering mentally and physically and is unable to play his instrument, which is his sole income.
'He's going to need some type of cushion to not worry about it, the medical bills, and he's going to need therapy,' Jennings told CBS Local.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Just goes to show how unpopular jazz is.
I question the truth of this because no jazz musician can make a living playing jazz.
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Especially Japanese Jazz.
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Ask yourself:
Do I really want the Country run by the same party that runs New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Chicago?
No way. Living in Houston for 38 years i have seen it turning more and more blue. All the large Cities in Texas are getting very blue by the urban morons who live there. Too many Californian's and New Yorker's moving there. Austin has been a very liberal place for a long time, but it was also very relaxed and social, with a solid mix of good old school Texans. Austin is now a complete liberal cesspool and will be the next San Francisco. My sister lives there and it's sad to see how far it has gone downhill in the last 10 years. Just the amount of homeless people and beggers on the streets of Austin and Houston is terrifying. They have these massive camps that are riddled with drugs and illnesses. They walk around like zombies all day.
I've been saying this for a while, but once the Oil and Gas market gets wrecked by the Democrats, Houston will be the next Detroit. Texas is about to get wrecked by liberals over the next 10-15 years. Watch and see. Houston is turning very blue, San Antonio is liberal, Austin is liberal, Dallas/Ft Worth are turning blue too. In a decade or two, the urban areas will out populate the country folks that are Republicans.
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NYC Theaters Sue de Blasio, Cuomo Over COVID Closures
Backstage Daily ^ | OCTOBER 28, 2020 | DIEP TRAN
Posted on 10/28/2020
If “Saturday Night Live” can perform to a live audience, why can’t theaters? That’s one of the arguments in a lawsuit filed by a coalition of eight Off-Broadway theaters and comedy clubs against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The city’s live venues have been officially closed since March, and have not been allowed to reopen.
The lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, filed in the Federal District Court in Manhattan, are Catherine Russell, the general manager of the Theater Center in Times Square, and Michael Sgouros of Greenwich Village’s the Players Theatre. Other venues to join the suit are the Actors Temple Theater, the Gene Frankel Theater, Soho Playhouse, the Triad, Broadway Comedy Club, and New York Comedy Club.
The lawsuit argues that small venues can open safely at limited capacity and demands that Cuomo’s executive order closing small venues be overturned. The lawsuit was filed by attorney James G. Mermigis, who wrote: “Casinos, malls, movie theaters, restaurants, gyms, catering halls for weddings, christenings and bar mitzvahs, bowling alleys, ‘Saturday Night Live,’ schools and colleges have been allowed to reopen but the small venue theater industry remains shuttered despite its median capacity of only 144 seats.”
According to the suit, the small venue theater industry generates $1.3 billion in total economic output, over 8,400 full-time equivalent jobs, and $512 million in wages. It said that if the venues aren’t allowed to open soon, they “may be forced to permanently shut their doors.”
In a statement to the New York Times, Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to Cuomo, said: “We get sued virtually every day for virtually every action taken during this pandemic, and frankly, I’ve lost track of all the frivolous suits filed against us.” He then added, “We are moving heaven and Earth to contain this virus and we know some people are unhappy, but New York continues to have one of the lowest infection rates in the nation, and better to be unhappy than sick or worse.”
Meanwhile, the Broadway League has announced that Broadway theaters, where the seating capacity is much larger (usually at least 500 seats), will remain closed at least until May 2021. Movie theaters in NYC also remain closed, though Cuomo has allowed cinemas outside of the city to reopen starting Oct. 23 at limited capacity. In addition, there have been a number of outdoor performances to small audiences throughout the city.
Mermigis’s law firm has filed similar lawsuits for New York gym owners and restaurants. Both entities have been allowed to reopen under limited capacity.
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De Blasio vows Halloween crackdown amid ‘worrisome’ COVID surge
nypost ^ | 10/29/2020 | By Julia Marsh and Lia Eustachewich
Posted on 10/29/2020, 12:17:35 PM
Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to crackdown on large Halloween gatherings this weekend amid “worrisome” new data showing an increasingly growing number of COVID-19 infections in the city. Over a seven-day average, 1.92 percent of New Yorkers have tested positive for coronavirus — a statistics that’s typically hovered between 1.5 to 1.75 percent over the past few weeks, the mayor said at his daily press briefing. “The growth is what worries me,” he added.
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Citi Brawl: Bill de Blasio is trying to kill Mets sale to Steve Cohen
New York Post ^ | October 28, 2020 | Thornton McEnery, Josh Kosman, Julia Marsh
Posted on 10/30/2020, 3:51:08 AM by Mr_Moonlight
Bill de Blasio has privately told Major League Baseball that he will do everything he can to stop Steve Cohen from buying the Mets.
The Post has learned that Hizzoner called MLB commissioner Rob Manfred earlier this month and told him outright that he opposed the idea of a hedge-fund billionaire buying a local team and would be using his oversight power of the city’s control of the Citi Field lease to prevent the sale from being finalized.
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NYC: MTA’s ‘Doomsday’ Budget Could Lead to Long Waits for Trains and Buses (10,000 Layoffs)
Ny1.com ^ | No. 17, 2020 | BY DAN RIVOLI NEW YORK CITY
Posted on 11/17/2020, 10:44:08 PM by 11th_VA
Sources tell NY1 the MTA is proposing deep service cuts to subways and bus that could mean long waits between trains and longer walks to the bus stop, plus nearly 10,000 workers laid off.
The MTA is planning to present the plan to its board during its Wednesday meeting.
MTA officials have threatened 40 to 50 percent transit cuts and layoffs unless the agency gets $12 billion it requested from Washington D.C.
The plan obtained by NY1 shows that on weekends, trains could run every 15 minutes, with longer waits between trains on weekdays, and even potential, unspecified suspensions in service.
The MTA raises the possibility of eliminating entire bus routes, and cuts to trips on a third of bus routes that survive the cut. The MTA aims to have New Yorkers within a half mile of a bus stop after the cuts.
The layoffs alone - 9,367 workers, mostly NYC Transit subway and bus workers - would save the MTA $1.2 billion a year.
In a statement, MTA spokesperson Ken Lovett said, "We've said all along that unless we received $12 billion in federal emergency assistance we would be forced to enact draconian cuts and layoffs. As we are required to enact a balanced budget and the feds have yet to act on another COVID-19 relief package that would help mass transit, we are moving ahead hoping for the best but preparing for the worst. If the federal aid comes through in that amount, we will adjust our spending plan accordingly."
John Samuelsen, an MTA board member and president of the Transport Workers Union, said in a statement that “the TWU will fight tooth and nail to defend the MTA workforce, there will be serious consequences if there is an attempt to implement this plan.”
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New Yorkers May Have to Pay Package Delivery Surcharge to Help Fund MTA
NBC New York ^ | 8 Dec 2020 | Anonymous
Posted on 12/8/2020, 4:44:14 PM by Rummyfan
With the Metropolitan Transportation Authority facing a budget crisis, New Yorkers may have to dig into their pockets to help out.
Under a new proposed bill, New York City residents would be required to pay a $3 surcharge on packages they ordered online, with the exception for medicine and food.
Assemblyman Robert Carroll, who proposed the bill, says the online shopping fee would raise more than $1 billion a year "to fund the operating costs of buses and subways in the city of New York."
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;D
<How does that go again? Uh, spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch.>
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https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/news/publicservicenews/cuomo-warns-of-tremendous-tax-hike/article_5b504fff-8bb0-5c3c-acaf-61635c8bfd81.html?fbclid=IwAR3FIDZ0koROJdoV6VtGzRQS3rnzPD0kTq70uy32EQjI84nUK5NzRf9aHjI
Totally FD!!!!
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/12/09/covid-pandemic-driving-homelessness-in-nyc-to-record-levels-advocates-say
Awesome job libfaggets
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/12/09/covid-pandemic-driving-homelessness-in-nyc-to-record-levels-advocates-say
Awesome job libfaggets
Democratic politicians think that is a positive thing.
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/de-blasio-nyc-should-prepare-for-full-shutdown
Here we go. Unbelievable.
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Bill de Blasio Will Ride Subway to Show It’s ‘Safe’ as Restaurants Remain Shuttered
Breitbart ^ | 12/15/2020 | h
Posted on 12/15/2020
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) promised to ride the subway to demonstrate that it is “safe” and encourage others to do so as restaurants in his city remain largely shuttered over the spread of the Chinese coronavirus, despite the fact that less than two percent of all cases are traced back to restaurants.
Speaking to a Streetsblog reporter, the Democrat mayor accepted what has been dubbed the “Streetsblog challenge.”
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NYC’s mass COVID-19 exodus cost $34B in lost income, study says
NY post ^ | December 15, 2020
Posted on 12/15/2020, 2:40:25
The mass exodus from New York City amid the COVID-19 crisis has cost $34 billion in lost income, according to a new study released Tuesday.
About 3.57 million people fled New York City between Jan. 1 and Dec. 7 this year — and they were replaced by some 3.5 million people earning lower average incomes, the findings from Unacast said.
That means the Big Apple lost a net 70,000 people during the pandemic.
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Tribeca, population 20,000, took the biggest hit out of the three — with a net loss of 3,500 residents — equaling a net income loss of $1 billion.
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In Williamsburg, home to about 80,000, some 19,000 people moved out by Sept. 7, representing a loss of $1.3 billion income — “one of the hardest-hit individual NYC neighborhoods we examined,”
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“That is a great deal of forfeited discretionary spending in a small community with many local brands that currently show little sign of resilience or recovery,
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There was 33 percent less retail foot traffic compared to last year and 34 percent fewer people in restaurants.
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net outflow in city neighborhood populations everywhere, coupled with a reduction in average income and therefore reduced buying power,” it said.
Unacast’s analysis comes after apartment vacancies in Manhattan hit a 14-year high last month, with more than 16,000 spaces empty.
“The big question is, ‘How does real estate and retail in particular adapt to that?
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anything a libatard touches turns to shite.
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anything a libatard touches turns to shite.
If only they had more of our money we would live in a Utopia.
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NYC’s mass COVID-19 exodus cost $34B in lost income, study says
NY post ^ | December 15, 2020
Posted on 12/15/2020, 2:40:25
The mass exodus from New York City amid the COVID-19 crisis has cost $34 billion in lost income, according to a new study released Tuesday.
About 3.57 million people fled New York City between Jan. 1 and Dec. 7 this year — and they were replaced by some 3.5 million people earning lower average incomes, the findings from Unacast said.
That means the Big Apple lost a net 70,000 people during the pandemic.
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Tribeca, population 20,000, took the biggest hit out of the three — with a net loss of 3,500 residents — equaling a net income loss of $1 billion.
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In Williamsburg, home to about 80,000, some 19,000 people moved out by Sept. 7, representing a loss of $1.3 billion income — “one of the hardest-hit individual NYC neighborhoods we examined,”
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“That is a great deal of forfeited discretionary spending in a small community with many local brands that currently show little sign of resilience or recovery,
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There was 33 percent less retail foot traffic compared to last year and 34 percent fewer people in restaurants.
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net outflow in city neighborhood populations everywhere, coupled with a reduction in average income and therefore reduced buying power,” it said.
Unacast’s analysis comes after apartment vacancies in Manhattan hit a 14-year high last month, with more than 16,000 spaces empty.
“The big question is, ‘How does real estate and retail in particular adapt to that?
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Eh, life cycle of new york. Theres so much literature about new york chewing people and spitting them out, this is hardly any different. I first moved to nyc with my parents in 96, Williamsburg was uninhabitable, bushwick, red hook, bed stuy, lic all were crack hoods. By the time i moved back for grad school they were all thriving hipster hoods filled with artists looking for cheap homes, then the trust fund yuppies moved in because it was cool hoods.
As long as nyu, pratt fit and svu are still here, artists will move here, they'll scoop up cheap homes, they'll make ny cool again and people will flock to that.
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Eh, life cycle of new york. Theres so much literature about new york chewing people and spitting them out, this is hardly any different. I first moved to nyc with my parents in 96, Williamsburg was uninhabitable, bushwick, red hook, bed stuy, lic all were crack hoods. By the time i moved back for grad school they were all thriving hipster hoods filled with artists looking for cheap homes, then the trust fund yuppies moved in because it was cool hoods.
As long as nyu, pratt fit and svu are still here, artists will move here, they'll scoop up cheap homes, they'll make ny cool again and people will flock to that.
With everything virtual - NYC is no different than anywhere else. The left wing failures and communists like DeBlasio and Cuomo and rest of the clown car ruined it.
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https://nypost.com/2020/12/17/de-blasio-says-his-nyc-budget-plan-hinges-on-georgia-senate-races/?fbclid=IwAR370f4cVjta9PC9y7VWK_5kiX8K3GsvIhRGO-3TREfn4duTcaTQN7npU0Y
>:( :(
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DE BLASIO: "I'd like to say very bluntly: our mission is to redistribute wealth."
twitter ^ | 12-18-20 | Daily Caller via twitter
Posted on 12/18/2020, 6:27:40 PM by dynachrome
DE BLASIO: "I'd like to say very bluntly: our mission is to redistribute wealth."
Video at link.
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De Blasio to destroy New York's top public schools to run an experiment in diversity
The Post Millennial ^ | 21 Dec 2020 | Libby Emmons
Posted on 12/22/2020, 1:37:47
Ending selective admissions for top performing public middle schools in New York will disadvantage the city's brightest and highest achieving students as well as those who are not academically gifted.
New York had 1.1 million public school students, though that number has now shrunk to 900,000 or so, and they are not all academically gifted. Most of the kids who have left the public school system since the pandemic are from low-income families. Those who are not academically gifted, or even who are not academically driven, are not stupid, bad, or in need of having all the super smart kids descend on their classes.
De Blasio and the United Federation of Teachers believe that because the diversity at the top performing middle and high schools does not reflect the ethnic and racial makeup of the city, there's something wrong with these schools. Instead of being pleased that the city is able to serve the most academically gifted students with free, world-class educations, de Blasio and the UFT think they need to destroy those programs and replace them with, well, nothing.
As Eliza Schapiro wrote in The New York Times, "In doing this, Mr. de Blasio is essentially piloting an experiment that, if deemed successful, could permanently end the city's academically selective middle schools, which tend to be much whiter than the district overall." Most of the city's top achieving students, however, are Asian.
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De Blasio to destroy New York's top public schools to run an experiment in diversity
The Post Millennial ^ | 21 Dec 2020 | Libby Emmons
Posted on 12/22/2020, 1:37:47
Ending selective admissions for top performing public middle schools in New York will disadvantage the city's brightest and highest achieving students as well as those who are not academically gifted.
New York had 1.1 million public school students, though that number has now shrunk to 900,000 or so, and they are not all academically gifted. Most of the kids who have left the public school system since the pandemic are from low-income families. Those who are not academically gifted, or even who are not academically driven, are not stupid, bad, or in need of having all the super smart kids descend on their classes.
De Blasio and the United Federation of Teachers believe that because the diversity at the top performing middle and high schools does not reflect the ethnic and racial makeup of the city, there's something wrong with these schools. Instead of being pleased that the city is able to serve the most academically gifted students with free, world-class educations, de Blasio and the UFT think they need to destroy those programs and replace them with, well, nothing.
As Eliza Schapiro wrote in The New York Times, "In doing this, Mr. de Blasio is essentially piloting an experiment that, if deemed successful, could permanently end the city's academically selective middle schools, which tend to be much whiter than the district overall." Most of the city's top achieving students, however, are Asian.
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De Blasio's end-game is to eliminate testing for the elite public high schools. Something like >95% of those students go on to college.
Drugs, smoking, fights, disruptive students, etc. are common at other public schools. He wants to spread the filth.
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De Blasio's end-game is to eliminate testing for the elite public high schools. Something like >95% of those students go on to college.
Drugs, smoking, fights, disruptive students, etc. are common at other public schools. He wants to spread the filth.
Especially now that his kids are out of school.
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https://nypost.com/2020/12/22/ny-leads-nation-in-population-drop-could-lose-house-seat
People flee these liberal hellscapes
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https://nypost.com/2020/12/22/ny-leads-nation-in-population-drop-could-lose-house-seat
People flee these liberal hellscapes
Hopefully not AOC's seat. Her daily gaffes are pure gold.
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https://nypost.com/2020/12/22/ny-leads-nation-in-population-drop-could-lose-house-seat
People flee these liberal hellscapes
ppl turn where they move into liberal hellscapes
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https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/22/new-york-again-leads-nation-population-decline-heres-latest/4012618001/?fbclid=IwAR2S-mz29jrVgzdBh3FXgSl77rKzBolP6C_xR2SHdOrgLsUkC9ca7lpgcuA
Liberal Democrat equals failure and disaster
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https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/22/new-york-again-leads-nation-population-decline-heres-latest/4012618001/?fbclid=IwAR2S-mz29jrVgzdBh3FXgSl77rKzBolP6C_xR2SHdOrgLsUkC9ca7lpgcuA
Liberal Democrat equals failure and disaster
But they never learn.
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BMW driver recounts run-in with NYC bike gang: ‘They’re going to kill us’
NY Post ^ | December 30, 2020 | Larry Celona and Aaron Feis
Posted on 12/30/2020, 7:24:56 PM by BlueStateRightist
The BMW driver whose ride was surrounded and trashed by a gang of bicyclists on Fifth Avenue was attacked in broad daylight while driving with his elderly mom — who screamed during their escape, “We’re going to die, they’re going to kill us!”
Max Torgovnick, 36, recounted the harrowing run-in to The Post one day after it unfolded around 4 p.m. Tuesday at 21st Street and Fifth Avenue.
“It’s something that I never expected to happen in New York City,” said Torgovnick, a lifelong city resident. “That’s something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I never thought New York would get this bad.”
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BMW driver recounts run-in with NYC bike gang: ‘They’re going to kill us’
NY Post ^ | December 30, 2020 | Larry Celona and Aaron Feis
Posted on 12/30/2020, 7:24:56 PM by BlueStateRightist
The BMW driver whose ride was surrounded and trashed by a gang of bicyclists on Fifth Avenue was attacked in broad daylight while driving with his elderly mom — who screamed during their escape, “We’re going to die, they’re going to kill us!”
Max Torgovnick, 36, recounted the harrowing run-in to The Post one day after it unfolded around 4 p.m. Tuesday at 21st Street and Fifth Avenue.
“It’s something that I never expected to happen in New York City,” said Torgovnick, a lifelong city resident. “That’s something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I never thought New York would get this bad.”
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Story reminds of this (at 00:50):
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Say a prayer for New York City
New York Post ^ | January 2, 2021 | New York Post editorial board
Posted on 1/3/2021, 11:36:49 AM by ConservativeStatement
Gotham’s in trouble. Not just because it’s suffering under the weight of crushing woes — soaring violence, out-of-control homelessness, a broken economy, a broke City Hall. And a population that can’t flee fast enough.
But also because none of the would-be saviors running for mayor is offering any meaningful plan to turn things around. And the primary, where the election is likely to be decided, is now less than six months away.
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Say a prayer for New York City
New York Post ^ | January 2, 2021 | New York Post editorial board
Posted on 1/3/2021, 11:36:49 AM by ConservativeStatement
Gotham’s in trouble. Not just because it’s suffering under the weight of crushing woes — soaring violence, out-of-control homelessness, a broken economy, a broke City Hall. And a population that can’t flee fast enough.
But also because none of the would-be saviors running for mayor is offering any meaningful plan to turn things around. And the primary, where the election is likely to be decided, is now less than six months away.
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New York had almost 2 decades of republican and independent leadership but decided to give power back to the democrats. It never ends well.
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New York had almost 2 decades of republican and independent leadership but decided to give power back to the democrats. It never ends well.
Liberal idiots insist on getting mugged over and over and over.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/covid-vaccine-ny-gov-cuomo-to-propose-law-making-it-a-crime-to-skip-the-line-for-shots.html
Liberal equals fng dolt and moron.
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"People of color" aka socialists and near cuban marxists
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/04/congress-house-of-representatives-the-squad-bowman/4123721001/?fbclid=IwAR2bZmJkoRpWzQHq8eAHjkWKI68YAvgz75VrnGRMgpez3sb3IeHkF-YiN2w
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/04/covid-vaccine-ny-gov-cuomo-to-propose-law-making-it-a-crime-to-skip-the-line-for-shots.html
Liberal equals fng dolt and moron.
whats wrong with this one?
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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/532673-five-metro-areas-with-highest-2020-move-outs-located-in-ny-nj
;D
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https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/i-used-to-love-nyc-but-feckless-leaders-have-forced-me-to-leave/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&fbclid=IwAR3t2nx4v290uzEwOophzFfq2jMmHQS_hhKyGATjsnc946vXir9JYBydVjo
NYC is done
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https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/i-used-to-love-nyc-but-feckless-leaders-have-forced-me-to-leave/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&fbclid=IwAR3t2nx4v290uzEwOophzFfq2jMmHQS_hhKyGATjsnc946vXir9JYBydVjo
NYC is done
Now is the time to move there. Rent will be cheap.
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Pathetic: NYC Mayor Shuts Down Skating Rinks To Punish Trump Organization
Hot Air.com ^ | February 20, 2021 | JAZZ SHAW
Posted on 2/20/2021, 3:11:39 PM by Kaslin
We learned last month that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was cooking up a plan to cancel all of the Trump organization’s contracts with the city. Those contracts involve the operation of a golf course, the carousel in Central Park and two skating rinks. The contracts were set to expire in April anyway, but apparently, the city’s showboating mayor couldn’t wait that long. It was just announced that de Blasio wants the Trump-owned operations shut down and moved out by February 26. (In one week.) That means that operations will end tomorrow to give them time to pack everything up. So any children showing up to go skating this week will find the rinks closed for business. (NY Post)
Skaters arriving at Central Park’s two ice rinks are in for a cold awakening next week — the rinks, which are both managed by the Trump Organization, are being shuttered by City Hall to punish the former president for the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot, The Post has learned.
The Trump Organization says its last day of operating the iconic Wollman Rink and the smaller Lasker Rink at the park’s northern end will be Sunday.
The rink contracts had been set to expire in April, but Mayor de Blasio has moved to ice Trump out a month early, effective Feb. 26.
This pathetic move by de Blasio is being done for partisan political reasons and he’s not even trying to hide it. One of his spokespeople said three weeks ago that “Trump has been impeached from operating the ice rink.”
Like a bad dart player who always misses the bullseye, Bill de Blasio has misfired yet again and hit the wrong target. He’s not doing all that much “punishing” of the Trump organization because they were going to be out in less than ten weeks anyway. But in his haste to generate another headline as a hero of the #RESISTANCE, the Mayor shut down the skating operations without having anyone lined up to take over and run them. So the rest of the skating season in Central Park has been “canceled” rather than Donald Trump.
As we discussed here when Bill’s plan was originally announced, Hizzoner has probably set the city up for some legal and financial problems while simultaneously icing out anyone who enjoys skating. Eric Trump had already made it clear that he would be going to court if de Blasio made good on his threat and terminated the contract early.
The Mayor claims that the contracts contain a provision allowing for early cancellation if the contractor is found to be engaged in “illegal activity.” The entire basis for his claim of illegal activity is the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill. But Donald Trump hasn’t been convicted of any crime related to that, nor even charged in a court of law. (Impeachment doesn’t count and he wasn’t convicted in that “court” either.) On top of that, Trump doesn’t personally operate the division of the company that runs the skating rinks. His son does.
The bottom line is that if Eric Trump takes the city to court and wins, not only will families not have anywhere to skate in the park, but the city’s taxpayers will take it on the chin for an expensive breach of contract lawsuit. The contracts for the Trump organization’s operations in the park are estimated to be worth in excess of $40 million. As if the city isn’t having enough financial difficulties as it is.
Bill de Blasio is a petty, vindictive person who is on his way out the door because of term limits. But he apparently couldn’t finish out his time in office without making a fool of himself yet again.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: billdeblas
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De Blasio U-turn on Trump ice rinks: NYC Mayor says Wollman and Lasker rinks in Central Park will stay OPEN and Trump Organization will remain the operator
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 22, 2021 | Holden Walter-Warner
Posted on 2/22/2021, 6:31:38
The Wollman and Lasker rinks will not be closed after all, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly folding to pressure to keep the ice rinks open.
Sunday was destined to be the last day of the season the rinks would be open in Central Park.
The mayor wanted to shut them down because they are run by the Trump Organization, whose contracts he has been trying to cancel in the wake of the Capitol riot.
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Mayor De Blasio's bid to Get Trump by shutting the skating rinks his organization manages blows up in his face
American Thinker ^ | 02/22/2021 | Monica Showalter
Posted on 2/22/2021, 9:39:30 AM by SeekAndFind
For leftist failures like New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, nothing trumps Getting Trump.
So it must have seemed natural to him to shut down two big skating rinks in New York City on the grounds that they were managed by the Trump Organization with 250 employees.
According to Deadline:
“New York City doesn’t do business with insurrectionists,” de Blasio tweeted. “We’re taking steps to TERMINATE agreements with the Trump Organization to operate the Central Park Carousel, Wollman and Lasker skating rinks, and the Ferry Point Golf Course” in the Bronx.
While city officials have explored ways to exit the agreements since 2015, de Blasio said in an interview with MSNBC that last Wednesday’s deadly and destructive invasion of the U.S. Capitol left no other option. “The city of New York will no longer have anything to do with the Trump Organization,” he said. He added that he sees the city as standing on “strong legal ground,” should Trump decide to file suit.
Turns out he had another option, and after hearing from angry New Yorkers, he skedaddled as fast as he could to take it.
According to the New York Post:
City Hall on Sunday reversed Mayor de Blasio’s move to shutter Lasker and Wollman rinks in Central Park six weeks ahead of their typical April closing dates — in an effort to freeze-out his political rival.
“New York City kids deserve all the time on the ice they can get this year. The Wollman and Lasker rinks will stay open under current management for the few weeks left in this season,” City Hall Press Secretary Bill Neidhardt told The Post.
It was also a very leftist thing to do. Leftist consider the needs of people last in their political calculations, and this idiocy is no exception.
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Are Our Children Not Essential?-Failing the children of New York
Frontpagemagazine ^ | Feb 22, 2021 | Phil Orenstein
Posted on 2/22/2021, 9:35:18 AM
For 150 years New York City Public Schools have remained continuously open and undaunted by all manner of calamities and natural disasters. Throughout our history from the Spanish Flu of 1918, the Great Depression, two World Wars, Cold War panic, civil unrest, the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001, to Hurricane Sandy, the schools have always been open.
Not until 2020 has New York had a governor, a mayor, and a political class during a time of crisis, who have so miserably failed the children of New York. They have put our children in harm’s way physically, emotionally and academically. We do not know the full scope of the consequences of these failures on the part of our political leadership, but the closing of our schools for 10 months and likely longer can be considered one of the biggest scandals in the history of our country. It has already taken an enormous toll on a generation of our children suffering in remote-learning environments, sequestered on endless video games. The laundry list of physical, emotional and academic maladies affecting our children due to remote-learning include mental illness, suicide, sickness, depression, anxiety, weight gain, isolation, 10 months of squandered learning, and lost opportunities for academic and athletic scholarships.
It has taken an enormous toll on working and middle-class parents and their extended family as well. The balancing act that parents must perform is work, their child’s education, and the financial stability of their families. These challenges that parents face are simply devastating. Never has the pressure been so unevenly placed upon the family unit than it has today by New York politicians.
The public heaved a big sigh of relief when teachers were classified as essential and went to the front of the line for Phase 1 of the vaccinations. We all thought that within a short span of time, we would see the beginning of the reopening of our schools and the return to normalcy.
Teachers who were in their 20’s went to the head of the line, in front of seniors and people with comorbidities. But the public was ok with it because teachers are essential to the education and development of our greatest asset in America, our children.
The public was willing to let the teachers go to the front of the line and were hopeful to see the light at the end of the remote-learning tunnel. But the hope soon turned to despair as we were conned once again. The bait and switch charade pulled off on the public was from a minor faction of teachers and the union leadership who are still balking about going back into the classroom. While teachers are considered essential in receiving preferential treatment, our children are an afterthought.
For 150 years, New York’s political leadership understood the prime importance and significance of a good education, to ensure successful outcomes for future generations of our children. In 2020, the world changed. Elected officials abdicated their responsibilities in government and leadership roles regarding the education of our children, and left it in the hands of union leaders and a few selfish interests.
The political con job they played on parents and their kids was in promoting their misleading narrative that the classroom environment is unsafe. While the city’s schools closed for 10 months, Catholic and private schools have effectively remained open, and the teachers are safely at work doing in-person learning. The CDC never recommended schools close, and the CDC Director said schools are 'one of the safest places' for kids during the pandemic. Catholic schools are already starting up their after-school sports programs to begin on March 1st. Our local and state elected officials have failed our children, our parents, our communities, and our country, and there will be dire consequences for all.
The torturous road of the pandemic is indeed one filled with many heartbreaks. Our schools are central to a thriving society today and for future generations to come. We offer some simple guidance for the days that lay ahead. Vaccinations for teachers and school staff started in January. By the middle of April all personnel of the city’s Department of Education, should have been vaccinated. The mayor, City Council, and DOE should require all teachers and staff to be back at work by April 15th. Citywide information portals should clearly communicate the planned reopening so that everyone understands NYC schools are in fact fully opened five days a week with after-school activities. The consequences for those civil service employees who fail to report to work is the implementation of the Taylor Law to enforce back-to-work orders. This is above and beyond the realm of politics, union contracts, and special interests, and once and for all, decisive action must be taken.
What has been going on since March of last year has been near criminal. Never before in the history of our country, has a government and its political leadership so forsaken our most cherished resource in the present and for the future of our country. Our children are essential.
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De Blasio U-turn on Trump ice rinks: NYC Mayor will keep Wollman and Lasker rinks in Central Park OPEN after canceling contract and announces Trump Organization will remain the operator
UK Daily Mail ^ | February 22 2021 | HOLDEN WALTER-WARNER
Posted on 2/22/2021, 2:47:29
The Wollman and Lasker rinks will not be closed after all, with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio suddenly folding to pressure to keep the ice rinks open.
Sunday was destined to be the last day of the season the rinks would be open in Central Park.
The mayor wanted to shut them down because they are run by the Trump Organization, whose contracts he has been trying to cancel in the wake of the Capitol riot.
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:D ;D
Go get em Deblasio!!!!
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Mayor calls for revoking Cuomo's emergency powers, probe of harassment allegations
ABC 7 NY ^ | 15 minutes ago
Posted on 2/28/2021, 12:41:52 PM by conservative98
NEW YORK (WABC) -- NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for the State legislature to revoke Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency powers amid the recent allegations against him.
Amid increasing calls for an independent investigation into the allegations, the Cuomo administration has asked the attorney general and the court of appeals to select an independent lawyer to conduct a thorough review and issue a public report.
De Blasio released a statement Sunday morning after a second aide came forward with sexual harassment allegations against the governor on Saturday.
"New Yorkers have seen detailed, documented accounts of sexual harassment, multiple instances of intimidation, and the admitted withholding of information on the deaths of over 15,000 people. Questions of this magnitude cannot hang over the heads of New Yorkers as we fight off a pandemic and economic crisis. It's clear what must now take place. The State legislature must immediately revoke the Governor's emergency powers that overrule local control. In addition, two fully independent investigations must be held immediately into the deaths at nursing homes and the disturbing personal misconduct allegations. Precedence shows that investigations of the Governor must be completely independent of his office. The investigation into nursing home deaths must be free to examine campaign contributions from the nursing home industry. And the investigation into sexual misconduct must be led by someone fully independent of the governor, not the former business partner of the Governor's top advisor. 2021 must be a year of progress and recovery. These efforts for transparency must be met."
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nyc-mayor-attacks-longtime-nemesis-cuomo-over-harassment-claims/ar-BB1e7rCu
Wilhelm attacking Cuomo
Its like the Rats eating and attacking the Racoons.
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Go get him Bill
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Return of the taggers: New York is blighted with graffiti leaving areas 'looking like war zones' in echo of the 1980s as NYPD begins massive clean-up following 6,000 complaints
UK Daily Mail ^ | March 4, 2021 | Adam Schrader, Chris Jewers, and Ariel Zilber
Posted on 3/4/2021, 9:50:32 AM by C19fan
New York City has been blighted by graffiti leaving some areas of the Big Apple 'looking like war zones' reminiscent of the 1970s and 1980s, leading to a barrage of vandalism complaints.
As part of a major clean-up operation announced on Wednesday, NYPD officers will examine graffiti tags for clues about gang activity in the city after the department said it had received over 6,000 complaints in 2020 alone.
The explosion of graffiti has left parts of New York City looking like it did in the 70s and 80s, before CCTV cameras acted as a deterrent and clean-up initiatives were implemented by mayors Michael Bloomberg and Rudi Giuliani.
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After ‘Defunding The Police,’ NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike
dailywire.com ^ | March 8, 2021 | Luke Rosiak
Posted on 3/8/2021, 3:30:56 PM by lowbridge
The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants citizens to personally “physically intervene” to stop violent crimes, nine months after she convinced her husband to get aboard the “defund the police” movement by redirecting money from police to “youth initiatives and social services.”
Shootings in New York City doubled in 2020 and were up 75 percent last month compared to a year prior. Burglaries have also increased, and violent, unprovoked crimes against Asians have become endemic.
“As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we’re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren’t sure what to do or say, but you can learn,” New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray wrote on Twitter March 6. “Fear is a normal feeling when stepping into a confrontation, but being prepared can help.
”She suggested that witnesses step into the middle of a “hate crime or incident” and engage directly with the person who is being targeted by asking a question like, “What time is it?”
She also advised that witnesses “respond directly to the aggressor or physically intervene and only after assessing the situation. Be confident, assertive, calm. This is risky, but sometimes all we can do is speak up.”
They could also “support a person in crisis by recording on your phone” and “check in with the survivor after the incident. This shows them that they are valued.”
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After ‘Defunding The Police,’ NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike
dailywire.com ^ | March 8, 2021 | Luke Rosiak
Posted on 3/8/2021, 3:30:56 PM by lowbridge
The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants citizens to personally “physically intervene” to stop violent crimes, nine months after she convinced her husband to get aboard the “defund the police” movement by redirecting money from police to “youth initiatives and social services.”
Shootings in New York City doubled in 2020 and were up 75 percent last month compared to a year prior. Burglaries have also increased, and violent, unprovoked crimes against Asians have become endemic.
“As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we’re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren’t sure what to do or say, but you can learn,” New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray wrote on Twitter March 6. “Fear is a normal feeling when stepping into a confrontation, but being prepared can help.
”She suggested that witnesses step into the middle of a “hate crime or incident” and engage directly with the person who is being targeted by asking a question like, “What time is it?”
She also advised that witnesses “respond directly to the aggressor or physically intervene and only after assessing the situation. Be confident, assertive, calm. This is risky, but sometimes all we can do is speak up.”
They could also “support a person in crisis by recording on your phone” and “check in with the survivor after the incident. This shows them that they are valued.”
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what a stupid kvnt
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After ‘Defunding The Police,’ NYC First Lady Pleads For Citizens To Intervene In Violent Crimes As Assaults Spike
dailywire.com ^ | March 8, 2021 | Luke Rosiak
Posted on 3/8/2021, 3:30:56 PM by lowbridge
The wife of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio wants citizens to personally “physically intervene” to stop violent crimes, nine months after she convinced her husband to get aboard the “defund the police” movement by redirecting money from police to “youth initiatives and social services.”
Shootings in New York City doubled in 2020 and were up 75 percent last month compared to a year prior. Burglaries have also increased, and violent, unprovoked crimes against Asians have become endemic.
“As attacks on Asian American communities continue, we’re asking New Yorkers to show up for their neighbors and intervene when witnessing hateful violence or harassment. I know that can be frightening when you aren’t sure what to do or say, but you can learn,” New York City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray wrote on Twitter March 6. “Fear is a normal feeling when stepping into a confrontation, but being prepared can help.
”She suggested that witnesses step into the middle of a “hate crime or incident” and engage directly with the person who is being targeted by asking a question like, “What time is it?”
She also advised that witnesses “respond directly to the aggressor or physically intervene and only after assessing the situation. Be confident, assertive, calm. This is risky, but sometimes all we can do is speak up.”
They could also “support a person in crisis by recording on your phone” and “check in with the survivor after the incident. This shows them that they are valued.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailywire.com ...
What time is it? :D :D :D
She thinks pre-school tactics will work on seasoned thugs.
Where do they come up with this?
Did they ask Floyd "what time is it"? ;D
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Bill de Blasio: Andrew Cuomo’s Denial of Sexual Harassment Allegations Is Not Credible
Breitbart ^ | 03/09/2021 | Hannah Bleau
Posted on 3/9/2021, 4:08:40 PM
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) made it clear on Tuesday that he does not consider Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) denial of the mounting allegations of sexual harassment against him credible.
“Do you believe the governor and his response to these allegations? Do you think what he is saying is credible at this point?” a reporter asked the mayor, who issued a clear response.
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NYC faces crisis of empty hotels amid COVID pandemic
nypost ^ | 03/09/2021 | Mary K Jacobs
Posted on 3/9/2021, 4:27:21 PM
The hotel industry in New York City has taken a major hit amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and is in desperate need of saving.
Recently, seven hotels have been forced to go into foreclosure and were placed up for auction.
Mack Real Estate stepped in and won the auction at a grand discount. The developer reportedly paid less than 40 percent of the portfolio’s 2016 value of $816.3 million for the properties, all of which are located in Manhattan, according to the Real Deal.
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Blame NY’s soft-on-crime approach for horrific Midtown hate-crime attack
New York Post ^ | March 31, 2021 | Post Editorial Board
Posted on 4/1/2021, 12:09:29
It turns out we have Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Parole Board to thank for that grotesque attack on a 65-year-old woman as she walked to church in Midtown Manhattan.
The Monday morning assault in front of 360 West 43rd St. definitely counts as a hate crime, as police sources say the attacker yelled “F–k you, you don’t belong here” as he punched and kicked his Asian-American victim.
But the folks blaming “white supremacy” are out of luck here; New York’s rush to empty its jails and prisons has a lot more to do with it.
Arrested for the attack Wednesday morning was Brandon Elliot, 38, who was out on parole. And the crime that put him in prison was stabbing his own mother to death in 2002.
Sentenced to 15 years to life, he was denied parole twice, in February 2017 and again in December 2018. But Gov. Cuomo has been steadily packing the Parole Board with softies who regularly spring even heinous cop-killers and terrorists, so eventually Elliot got freed, too, albeit on lifetime parole.
Not that the “reformers” seem to care what happens post-prison: He wound up in a city hotel-turned-homeless shelter. And it’s pretty clear that Mayor Bill de Blasio’s ThriveNYC didn’t get him any mental-health help: Neighbors report that he’s been a scary presence on the streets for a while now.
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Man accused of Midtown hate attack ordered held without bail
New York Post ^ | March 31, 2021 | Alex Taylor and Gabrielle Fonrouge
Posted on 4/1/2021, 3:45:33 AM by nickcarraway
The assailant accused of beating an Asian woman to the ground and kicking her in the head while onlookers did nothing was remanded Wednesday night at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court.
Brandon Elliot, 38, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault as a hate crime and one count of attempted assault in the first degree as a hate crime in an attack prosecutors called “heinous and unprovoked” as they requested he stay behind bars.
“At about 11:40 a.m. Monday morning, the victim was on her way to church when the defendant approached her on the street, cursed at her, told her she didn’t belong here, called her an Asian something … and kicked her in the chest, knocking her to the ground and proceeded to stomp on her head,” Assistant District Attorney Courtney Razner told Judge Paul McDonnell.
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He dindu nuffin! Must be institutional racism.
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/ny-lawmakers-reach-212-billion-economic-deal-to-boost-economy
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/ny-lawmakers-reach-212-billion-economic-deal-to-boost-economy
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'But Democrats, including the mayor, say the fears that New Yorkers will flee the state are unfounded.
"The vast majority of wealthy people — they are going to stay in New York City because they want to be in New York City, because they like the life available to them in New York City," he said, "because they can make more money in New York City than a lot of other places."'
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'But Democrats, including the mayor, say the fears that New Yorkers will flee the state are unfounded.
"The vast majority of wealthy people — they are going to stay in New York City because they want to be in New York City, because they like the life available to them in New York City," he said, "because they can make more money in New York City than a lot of other places."'
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Everyone told me the same thing about Houston.
A year later in NM i'm making more money and have better things available to me.
Just much less options, which is fine with me.
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Everyone told me the same thing about Houston.
A year later in NM i'm making more money and have better things available to me.
Just much less options, which is fine with me.
NYC is a garbage dump right now
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Been trying to move a relative out of NYC 1 bedroom apartment for the last 6 months..
No movers want to touch any job less than $20k min they are so overloaded.
Nobody wants free furniture, can't donate anything as nobody is taking donations.... so she's stuck
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https://nypost.com/2021/04/08/stop-abusing-our-children-and-open-the-schools
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https://nypost.com/2021/04/08/stop-abusing-our-children-and-open-the-schools
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New York’s wealthiest look for exits as state readies hefty tax increase
cnbc ^ | APR 8 20215:00 PM EDT | Brian Schwartz
Posted on 4/8/2021, 11:15:36 PM by BenLurkin
New York’s top business leaders are gearing up for a potential mass exodus as Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers prepare to raise their taxes.
With the state budget set to increase the personal income tax on the wealthiest New Yorkers as well as hiking corporate taxes, some executives who fled the city for Florida temporarily due to coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are considering permanent relocation, according to business leaders briefed on the matter.
Wealthy business leaders who have historically resisted moving at least some of their resources to Florida or other less-taxed states explained to CNBC that they are now seriously reconsidering as working from home becomes the norm, allowing more flexibility.
Within the more than $200 billion state budget, the top tax rate gets bumped to 9.65% from 8.82% for single filers who make more than $1 million. Those who make between $5 million and $25 million would be taxed at around 10.3% and for those making more than $25 million the rate would be at 10.9%. Wealthy earners are expected to get hit with those new taxes in the next tax season, with the rates expiring in 2027.
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New York state to give one-time $15,600 payment to illegal aliens...
Citizen Free Press ^ | 04/08/2021
Posted on 4/8/2021, 10:17:23 PM by SeekAndFind
The Democrat-controlled New York legislature has passed a budget deal that includes a $2.1 billion fund for illegal immigrants – including a one-time, $15,600 payment for those who lost their job during the pandemic, in a sweeping move which could benefit nearly 300,000 people in the state.
Illegal workers are eligible to receive $15,600 if they can prove they are New York state residents who are ineligible for unemployment benefits due to their immigration status, and lost income due to the pandemic.
Other illegals who are unable to meet the same level of verification will be eligible for $3,200.
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New York state to give one-time $15,600 payment to illegal aliens...
Citizen Free Press ^ | 04/08/2021
Posted on 4/8/2021, 10:17:23 PM by SeekAndFind
The Democrat-controlled New York legislature has passed a budget deal that includes a $2.1 billion fund for illegal immigrants – including a one-time, $15,600 payment for those who lost their job during the pandemic, in a sweeping move which could benefit nearly 300,000 people in the state.
Illegal workers are eligible to receive $15,600 if they can prove they are New York state residents who are ineligible for unemployment benefits due to their immigration status, and lost income due to the pandemic.
Other illegals who are unable to meet the same level of verification will be eligible for $3,200.
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trickle up economics
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Everyone told me the same thing about Houston.
A year later in NM i'm making more money and have better things available to me.
Just much less options, which is fine with me.
Where in New Mexico?
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Where in New Mexico?
Just on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
It's been life changing to live here.
Very quiet and relaxed.
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trickle up economics
Trickle up poverty
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Just on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
It's been life changing to live here.
Very quiet and relaxed.
I have a small piece of land in Otero County ... hopefully I can put a home on it one day (I used to live in El Paso but fell in love with N. Mex.)
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Just on the outskirts of Santa Fe.
It's been life changing to live here.
Very quiet and relaxed.
Yes, a lot of fun New Age chicks there as well.
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Reports of NYC's death are greatly exaggerated
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-home-buying-rebound-after-covid-pandemic-exodus-2021-4 (https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-home-buying-rebound-after-covid-pandemic-exodus-2021-4)
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Liberal Insider spinning for the NYC mess. When was the last time you walked around NYC?
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Parent in New York sues to ‘marry’ their adult child
LifeSite News ^ | April 12, 2021 | Michael L. Brown
Posted on 4/12/2021, 12:01:33 PM by ebb tide
Parent in New York sues to ‘marry’ their adult child
Let this serve as a further wake-up call in the midst of our ongoing moral decline. What on earth could be coming next?
April 12, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — On April 5, 2007, Time Magazine asked the question, “Should Incest Be Legal?” Three years later, when Columbia University professor David Epstein was arrested for a three-year, consensual affair with his adult daughter, his attorney noted, “It’s OK for homosexuals to do whatever they want in their own home. How is this so different? We have to figure out why some behavior is tolerated and some is not.” Not surprisingly, some Columbia students asked why any sexual acts committed by consenting adults should be considered a crime.
Today, that question is being asked again, this time in the context of a lawsuit reported by the New York Post on April 10. Specifically, “A New Yorker who wants to marry their own adult offspring is suing to overturn laws barring the incestuous practice, calling it a matter of ‘individual autonomy.’”
“‘Through the enduring bond of marriage, two persons, whatever relationship they might otherwise have with one another, can find a greater level of expression, intimacy and spirituality,’ the parent argues in the Manhattan Federal Court claim filed April 1.”
Really now, in light of the prevailing logic that love is love, since this is consensual and between adults, why not?
One immediate answer, aside from the obvious revulsion and horror which quite naturally greets this request for “marriage,” is that it is biologically dangerous. Any children produced as a result of this union could have serious genetic issues.
In this case, however, we are told that this is not an issue. According to the filing, “The proposed spouses are adults. The proposed spouses are biological parent and child. The proposed spouses are unable to procreate together.” The lawsuit even uses the acronym “PAACNP,” standing for “Parent and Adult Child Non-Procreationable.”
So, this would either refer to a same-sex parent and child who cannot, therefore, procreate, or to an opposite sex parent and child, one or both of whom is unable to procreate because of age or biological problems. Why say no to them?
As their argument goes, “Parent-and-adult-child couples for whom procreation is either virtually or literally impossible can aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning.”
Indeed, they claim that it would “diminish their humanity” if they were unable to marry. Why would anyone want to do something so cruel to them? Wasn’t it diminishing to the humanity of gays to forbid them the ability to “marry”? (For those who are unfamiliar with my own views, I’m simply playing the devil’s advocate here.)
After all, who are we to tell people who they can and cannot love? Haven’t we been told that love is love? That love wins? That we have the right to marry the one (or ones) we love? Why draw the line here?
For some years, I have been documenting the increasing acceptance of adult, consensual incest in our culture, including these articles:
“Here Comes Incest, Just as Predicted” — posted September 14, 2012, with documentation going back to 2007 and including reference to GSA (Genetic Sexual Attraction) along with actual cases in the courts in other countries.
“Next stop on slippery slope: Incest” — posted July 23, 2014, adding a surprising statement from a judge in Australia along with the latest celebration of incest in pop culture.
“Why Can’t Two Gay Brothers Marry?” — posted October 27, 2015, citing a pro-incest argument from a gay politician in Ireland.
“Legalizing adult incest — here we go again” — posted January 27, 2016, including further cultural updates.
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Didn't Woody Allen already make this a thing in NY?
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http://nypost.com/2021/04/26/its-long-past-time-to-do-something-about-the-madness-in-city-streets
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https://nypost.com/2021/04/26/nypd-detective-hit-on-head-with-stick-in-broad-daylight-attack
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Believe It or Not, a New Level of Corruption and Depravity for New York City
American Thinker.com ^ | April 27, 2021 | Jack Wisdom
The district attorney of Manhattan in NYC has announced that his office will no longer prosecute any unlicensed "massage" parlor workers (about 900 cases), nor loitering for the purposes of prostitution (about 5,000 cases). Abigail Swenstein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society's Exploitation Intervention Project, which works with sex workers, said that while the policy doesn't preclude the New York Police Department making arrests, she hopes officers will choose not to, knowing that prosecutors would not bring charges. Laws against these behaviors are still on the books but will not be prosecuted. The citizenry has not repealed these laws, but the ever wise and dictatorial district attorney will spit in the face of the citizenry (and God) by deeming these activities unworthy of punishment.
This writer could find reference to only one person, New York Assemblyman Mike Reilly, a Republican, who said Manhattan's new prostitution policy sets a dangerous precedent. "It flies in the face of law and order," he timidly said. To me, the fact that there is not an outcry of opposition is as grievous as the decision itself.
This is but the latest in a list of repulsive changes in law enforcement made unilaterally by the D.A. Mr. Vance in his vulgar arrogance boasts that since 2010, he has cut the number of cases handled by his office in half by not prosecuting marijuana smoking and ownership, subway fare evasion, unlicensed vending, nonpayment of fines, loitering for prostitution, peaceful protests (read: looting, burning stores, dousing police with buckets of water and spitting on them). In short, he has retracted the policing practices that so improved the safety and quality of life in New York City begun under Rudy Giuliani's administration as mayor (1994–2001).
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"Next up...marrying your dog, cat or pet chicken."
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Albany’s ‘Good Cause Eviction’ spells bad news for NY’s housing market
nypost.com ^ | 4/24/21 | Post Editorial Board
Posted on 4/27
Not content with jacking up taxes massively and dangerously mushrooming the state budget, legislators are now looking to inflict yet more pain, by sneaking through a “universal rent control” bill that would clobber the housing market.
This, even though rents in New York City have plunged to decade-long lows.
The legislation, now in committee in both the Assembly and the Senate, is misleadingly labeled “Good Cause Eviction,” when it would essentially force landlords statewide to accept tenants for life — with a cap on yearly rent increases.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/officer-in-critical-condition-after-being-struck-by-car-on-nyc-highway/3021140/?fbclid=IwAR3YKznlyMvx4GlcYMWZVowykGk1bLSQFRqXyDbUhzELa3N7gYCpbOFPl5E
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Albany’s ‘Good Cause Eviction’ spells bad news for NY’s housing market
nypost.com ^ | 4/24/21 | Post Editorial Board
Posted on 4/27
Not content with jacking up taxes massively and dangerously mushrooming the state budget, legislators are now looking to inflict yet more pain, by sneaking through a “universal rent control” bill that would clobber the housing market.
This, even though rents in New York City have plunged to decade-long lows.
The legislation, now in committee in both the Assembly and the Senate, is misleadingly labeled “Good Cause Eviction,” when it would essentially force landlords statewide to accept tenants for life — with a cap on yearly rent increases.
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Why would anyone buy rentals in New York? The NY state government probably just wants to take over the housing market.
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-radio-host-tells-audience-f-the-police-then-allegedly-rams-nypd-officer-killing-him-before-speeding-away?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwAR3IKcbaRZNT4DNVKS5RicJawwJ9zepBAfG6wS3omvzxtRQlCciQKXqP9go
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/29/new-york-city-mayor-bill-de-blasio-says-the-city-will-re-open-100percent-on-july-1.html
Good job on this. Finally.
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https://guy-steak-house-in-nyc/?fbclid=IwAR0_A8FIvn5GbsafS7xWoAgxgmOK-5w72XdDgsvUIdkuFEzc9duUiO1AQVI
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https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/teachers-union-collaborated-with-cdc-on-school-reopening-emails
Disgusting.
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Lunacy in NY.
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Just par for the course for the marxist, commie Liba-Turds
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-officers-leaving-in-droves-75-increase-in-quitting-or-retirement-in-2020?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwAR2adQBhXN9bOIT1lHNvPl5O_dPE3tgtzjxybNMFHcv5uxBaqkn-fl-yRlo
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/nypd-officers-leaving-in-droves-75-increase-in-quitting-or-retirement-in-2020?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benshapiro&fbclid=IwAR2adQBhXN9bOIT1lHNvPl5O_dPE3tgtzjxybNMFHcv5uxBaqkn-fl-yRlo
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I'm sure they'll find some woke soy boys to replace them.
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I'm tired of seeing these douchebags walking around wearing backpacks.
If you're you're an adult get a briefcase to carry your stuff.
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I'm tired of seeing these douchebags walking around wearing backpacks.
If you're you're an adult get a briefcase to carry your stuff.
Backpacks fit their maturity level.
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'Let's be real the city is in freefall.' NYPD union boss blames 'feckless' Bill de Blasio and his 'imbecilic' police reform laws for the Times Square shooting and turning NYC into a Wild West frontier town
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 12 2021 | ED MULLINS,SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSN PRESIDENT, NYPD
Posted on 5/12/2021, 5:25:33 PM by knighthawk
The weekend shooting of three people in New York City's Times Square tells you all you must know about life in the Big Apple under the stewardship of Mayor Bill de Blasio and the legions of feckless elected officials and enablers dangerously masquerading as leaders.
Police officer Alyssa Vogel heard reports of shots fired at West 45th Street and Broadway over the Mother's Day weekend.
She hurried to the scene with nary a thought for her own personal safety. That's what cops do on a daily basis.
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Times Square gunman who shot three innocent tourists is arrested eating fries in his SUV at a Florida McDonald's 'after the car RAN OUT OF GAS due to Colonial Pipeline fuel shortage' [Farrahan Muhammad]
Daily Mail ^ | 18:30 12 May 2021 | Melissa Koenig
Posted on 5/12/2021, 4:57:43 PM by Conservat1
Times Square gunman who shot three innocent tourists is arrested eating fries in his SUV at a Florida McDonald's 'after the car RAN OUT OF GAS due to Colonial Pipeline fuel shortage'
Police arrested Farrakhan Muhammad, 31, in Florida, on Wednesday morning
He was picked up by US Marshals while eating fries at a McDonald's parking lot in Starke, near Jacksonville in Florida on Wednesday morning - almost 1,000 miles from the scene of Saturday's shooting
A local source claimed Muhammad was apprehended after his car ran out of gas due to shortages affecting the area after the Colonial Pipeline was hacked
The suspect shaved his long hair short in an attempt at a disguise, NYPD officers told a press conference Wednesday
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Manhattan City Council candidate caught with dominatrix in leaked video
By Jon LevineJune 19, 2021 | 12:09pm | Updated
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Council candidate Zack Weiner
Zack Weiner's campaign had struggled to raise money even before the video was leaked.Twitter
Zack Weiner, 26, a City Council candidate running in Manhattan, has found his campaign tied up after video of him enjoying a sadomasochism session found its way onto Twitter.
“My magnificent domme friend played with Upper West Side city council candidate Zack Weiner and I’m the only one who has the footage,” reads a tweet from the anonymous account which posted the video last week.
The footage — flagged to The Post by Weiner’s own campaign manager — shows a gagged Weiner, unable to speak, subjecting himself to various abuses by a leather-bound woman who pours wax on him and clips his nipples with clothespins.
The footage was filmed at Parthenon studio in Midtown — which is known for its high-quality BDSM dungeons.
In a call with The Post, Weiner confirmed it was him in the video and said the footage was made about 18 months ago with a former girlfriend he met during a Halloween party in 2019.
“I didn’t want anyone to see that, but here we are. I am not ashamed of the private video circulating of me on Twitter. This was a recreational activity that I did with my friend at the time, for fun. Like many young people, I have grown into a world where some of our most private moments have been documented online.” Weiner said in a statement.
“I am a proud BDSMer. I like BDSM activity,” Weiner told The Post. He refused to name the woman in the video and said he had no idea how on earth the footage surfaced.
“It’s definitely a violation of trust,” he added.
Zack Weiner
The footage of Zack Weiner was filmed at Parthenon studio in Midtown — which is known for its high-quality BDSM dungeons.
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Campaign manager Joe Gallagher told The Post they had reported the account to Twitter and it had been briefly taken offline, but that it was later reinstated.
“Twitter is pretty loose about this stuff,” Gallagher said.
The timing of the video suddenly puts the spotlight on Weiner, who has mostly been a nonentity in the race for the Upper West Side’s 6th District, during early primary voting.
His campaign has raised barely more than $10,000 — the lion’s share of which has come from Weiner and Gallagher.
His campaign website lists no endorsements, and he faces powerful establishment opponents like Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
Weiner has a professional background in film production and is the co-founder of Stag Pictures, an independent film production company. Zack’s father, Eric Weiner, is a co-creator of the popular children’s television show “Dora The Explorer.”
“The creative process taught Zack about generating novel ideas,” the candidate writes on his website.
Additional reporting by Susan Edelman
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Weiner?
Any relation to this Weiner?
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/video-police-seeking-suspects-after-wild-gun-battle-in-the-bronx
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https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/new-york-ranks-lowest-in-new-economic-outlook-analysis/article_a1878ec6-c4e3-11eb-84d1-cbab313db5f4.html?fbclid=IwAR3lV-J65AybosObRla3yWJ8q_4Y65-fG_o_lIpl5DCqN8-JlfbRRpPfckE
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Washington Square Park is plagued by illegal boxing matches in latest blow for local residents who have endured months of after-hours raves, stabbings and drug taking at NYC landmark
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9728619/Illegal-boxing-matches-Washington-Square-Park-residents-enduring-month-antisocial-behavior.html ^
Posted on 6/26/2021, 8:15:22 PM by algore
New York's City's Washington Square Park which has been the scene of a number of late night brawls and scuffles with police over last few weeks has now become host to fighting of a different kind - unlicensed boxing matches complete with a referee and time keeper.
The Manhattan park appeared more like Madison Square Garden as boxing matches took place in front of hundreds of people, all of which was all caught on camera.
At least five matches took place close to the famous arch in Greenwich Village with participants paying five dollars to take part.
One fighter ended up dislocating his shoulder during the knockabout and had to have another man shove it back into its socket.
Photographer Angel Zayas said there was no supervision whatsoever, nor did the NYPD attempt to break up the bouts.
'The NYPD did not enter the park to stop the fights there was a large crowd which created a circle making it very difficult for people to get in and even when there was an injury of the man's shoulder being dislocated.
No one was called to help nor an ambulance. They fixed it themselves and continued the fight,' Zayas told DailyMail.com.
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Washington Square Park is plagued by illegal boxing matches in latest blow for local residents who have endured months of after-hours raves, stabbings and drug taking at NYC landmark
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9728619/Illegal-boxing-matches-Washington-Square-Park-residents-enduring-month-antisocial-behavior.html ^
Posted on 6/26/2021, 8:15:22 PM by algore
New York's City's Washington Square Park which has been the scene of a number of late night brawls and scuffles with police over last few weeks has now become host to fighting of a different kind - unlicensed boxing matches complete with a referee and time keeper.
The Manhattan park appeared more like Madison Square Garden as boxing matches took place in front of hundreds of people, all of which was all caught on camera.
At least five matches took place close to the famous arch in Greenwich Village with participants paying five dollars to take part.
One fighter ended up dislocating his shoulder during the knockabout and had to have another man shove it back into its socket.
Photographer Angel Zayas said there was no supervision whatsoever, nor did the NYPD attempt to break up the bouts.
'The NYPD did not enter the park to stop the fights there was a large crowd which created a circle making it very difficult for people to get in and even when there was an injury of the man's shoulder being dislocated.
No one was called to help nor an ambulance. They fixed it themselves and continued the fight,' Zayas told DailyMail.com.
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World Star !!
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http://nypost.com/2021/06/29/new-yorks-board-of-elections-is-a-travesty
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https://americancop.com/life-skills-pathway-to-violence/
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Perfect: In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio Will Be Replaced by a Cop or a Vigilante
PJ Media ^ | 07/07/2021 | Stephen Kruiser
Posted on 7/7/2021, 12:07:43
Tuesday was the six-month anniversary of the January 6 riot that Democrats are treating like Pearl Harbor Day. They would prefer that the nation focus on that and forget the fact that the country’s blue cities were on fire for pretty much the entire summer of 2020 and the people they supported had the matches.
The rush was on by Democrats to support total anarchy and treat law enforcement as the enemy. Few were quicker to jump on that bandwagon than NYC's Mayor Bill de Blasio. Mayor Bill was more than eager to hang out with Black Lives Matter agitators all the while being one of the more prominent voices to consistently call to defund the police.
New York was one of the first major cities to cut its police budget. In a very short time, de Blasio and the Democrats had created such a toxic environment that NYPD officers were retiring in droves. The number of applications for retirement had to be capped to prevent a total decimation of the force.
What followed could have been predicted by any fourth-grader. Violent crime spiked in all of the Democrat-run cities that kneecapped their police forces. Within a year, they were all clamoring to get their cops back.
This crime-ridden, anti-cop festering mess that de Blasio has created provides an interesting backdrop to the way New York City’s upcoming mayoral race is playing out.
We kinda/sorta have the result of the convoluted ranked-choice Democratic primary, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams is likely to be declared the winner. Adams is a retired NYPD officer who will now face Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa in the election.
As my colleague John Sexton wrote over at Hot Air, this almost certainly means that Adams is going to be New York’s next mayor.
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Can't even begin to imagine how much $$$ restaurants will lose with these mandates.... maybe thats the point?
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https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/6500-accused-felons-go-scot-free-as-nyc-das-decline-to-prosecute/?fbclid=IwAR0lieiwomXS6q0TAcHn1QKLNPhh5QFHsF5PMuu3iMS7OpiUKJsCG3CMGks
UNFNG REAL!!!!
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The Inmates Of Rikers Island Are In Control Of The Jail, The New York Times Reports (Covid Mandates)
Yahoo ^ | 10/11/21 | Natalie Musumeci
Posted on 10/11/2021, 6:55:40 PM by Enlightened1
Inmates of New York City's Rikers Island jail complex are reportedly running amok.
Detainees at the understaffed jail have taken control of entire units, The New York Times reported.
Inmates of New York City's long-beleaguered Rikers Island jail complex are running amok at the notorious lockup - and some have taken control over entire facility units, The New York Times reported on Monday.
"Rikers has long been dysfunctional, decrepit and dangerous," Zachary Katznelson told the news outlet. He's the executive director of a research and advocacy organization called Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.
But Katznelson added, "What we see today is next level. It is an inability to deliver even the basic services - something we haven't seen in a long time, if not ever."
Detainees at the severely understaffed jail complex, which is made up of eight buildings and currently houses about 4,800 inmates, have asserted power over whole units, deciding who can enter and exit them, The Times reported, citing interviews and records.
Some Rikers inmates have stolen keys and used them to free other detainees, according to The Times.
In August, a man awaiting trial at the facility snatched keys from a city Department of Correction officer, set free another detainee, and then slashed the guard's face and neck with a knife, the report said.
During another disturbing incident on September 16, a handcuffed Rikers inmate hijacked an unguarded bus with other detainees on board and crashed it into a jail building, according to The Times.
Other detainees have run wild in staff break rooms, as well as restricted areas of the complex, and openly broke rules against smoking tobacco and marijuana, the newspaper reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/11/new-york-city-drug-store-shoplifting-products-locked-up-nypd-national-retail-federation/?fbclid=IwAR3iDKOWjy3Czz8xSeHypwW0yuFUic2IfmhoHdjF3wLAGh6fP6VMIK_diXQ
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/gas-prices-hit-5-in-manhattan
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NYC totally F'D under liberal pussification
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/calls-for-change-as-shoplifting-skyrockets-in-nyc
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I have a feeling the demand for sealed point of sale counters with bulletproof glass is going to be really up.
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We need to go back to the biblical way of dealing with criminals and also put back into effect jim crow laws immediately
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We need to go back to the biblical way of dealing with criminals and also put back into effect jim crow laws immediately
When the muzzies take over we will.
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Bill de Blasio Is On the Way Out, But His Mindset Lingers
Townhall.com ^ | October 15, 2021 | Michael Barone
Posted on 10/15/2021, 7:33:57 AM
As his two terms as New York's mayor approach their end, and long after his presidential campaign ended with a whimper, Bill de Blasio has chimed in with one last act of destruction: a proposal to end the public schools' entry-by-exam gifted and talented program for first graders.
De Blasio's gripe is that selection by tests results in a student body that is, as New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro slyly put it, "widely criticized for exacerbating segregation." Of course what de Blasio, Shapiro and the anonymous critics she repeatedly references are complaining about is not actually segregation, which means imposed separation by race. It is the fact that the racial percentages of the gifted students differ from those of the city as a whole.
Specifically, this program, and those at selective high schools such as Stuyvesant High School and the Bronx High School of Science, which de Blasio tried to abolish, include much larger percentages of students classified as Asian and lower percentages of those classified as Black and Hispanic.
In practice, de Blasio's proposal is unlikely to be effective. Eric Adams, who seems certain to be elected mayor next month, wants to expand rather than contract gifted and talented programs. There's an argument that testing at age 5 is just too early. But the proposal is an example of a destructive mindset that is at work far beyond the five boroughs of New York. San Francisco abolished the long-standing exam-based entry program for Lowell High School last February. Fairfax County in Northern Virginia has proposed ending exam-based entry to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, often rated No. 1 in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
The complaint in each case is one that could be described as racist: too many Asians. It echoes the complaint of Ivy League colleges a century ago: too many Jews. Both cases involve large numbers of sons and daughters of low-income immigrants showing the intellectual capacity and personal discipline to work their way up in society, to the great benefit of the nation as a whole.
A century ago, public schools and colleges in New York and other great cities provided such an avenue upward. Now, progressives like de Blasio want to close that avenue off for thousands of talented young people.
That's an act of destruction akin to tearing down statues of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Keeping it open and opening up more such avenues is part of the work of restoring the best American traditions.
The de Blasio mindset is opposed to those traditions. It assumes, as critical race theory teaches and oft-quoted commentators such as Ibram X. Kendi argue, that any underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic people is "segregation" and "racist." It wants to advance corrosive creeds such as critical race theory and to close off upward mobility to the racially unworthy.
Interestingly, there's polling showing that such assumptions are shared more by white college graduates than by Black or Hispanic people. And in New York's Democratic primary, Adams trailed among college-educated white voters but won Black voters by a huge margin.
Another assumption behind the de Blasio impulse is that the liberals in charge of educational systems and teacher unions, who are hostile to gifted and talented programs, have special expertise to which ordinary citizens must bow.
That assumption was on display in the Virginia governor debate when Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is seeking a second nonconsecutive term, said, "I don't think parents should be telling schools what they should teach."
Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin has been running ads with McAuliffe's statement -- not surprisingly, since a Virginia poll on who should "have more influence in the school's curriculum" shows 52% of voters saying parents and only 33% saying school boards. Youngkin has also been critical of the abolition of exam-based entry at Thomas Jefferson High School and the critical race theory curriculum in nearby exurban Loudoun County.
Vehement protests at school board meetings there may have prompted the astonishing proposal by Attorney General Merrick Garland directing the FBI to monitor what the National Association of School Boards described as "the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism" at such meetings. Garland issued the order without evidence that local law enforcement was unable to deal with any problems, and despite the fact that his son-in-law has a profitable business selling materials on systemic racism, white supremacy and implicit bias to local school boards.
De Blasio will be out of office soon, but the de Blasio mindset, bent on advancing bogus theories of systemic racism and opposing programs providing upward mobility for talented students, seems to be lingering on.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/nyregion/thomas-jefferson-statue-ny-city-council.html#commentsContainer
Totally BATSHIT insane
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/nyc-to-expand-vaccine-mandates-eliminating-test-out-option-for-city-workers.html
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/nyc-to-expand-vaccine-mandates-eliminating-test-out-option-for-city-workers.html
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Can the next amdin just reverse all this lunacy?
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Can the next amdin just reverse all this lunacy?
Will take either a federal law banning these mandates or the Supreme Court striking them down.
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De Blasio's going to get people killed': 45% of firefighters and 27% of cops have NOT yet had vaccine and face unpaid leave on Friday when mayor's mandate kicks in as trash piles up due to protest by sanitation workers who don't want jab
UK Daily Mail ^ | October 28 2021 | ANDREA BLANCO
Posted on 10/28/2021, 3:15:16 AM by knighthawk
New York could be left with a serious shortage of firefighters, sanitation workers and cops from Friday - the deadline for Mayor de Blasio's vaccine mandate.
The NYPD, NYFD and the city sanitation department have warned New Yorkers to brace for slow emergency response times, nearly 40 percent of the city's firehouses having to close down, and mountains of garbage piling up on sidewalks.
A last legal bid by the NYPD's largest union to prevent de Blasio's vaccine mandate was shot down by Staten Island's Richmond County Supreme Court Judge Lizette Colon on Wednesday.
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Hopefully Adams overturns Deblasio's vaccine passport and mandates and helps NY get back to where it needs to be.
I'm fairly confident he'll be tougher on crime, but the mandates are hurting business.
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/26/unlicensed-riders-on-motorbikes-are-dying-at-high-rates-in-nyc/?sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR28A_GIYfiSLZYq-BVVRSkSBe3sgiKIHLurEdC1cTrKdIGvr2addpBMUjQ
:D ;D
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/26/unlicensed-riders-on-motorbikes-are-dying-at-high-rates-in-nyc/?sr_share=facebook&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPFacebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow&fbclid=IwAR28A_GIYfiSLZYq-BVVRSkSBe3sgiKIHLurEdC1cTrKdIGvr2addpBMUjQ
:D ;D
It’s typically young Dindus showing off and doing wheelies.
You also have these 5 foot Mexican projectiles on E bikes. They’re not doing crazy shit, just in a rush to complete the delivery and occasionally there’s an accident.
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/27/covid-vaccine-mandate-could-force-20-of-fdny-companies-to-close
>:( :o
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https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-police-new-york-new-york-city-52cc12e52d33f664e8e144aa59436590
F DeBlasio!~
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/28/nypd-preparing-for-slew-of-retirements-amid-vaccine-mandate/
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https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/10/29/nyc-vaccine-mandate-deadline-today/
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https://nypost.com/2021/10/27/nyc-sanitation-workers-blame-de-blasios-vaccine-mandate-on-trash-pileups/
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https://nypost.com/2021/11/01/de-blasio-plans-to-run-for-ny-gov-after-creating-candidate-committee-sources/?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook&fbclid=IwAR3RbRXqizT4C0wzo27nuxjzrwxTqh66-1-2C2t7owrw6oXX75zexLAJq2g
:D ;D
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well.. they just elected another Dem Mayor...
RIP NY and NJ
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well.. they just elected another Dem Mayor...
RIP NY and NJ
I support it, fully. ;)
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-considers-hiring-goldman-sachs-exec-stephen-scherr.html
HA! This ought to be great. AOC is going to have a heart attack.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/23/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-considers-hiring-goldman-sachs-exec-stephen-scherr.html
HA! This ought to be great. AOC is going to have a heart attack.
It would have to be a heart attack because she doesn't have a brain.
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NYC City Hall Removes 187-Year-Old Statue Of Thomas Jefferson Citing his History as a Slave Owner.
Daily Caller ^ | 11/22/2021 | Taylor Penley
Posted on 11/23/2021, 12:46:42 AM
The New York City Council Chamber voted to remove a historic statue of former President Thomas Jefferson, citing his history as a slave owner.
The statue, commissioned by a U.S. Navy commodore in 1833, spent 187 years in the City Council’s chambers before being removed from its pedestal Monday, according to the New York Post.
Approximately a dozen Marshall Fine Arts workers surrounded the structure with wooden and foam boards before using a pulley system to lower it into the downstairs rotunda and carrying it out the back door, the Post reported
“Removing a monument without a public conversation about why it’s happening is useless. New Yorkers all need to talk about who we want to honor and why,” Erin Thompson, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said of the removal, according to the outlet.
“Moving this statue doesn’t mean New Yorkers will forget who Thomas Jefferson was — but some of them might learn from the controversy that the man who wrote ‘all men are created equal’ owned over 600 of his fellow humans,” she added.
The vote to remove the structure was split among councilmembers, with some, such as Staten Island Republican Councilman Joe Borelli objecting.
“This is more progressive war on history,” Borelli said, according to New York Daily News.
“Why wasn’t this put on the consent calendar? I thought we were having this big public discussion about monuments. Apparently not,” he continued.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-recovery-trails-other-u-190403960.html
Totally FD!!!!
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http://nypost.com/2021/12/02/bank-of-america-execs-warn-junior-staffers-to-dress-down-as-nyc-crime-surges
>:( :(
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WWWTTFFF!!!
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/covid-vaccine-new-york-city-imposes-shot-mandate-for-all-private-sector-employers.html
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WWWTTFFF!!!
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/covid-vaccine-new-york-city-imposes-shot-mandate-for-all-private-sector-employers.html
Totally unconstitutional. This is the democratic party for you.
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The sound of a toilet flushing.
The New York City Council is set to approve legislation that would allow hundreds of thousands(650,000 now estimated) of non-citizens to participate in local elections, expanding eligibility to vote for key Big Apple posts to green card holders and recipients of deferred action.
https://nypost.com/2021/11/23/nyc-council-set-to-pass-voting-rights-for-green-card-holders/
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WWWTTFFF!!!
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/covid-vaccine-new-york-city-imposes-shot-mandate-for-all-private-sector-employers.html
Good thing you are self employed, huh? You are aren't you? Assuming you've avoided getting vaccinated and you oppose wearing masks, do you find yourself stuck a home a lot? If you can go to a restaurant, the gym or an entertainment venue, what's left to do?
Even if I were opposed to vaccines and masks, I'd force myself to have the shot and wear the mask just to be able to get out of the house every so often. But then, I'm not one for making a statement just for the sake of it.
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Good thing you are self employed, huh? You are aren't you? Assuming you've avoided getting vaccinated and you oppose wearing masks, do you find yourself stuck a home a lot? If you can go to a restaurant, the gym or an entertainment venue, what's left to do?
Even if I were opposed to vaccines and masks, I'd force myself to have the shot and wear the mask just to be able to get out of the house every so often. But then, I'm not one for making a statement just for the sake of it.
He's vaccinated.
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He's vaccinated.
What a surprise!
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What a surprise!
Why is it a surprise?
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Why is it a surprise?
I could be wrong, but I had the impression he is adamantly against the COVID vaccine. Even if he had to have it to keep his job, it seems out of character given his online Getbig 'tough talking'.
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I could be wrong, but I had the impression he is adamantly against the COVID vaccine. Even if he had to have it to keep his job, it seems out of character given his online Getbig 'tough talking'.
Nope. He's said multiple times he got vaccinated early just to have it done.
I would think he'd be against a mandate, but can't speak for him....we'll see.
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I could be wrong, but I had the impression he is adamantly against the COVID vaccine. Even if he had to have it to keep his job, it seems out of character given his online Getbig 'tough talking'.
Liberals/progressives have a very difficult time understanding the difference between being anti-vaccine and being anti-vaccine mandate.
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Good thing you are self employed, huh? You are aren't you? Assuming you've avoided getting vaccinated and you oppose wearing masks, do you find yourself stuck a home a lot? If you can go to a restaurant, the gym or an entertainment venue, what's left to do?
Even if I were opposed to vaccines and masks, I'd force myself to have the shot and wear the mask just to be able to get out of the house every so often. But then, I'm not one for making a statement just for the sake of it.
I got the vaccine and regret it now. I’m anti mask entirely and anti mandate.
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Nope. He's said multiple times he got vaccinated early just to have it done.
I would think he'd be against a mandate, but can't speak for him....we'll see.
I think the vaccine is bullshit. I got it. Moderna. I consider it no different than getting injected w saline solution at this point. It’s useless. It’s not a vaccine. It’s a damper for. Few months. That’s it.
Prime can wear a face diaper forever if he wants.
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'Blindsided': Fury in NYC as de Blasio gives firms just 3 weeks to get vaxxed
NY Post ^ | 7 December A.D. 2021 | Reuven Fenton, Carl Campanile, Nolan Hicks and Sam Raskin
Posted on 12/7/2021, 7:37:37 AM
Mayor Bill de Blasio sprang a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on all private businesses in New York City on Monday — drawing immediate rebuke from trade groups, New York office workers and some fellow elected officials who said the backbone of the Big Apple was “blindsided” by the stunning move.
De Blasio, whose mayoralty ends at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, labeled making vaccines compulsory for private businesses a “pre-emptive strike” against an expected surge in COVID infections this winter amid the emergence of the Omicron variant.
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Kathryn Wylde, head of the business group Partnership for NYC, blasted the mayor’s announcement.
“There’s no forewarning, no discussion, no idea about whether it’s legal or who he expects to enforce it,” she said. “There’s been no consultation.
“We were blindsided,” a clearly enraged Wylde said.
She also questioned if de Blasio has the legal ability to implement the vaccine rule for private entities.
“It’s unclear by what authority the mayor is doing this,” said Wylde.
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Asked about potential penalties for non-compliant employers, the mayor again responded vaguely. “It’s part of life that there have to be some consequences,” he said. “We’ll figure out what makes sense by Dec. 15 when we put out the guidelines.”
De Blasio said he spoke to both Gov. Kathy Hochul and Adams, his successor, who is currently on a personal trip to Ghana, about the new policy before he revealed it.
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NY Supreme Court Delivers Crushing Blow to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vaccine Mandate
https://beckernews.com/ ^ | December 8, 2021by Kyle Becker
Posted on 12/8/2021, 4:09:51 PM by Red Badger
New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a vaccine mandate on October 29. But in a ruling that throws into question the legality of the “mandate,” a judge for the Supreme Court of New York has blocked it.
“Mayor Bill de Blasio’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for New York City employees, including the NYPD, has been blocked by a Manhattan court,” Newsweek reported.
“On Tuesday, Judge Frank P. Nervo in the Supreme Court of New York gave notice that the mandate was suspended, pending a hearing scheduled for December 14,” the report added.
“The ruling comes shortly after Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city would also require private-sector workers to be vaccinated by Dec. 27. That policy affects about 184,000 businesses,” the Wall Street Journal noted.
On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared on Morning Joe to announce that he was issuing a city wide mandate for private sector employees to be vaccinated.
“We in New York City have decided to use a preemptive strike to really do something bold to stop the further growth of COVID and the dangers it’s causing to all of us,” de Blasio said. “All private-sector employers in New York City will be covered by this vaccine mandate as of Dec. 27.”
“We’ve got omicron as a new factor, we’ve got the colder weather, which is going to really create additional challenges with the delta variant, we’ve got holiday gatherings,” de Blasio also said.
CBS New York reported on the details of the city wide ‘mandate.’
“All private-sector workers in New York City will be subject to the mayor’s vaccine mandate starting Dec. 27, affecting 184,000 businesses, while vaccine proof for indoor dining, fitness and entertainment will be required for children ages 5 to 11, according to a toughened vaccine mandate announced by Bill de Blasio Monday,” CBS noted.
“The current rule will also expand to require two vaccine doses instead of proof of only one as far as people age 12 and older are concerned, the mayor said,” the report added. “That excludes people who were vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot.”
“Kids aged 5 to 11 only need to show proof of one dose when the requirement for them kicks in on Dec. 14, considering they only first became eligible for their initial doses in early November and must wait at least 21 days between Pfizer’s doses,” the report said.
The medical experts who have dealt with the Omicron variant have described the symptoms it causes as “mild.” Furthermore, children are at infinitesimal risk from Covid.
One South African doctor has reprimanded governments for taking “extreme action” over the Omicron variant.
New York has implemented some of the most aggressive Covid response actions in the nation, but has no results to show for it, except for damaging job creation, the tourism industry, and the state of freedom for the citizens.
The Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the rise in New York, despite vaccine mandates, mask mandates, and even vaccine “passports” in New York City. The vaccination rates are also extremely high: More than 99% of seniors and 90% of those 12 and up are “vaccinated.”
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Homeless NYC arsonist who torched Fox News' giant 50ft Christmas tree could be back on streets within HOURS because judge can't set bail under 2020 criminal justice reforms
Daily Mail ^ | 8 December 2021 | Jennifer Smith
Posted on 12/8/2021, 4:02:44 PM by Trillian
The 49-year-old 'arsonist' arrested for setting fire to the Fox News 50-foot Christmas tree could be back on the street in hours because of the city’s lenient bail reforms.
Craig Tamanaha, who is described as homeless and 'emotionally disturbed', faces six misdemeanor charges for torching the tree and under the 2020 criminal justice reforms that means judges are advised to release the accused.
Arson is only constituted as a felony in New York if the perpetrator harms or attempts to harm a person or if the act is considered a hate crime.
Fox News employees called police after watching Tamanaha climb the tree at 12.14am Wednesday and set it on fire. He tried to scramble away, but was taken into custody.
"There's no question that the legislature has got to reevaluate the nooks and crannies of the bail statute because it's leading to absurd outcomes,’ Mark Bederow, a former Manhattan prosecutor turned criminal defense lawyer, told Fox News.
In order for a judge to set bail, Tamanaha would have to have been charged with at least third-degree arson, which constitutes a hate crime.
"You'd have to intentionally damage a building or vehicle by starting a fire or explosion as a hate crime, which is an extraordinarily high bar for bail eligibility. Having a personal bias or animus toward Christmas doesn't legally cut it,’ Bederow added.
When a suspect is released on bail for a crime against another person, that person can be granted an order of protection to make sure the suspect stays away from them.
But there is no legal order a judge could give to prevent Tamanaha from approaching the Fox News tree again. "You can't give the Christmas tree an order of protection, so security will have to stand guard," Bederow told Fox News.
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Arson is only constituted as a felony in New York if the perpetrator harms or attempts to harm a person or if the act is considered a hate crime.
INSANE
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https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/leaving-new-york-city-florida-karol-markowicz
Yup
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-square-christmas-tree-arson-suspect-free-no-bail
>:( :(
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/fox-square-christmas-tree-arson-suspect-free-no-bail
>:( :(
Not surprised at all. If it was CNN's tree we'd be hearing about dangerous White terrorists.
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Not surprised at all. If it was CNN's tree we'd be hearing about dangerous White terrorists.
CNN has a "holiday tree".
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Liberals/progressives have a very difficult time understanding the difference between being anti-vaccine and being anti-vaccine mandate.
How did you reach such a conclusion? I didn't know Soul Crusher was COVID vaccinated, reading that he was surprised me. Oregon does not have a vaccine mandate that affects me. We have a mask mandate. I'd wear one whether it was government mandated or not if a business owner or event manager required it and I wanted to do business there. Otherwise, I'd go somewhere where a mask isn't required because I find wearing one extremely uncomfortable.
Most liberal thinking people I know are against restrictions and mandates in general. They are more inclined to fight for freedom of expression and the right to make their own decisions about their health. Liberals don't see everything as some type of conspiracy against them as it seems conservative folks are more apt to.
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We have some obese diabetic elderly people in my office abs they asked me to get it. So it wasn’t a big deal either way. I feel it was a waste of time however.
How did you reach such a conclusion? I didn't know Soul Crusher was COVID vaccinated, reading that he was surprised me. Oregon does not have a vaccine mandate that affects me. We have a mask mandate. I'd wear one whether it was government mandated or not if a business owner or event manager required it and I wanted to do business there. Otherwise, I'd go somewhere where a mask isn't required because I find wearing one extremely uncomfortable.
Most liberal thinking people I know are against restrictions and mandates in general. They are more inclined to fight for freedom of expression and the right to make their own decisions about their health. Liberals don't see everything as some type of conspiracy against them as it seems conservative folks are more apt to.
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CNN has a "holiday tree".
:D I forgot.
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How did you reach such a conclusion? I didn't know Soul Crusher was COVID vaccinated, reading that he was surprised me. Oregon does not have a vaccine mandate that affects me. We have a mask mandate. I'd wear one whether it was government mandated or not if a business owner or event manager required it and I wanted to do business there. Otherwise, I'd go somewhere where a mask isn't required because I find wearing one extremely uncomfortable.
Most liberal thinking people I know are against restrictions and mandates in general. They are more inclined to fight for freedom of expression and the right to make their own decisions about their health. Liberals don't see everything as some type of conspiracy against them as it seems conservative folks are more apt to.
I reached that conclusion by listening to a plethora of liberals/progressives lump anti-vax and anti-mandate together.
If most liberal thinking people you know are against restrictions and mandates in general then you have a bunch of unicorn friends. Today's liberals/progressives don't have a problem with government mandates. They accept what the government/CDC tells them to do. They (through social media) censor opposing viewpoints. That's why, for example, you could not even post stories about the Covid lab leak until very recently.
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Bill de Blasio: Without ‘Tough’ Vaccine Mandates, Shutdowns Could Be Back
Breitbart ^ | 12/12/2021 | Pam Key
Posted on 12/12/2021, 11:33:59 AM by ChicagoConservative27
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that there could be lockdowns again without widespread “tough” vaccine mandates like the one he implemented in New York City.
De Blasio said, “Look, right now, here’s what I fear. Omicron is here. It’s all over the country. This variant moves fast. We have to move faster. I’ll tell you what I hear from our business community that their greatest fear is shutdowns. Their greatest fear is going back to where we were in 2020 to restrictions, to people losing their livelihood. You mentioned unemployment. The greatest threat to employment right now is that the Omicron variant and the cold winter months are going to supercharge COVID and take us backward. So I’m going to argue to you that mandates work, and it’s time since I put mandates in place in New York City. Starting in August, we’ve seen over 1 million more doses. Seventy-one percent of our people fully vaccinated. A lot of those people made the decision because the mandate was there, and it was the thing that moved them. It’s keeping people alive.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/nyregion/nyc-economy-jobless.html
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http://www.fox5ny.com/news/christmas-shows-canceled-at-radio-city-music-hall-over-covid-outbreak
We are going back into lockdown. These liberals want a civil war in this country
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http://www.fox5ny.com/news/christmas-shows-canceled-at-radio-city-music-hall-over-covid-outbreak
We are going back into lockdown. These liberals want a civil war in this country
They are going to destroy our economy.
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As Bill de Blasio Prepares To Leave Office
Manhattan Contrarian ^ | 26 Dec, 2021 | Francis Menton
Posted on 12/27/2021, 9:12:18 AM by MtnClimber
Here in New York City, political offices change hands on New Year’s Day. That means that, come Saturday, we will finally be rid of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
De Blasio got a full eight years in office to implement his uber-progressive agenda and finally bring perfect fairness and justice to New York City. He was handed by his predecessor (Mike Bloomberg) a government that did have an unreasonably high level of spending, but still was in relatively good fiscal condition, with crime under control and strong economic growth. With the momentum of the economic growth and a supportive State Legislature and City Council, de Blasio was able to have dramatic increases in revenues, and therefore spending, to achieve his goals. The budget bequeathed to de Blasio by Bloomberg for the fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 was $72.9 billion. The current budgeted spending level, running to June 30, 2022, that de Blasio is bequeathing to his successor, is $102.8 billion.
Surely, you will say, for those huge spending increases, de Blasio must have been able to achieve his goals and more. Let’s check in on a couple of de Blasio’s signature issues to see what results he has been able to achieve for the money.
Income inequality
If there was one issue more than any other that defined de Blasio’s run for Mayor back in 2013, it was income inequality. His signature campaign line was that New York was a “tale of two cities,” one rich and the other poor, and that that dichotomy must be ended by his progressive policies. In his first inaugural address, de Blasio called income inequality “the defining challenge of our time.” Surely, then, with all the additional government spending, de Blasio at least made a substantial dent in the City’s income inequality.
Actually, there is no evidence that de Blasio’s progressive policies and blowout spending made any measurable difference at all in income inequality. Granted, the government statistics on this issue come out with substantial lags, so that the most recent figures are a couple of years old. But I can’t think of any reason to believe that the last couple of years of data, when they emerge, will be anything different. The simple fact is that the only thing the government can do to move the income inequality statistics in a meaningful way is to drive away high income earners.
With regard to available data on New York City’s level of income inequality:
-A Manhattan Institute study released in September 2019 found that income inequality in New York City, as measured by Census data and the Gini coefficient, had actually increased slightly since de Blasio took office. “Household income inequality, as measured by the Gini coefficient, was essentially flat, at 0.5504 in 2017 (the latest year for which data are available). Inequality is up slightly since Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014—but not by much. The key point is that income inequality has not declined.”
-From a study by the Citizen’s Committee for Children, October 2020: “New data from the Census Bureau reinforce a disturbing trend: over the last decade, New York City’s income inequality has worsened. The growth of incomes at the top continued to outpace growth at the bottom, expanding the gap between. . . . The pandemic has entrenched extreme inequalities in New York City. Insecurities surrounding employment, health, education and basic safety are affecting many New Yorkers today, but they are disproportionately experienced in communities with the lowest incomes.”
K-12 education
If the increase in overall City spending under de Blasio seems high, the portion of the increase going to public education is completely absurd. In simple terms, under de Blasio the teachers’ union has gotten whatever it wants, from limits on charters, to toxic Critical Race Theory starting in kindergarten, to higher and ever higher spending. From today’s New York Post cover story, headline “Fat Educats”:
In the last seven years under Mayor de Blasio, the DOE’s annual budget has ballooned from $20 billion to a whopping $31.6 billion – the size of Peru’s government spending, according to the city’s Independent Budget Office. That is not counting another $5 billion in pension costs.
I can’t think of any reason why the $5 billion of teacher pension costs is not part of the cost of educating the kids. So the total cost is $36.6 billion. For how many kids? That’s a number that a lot of people have been trying to get out of the Department of Education, as they shuck and jive to avoid disclosing big enrollment drops during the pandemic. Back in May the DOE released what it called an “audited” figure of some 1.094 million kids for school attendance in November 2020. But the Post reported on May 29, 2021:
Enrollment in city public schools has fallen below 890,000 students — down from more than a million kids a decade ago, according to internal Department of Education records viewed by The Post. In late January, DOE officials pegged this year’s enrollment at “approximately 960,000 students” — a 4 percent drop over last year after 43,000 kids exited the system. The latest school registers indicate an additional loss of 70,000 students.
$36.6 million for 890,000 students would be over $41,000 per student. Educationdata.org gives the national average spending for 2021 as $12,624 per student. In Florida — the state most comparable to New York in population and demographics — the per student spending is $9,616.
But surely for all that spending New York City achieves stellar and sparkling educational outcomes for its students? Get real. In fact, despite all the spending, New York City achieves overall results well below the national average, and particularly poor results for students who are members of minority groups. The best available data come from the NAEP tests, administered by the federal government every two years. Oh, of course the 2021 tests have been postponed to 2022, supposedly due to the pandemic; so the most recent results come from 2019.
Here are the 2019 New York City results for 8th grade students for reading and for math. NYC’s average scores were well below the national average in both categories (for math, NYC students scored an average of 226, versus national average of 240; for reading, NYC average score was 252, versus national average of 262). Particularly embarrassing were the “proficiency” levels achieved in the two subjects by New York City black and Hispanic students. In math, 15% of black students, and 18% of Hispanic students scored “proficient” or better; in reading, it was 14% for blacks and 20% for Hispanics. Both tests are set so that about 50% of students nationwide score “proficient” or above.
According to today’s Post, the new Mayor and his incoming education Chancellor intend to cut at least some of the bloated DOE budget. It’s about time. But the cuts will be far less than the 50% or more that should be on the table.
In upcoming posts I’ll take a look at some other of de Blasio’s big issues, like housing and homelessness. But none of this will surprise anyone who is paying attention. Everywhere you look, it’s more and more spending and no positive results of any kind.
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If Billy D. becomes the Governor, I'll be looking to relocate from Michigan to New York! ;D ;D ;D
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https://nypost.com/2021/12/27/im-leaving-nyc-to-protect-my-children
Yup - time to get the F out of here.
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If Billy D. becomes the Governor, I'll be looking to relocate from Michigan to New York! ;D ;D ;D
I think he'd make a great governor
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NYC will consider race when distributing life-saving COVID treatments
NY Post ^ | January 1, 2022 | Jon Levine
Posted on 1/1/2022, 7:55:10 PM by EinNYC
New York City will take a patient’s race into account when distributing potentially life-saving COVID treatments, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene revealed on their website.
The city will “consider race and ethnicity when assessing individual risk,” reads the agency’s official guidance from Dec. 20, which adds that “longstanding systemic health and social inequities” can contribute to an increased risk of dying from COVID-19.
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Adams is exactly the same as deblasio imo
nothing has changed.. still a shit show for the foreseeable future
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Adams is exactly the same as deblasio imo
nothing has changed.. still a shit show for the foreseeable future
He is going to be just as awful and horrible as every leftist AOC type worthless scumbag
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/highest-rate-of-sick-nypd-officers-hes-ever-seen-says-outgoing-commissioner-shea
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http://nypost.com/2022/01/02/ex-nyc-mayor-bill-de-blasio-pushes-ferry-rikers-plans-in-final-hours
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https://www.rt.com/news/545175-manhattan-da-cancels-prison-sentences/
Manhattan’s newly elected chief prosecutor has ordered staff to quit seeking prison sentences for all but a few of the most heinous crimes
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has used his first memo since taking office to direct prosecutors to quit sending criminals to prison in many cases and downgrade charges for such crimes as armed robbery and drug dealing.
Prosecutors in New York City’s most densely populated borough must no longer seek a “carceral sentence” except in a handful of cases, such as homicide, rape and major economic crimes, Bragg said on Monday in the memo. He added that assistant district attorneys also must weigh the impact of their sentencing recommendations on public safety, barriers to housing and racial disparities in incarceration.
Bragg joins a long list of district attorneys in major US cities who were elected with the backing of Hungarian-born billionaire George Soros, who reportedly gave up to $1 million to his successful campaign. And like other Soros-backed prosecutors, he’s trying to reform the criminal justice system by sending fewer people to jail and decriminalizing some lesser offenses.
But violent crime has surged under those policies in such cities as Chicago, which just suffered its deadliest year in a quarter century, and Philadelphia, where homicides hit an all-time in 2021. New York also has been plagued by rising violent crime, including murders and hate crimes targeting Asians.
Bragg demanded leniency for the most egregious violent crimes, banning prosecutors from seeking prison sentences exceeding 20 years. “The office shall not seek a sentence of life without parole,” the DA said, barring a punishment that’s typically reserved for such heinous offenders as terrorists, serial killers and people who rape and murder children.
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https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-to-stop-seeking-prison-in-some-cases
Holy FNG S#$%^!
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New York voted for it, New York can live with it
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Same old shit. 30% commercial occupancy rate. Soon to become un-insurable.
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They sat him down and told him how it was going to be.
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‘Another Gut Punch’: New York City Restaurants Want More Aid After Omicron (but certainly not the vaxx mandate) Sets Back Recovery
Gothamist ^ | January 6, 2022 | Danny Lewis
Posted on 1/6/2022, 11:57:53 PM
New York City restaurant owners who were optimistic the holidays would mean a return to their money-making season had their hopes dashed at the last minute as the omicron variant spread quickly, impacting businesses and staff. The disruption compounded the industry's struggle of balancing thin margins with shifting efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
A new report released this week by the New York State Comptroller’s office details the effect that struggle has had on New York City’s service economy. According to its findings, which looks at November 2019 to November 2021, restaurants in the five boroughs still employ 30% percent fewer people than they did right before the pandemic. Together with the retail and recreation sectors, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said the job losses across the three sectors make up about 9% percent of total jobs lost across the U.S. since the beginning of the pandemic.
“New York City was hit first, hit hardest, and we are slower to recover than other parts of the country,” DiNapoli said. “And because we had such outsized losses, it is a significant part of the national drop in employment.”
While there have been some small gains since the beginning of the pandemic, the comptroller’s report found that overall, New York City’s restaurants, retail, and recreation industries have lost about 169,700 jobs — about 41% of total private sector jobs lost in the five boroughs since November 2019. Of the three, restaurants saw the largest loss, now employing 30% fewer people than before the pandemic, and while many restaurants are actively hiring, the report suggests the sluggish recovery could also be in part due to people leaving the industry for good due to burnout and the higher risk of contracting COVID-19.
Julian Brizzi co-owns several bars and restaurants in Brooklyn, including Grand Army, Nicky’s Unisex, and Rucola. He had been hoping for a return to a more normal winter, especially with vaccines and booster shots widely available.
“Prior to the week before Christmas, it was night and day better. We had events booked. We had people coming out. My tiny bar in Williamsburg had its best Saturday night ever, followed by its absolute worst Saturday night ever when we went down 90% from our high water mark,” Brizzi said.
At what was supposed to be the busiest time of the year, Brizzi was forced to temporarily close all of his restaurants due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. At one point, he said 10 of the 13 people on staff at Grand Army tested positive for the virus during a 48-hour period. Over in Queens, Dudley Stewart had a similar experience with his Jackson Heights restaurant, The Queensboro, which saw a packed holiday season dwindle away in just a few days.
“We had a lot of private parties lined up, we had several catering gigs lined up, and all of those got canceled. The minute the infection rate started going up, that's when all of that got canceled and our dine-in business also dropped tremendously,” said Stewart.
The restaurant industry has faced this particular precarity throughout the pandemic: an industry that operates on razor-thin margins in the best of times, New York City restaurants struggled amid efforts to reduce COVID-19 transmission during the first year of the pandemic, including indoor dining shutdowns and capacity restrictions. The executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, Andrew Rigie, has been calling for more financial aid for months, and called this latest surge “another gut punch” to the industry.
“Historically the holiday season is when so many restaurants and bars actually make their profit for the year. This past holiday season they were hoping not to make money, but at least earn some money to pay off some debt. And now they're just collecting even more debt,” Rigie said.
Rigie has suggested several measures, including Congress replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and the city rolling back its recent ban on the use of propane heaters for outdoor dining. Another one of his suggestions, allowing bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic drinks to-go, was given a boost on Wednesday by Governor Kathy Hochul, who proposed making that permanent during her State of the State address.
Even with New Year’s Day fading already into the mists, many restaurants are still waiting to see what the fallout from the omicron surge will be, especially for Chinese restaurants that rely on annual Lunar New Year celebrations for their annual profits. Dian Song Yu, the executive director of the Flushing Business Improvement District in Queens, said the last few weeks have hit restaurants in the neighborhood’s iconic food courts hard, and large banquet halls are bracing for the financial impact if the current surge does not peak in time for the holiday on February 1st.
“Many of the food establishments in downtown Flushing stock up on expensive food ingredients to keep themselves ready for the Lunar New Year celebration,” said Yu. “Now if all those parties and celebrations are canceled, then the restaurants will start to fear the hurt, because this is the third year in a row that the restaurants couldn't generate a significant portion of their annual revenue during Lunar New Year.”
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http://www.fox5ny.com/news/ny-reports-highest-single-day-covid-deaths-since-mass-vaccination-began
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https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-edit-imagine-theres-no-weapon-20220108-t5ornmmcbvg6jc4nc3ohyr5bbm-story.html
Totally screwed.
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Mayor Eric Adams says allowing non-citizens to vote for NYC elections is ‘best choice’
NY Post ^ | January 8, 2022 | Jesse O’Neill
Posted on 1/9/2022, 11:10:13 AM by EinNYC
Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday he supports a controversial bill to allow hundreds of thousands of non-citizens living in New York City to participate in local elections.
The City Council approved the “Our City, Our Vote” measure in December, despite concerns from more than a dozen lawmakers, former Mayor Bill de Blasio and some constitutional experts.
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Teen cashier, 19, is shot dead in cold blood during her late shift at Harlem Burger King AFTER giving gunman $100 from drawer: Her mom is 'racked with guilt' for making her work nights even though she was scared of 'the 50 homeless people outside'
The Daily Mail ^ | 02/09/2022 | Matt McNulty
Posted on 1/9/2022, 3:19:05 PM by thegagline
A teen girl was gunned down and killed during a robbery while working her shift at a Harlem Burger King - with the killer making off with only $100.
Kristal Bayron-Nieves, 19, was working as a cashier at the Burger King at 116th Street and Lexington Avenue in East Harlem around early Sunday morning when an armed robber entered the restaurant at around 1am.
The gunman pistol-whipped a male customer before punching a female manager in the face.
Bayron-Nieves, who just started the job three weeks ago, gave the robber $100 cash from the drawer, an eyewitness said, according to her mother.
The criminal turned to leave, but turned around again and shot Bayron-Nieves in the torso, according to the New York Post.
The teen was transported to nearby Metropolitan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
'She didn't deserve to be mowed down while working at a Burger King,' a police source said.
*** Her mother went on to say she felt particularly torn over her daughter's death after convincing her to continue going to work despite the teen's concerns.
'Kristal said Friday, 'I don't want to go. I'm scared,'' Nieves said.
'I say, 'You have to go and be responsible.' At 10 pm I wake her up to go and tell her, 'You have to go. You have to be responsible. You have to get a better life.'' *** The robber, who has yet to be identified or apprehended, was described as a slim male who was wearing dark clothes and a black mask, according to police.
Authorities have since released surveillance video footage of the man wanted in the teen's death. ***
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'Woke' New Yorkers melt down after finding note on cars from Florida resident tell them to go home
World Net Daily ^ | 6 January A.D. 2022 | Jack Gist
Posted on 1/8/2022, 11:52:27 PM by lightman
Wokeness has a reputation for intolerance. That reputation has made some people intolerant of the woke.
At least one Floridian has resorted to what could be construed as civil disobedience to voice disdain over the influx of New Yorkers into a Palm Beach neighborhood. A number of cars with New York license plates found notes on their car windows instructing them to move someplace else if they identify with the political left, according to the New York Post.
Typed in capital letters, the message read, “If you are one of those ‘woke’ people -- leave Florida. You will be happier elsewhere, as will we."
The fliers alarmed some citizens to the extent that they reported the incident to the Palm Beach Police Department. After a brief investigation on Jan. 2, police concluded that no crime had been committed.
Only those vehicles with out-of-state plates were targeted, according to Capt. William Rothrock, public information officer for the department, and the “majority” of those had New York plates.....
In a phone interview with the Post, Rothrock said, “Residents were concerned about the lack of civility and respect for personal property. We understood that concern and that’s why we started to look into the matter but we determined … it was non-criminal in nature.”
This means that the cars were not damaged, no credible threats were made and basically, there was nothing to see...
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NYC Mayor Defends Picking Brother for NYPD Job...Because of 'White Supremacy' Threat
townhall.com ^ | 1/10/2022 0700 hrs et | Leah Barkoukis
Posted on 1/10/2022, 8:23:37 AM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday defended his decision to name his brother, former NYPD police officer Bernard Adams, as a deputy NYPD commissioner.
Though he acknowledged a city ethics panel will “make the determination” on whether there’s a conflict of interest over bringing on his brother for the job, Adams argued it’s necessary given the threat he faces from “white supremacy.”
“Let me be clear on this: My brother is qualified for the position. Number one, he will be in charge of my security, which is extremely important to me at a time when we see an increase in white supremacy and hate crimes,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
“I have to take my security in a very serious way,” the mayor added.
During a press conference on Sunday, Adams went into more detail about why he chose his brother.
“Protection is personal. You have an increase of anarchists in this city, country. We have a serious problem with white supremacy. And when you talk about this type of security that I want, it’s extremely unique. I don’t want to be away from my public,” he said.
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NYC Mayor Defends Picking Brother for NYPD Job...Because of 'White Supremacy' Threat
townhall.com ^ | 1/10/2022 0700 hrs et | Leah Barkoukis
Posted on 1/10/2022, 8:23:37 AM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday defended his decision to name his brother, former NYPD police officer Bernard Adams, as a deputy NYPD commissioner.
Though he acknowledged a city ethics panel will “make the determination” on whether there’s a conflict of interest over bringing on his brother for the job, Adams argued it’s necessary given the threat he faces from “white supremacy.”
“Let me be clear on this: My brother is qualified for the position. Number one, he will be in charge of my security, which is extremely important to me at a time when we see an increase in white supremacy and hate crimes,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.”
“I have to take my security in a very serious way,” the mayor added.
During a press conference on Sunday, Adams went into more detail about why he chose his brother.
“Protection is personal. You have an increase of anarchists in this city, country. We have a serious problem with white supremacy. And when you talk about this type of security that I want, it’s extremely unique. I don’t want to be away from my public,” he said.
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Meet the new boss; same as the old boss.
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https://nypost.com/2022/01/17/cracking-the-case-of-the-woke-prosecutor-2/
"One of the most puzzling conundrums about “progressive” prosecutors — who favor de-prosecution and de-carceration — is to ascertain their motivations.
What are these elected chief prosecutors thinking when they unilaterally decide not to enforce the law? And why, even as murders increase in the big cities they police, do they continue to support these policies without shame?"
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Bill de Blasio announces he’s not running for governor of New York
By Sam Raskin
January 18, 2022
https://nypost.com/2022/01/18/bill-de-blasio-announces-hes-not-running-for-ny-governor/
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Bill de Blasio announces he’s not running for governor of New York
By Sam Raskin
January 18, 2022
https://nypost.com/2022/01/18/bill-de-blasio-announces-hes-not-running-for-ny-governor/
As if he had a chance.
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As if he had a chance.
In this state - the crazier and more insane - the more likely.
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In this state - the crazier and more insane - the more likely.
Then AOC should run for governor.
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Then AOC should run for governor.
Hochul is AOC w an upstate accent.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/theodore-roosevelt-statue-removed-from-outside-new-york-e2-80-99s-museum-of-natural-history/ar-AASY3Gt
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http://www.breitbart.com/news/violent-killings-shock-ny-bring-back-bad-memories
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NYPD officer killed, another in critical condition after Harlem shooting, police say
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If I get hit in the head with a baseball bat, will you prosecute?': Manhattan CEOs grill woke new DA Alvin Bragg on his 'progressive' and lenient policies HOURS before cop was killed in Harlem
dm ^ | 1/22/2022 | griffith
Posted on 1/22/2022, 6:02:30 PM by RummyChick
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has been subjected to a tough grilling from CEOs and business leaders venting their fury over his new policies downgrading many felony charges.
Bragg on Friday joined a private Zoom meeting with members of the Partnership for New York City, as he continues his public relations junket in a bid to soothe concerns over his policies.
It came just hours before two NYPD cops in were shot in Harlem, at least one fatally, leading to a top police union boss to point the finger at Bragg for endangering officers with his controversial policies.
During the meeting, many of the city's top CEOs warned Bragg that violent crime was approaching epidemic levels in the city, and that their workers don't feel safe coming to the offices, according to Fox Business.
Deloitte USA CEO Joe Ucuzoglu was reportedly especially vocal, following the horror death of Deloitte employee Michelle Go at the hands of a deranged subway pusher last weekend.
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Adams demands help from Washington after cops shot
The New York Post ^ | January 23, 2022 | Sam Raskin
Posted on 1/23/2022, 2:43:56 PM by MinorityRepublican
Mayor Eric Adams demanded assistance Sunday from Washington D.C. to block the “constant flow” of firearms into the Big Apple, days after an NYPD cop was killed and another officer was left fighting for his life after they were shot — declaring “the federal government must step in.”
“The police department is doing their job taking thousands of guns off the streets, yet each time you take a gun off, there’s a constant flow of new guns coming here,” he said on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
“And if we don’t coordinate to go after those gun dealers that are supplying large cities in America such as New York, we are losing the battle, and the federal government must step in and play a role in doing so.”
During a subsequent TV appearance, Adams speculated that even though cops seize many firearms, they are quickly replenished by even more of them being transported to New York City.
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Adams already failed.
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NY Gov blames 'shot from an illegal gun' for killing of NYPD officers
Fox news ^ | 01/23/2022 | Jessica Chasmar
Posted on 1/23/2022, 3:34:06 PM by ChicagoConservative27
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said the ambush shooting of two New York City police officers Friday signaled the need for congressional action in Washington, D.C. to help "fight the scourge of illegal guns on our streets."
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NY Gov blames 'shot from an illegal gun' for killing of NYPD officers
Fox news ^ | 01/23/2022 | Jessica Chasmar
Posted on 1/23/2022, 3:34:06 PM by ChicagoConservative27
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul said the ambush shooting of two New York City police officers Friday signaled the need for congressional action in Washington, D.C. to help "fight the scourge of illegal guns on our streets."
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Hochul reminds me of Fats.
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Masks for kids but not for the governor.
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Masks for kids but not for the governor.
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I'd plow that amazon on the rights shit pipe something fierce. #makewesproud
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Absolutely insane and delusional!
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https://nypost.com/2022/01/27/nyc-teen-rapper-charged-with-shooting-nypd-cop-getting-out-on-bond
Totally FD!!!!
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https://westfaironline.com/144851/wallethub-ny-and-ct-lag-many-other-states-in-employment-recovery
FD!!!!
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Reports: Bill de Blasio Contemplating Run for Congress
Breitbart ^ | 02/03/2022 | Simon Kent
Posted on 2/3/2022, 9:47:02 AM
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is reportedly ready for Washington and a tilt at a U.S. House seat just weeks after he left his former post.
Both the New York Post and Politico cited people with insight into the former mayor’s thinking Wednesday, claiming de Blasio is eyeing a run in New York’s 11th Congressional District after redistricting expanded it to include Park Slope, where the aspiring Democrat Congressman lives
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Reports: Bill de Blasio Contemplating Run for Congress
Breitbart ^ | 02/03/2022 | Simon Kent
Posted on 2/3/2022, 9:47:02 AM
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is reportedly ready for Washington and a tilt at a U.S. House seat just weeks after he left his former post.
Both the New York Post and Politico cited people with insight into the former mayor’s thinking Wednesday, claiming de Blasio is eyeing a run in New York’s 11th Congressional District after redistricting expanded it to include Park Slope, where the aspiring Democrat Congressman lives
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His lack of self awareness is staggering.
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His lack of self awareness is staggering.
He will win here. NYC and NYS is finished.
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He will win here. NYC and NYS is finished.
I don't think so.
Lots of articles in the papers down there on how he was the worst mayor every, and the governor's office hates him too, right?
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I don't think so.
Lots of articles in the papers down there on how he was the worst mayor every, and the governor's office hates him too, right?
FALSE - NYC and NYS is in a fanatical religious leftist Cult like existence right now. You have no idea how bad it is here lately. Its insane and delusional beyond words.
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https://twitter.com/realDerekUtley/status/1489646809395957764
Imagine if a white person called blacks a bunch of N#$%^? Good job racist liberals
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https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/05/eric-adams-restaurant-00005935?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
For f sake. What a disaster this Admn is going to be.
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https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/05/eric-adams-restaurant-00005935?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab
For f sake. What a disaster this Admn is going to be.
No doubt about it.
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Mayor Adams: Vaccine Mandates Will Remain Until 100% of New Yorkers are Vaccinated
frontpagemag.com ^ | 2/13/2022 | Daniel Greenfield
Posted on 2/13/2022, 1:55:15 PM by rktman
Anyone who was optimistic about Eric Adams taking over New York City is being rapidly disabused. Elected to fight crime, Adams is instead pushing veganism and standing by Bill de Blasio's illegal vaccine mandate.
New York City workers protested against the municipal worker vaccine mandate on Friday, which was the deadline for city workers to get vaccinated or risk losing their job.
Protesters gathered in New York City on Friday amid reports that 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce is unvaccinated and is at risk of losing their jobs if they don't show compliance with the city's mandate, which requires that they receive two shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rules are rules, you know.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams did not back down on the mandate and said during a press conference that living in a "complex" city means that citizens must follow rules.
"Living in a city as complex like this, there must be rules. We must follow them. The rule is to get vaccinated if you're a city employee. You have to follow that," Adams said.
That's a dumb "authoritarian" argument, as the media likes to say.
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I'm shocked a democrat is not living up to his campaign promises.
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Mayor Eric Adams rips press, claims white journalists misrepresent him
The New York Post ^ | 02/15/2022 | Nolan Hicks, Sam Raskin, Bruce Golding
Posted on 2/15/2022, 5:26:51 PM by thegagline
Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding “off-topic” questions at his press conferences — and blasted the Big Apple’s news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity.
The scolding, which came before an unrelated press conference on summer youth employment efforts, appeared to be sparked by coverage of his failed bid to get state lawmakers to budge on his anti-crime agenda — although the mayor failed to convey how race factored into that.
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“If you want to acknowledge or not, I have been doing a darn good job and we just can’t live in this alternate reality,” a clearly angered a clearly angered Adams said.
Adams also warned that if the coverage of him doesn’t improve, “I’m just going to come in and do my announcements and bounce.”
Adams repeatedly suggested that race played a factor in news coverage of him, telling an almost all-white group of reporters who were hand-picked by his office and invited to cover the City Hall news conference, “I’m a black man that’s the mayor but my story is being interpreted by people that don’t look like me.”
“How many blacks are on editorial boards? How many blacks determine how these stories are being written?” he said.
“How many Asians? How many East Asians? How many South Asians? Everyone talks about my government being diversified, what’s the diversification in the newsrooms?”
Adams also accused the reporters of “writing through your prisms” before adding: “Diversify your newsrooms so I can look out and see people who look like me.” ***
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Mayor Eric Adams rips press, claims white journalists misrepresent him
The New York Post ^ | 02/15/2022 | Nolan Hicks, Sam Raskin, Bruce Golding
Posted on 2/15/2022, 5:26:51 PM by thegagline
Mayor Eric Adams unloaded Tuesday in an epic rant in which he threatened to stop fielding “off-topic” questions at his press conferences — and blasted the Big Apple’s news organizations over what he said was their lack of racial diversity.
The scolding, which came before an unrelated press conference on summer youth employment efforts, appeared to be sparked by coverage of his failed bid to get state lawmakers to budge on his anti-crime agenda — although the mayor failed to convey how race factored into that.
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“If you want to acknowledge or not, I have been doing a darn good job and we just can’t live in this alternate reality,” a clearly angered a clearly angered Adams said.
Adams also warned that if the coverage of him doesn’t improve, “I’m just going to come in and do my announcements and bounce.”
Adams repeatedly suggested that race played a factor in news coverage of him, telling an almost all-white group of reporters who were hand-picked by his office and invited to cover the City Hall news conference, “I’m a black man that’s the mayor but my story is being interpreted by people that don’t look like me.”
“How many blacks are on editorial boards? How many blacks determine how these stories are being written?” he said.
“How many Asians? How many East Asians? How many South Asians? Everyone talks about my government being diversified, what’s the diversification in the newsrooms?”
Adams also accused the reporters of “writing through your prisms” before adding: “Diversify your newsrooms so I can look out and see people who look like me.” ***
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NYC went from a socialist to a racialist.
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NYC went from a socialist to a racialist.
Just like that.
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Jericho Green nails it.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Calls For Companies To Quickly Bring Workers Back To The Office
Forbes ^ | 2.17.2022 | Jack Kelly
Posted on 2/17/2022, 6:16:15 PM by libh8er
New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with 100 chief executive officers, in an effort to cajole them “to get their workers back into the office to stimulate the city’s economy.”
He told the business leaders it was time to get their workers back in offices, stating that the lack of people commuting into the Big Apple hurts the city’s economy. The mayor said, “We can’t send mixed messages,” by delaying the return to work dates. “We can’t keep kicking the can down the road.”
"Let's start out with a three-day workweek, to let people see how safe it is to come back to work, then we cycle back into a five-day week," Adams said. He added, “Now is the time for us to get back. I’m hoping within the next few weeks the CEOs map out a real plan of ‘this is when you need to come back.’”
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https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-brooklyn-gang-members-stole-millions-in-covid-aid-20220218-poe5moloafht3azdzwfticm5xe-story.html
Infuriating.
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https://joepinion.com
Go!!!
Time to get Schumer out of there!
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https://joepinion.com
Go!!!
Time to get Schumer out of there!
Way overdue.
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NYC Woman Punched Over 100 Times, Stomped in Vicious Hate Crime Beating Caught On Video: Police
Breaking 911 ^ | March 14th, 2022 | uncredited
Posted on 3/15/2022, 1:03:24 AM by shadowlands1960
YONKERS, NYC – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Yonkers resident Tammel Esco was charged with a hate crime after violently attacking a 67-year-old Asian woman as she entered an apartment building in Yonkers.
Esco, 42, was arrested on March 11, 2022, and was initially charged in Yonkers Criminal Court via felony complaint on March 12, 2022, with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree. The Yonkers Police Department continued their investigation and, as a result, on March 14, 2022, Esco was charged via superseding felony complaint in Yonkers Criminal Court with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree as a Hate Crime and Assault in the Second Degree as a Hate Crime, both violent felonies.
As alleged in the felony complaint, on March 11, 2022, at approximately 6:07 p.m., Esco approached the victim from behind and violently punched her in the head, knocking her to the ground. Esco continued to punch the victim more than 100 times, stomped on her upper body approximately seven times, and then spit on her. Moments before the attack, Esco called the victim an “Asian bitch.”
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10614513/Police-arrest-man-attacks-homeless-men-left-two-dead-three-injured-DC-NYC.html
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Eric Adams torched for touting end to vaccine rule for baseball stars, but not your kids
Business & Politics ^ | 3/17/22 | Todd Jaquith
Posted on 3/17/2022, 4:50:07
Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York City, rode into office on a wave of popular discontent with his predecessor. Part of his pitch to voters was that he would “revisit” Bill de Blasio’s draconian vaccine mandates.
The mayor promised on Wednesday to find a mutually satisfactory solution with Major League Baseball to get unvaccinated players back in the game. The season-opening is just around the corner, starting on April 7 for the Yankees and April 15 for the Mets.
“We are going to do an analysis,” Mayor Adams explained at Wednesday’s press conference. “Baseball season is not tomorrow. It’s not next week. We are going to work this out, where we will ensure the safety of New Yorkers without continuing the spread of COVID.”
The mayor also expressed, in somewhat vague terms, his desire to consult with Major League Baseball as well as his medical advisors before arriving at some sort of a solution.
“We are going to continue to peel back,” Adams said at the press conference while making it clear that he wasn’t fast-tracking the MLB issue. “I’m not going to be rushed based on a season schedule. I’m going to do this right for the people of this city, and I’m not focused on one individual. I’m focused on 9 million people.”
Under the provisions of former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate, the Mets and Yankees—in common with all private employers in New York City—required their employees to be vaccinated before they can come to work. And while Adams’ willingness to work with the MLB on the vaccination issue is certainly welcome news to those wishing to curtail the mandates, the selective nature of his concerns has drawn the ire of New York City’s long-suffering parents.
That’s because Adams has shown no interest in lifting the city-wide masking mandate for children under five. The stated reason for keeping this mandate in place is that COVID vaccines have not yet been approved for the under-five age group.
But many see this requirement as illogical and unscientific. The CDC, for instance, has demonstrated that the risk of a serious infection in that age group is exceptionally low. Out of the nearly one million Americans who have died of COVID since the onset of the pandemic, only 347 children in the under-five age group have died, the Daily Mail reported. In addition, no less an authority than the World Health Organization has recommended that children in that group shouldn’t wear face coverings at all. Not only are they considered ineffective, but they can also reportedly lead to developmental delays by making it more difficult for children to read and interpret facial expressions.
Many New York City parents have become frustrated with the continued need to mask their young children. In the absence of clear and consistent medical guidance, the mandates have come to be seen as arbitrary and largely theatrical. All this has prompted thousands of parents to sign their names to an online petition to New York state health commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett, asking for the removal of the masking policy altogether.
“We ask you to join surrounding states and end mandatory masking in schools and daycares now,” the petition reads. “ALL children but especially those with speech delays, learning disabilities, social anxieties, sensory issues and on the spectrum deserve better…There are now growing calls for children to learn with optional masking, as there is no clear evidence to show that masking children indefinitely has curbed this pandemic and kept schools ‘safe.’ With most adults now vaccinated, our state of New York boasts an 84.3% completed vaccination series, the time is now to advocate for children who remain naturally protected against severe illness and death from COVID-19.”
All that remains now is to see whether Mayor Eric Adams will be as responsive to parents’ concerns as he appears to be to those of Major League Baseball.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ripped for nominating campaign donor to lifetime judgeship
NY Post ^ | March 18, 2022
Posted on 3/18/2022, 9:39:31
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is under fire for recommending one of the top donors to her campaign, Jennifer Rearden, for a lifetime post as a Manhattan federal judge.
Gillibrand (D-NY) took in more than $30,000 in contributions from Rearden, and fellow Democrats are also fuming about the judicial candidate’s membership in an “elite” Connecticut country club that has been accused of maintaining a mostly white membership.
President Biden accepted Gillibrand’s recommendation and nominated Rearden in January.
Rearden gave Gillibrand and her political action committee $11,900 after telling the senator she wanted the job, Federal Election Commission filings show — and even hosted “several” fundraisers for Gillibrand at the Midtown offices of her law firm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
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https://sports.yahoo.com/overwhelmed-prosecutors-quitting-tears-amid-231200659.html
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand ripped for nominating campaign donor to lifetime judgeship
NY Post ^ | March 18, 2022
Posted on 3/18/2022, 9:39:31
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is under fire for recommending one of the top donors to her campaign, Jennifer Rearden, for a lifetime post as a Manhattan federal judge.
Gillibrand (D-NY) took in more than $30,000 in contributions from Rearden, and fellow Democrats are also fuming about the judicial candidate’s membership in an “elite” Connecticut country club that has been accused of maintaining a mostly white membership.
President Biden accepted Gillibrand’s recommendation and nominated Rearden in January.
Rearden gave Gillibrand and her political action committee $11,900 after telling the senator she wanted the job, Federal Election Commission filings show — and even hosted “several” fundraisers for Gillibrand at the Midtown offices of her law firm, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.
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I hate Gillibrand. Would love to see her primaried and ousted.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/eric-adams-isnt-off-to-a-great-start-on-public-safety/ar-AAVjzAk?ocid=uxbndlbing
Adams is Deblasio light.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10636861/NYC-7-5-unemployment-rate-dependent-office-workers-refuse-return.html
Totally F'D!
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https://www.the-sun.com/news/4941618/guardian-angels-new-york-subway-attacks-violent-crime
Keep voting for libs!
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What ‘Vibrancy’: New York City Hit By Surprisingly High Jobless Rate As Workers Fail To Return. So what happens to all the empty commercial-office buildings?
InvesBrain ^ | 03/22/2022 | Tyler Durden
Posted on 3/23/2022, 12:32:01 AM
The percentage of white-collar workers in New York City office buildings remains abysmal. Workers aren't returning, and it's crushing the local economy.
NYC's 7.6% unemployment rate is shockingly high compared with the rest of the country (nationwide average of 3.8%) as an economic recovery is slow to materialize, according to Bloomberg. There could be a muted recovery without five-day-a-week commuters because their impact on the local economy is substantial.
Keycard swipes tracked by security company Kastle Systems show NYC offices are about 36% occupied, far below pre-COVID levels. Even as companies announced return-to-office dates, many implemented a hybrid work model that allows white-collar workers to work remotely part of the time. Some companies have entirely reduced their corporate footprint and enforced remote working for some employees.
According to the latest survey by The Partnership for New York City business group, only 16% of top NYC firms say daily attendance in their Manhattan office was above 50%. The poll showed that about 75% of employers delayed return-to-office plans due to a spike in COVID infections year, and 22% said they don't have a timeline on when offices will be full again.
On Oct. 29, 2020, we noted that NYC's recovery will be a "long slog" from here as the downturn will last well into 2023 and lag the rest of the nation. It seems we're right, and the source of a lackluster recovery is directly related to workers that aren't returning to offices.
Mark Vitner, a Wells Fargo senior economist, said the city is "enduring a slower recovery because it is so dependent on the office and entertainment sectors."
"Cities that were quicker to reopen following the initial lockdowns at the start of the pandemic have also tended to see stronger recoveries," Vitner said. What may have damned the metro area were public officials and their inability to lift health mandates that crippled the local economy, forcing tens of thousands of people, if not more, out of the area and to suburbia or Florida.
Newly elected Mayor Eric Adams has argued that remote and hybrid work situations are crushing service-oriented businesses in the city that solely rely on white-collar workers, such as the food and entertainment industry.
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages data shows there are 275,000 fewer paychecks in just Manhattan compared to pre-COVID times. Manhattan jobs account for a whopping 57% of the city's overall economy.
"Manhattan is an enormous economic and social driver," said Andrew Rigie, the New York City Hospitality Alliance executive director.
Manhattan's unemployment rate is the lowest among the boroughs. The Bronx has had the slowest employment growth.
As firms fled Manhattan during COVID to places like Florida and Texas, the borough's financial industry has likely seen another peak in jobs. Also, factor in the increasing amount of automation in the financial sector, and the job situation in Manhattan looks even bleaker.
NYC leads the way in lackluster employment gains.
Meanwhile, the Manhattan housing market has been on fire as the number of sales spike and median rents soar.
An economic revival in NYC will lag the rest of the country as long as remote work persists. So what happens to all the empty commercial-office buildings?
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Horrific moment gang of four brutally beat 14-year-old in random attack inside a Brooklyn train station in latest act of gratuitous violence on NYC's subway
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 23, 2022 | Adam Solomons
Posted on 3/23/2022, 1:31:19 PM
A 14-year-old boy was punched in the head and body countless times by a gang of attackers at a Brooklyn train station in a seemingly random attack.
The unidentified victim was targeted at Van Siclen Avenue station in East New York, Brooklyn. Video released by the NYPD shows the perpetrators making their way into the station before choosing to beat up the boy.
The gang of four then proceed to violently attack the youngster, punching him repeatedly in the body and head as he tries to protect his face.
After the vicious attack, which took place last Monday, the gang were seen fleeing the station to unknown whereabouts.
The victim sought urgent medical attention at a local hospital.
He suffered swelling and bruising in the attack, according to city cops, who have put out an urgent plea for information about the gang.
The savage beating is just the latest case of gratuitous violence on the subway - despite new mayor Eric Adams' pledge to crack down on transit chaos.
Overall, the city is reeling from a February crime wave that saw incidents spike a staggering 60% over the same period last year - as well as a number of headline-grabbing incidents in recent days that have chilled residents.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/manhattan-lost-6-9-of-population-in-2021-the-most-of-any-major-u-s-county/3616010
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nearly-60-of-nyc-voters-say-their-family-would-be-better-off-somewhere-else/3633542/
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https://nypost.com/2022/04/12/nypd-investigating-possible-explosion-in-brooklyn-subway-station
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BREAKING NEWS:
NY Lt. Gov. Benjamin arrested on federal charges
New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Brian Benjamin, a Democrat, was arrested this morning on federal bribery and conspiracy charges and was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan at some point later today.
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BREAKING NEWS:
NY Lt. Gov. Benjamin arrested on federal charges
New York’s Lieutenant Governor, Brian Benjamin, a Democrat, was arrested this morning on federal bribery and conspiracy charges and was expected to appear in federal court in Manhattan at some point later today.
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New York has some very dirty state politicians. About as bad as Illinois.
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https://nypost.com/2022/06/20/nyc-shooting-leaves-6-people-injured-in-harlem
When are the liberal crybabies going to mention this?
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Supreme Court Strikes Down New York’s Proper Cause Requirement for Concealed Carry
bretibart ^ | 23 Jun 2022 | AWR HAWKINS
Posted on 6/23/2022, 12:11:47 PM by MarvinStinson
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 23 that New York’s proper cause requirement for concealed carry permit issuance is unconstitutional.
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association [NYSRPA] v. Bruen centered on denials for permits under New York’s concealed carry permitting law. The NYSRPA filed suit claiming that one of its members was eligible for a permit but was denied because of New York’s requirement that concealed carry applicants prove why they need to carry a gun.
The case ultimately dealt with the scope of the Second Amendment — whether the right to keep and bear arms applies only in the home or outside the home as well.
When SCOTUS granted cert in the case the NYSRPA responded:
"This case challenges New York’s requirement that applicants demonstrate “proper cause” to carry a firearm. New York regularly uses this requirement to deny applicants the right to carry a firearm outside of their home. The NRA believes that law-abiding citizens should not be required to prove they are in peril to receive the government’s permission to exercise this constitutionally protected right."
NRA-ILA director Jason Ouimet also commented on the suit after the Supreme Court agreed to hear it:
"Under current New York law, a law-abiding resident becomes a felon the moment he or she steps outside their home with their firearm. This is a clear infringement of the Second Amendment. We look forward to a future in which law-abiding Americans everywhere have the fundamental right to self-defense the way the Constitution intended."
The immediate impact of the June 23 ruling is that New York’s proper cause requirement is struck down. What is yet to be seen is how this decision will impact other states–like California and New Jersey, both of which have concealed carry issuance guidelines similar to New York’s.
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The Supreme Court is the only thing that can hold this country together right now.
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https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/eric-adams-aide-mugged-at-gunpoint-in-nyc-sources
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NYPD releases images of suspects in mugging of Mayor Adams’ aide
WPIX11 ^ | 07/07/2022 | Aaron Feis
Posted on 7/7/2022, 2:42:39 PM by thegagline
Investigators released surveillance images late Wednesday of two suspects in the gunpoint robbery of an aide to Mayor Eric Adams.
The 33-year-old victim, believed to be a member of the mayor’s press team, was walking near York Street and Hudson Avenue around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday when two muggers shoved him to the ground, according to police.
The robbers, one of whom displayed a gun, snatched the victim’s wallet and two cellphones, then fled into the nearby Farragut Houses development, authorities said. Police have previously said that one of the crooks fled on a Citi Bike. Officials said that the victim declined medical attention.
In a statement after the incident, mayoral Press Secretary Fabien Levy said that the mugging underscores the need to get guns and criminals off of city streets.
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“As the mayor said today, he wants results as quickly as possible, and while we have seen progress over the last few months — taking more than 3,000 guns off the streets and reducing shootings and homicides by double digits — there is no overnight fix,” Levy continued. “New York City employees are city residents, and we will do everything in our power to keep all New Yorkers safe.”
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Manhattan DA Charges Bodega Worker with Murder After Stabbing Violent Ex-Con in Self-Defense (VIDEO)
Gateway Pundit ^ | July 7, 2022 | Cristina Laila
Posted on 7/7/2022, 3:17:38 PM
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg charged a bodega worker with murder when he clearly acted in self defense.
51-year-old Jose Alba stabbed his attacker several times in self-defense and now he’s at Rikers Island jail facing a murder charge.
Alba fatally stabbed Austin Simon, 35, a career criminal who violently attacked him behind the counter last Friday night.
According to reports, Austin Simon’s girlfriend got into an argument with Alba after her EBT card was declined when she tried to purchase a bag of chips.
The disgruntled woman then left the bodega, ran home and returned with her boyfriend – and that’s when the confrontation escalated.
According to Alba’s defense lawyer, the 32-year-old woman took a knife out of her purse and stabbed the bodega worker in the shoulder, the New York Post reported.
She is not facing charges for stabbing Jose Alba – But Jose Alba is facing a second-degree murder charge for fatally stabbing Austin Simon – AFTER the assailants stabbed him and violently attacked him.
Alba’s family says he was in fear for his life and acted in self-defense.
Video at https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1545074624127729665
The New York Post reported:
A hard-working Manhattan bodega clerk who was forced to grab a knife to fend off a violent ex-con, now finds himself sitting behind bars at the notorious Rikers Island jail charged with murder and unable to post $250,000 bail.
The sky-high bail for Jose Alba — who has no known criminal history — was just half of what controversial Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office demanded, despite surveillance video showing the clerk being assaulted by his alleged victim in the bodega.
Alba, 51, was charged with the fatal stabbing of Austin Simon, 35, who can be seen storming behind the counter at the Hamilton Heights Grocery on Broadway and West 139th Street to attack the store worker Friday night.
“It was either him or the guy at the moment,” Alba’s daughter Yulissa told The Post Wednesday, saying it was a case of self-defense.
“He’s never hurt anybody. He’s never had an altercation where he had to defend himself. This is the first time for him.”
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http://nypost.com/2022/07/07/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-supports-bodega-worker-jose-alba
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/has-the-big-apple-gone-rotten-odor-complaints-in-nyc-hit-all-time-high
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http://nypost.com/2022/08/07/eric-adams-plan-to-use-photos-in-hiring-will-only-create-more-discrimination/
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NYC congestion pricing: Here are the rates under 7 tolling scenarios
SiLive ^ | 8/14/22 | Silive
Posted on 8/15/2022, 8:54:08 AM by JonPreston
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With Wednesday’s release of the environmental assessment for New York City’s proposed congestion pricing program, drivers got an in-depth look at how much they could be charged to drive into Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD).
The comprehensive report outlines seven different tolling scenarios, with higher tolls rates, up to $23 during peak hours, in the scenarios that offer additional credits, caps and exemptions to certain vehicles.
These vehicles could see E-ZPass rates ranging anywhere from $9 to $23 during peak periods and from $5 to $12 during overnight hours, depending on the selected scenario.
Higher rates would also be charged to larger vehicles under the first six scenarios, with peak E-ZPass rates for small trucks ranging from $12 to $65 and for large trucks ranging from $12 to $82.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
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https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-as-nyc-parents-head-to-the-exits-open-more-doors-20220814-k3q36kipmrhklba6whjjjq5hvq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR1DU8NrfFMkBTs8pxo79b71tqF-mOTILBy3gciC1X4bVPG8uvKMYybKXcI
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https://nypost.com/2022/08/18/nypd-releases-video-of-nyc-taxi-driver-kutin-gyimah-attack/?utm_source=like2buy.curalate.com&crl8_id=672bbae0-78e7-4775-86fa-f34a8e469116
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Even worse! FNG ghouls
http://nypost.com/2022/08/17/wendys-employee-charged-with-murder-after-customer-he-sucker-punched-dies/?utm_source=like2buy.curalate.com&crl8_id=b2f91338-a8bc-42eb-aa91-ea7e9235bf9a
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My old 'hood 30 years ago.
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Glad you left?
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Glad you left?
Yes, the crowding, congestion, and knowledge that there were better places inspired me to leave. I actually left a few weeks after the rioting, all planned. Now I'm in SoCA, where we've been in a C-19 state of emergency for 29 months. ::)
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Kathy Hochul Comes Out Against Concealed Carry: Good Guys with Guns Do Not Stop Armed Bad Guys
Breitbart ^ | 09/01/2022 | AWR HAWKINS
Posted on 9/1/2022, 1:52:33 PM by ChicagoConservative27
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced numerous new gun controls going into effect in her state Thursday and made clear her belief that good guys with guns do not stop bad guys.
“This whole concept that a good guy with a gun will stop the bad guys with a gun, it doesn’t hold up. And the data bears this out, so that theory is over,” she said, according to Fox News.
On August 9, 2022, Breitbart News pointed to an incident in West Palm Beach, Florida, where a 22-year-old man retrieved a gun from his car and allegedly threatened to “shoot the crowd up.” A concealed carrier pulled his own and shot the would-be attacker dead before any innocents were harmed.
A 22-year-old concealed carrier stopped a mass shooter in his tracks in Indiana’s Greenwood Park Mall on July 17.
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‘Overcrowded’ NYC Homeless Shelters Filled with 6,700 Border Crossers
Breitbart ^ | 09/06/2022 | John Binder
Posted on 9/6/2022, 1:57:24 PM
New York City’s “overcrowded” homeless shelters are filled, now housing 6,700 border crossers who have arrived in recent weeks on migrant buses sent from Texas by Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
For months, Abbott has sent buses filled with border crossers to New York City, which prides itself as the nation’s largest sanctuary jurisdiction for illegal aliens.
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https://nypost.com/2022/09/13/who-gains-from-nys-pro-crime-culture-kathy-hochul-and-drug-cartels
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Adams denies 'reassessing' NYC 'right to shelter' amid influx of 11,000 migrants, Martha's Vineyard planes
NY Post ^ | September 15, 2022 | Danielle Wallace
Posted on 9/15/2022, 3:13:30 PM by
New York City Mayor Eric Adams backtracked on Thursday, denying that his administration would be "reassessing" the right to shelter for asylum seekers amid an influx of 11,000 migrants since May.
On Wednesday, Adams told reporters that New York City’s shelter system was at its "breaking point," adding that the "city’s prior practices, which never contemplated the busing of thousands of people into New York City, must be reassessed."
The remark sparked reports suggesting he was considering the 1981 "right to shelter" agreement guaranteeing anyone without a place to sleep a bed in New York City.
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California paid 45 percent less for COVID tests NY bought from Hochul donor
nypost.com ^ | September 16, 2022 | Zach Williams
Posted on 9/16/2022, 7:47:14 PM by lowbridge
California paid 45% less for the same COVID-19 tests that New York state bought from a company tied to $300,000 in campaign donations to Gov. Kathy Hochul — and watchdogs are calling for answers.
“The more we know the worse it looks,” John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, said while renewing his call for an investigation into the $637 million in state business paid to the New Jersey-based Digital Gadgets.
“This is a big deal. There is a lot of money and it looks really, really bad and there is a dark cloud of pay-to-play hanging over this – and it’s not going to go away.”
The revelation, first reported by the Times Union, that New York taxpayers getting soaked on the test purchases is just the latest instance of alleged corruption involving the Democratic incumbent ahead of the Nov. 8 election.
Kaehny is hardly the only Albany watcher calling for state or federal officials to probe how the New Jersey-based Digital Gadgets was able to charge the state nearly twice as much for rapid tests as the Omicron variant swept across the state last year.
“New Yorkers are supposed to believe it’s pure coincidence Gov. Hochul bought COVID tests for $12.25 apiece from a major donor, when other companies offered tests at half that price?” Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay (R-Oswego) said in a statement.
“This is negligence, incompetence or blatant corruption — maybe all three. Either way, it demands answers,” he added.
Spokespeople for state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie did not respond to requests for comment.
Cutting out the Hochul-friendly middleman might have saved the Empire State as much as $286 million out of the $637 million in total payments to the company for 52 million tests,
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: covid; hochul; newyork
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https://nypost.com/2022/09/23/nyc-woman-recalls-horror-attack-by-accused-sex-fiend-who-got-sweet-plea-deal
Awful.
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https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/report-record-number-new-yorkers-switching-drivers-licenses-florida
Good - less congressional seats in NYS.
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New York City Office Space Glut Made Worse By Remote Work As Older Towers Face High
The Markets Cafe ^ | 09/26/2022 | Press Room
Posted on 9/27/2022, 12:01:26 AM
Is New York City's central business district finally recovering after Covid-19? The simple answer is no. Although residential rents in Manhattan were inflated to record highs, the rise of remote work quelled any recovery for the office space market in the borough.
Bloomberg reported blocks of decades-old office buildings sitting partially empty are becoming a multibillion-dollar problem for building owners.
Even though Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and other Wall Street firms have pushed for a return to the office after the Labor Day holiday, NYC's office-occupancy trends are still below half, according to card-swipe data provided by Kastle Systems.
Office vacancy rates have skyrocketed in NYC and other major cities worldwide, though it appears the US will have a slower office-market recovery -- this is likely due to persisting remote working trends.
Columbia University and New York University released a report that found remote work trends could force companies to reduce office space. They said lower tenant demand could result in a 28%, or $456 billion loss in the value of offices across the US. About 10% of that comes from NYC.
Partially empty office towers are leading to slower economic recovery in NYC. Many buildings with high vacancy rates were constructed between 1950-80 and had no meaningful upgrades.
The area is clustered with buildings from the 1950s to 1980s, many of which haven't been meaningfully upgraded in decades. The few that have been renovated struggle to compete with counterparts in tonier addresses on Park, Fifth and Madison avenues and new mega-developments on Manhattan's far west side.
The Third Avenue buildings have become "leave-behind space" rather than the types of offices that attract world-class tenants, said Nick Farmakis, vice chairman at Savills. -- Bloomberg
The picture remains cloudy for NYC because converting office space buildings to residential is challenging and expensive. Manhattan has had some conversions, but owners and developers are met with many challenges of zoning and architectural restrictions.
"The problem with Midtown is a lot of buildings need air and lights that the city requires, and you don't always get that," said Ran Eliasaf, founder and managing partner of investment firm Northwind Group, which is exploring residential conversions in the city. "Not every Class B building is an ideal target for conversion."
Older buildings are also being left behind as businesses desire newer ones or relocate out of the city. This leaves NYC with a rising number of older office buildings with high vacancy rates and has begun to impact how much property taxes the city brings in.
New York, like other cities, relies heavily on property taxes to fund schools, police and firefighters, as well as other services. Property taxes are the biggest source of revenue for the city, delivering about $1 out of every $3 taken in. And offices account for about a fifth of that.
Before the pandemic, the levies had climbed by about 6% a year on average, driven by rising property values. That helped finance new programs and services, as well as keep up with rising labor costs, said Ana Champeny, the vice president for research at the Citizens Budget Commission, a nonpartisan budget watchdog and research firm.
Manhattan's major office districts were no exception, generating steadily more revenue. But, in the fiscal year that ended June 30, the first to take into account the impact the pandemic had on real estate, tax levies from those areas declined by 11% to $5.24 billion.
The biggest drop was in a part of Midtown East north of Grand Central that the city's Department of Finance calls "Plaza," which contains some of the Third Avenue properties.
-- Bloomberg
The takeaway is that NYC has too many old office buildings that are no longer appealing to companies because of various factors due to remote working and the desire for new shiny new towers with top-of-the-line amenities.
Remember, we've pointed out There's An Amazing Glut Of Office Space In Every Major Metro Area and Office Space Market Faces "Economic Downturn" Due To Perfect Storm Of Factors.
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https://nypost.com/2022/09/26/nyc-locals-gripe-as-mayor-eric-adams-migrant-tent-city-gets-built/?utm_source=facebook_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons&fbclid=IwAR2FGj96C6Zv0uPBI2rUdVUIq2jFlgejyFd7QKgzDxUTonKmqxALIaCDA3k
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New York City ordered to reinstate all cops fired over vaccine mandates
The Post Millennial, ^ | Sep 24, 2022 | Joshua Young
Posted on 9/27/2022, 10:59:09 AM by george76
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank said the city's vaccine mandate was invalid "to the extent it has been used to impose a new condition of employment" for members of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), the largest union to which NYC police belong.
A Manhattan supreme court judge ruled on Friday that cops who were fired because of the city's Covid vaccine mandate had to be reinstated.
According to the New York Post, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank said the city's vaccine mandate was invalid "to the extent it has been used to impose a new condition of employment" for members of the Police Benevolent Association (PBA), the largest union to which NYC police belong.
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PBA President Pat Lynch said, "This decision confirms what we have said from the start: the vaccine mandate was an improper infringement on our members' right to make personal medical decisions in consultation with their own health care professionals."
"To be unequivocally clear, this Court does not deny that at the time it was issued the vaccine mandate was appropriate and lawful,” Judge Frank said in his ruling. Rather, the judge said the issue at hand was the "legal basis or lawful authority for the DOH (Department of Health) to exclude employees from the workplace and impose any other adverse employment action as an appropriate enforcement mechanism of the vaccine mandate."
The ruling made clear that the mandate was wrong because its enforcement went past "monetary sanctions." New York City's Department of Mental Health and Hygiene tried to enforce the city's Covid vaccine mandate through multiple means, including unpaid leaves, suspension, and terminating employees who did not get the shot.
Frank maintained that those kinds of changes needed to be made through collective bargaining agreements between the city employer and the union.
Last week another Manhattan judge ruled that Alexander Deletto, a Brooklyn cop, should keep his job as a police officer after refusing the Covid vaccine. He had claimed religious exemption but was denied for unclear reasons by the department.
New York City's Law Department said it would appeal the ruling and said, "It is at odds with every other court decision upholding the mandate as a condition of employment."
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http://nypost.com/2022/09/27/eric-adams-must-focus-on-promise-of-cracking-down-on-crime-not-migrants
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They're going to elect Hochul again, aren't they?
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They're going to elect Hochul again, aren't they?
Of course! Most of the normal sane people fled to Florida and other places. Now we are loaded with TDS freaks and nuts.
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Fox has all the foxes.
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Marist College parent murder: Suspect in hotel shooting linked to another high-profile killing
foxnews ^ | 10/5/2022 | Stephanie Pagones , Rebecca Rosenberg
Posted on 10/6/2022, 10:09:36 AM by bitt
Paul Kutz, 53, was at a Courtyard Marriott while visiting his son for Family Weekend when he was murdered
The accused shooter in the slaying of New York father Paul Kutz, who was gunned down in the lobby of a Courtyard Marriott hotel while visiting his son at Marist College for Family Weekend, is being probed for another local murder, according to a new report.
Ex-convict Roy Johnson Jr., 35, was arrested at the scene for second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the random killing of the 53-year-old father of three in Poughkeepsie Sunday morning.
Police say Johnson was present at another homicide August 9, when Darren Villani, 28, was fatally shot in his car at the intersection of Mansion Street and Bement Avenue.
City of Poughkeepsie Police Captain Rich Wilson said in a press release that detectives determined that Johnson, who is homeless, was at the intersection of Mansion and Smith streets at approximately 1:45 a.m.
City of Poughkeepsie Police did not immediately return a request for comment on the matter.
Police had been trying to locate Johnson for questioning after learning he had several warrants for drug and weapon possession charges out of Georgia, Wilson said.
"The identities and locations of witnesses, persons of interest, and suspects have proven challenging and difficult to ascertain, including the location of Roy A. Johnson," according to the press release . "Multiple sources have indicated that Roy A. Johnson had been eluding police through transient stays at unspecified hotels including hotels in multiple states outside of New York."
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NYC Mayor Adams declares state of emergency after 17,000 migrants spark shelter 'crisis'
Fox News ^ | 10/07/2022 | Timothy H.J. Nerozzi
Posted on 10/7/2022, 11:21:38 AM
New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency Friday in response to the continued arrival of illegal migrants from southern states.
More than 17,000 migrants have been bussed to the city since the spring, a small fraction of the migrant encounters at the border over that timeframe.
Adams said that one in five of people in the city's shelter system is a migrant, which is creating a "crisis," he said.
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Homeless man accused of fatal Brooklyn subway slash was free without bail in earlier stabbing [They let him keep trying until he finally succeeded at killing someone]
New York Daily News via Yahoo ^ | October 6, 2022 | John Annese
Posted on 10/8/2022, 3:47:00 PM by grundle
The homeless man accused of fatally slashing a union steamfitter aboard a Brooklyn L train was free without bail after a 2021 knife attack in Brooklyn.
Alvin Charles, 43, was arrested in July 2021 and charged with attempted first-degree assault, accused of stabbing a man in the arm and stomach that April. Prosecutors asked for $50,000 bail, but Judge Jessica Earle-Gargen granted him supervised release.
Law enforcement sources said he was complying with the terms of his release and showing up at his court appearances, so when a grand jury indicted him on attempted murder charges in March, Supreme Court Judge Matthew Sciarrino continued his supervised release.
Charles is accused of getting into an argument with victim Tommy Bailey, 43, on a Canarsie-bound L train at around 8:50 p.m. Friday. He stabbed and slashed Bailey repeatedly in the head, neck and torso, killing him, according to a criminal complaint.
The stabbing was caught on video, and the NYPD used facial recognition software to identify Charles, the complaint alleges. Several people also witnessed the attack, according to cops, though the witnesses aren’t mentioned in the complaint.
Charles’ lawyer, Roy Wasserman of the Legal Aid Society, said he’s heard of no other evidence beyond the facial recognition hit that established Charles as the killer — software that “has been found by experts and other jurisdictions to be racially biased against darker-skinned people.”
“It says on police paperwork that I’ve observed before that it can be used in terms of investigation but it cannot be used for probable cause,” she said. “It seems that he became a suspect based on racially biased software that the NYPD uses. I haven’t heard otherwise.”
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NYC schools struggle to cope with influx of 5,500 migrant kids
NY Post ^ | October 11, 2022 | By Bernadette Hogan, Kyle Schnitzer, et al
Posted on 10/12/2022, 8:46:07 AM by Oldeconomybuyer
A Manhattan public school with just one certified bilingual teacher is reeling under the weight of a sudden influx of migrant students who don’t speak any English, The Post has learned.
“We’re overwhelmed,” one frustrated teacher at PS 33 Chelsea Prep said Tuesday.
“We’ve all got migrant students in our classrooms. The teachers don’t speak Spanish. There’s no resources helping us out right now — it’s a very challenging situation.”
One outraged mom said migrant kids — easily identified by lime green ID tags that hang from their necks — have swelled the size of her daughter’s class from 15 to 20 kids.
“She’s in the third grade. Her teacher is giving her lower-level work due to the immigrants. They’re making the curriculum easier,” said Maria, a 29-year-old fashion designer.
“The work is too easy for my daughter. There’s first-grade, second-grade and third-grade levels in her class. It’s ridiculous.”
The burden has some furious parents preparing to pull their kids out and send them elsewhere.
The alarming situation offers an example of how the flood of migrants to the Big Apple — now nearly 19,000 strong, with no sign of stopping — is straining the city’s ability to provide them with housing, education and social services.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com .
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SAVAGE
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Zeldin momentum seems to be increasing.
Fools in NY. Whole state wants a new governor, except the concentrated sheep in the boroughs will get you more of the same old, same old.
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Seldom crushed this pos.
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/10/25/ny_gov_kathy_hochul_to_lee_zeldin_i_dont_know_why_locking_criminals_is_so_important_to_you.html
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/10/25/ny_gov_kathy_hochul_to_lee_zeldin_i_dont_know_why_locking_criminals_is_so_important_to_you.html
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The Libs are so out of touch with reality.
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https://www.fox5ny.com/news/nyc-subway-crime-2022-vs-1980s
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The Libs are so out of touch with reality.
Criminals are their voting base.
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Criminals are their voting base.
Yep.
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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/11/shock-video-new-york-high-school-student-stabbed-classmate-fellow-students-record-attack
Holy S!
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https://nypost.com/2022/11/01/ny-man-sprung-on-no-bail-in-facebook-posted-beating-guns-down-wife-cops
Horrible
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Hochul: ‘People Are Scared, They’re Hurting’ ‘A Lot of It’ Is Because GOP Is Scaring Them While I’m Keeping Them Safer
Breitbart ^ | 11/02/2022 | IAN HANCHETT
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Katy Tur Reports,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) stated that “People are scared, they’re hurting” largely because of “this unsatiable effort by the Republicans to scare people, when I’m out there actually doing something to literally keep them safer.”
Hochul stated, “We have been fighting the crime issue and it doesn’t go back to an election season. It goes back to last January, when I was with Eric Adams working in partnership, the first time a Democratic Governor and a Mayor of the city of New York have actually worked as a partnership. We worked together in the subways. We’ve added more cops. We’ve added cameras to keep people safer. We’ve added more care for the people who are severely mentally ill. … And illegal guns are at the core of this issue, and Lee Zeldin has opposed everything we’ve done. I’ve worked with law enforcement to get 8,000 illegal guns off the streets of New York. After the massacre in my hometown of Buffalo, where ten innocent people were gunned down, we made sure that no longer could you have a teenager buy an AR-15. We toughened up our red flag laws, and when the concealed carry decision from the Supreme Court came down, it said I, as the Governor of New York, can no longer count on a law that’s been on the books for 108 years to ensure that people aren’t carrying guns concealed in our churches and synagogues and subways and even schools and Lee Zeldin says that we need to arm every teacher now. Once people realize what we’ve done and all he’s done is talk about crime, he has no plan.
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Yeah, it's the GOP's fault. :D
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http://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/04/manhattan-apartment-sales-plunge-q4-brokers-fear-frozen-market.html
F'D!!!
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http://nypost.com/2023/01/10/tons-of-food-gets-tossed-by-nyc-hotel-because-migrants-wont-eat-it
HOLY FNG SHT!!!
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams visits southern border amid migrant surge
UPI ^ | Jan. 16, 2023 / 4:57 AM
Posted on 1/16/2023, 11:00:49
Jan. 16 (UPI) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to El Paso, Texas, and visited the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend, during a trip in which he criticized the federal government for its response to the migrant surge and announced plans to coordinated with the rest of the country's mayors to find a solution.
Adams traveled to Texas for the two-day trip that began Saturday and included stops at the southern border, the Office of New Americans' El Paso branch and the Sacred Heart Church, where he told migrants outside that he was going to fight "for their right to work and experience the American dream."
During a press conference Sunday with fellow Democrat El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser, Adams told reporters that he is working to create a coalition of mayors across the country to find solutions to the migrant surge and secure federal support.
"I'm going to extend my hand to the mayors across to this country to say together we did not create this problem, but together we will find solutions, but those solutions must be implemented by the federal government," he said.
"I'm extremely disappointed of what we have done to the cities of this country and the impression that we're not seeing a level of urgency of getting this issue resolved."
.@NYCMayor stopped by the U.S. @EPCountyTXONA to learn about what they are hearing from arriving asylum seekers.
Last week, more than 3,100 asylum seekers arrived in New York City, with a record 835 arriving in a single day, according to the city. Since last spring, more than 40,000 migrants have arrived in the city, causing local officials to open 74 emergency shelters and four humanitarian relief centers.
The arrivals come amid a surge at the U.S. southern border with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials tallying a record more than 2 million encounters during the 2022 fiscal year.
In October, Adams declared a state of emergency to coordinate efforts to construct relief efforts to deal with the influx of migrants, including the creation of the relief centers.
Adams told reporters Sunday that no city deserves the migrant situation they are facing.
"Our cities are being undermined. And we don't deserves this, migrants don't deserve this and the people who live in the cities don't deserve this," he said. "We expect more from our national leaders to address this issue in a real way."
Adams said he will be in Washington, D.C., this week to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors to speak with his counterparts about the issue.
D.C. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, said she "wholeheartedly" agrees with Adams that this is a national problem the demands a national solution.
Like New York City, D.C. is one of several Democratic-led cities Texas Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott has bussed migrants to amid his open criticism of the the Biden administration and the Democratic Party's response to the surge.
Lightfoot said she also visited the border in October to understand the situation, and that they need to work with their federal parters to address the urgent needs of migrants in their cities.
"We continue to strain under the challenge of how to accommodate the rise in asylum-seekers and the escalating associated costs, which have been left primarily to cities to manage," she in a statement. "I once against urge all of us, especially federal leaders, to work together to address this national challenge."
The trip comes after President Joe Biden made his first visit of his administration to the border last week.
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New York Mayor Says 'No Room' in His City for Migrants
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-01-15/new-york-mayor-says-no-room-in-his-city-for ^ | 1/15/2023 | Reuters
Posted on 1/16/2023, 11:15:45
The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.
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Chase to close New York City ATMs at 5 or 6 p.m. due to ‘rising crime and vagrancy’
The Hill ^ | 01-23-2023 | OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
Posted on 1/23/2023, 2:57:22
Chase Bank says it has begun closing formerly 24/7 ATM vestibules at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. in the New York City area as a result of the “rising crime and vagrancy” in the city.
The U.S.-based national bank shared the news in response to a Twitter user’s question last week.
“Our apologies. We decide to close several ATM vestibules at 5PM or 6PM, aligning the hours of service to that of the normal branch hours, due to rising crime and vagrancy that occurred in these previously 24/7 vestibules,” Chase Bank’s customer service team wrote in a tweet.
In a statement to The Hill, a Chase Bank spokesperson said that the closures will be temporary and represent a minority of the bank’s ATMs.
“For the safety of our customers and employees, we may temporarily close some ATMs overnight,” the Chase Bank spokesperson said. “Only a small portion of the ATMs we have in NYC are closing after regular business hours and many of our ATMs remain open 24 hours.”
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Chase to close New York City ATMs at 5 or 6 p.m. due to ‘rising crime and vagrancy’
The Hill ^ | 01-23-2023 | OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN
Posted on 1/23/2023, 2:57:22
Chase Bank says it has begun closing formerly 24/7 ATM vestibules at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. in the New York City area as a result of the “rising crime and vagrancy” in the city.
The U.S.-based national bank shared the news in response to a Twitter user’s question last week.
“Our apologies. We decide to close several ATM vestibules at 5PM or 6PM, aligning the hours of service to that of the normal branch hours, due to rising crime and vagrancy that occurred in these previously 24/7 vestibules,” Chase Bank’s customer service team wrote in a tweet.
In a statement to The Hill, a Chase Bank spokesperson said that the closures will be temporary and represent a minority of the bank’s ATMs.
“For the safety of our customers and employees, we may temporarily close some ATMs overnight,” the Chase Bank spokesperson said. “Only a small portion of the ATMs we have in NYC are closing after regular business hours and many of our ATMs remain open 24 hours.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
Paint ATM's to look like work boots and blacks will avoid them.
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The Rats Are Taking Over New York City. No, the REAL Rats
PJ Media ^ | 05/07/2023 | Rick Moran
Posted on 5/7/2023, 11:34:35 PM by SeekAndFind
Now that New York City has named its very first rat czar, residents of the big apple with stories to tell about close encounters with the beasts are coming forward.
Kathleen Corradi, New York City’s new director of rodent mitigation, has her work cut out for her. It appears that New York City rats are a special breed, performing super-rodent feats of strength and agility. One public health analyst was living on 112th Street in Manhattan, where she swears she witnessed a rat “flip itself over while stuck to a glue trap, pry itself off, and run away.”
In a second-floor apartment in Brooklyn, a woman says that she lifted her kitchen garbage bag when a rat leaped out, “parkoured off my leg,” and disappeared behind the oven.
Nearly every New Yorker has a rat horror story, which isn’t surprising. There are two million rats at the last rat census count. And some people report being so traumatized by their rodent close encounter that they’re forced to move.
New York Times:
Mr. Regenspan, a software engineer, heard a splashing sound while brushing his teeth. “I screamed, flushed, he swam back down. I poured in a bunch of cleaning products and flushed again,” he said.
He did not see the rat again, but he was traumatized, and tried his best never to sit down on that toilet afterward, instead using the commode at work for sitting purposes. He did not stay in that apartment much longer. “Once I moved, I lost the acute fear,” Mr. Regenspan said. “But I still close the lid on the toilet. Always.”
The rats have become nearly domesticated, so accustomed to humans they’ve become.
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The Rats Are Taking Over New York City. No, the REAL Rats
PJ Media ^ | 05/07/2023 | Rick Moran
Posted on 5/7/2023, 11:34:35 PM by SeekAndFind
Now that New York City has named its very first rat czar, residents of the big apple with stories to tell about close encounters with the beasts are coming forward.
Kathleen Corradi, New York City’s new director of rodent mitigation, has her work cut out for her. It appears that New York City rats are a special breed, performing super-rodent feats of strength and agility. One public health analyst was living on 112th Street in Manhattan, where she swears she witnessed a rat “flip itself over while stuck to a glue trap, pry itself off, and run away.”
In a second-floor apartment in Brooklyn, a woman says that she lifted her kitchen garbage bag when a rat leaped out, “parkoured off my leg,” and disappeared behind the oven.
Nearly every New Yorker has a rat horror story, which isn’t surprising. There are two million rats at the last rat census count. And some people report being so traumatized by their rodent close encounter that they’re forced to move.
New York Times:
Mr. Regenspan, a software engineer, heard a splashing sound while brushing his teeth. “I screamed, flushed, he swam back down. I poured in a bunch of cleaning products and flushed again,” he said.
He did not see the rat again, but he was traumatized, and tried his best never to sit down on that toilet afterward, instead using the commode at work for sitting purposes. He did not stay in that apartment much longer. “Once I moved, I lost the acute fear,” Mr. Regenspan said. “But I still close the lid on the toilet. Always.”
The rats have become nearly domesticated, so accustomed to humans they’ve become.
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Where is the Pied Piper (Eric Adams) when you need him?
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Eric Adams wants to revoke NYC's 'sanctuary city' status amid massive migrant influx
Post Millenial ^ | 5-13-23 | Hannah Nightingale
Posted on 5/15/2023, 2:26:27 PM by dynachrome
As New York City deals with a massive influx of illegal immigrants, Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday said he was asking a judge to revisit the city’s sanctuary city law.
"The law of sanctuary city was in place long before I became mayor. I’m following the law. As a law enforcement person, you know, we follow the law," Adams said. "We are now in court now, today, asking the judge to revisit this law to deal with this humanitarian crisis because, even when they decided to put in place that law, no one thought they would be dealing with a humanitarian crisis of this proportion."
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New York City Mayor Makes Obesity A Protected Class
BY: TRISTAN JUSTICE
MAY 27, 2023
https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/27/new-york-city-mayor-makes-obesity-a-protected-class/
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New York City Mayor Makes Obesity A Protected Class
BY: TRISTAN JUSTICE
MAY 27, 2023
https://thefederalist.com/2023/05/27/new-york-city-mayor-makes-obesity-a-protected-class/
Insane!
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Insane!
They get more nuts every day.
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They get more nuts every day.
Except when they are amputating the nuts of boys. :-\
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WTF
Surprise, surprise! NYC's first 'safe drug and sex' vending machine giving out free crack pipes, condoms and Narcan is already EMPTY less than 24 hours after it was installed
The machine's contents are free for residents who punch in the right zip code
They offer safe smoking kits with pipes, lip balm and mouthpieces
Unveiled just yesterday, all of the crack pipes had been taken by Tuesday morning
By CLAUDIA AORAHA and JEN SMITH, CHIEF REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
6 June 2023
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12164755/NYC-unveils-FREE-safe-drug-use-vending-machine-Brooklyn-giving-crack-pipes-Narcan.html
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It’s official: Migrant shelter for 2,000 men to be built starting as early as Monday on Randall’s Island soccer fields
NY Post ^ | 08/07/2023 | Bernadette Hogan and Isabel Keane
Posted on 8/7/2023, 3:42:52 PM by ChicagoConservative27
Officials have confirmed a migrant shelter will be built for 2,000 men on Randall’s Island’s kiddie soccer fields, with construction starting as early as Monday.
The influx of migrants to New York City — including hundreds arriving daily — is “stretching our system to its breaking point and beyond,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement.
“It has become more and more of a Herculean effort to find enough beds every night,” he said.
Hizzoner said the state would be “covering the costs” of the shelter’s construction, maintenance and staffing, although officials have yet to say how much that will be.
The city last built a shelter for migrants on the island off Manhattan in October — spending at least $625,000 — only to shut it down within a matter of weeks because of reported lack of use, given its relatively isolated location.
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Adams warns Biden’s inaction on migrant crisis will ‘decimate’ NYC
NY Post ^ | 08/10/2023 | Isabel Keane
Posted on 8/10/2023, 10:46:25
Mayor Eric Adams issued a dire warning to President Biden, cautioning that the lack of federal funding to help the migrant crisis will eventually “decimate” the Big Apple — which serves as the “economic engine” of the country.
Adams slammed border states for creating a “funnel” to New York on “CBS Mornings” Thursday, saying, “New York City is the economic engine of this entire state and country. If you decimate this city, you’re going to decimate the foundation of what’s happening.”
That foundation finally began to crumble earlier this month as dozens of migrants were left sleeping on the streets of Midtown outside the intake center at the Roosevelt Hotel because the city had no beds to provide them.
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Lady Gaga’s Dad Outraged over Illegal Migrants in His Exclusive NYC Neighborhood
Slay News ^ | August 10, 2023 - 8:52 am | Frank Bergman
Posted on 8/10/2023, 10:29:51 AM by Red Badger
Joe Germanotta, pop star Lady Gaga’s father, is outraged that illegal migrants are being housed in his exclusive New York City neighborhood.
66-year-old Germanotta has lived in The Pythian on the Upper West Side of Manhattan for 35 years.
He is now leading the fight against letting illegal aliens flood his posh NYC neighborhood.
According to Germanotta, illegal border crossers have “basically taken over” the city.
Germanotta referenced the nearby Stratford Arms Hotel, which used to house the American Music and Dance Academy (AMDA).
Roughly six weeks ago, the building was converted into a home for 500 illegal migrants.
“If it was like this when my girls were growing up, I wouldn’t be living in New York,” he told The New York Post.
“There’s now 500 migrants living in that dormitory.
“That’s when all the mayhem began.”
Germanotta has joined residents from his building and other neighbors to create the West 70th Street Association.
The group is lobbying City Hall for more policing and better control of the situation.
“Hookers are coming and going,” said Germanotta, who opened his restaurant Joanne Trattoria 12 years ago in the neighborhood.
“In the mornings, you see prostitutes coming out of the building.
“The worst part’s at night. The noise.
“It starts at about 10 o’clock, and it’ll go until 4 in the morning.
“Playing music and racing their motocross and motorbikes up and down the streets.”
He added that girls as young as 14 have been catcalled.
“It was a stealth operation,” he recalled.
“They were bused in in the middle of the night, like when they flew them into Westchester, they didn’t want anybody to know what was going on.
“It was all pretty rapid.”
“Everything flew in out of the blue,” Germanotta continued.
“The dormitory students at the school, the American Music and Dance Academy, were given two weeks’ notice that they had to get out, and none of the residents in the neighborhood were given any notice about the migrant shelter.
“I don’t mind having them there,” the famous singer’s father said.
“They’re gonna be there for three years.
“That was the contract, I understand.
“But at least manage it,” he added.
“Put the proper security in place, have a police presence and a code of conduct.
“They’re guests in our neighborhood, and they have basically taken over.”
“The city obviously needs space, all right, so they went to AMDA which owns two facilities — one on (West) 85th Street and one on West 70th Street — which cleaned out both dormitories.
“They got a fat contract with the city, and they sold out the neighborhood,” he said.
“AMDA is getting very, very rich off this, and they screwed the neighborhood.”
Germanotta slammed New York City Mayor Eric Adams, saying, “In my opinion, you should have just suspended ‘sanctuary city’ status until we had enough housing and then said, ‘Yeah, okay, you can send some more.’
“It’s a joke. Why doesn’t he get one of the cruise ships?
“The cruise ships hold more people, and it’s a more controlled environment.”
“The city is spending a tremendous amount of money that could be spent towards building affordable housing,” he opined.
“The really sad part is that in the neighborhood, we still have our share of veterans and homeless — but we’re not taking care of our own.
“They don’t get food every day. It’s really sad. I feel for them.”
Adams has complained about the impact of Democrat President Joe Biden’s border crisis.
“We are facing an unprecedented state of emergency,” Adams said.
“The immigration system in this country is broken, it has been broken for decades. …
“New York City has been left to pick up the pieces.”
“Most of the people in (my) building are owners,” Germanotta said.
“They feel that this situation has affected their property values.”
“Give us something back. Give us a tax rebate.
“They’re spending all this money. Okay, give me some.”
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Attacker knocks 75-year-old man unconscious in brutal beating on NYC elevator: cops
NY Post ^ | 08/18/2023 | Amanda Woods
Posted on 8/18/2023, 8:17:33 AM by ChicagoConservative27
A heartless attacker brutally beat a 75-year-old man – knocking him unconscious – after lashing out at the senior for trying to enter a crowded Bronx elevator last week, police said Thursday.
The elderly man was getting on the packed elevator inside the building on Sedgwick Avenue near the Major Deegan Expressway in Morris Heights around 3:50 p.m. Aug. 8 when another man confronted him for trying to squeeze his way in, authorities said.
The suspect then punched him in the face, causing him to hit his head on the side of the elevator and fall to the ground, cops said.
The irate man then kicked the senior multiple times on the right side of his body before taking off, police said.
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New York City Schools Enroll 20K Migrants, None Required to Show Proof of Vaccination
Breitbart ^ | 08/31/2023 | John Binder
Posted on 8/31/2023, 11:53:54 PM by SeekAndFind
Close to 20,000 migrant children will have been absorbed by New York City’s public schools when the school year starts on Sept. 7. None will be required to show proof of vaccinations when they enroll, as is required for children of New Yorkers.
On Thursday, New York City officials held a press conference regarding the state of the more than 100,000 border crossers and illegal aliens that have arrived in the sanctuary city since the spring of last year.
According to officials, nearly 19,000 migrant children had enrolled in New York City schools across all five boroughs by the end of last school year, while an additional 500 migrant children are expected to be enrolled at the start of this school year.
“How can you look parents of non-migrants in the face — many, many millions of them, maybe two million families and parents — how do you tell them everything’s going to be okay this year?” one reporter asked officials at the conference, to which an official responded:
Everything has been okay. We started welcoming these students in from last year. And it’s very important to note as well, prior to this administration, we lost 120,000 families left the New York City public schools. So, we’ve absorbed last year, 19,000 students. We have room for the students and our principals, our superintendents, our school communities have worked extremely well in receiving these young people. I’ve been to schools, I have visited schools where I’ve seen other students, third and fourth graders who are interpreting for their classmates. [Emphasis added]
Another official said none of the roughly 20,000 migrant children attending New York City schools in the coming days will be required to show proof that they have been vaccinated against communicable diseases like polio, measles, mumps, and rubella.
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When the melting pot - melts.
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Mayor Adams says soaring cost of migrant crisis ‘is going to hurt low-income New Yorkers’
NY Post ^ | 09/18/2023 | Allie Griffin
Posted on 9/18/2023, 11:26:57 AM by ChicagoConservative27
Mayor Eric Adams warned that the cost of the ongoing migrant crisis will hurt low-income New Yorkers as he’s forced to dip into the city coffers and address the disaster without more federal or state help.
Adams made the dire warning during an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton about a week after he said all NYC agencies may have to slash up to 15% from their budgets by springtime to cover the expenses tied to the crisis.
The Democrat said the city has already spent $2 billion and is projected to spend $5 billion to care for and house asylum seekers pouring into the Biggle Apple.
“That money is going to come from somewhere… If we don’t receive help from the federal government and additional help from the state government, then this is going to come from somewhere,” Adams said on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation.” “And it’s going to hurt low-income New Yorkers.”
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Where is the Pied Piper (Eric Adams) when you need him?
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That's a big fucking rat! :o
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NYC may REMOVE George Washington statues as part of new ‘reparations’ plan
“Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” - Donald Trump in 2017
Darian Douraghy
Sep 19, 2023
https://thepostmillennial.com/nyc-may-remove-george-washington-statues-as-part-of-new-reparations-plan?utm_campaign=64487#google_vignette
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NYC may REMOVE George Washington statues as part of new ‘reparations’ plan
“Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson - who’s next, Washington, Jefferson? So foolish!” - Donald Trump in 2017
Darian Douraghy
Sep 19, 2023
https://thepostmillennial.com/nyc-may-remove-george-washington-statues-as-part-of-new-reparations-plan?utm_campaign=64487#google_vignette
Fortunately, one LI area has said they'd take them, and pay for the dismantling and transportation.
If NYC removes Washington, they are complete shitheads.
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Fortunately, one LI area has said they'd take them, and pay for the dismantling and transportation.
If NYC removes Washington, they are complete shitheads.
Its still insane what these left wing radical religious zealots are doing.
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Mayor Eric Adams Warns Joe Biden of Migrant Crisis Ahead of NYC Visit
Breitbart ^ | 09/20/2023 | ELAINE MALLON
Posted on 9/20/2023, 3:18:51 PM by ChicagoConservative27
Mayor Eric Adams (D) warned of the tremendous toll asylum seekers have had on New York City’s resources ahead of President Joe Biden’s visit for the United Nations General Assembly.
“President Biden is coming to the city,” Adams said, continuing:
I am hoping that he understands this beautiful city that’s the economic engine of the entire country is being saddled with $2 billion that we spent already, $5 billion we’re going to spend in this fiscal crisis, $12 billion in the next two budgetary cycles. New York doesn’t deserve this. The asylum seekers don’t deserve this.
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http://www.startribune.com/theft-crime-spur-target-close-nine-stores-four-states-minneapols-san-francisco-portland-seattle-nyc/600307683
Yup - Go Woke - GO BROKE!
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http://www.startribune.com/theft-crime-spur-target-close-nine-stores-four-states-minneapols-san-francisco-portland-seattle-nyc/600307683
Yup - Go Woke - GO BROKE!
Yup - better to be asleep - so you can keep your eyes and mind closed.
OMG nine stores closing. This must be the end of the world. BTW, in 2023 Target has 1,948 stores in the U.S.
Not only that but, 'Target Opened 23 New Stores in 2022 — Here’s How They *Set Us Apart*'
https://corporate.target.com/article/2023/01/new-stores
Guess you missed this while you were sleeping. ;)
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Unbelievable how insane and delusional these libs are.
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The free shit army is getting larger.
"All Philly liquor stores are closed today after at least 18 were broken into overnight...."
https://www.inquirer.com/business/philadelphia-liquor-stores-closed-looting-20230927.html?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Philly.com+Twitter+Account&cid=Philly.com+Twitter&utm_source=t.co
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams asks judge to SUSPEND 'right to shelter' law after more than 122K migrants flooded into city in a year - while critics fear the move will cause street homelessness to 'balloon to a level unseen in our city since the Great Depression'
Daily Mail ^ | 10/05/23 | Will Potter
Posted on 10/5/2023, 5:03:14 AM
Desperate New York City Mayor Eric Adams has pleaded with a judge to end the city's longstanding 'right to shelter' law as he struggles to house more than 122,000 migrants who have flooded the Big Apple since last year.
Adams, 63, sent a letter Tuesday evening urging a judge to dismiss the city's legal obligation to provide shelter to adults, claiming the 1981 law should be void in a state of emergency.
The letter, sent to New York Supreme Court justice Erika Edwards, warned that the huge influx 'shows no signs of abating', while citing a staggering 159 percent increase in the number of people in the city's care since April 2022.
As he scrambles for solutions, Adams travelled south of the border on Wednesday in an attempt to deter migrants from moving to New York City after entering the US.
Adams' anguish over the situation is a stark contrast to his previous public posturing over migrants, where he claimed only a year ago that he was 'proud' to house asylum seekers as he vowed to 'continue to do that.'
However, the embattled mayor's letter faced quick backlash from homeless advocacy groups who claimed that the move would 'gut' rights offered to homeless people.
The former police officer has seen his time in office plagued by the migrant crisis, as he claimed in his letter that 'New York City has done more than any other city in the last 18 months to meet this national humanitarian crisis.'
In a statement alongside the letter, Adams added: 'With more than 122,700 asylum seekers having come through our intake system since the spring of 2022, and projected costs of over $12 billion for three years, it is abundantly clear that the status quo cannot continue.'
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But aren't the Dems the party of "inclusiveness"?
Or is that only when other states are invaded?
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NY is just fucked and I don't care.
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But aren't the Dems the party of "inclusiveness"?
Or is that only when other states are invaded?
That was the smartest thing Texas did was bring some of them to NYC. Got them dems attention.
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Biden and libs own this disaster
http://www.wsj.com/us-news/new-york-migrant-shelters-tents-24290d6b
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New York City officials [Eric Adams] 'have discussed distributing TENTS to migrants and creating encampments in Central Park and other outdoor spaces' - as majority of New Yorkers say the crisis will destroy the city
Daily Mail ^ | Updated Oct. 25, 2023 6:26 pm ET | GERMANIA RODRIGUEZ POLEO
New York City officials (Eric Adams) have discussed handing tents to newly arrived migrants and housing them in encampments in parks, according to a report.
The city has already erected large tents to shelter asylum seekers but this new proposal would be more like a campsite, sources told The Wall Street Journal.
The report comes after Mayor Eric Adams yesterday said 'everything is on the table' when asked whether his plans to shelter migrants would extend to Manhattan's iconic Central Park.
Adams has said the city has run out of hotel rooms and indoor sites to house the 65,000 migrants that remain in its care after 120,000 arrived in the last 18 months.
It comes as a poll published this week found that a majority of New Yorkers agreed with Adams' own words earlier this year that the migrant crisis will 'destroy the city.'
Adams again issued a grave warning during a press conference on Tuesday, saying he is looking for large outdoor spaces to house migrants and people are going to start seeing 'the visual signs of this crisis in our city.'
He continued: 'It’s not "if" people will be sleeping on the streets, it’s when. We are at full capacity. We have to sort of localize it as much as possible. We have to make sure that people have some type of restroom facilities, some type of shower network.'
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Yup - better to be asleep - so you can keep your eyes and mind closed.
OMG nine stores closing. This must be the end of the world. BTW, in 2023 Target has 1,948 stores in the U.S.
Not only that but, 'Target Opened 23 New Stores in 2022 — Here’s How They *Set Us Apart*'
https://corporate.target.com/article/2023/01/new-stores
Guess you missed this while you were sleeping. ;)
Sure thing, Old man!
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CRISIS IN NEW YORK: 94-year-old vet struggles to move on after nursing home evicts him, replaced by migrants
The veteran and his daughter say city 'more worried about migrants' than Americans
By Megan Myers , Teny Sahakian Fox News
Published November 29, 2023
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crisis-new-york-94-year-old-vet-struggles-move-nursing-home-evicts-replaced-migrants
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CRISIS IN NEW YORK: 94-year-old vet struggles to move on after nursing home evicts him, replaced by migrants
The veteran and his daughter say city 'more worried about migrants' than Americans
By Megan Myers , Teny Sahakian Fox News
Published November 29, 2023
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crisis-new-york-94-year-old-vet-struggles-move-nursing-home-evicts-replaced-migrants
This place is nuts!
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Migrants turn New York into a crime pit -- Report
Red State ^ | 01/16/2024 | Monica Showalter
Posted on 1/16/2024, 10:17:39
Celebrate diversity.
In New York, they're getting diversity of morals all right, and lots of migrant cultural enrichment, too, while we're at it.
According to the New York Post, which did some authentic street reporting on the impact of 2,000 illegal migrants in Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field:
Since mid-November, new lawlessness has plagued the area, with shoplifting, panhandling, gutter scams, and, according to some, signs of street prostitution.
And the once-serene, federally-run site — a historic former airfield off Flatbush Avenue near the Marine Parkway Bridge — has itself become an eyesore, where vicious brawls and pot-puffing are common, those living there said.
“This sh-t is out of control,” said a 20-year veteran NYPD cop when asked about the migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, a fraction of the 164,000 illegal border crossers bused to New York since spring 2022 — and 68,000 currently in the city’s care.
“That’s all these people do is rob and steal. They should feel lucky that they’re here, but they’re out there committing crimes. We don’t know anything about them. We don’t know what they’ve done in these other countries.”
They found hard police data to support the sentiment they found from the angry locals:
NYPD records from Nov. 27 through Jan. 7 show upticks in car thefts (37.5%), robberies (29.4%), and petit larceny (8.2%) in the 63rd Precinct, which covers the neighborhoods near Floyd Bennett Field, compared to the same period a year earlier.
It's important to note that high as those figures are, they are very likely underreported, as nothing is being done to stop migrant crime.
The kind of migrant crime coming in is pretty spectacular, of the kind that you see in the hillside shantytowns of Caracas or Medellin.
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NYC homeless shelter population surges 53% during migrant crisis: mayor’s report
NY Post ^ | 01/31/2024 | Carl Campanile and Craig McCarthy
Posted on 1/31/2024, 3:10:50 PM
The number of homeless people in New York City’s shelter system skyrocketed 53% over the past year — driven by the unrelenting surge of migrants, according to Mayor Eric Adams’s preliminary management report released Tuesday. The report compares data and performance of city agencies for the first four months of the fiscal year — July through October of 2023 — with the same period in 2022. “During the first four months of Fiscal 2024, the average number of individuals in shelter per day increased by 53 percent compared to the same period in Fiscal 2023, driven by the unprecedented increase in entrants, primarily asylum seekers who made up over half of all entrants during the period,” the Department of Homeless Services said its quarterly assessment of its shelter system included in the 432-page report.
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If you fund it, they will come.
https://mynbc15.com/news/nation-world/new-york-city-to-offer-migrants-53m-in-pre-paid-credit-cards-report-says-nyc-eric-adams-southern-border-taxpayer-money-millions-mobility-capital-finance-illegal-immigrants-asylum-seekers-biden
NYC to offer migrants $53M in pre-paid credit cards, report says
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — New York City will offer its surging migrant population $53 million worth of pre-paid credit cards, the New York Post reported.
The initiative of the office of Mayor Eric Adams and Mobility Capital Finance aims to assist migrants with food expenses as they await authorization to work from the federal government. Cards will only work at bodegas, grocery stores, supermarkets and convenience stores.
Recipients must sign an affidavit swearing to use the funds only for food and baby supplies or risk being removed from the program. Cards will be loaded with different amounts depending on the size of a family and whether they have income. A family of four could receive $1,000 monthly or $35 per day. Cards will be refilled every 28 days.
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SHOCK VIDEO: Aliens on Moped Drag Woman Along NYC Street and Rob Her – Cops Reveal Venezuelan Gang is Linked to Dozens of Similar Attacks – Two Thugs Identified and Arrested (VIDEO)
GATEWAYPUNDIT ^ | 2/5/2024 | cullen linebarger
Posted on 2/5/2024, 6:26:16 PM by bitt
The New York Police Department (NYPD) on Monday shared a horrifying video showing the moment migrants on a moped dragged a woman along a New York City street and stole her phone.
As The New York Post reported, these thugs are members of a Venezuelan moped-riding crew that has been stealing phones from female New Yorkers’ hands in audacious instances of street crimes. Two have been apprehended so far, but several remain at large.
The sick footage shows a moped carrying three riders coming out of an adjacent alley and dragging a woman. The footage ends with her crashing into a small pole.
They then reportedly steal her phone.
WATCH:
Video footage shows migrant moped riders dragging woman along #NYC street as they steal her phone as cops reveal Venezuelan gang is behind 62 thefts
– Daily Mail pic.twitter.com/ZGbudzlJiu
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) February 5, 2024
19-year-old Cleyber Andrade and 23-year-old Juan Uzcatgu were arrested by the NYPD after the incident. This followed them participating in a crime spree with other members where they stole wallets and cellphones from at least 62 women across the city’s seven boroughs.
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This place is nuts!
I'm surprised there hasn't been widespread violence against these invaders yet.
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Illegal Immigrants Are Attacking New York Police Officers Again!
Townhall ^ | 02/20/2024 | Katie Pavlich
Posted on 2/20/2024, 11:41:44 AM by SeekAndFind
Illegal immigrants in New York City assaulted a number of police officers Tuesday after refusing to comply with orders at a taxpayer funded shelter.
Migrants Attack NYPD Cops Making Arrest at NYC Randalls Island Migrant Shelter. Full video on YouTube. pic.twitter.com/0mRWNEkXdL— LLN NYC (@loudlabsnyc) February 20, 2024
The latest assault comes after a number of illegal immigrants violently beat two New York police officers in Times Square nearly three weeks ago.
Seventh migrant busted in vicious gang beating of NYPD cops in Times Square: sources https://t.co/QfDEHC35LV
pic.twitter.com/kj6AXyd4a9— New York Post (@nypost) February 13, 2024
The first round of violence prompted Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to call for deportations, an option she has never promoted for illegal immigrants who commit crimes against everyday New Yorkers.
NEW: Alleged Illegal immigrants who assaulted NYPD officers near Times Square flip off cameras with no remorse after being released without bail.
Deport them all now.
On the issue of deportation, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said that she was going to be "checking into"… pic.twitter.com/KAXUxtvnz7— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 1, 2024
Not surprisingly, the illegal immigrants were released and have since committed additional crimes.
Fugitive who assaulted NYPD officers in Times Square arrested again after he attempted to shoplift more than $608 in stolen items.
pic.twitter.com/PlKGey9cFf— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) February 14, 2024
NEW: Two out of 6 illegals, who brutally attacked NYPD officers in Times Square, NYC, are members of the Venezuelan gang "Tren de Aragua."
Wilson Juarez and Kelvin Servita Arocha, illegal migrants were released without bail by Soros-backed Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg are now back… pic.twitter.com/7uD2NkLKl6— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) February 18, 2024
Meanwhile, the crisis at the border continues with thousands of illegal immigrants crossing into the United States every day.
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I'm surprised there hasn't been widespread violence against these invaders yet.
I don't welcome it, but it seems inevitable at this point. Governors need to activate their NGs. >:(
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I don't welcome it, but it seems inevitable at this point. Governors need to activate their NGs. >:(
Here we go, yo!
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Instead of locking up violent serial criminals like Edward Johnson (who has been arrested and released 65 times), New York City is bringing in the National Guard
Wordpress ^ | March 7, 2024 | Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)
Posted on 3/7/2024, 11:27:06 AM by grundle
Instead of locking up violent serial criminals like Edward Johnson (who has been arrested and released 65 times), New York City is bringing in the National Guard
By Daniel Alman (aka Dan from Squirrel Hill)
March 7, 2024
Edward Johnson is a violent serial criminal who has been arrested and released 65 times.
His favorite crime is to assault female health care workers.
Instead of keeping violent serial criminals like him locked up, New York City has brought in the National Guard.
I do not understand the so-called “logic” behind this.
Why not just lock up the violent serial criminals like Edward Johnson?
Why bring in the National Guard for something that should be done by the local police, district attorney, and judges?
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Good Samaritan stabbed while defending woman harassed by two assailants at Bronx subway station
NY Post ^ | 03/07/2024 | Snejana Farberov
Posted on 3/7/2024, 10:38:11 AM by ChicagoConservative27
A subway rider was stabbed while trying to help a woman who was being harassed at a Bronx station overnight, police said – just hours after the National Guard was called in as part of desperate new crime-fighting measures for the city’s troubled transit system.
The latest underground attack was reported at 12:50 a.m. at the Pelham Parkway station on the 2 and 5 lines, according to cops.
#NOW A woman harassed, man rescuing her STABBED on NYC Subway this morning at Pelham Pkwy Station on the 2 & 5 line.
According to preliminary reports, victim was getting off of 2 train Around 1am, when he saw two men harassing and assaulting a woman. As victim intervened, he was… pic.twitter.com/R1cF82dRDE
— FreedomNews.Tv FNTV (@FreedomNTV) March 7, 2024
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NYC criminal justice activist seen leaving apartment where head was found after witness heard victim beg for life
NYPost.com ^ | 3/7/24 | Georgett Roberts Joe Marino , Haley Brown
Posted on 3/7/2024, 3:13:44 PM b
NYC criminal justice activist seen leaving apartment where head was found after witness heard victim beg for life
A criminal justice activist is facing murder charges after cops found a dismembered body inside a Bronx apartment — with the accused killer caught on surveillance video disguised in a blond wig at the scene of the crime, according to witnesses and police sources.
Sheldon Johnson, a 48-year-old staffer for the public law firm Queens Defenders, was being held at the 44th Precinct stationhouse Thursday awaiting arraignment after police made the grisly discovery — a human torso in a blue bin and a head stashed in a freezer in the sixth-floor apartment, police said.
Neighbors told cops the victim was heard desperately pleading with his killer shortly before two shots rang out in the apartment near Odgen Avenue and West 162nd Street shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday, sources and neighbors said.
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I don't welcome it, but it seems inevitable at this point. Governors need to activate their NGs. >:(
They could (but they won’t) refund the PD’s and let them do their jobs, get rid of Stalinist DA’s and judges and finally let law abiding citizens arm themselves. Just arming the citizens would do more than the NG
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Stop and Frisk ramped up to 11: NY Gov Hochul says subway riders who refuse bag checks should 'go home'
Daily Mail ^ | 3/08/24 | Bethan Sexton
Posted on 3/8/2024, 8:08:00 AM
New York Governor Kathy Hochul told subway riders who refuse to submit to bag checks to 'go home.'
Her comments came as she defended stationing 750 national guard members at the Big Apple's busiest stations in a bid to clamp down on the rampant violence rocking the network. The guard members will be checking passengers' bags for weapons as they enter the system.
Talking to Fox5, Hochul was asked what passengers who did not want their belonging searched should do.
'Go home,' she answered bluntly. 'We're not going to search you—you can say no. But you're not taking the subway.'
Hochul was pressed on the five-point plan she announced on Wednesday aimed at tackling the spike in violent subway crimes.
She has partnered with Mayor Eric Adams, who announced he was bringing back bag checks for subway riders on Wednesday after a 13 percent crime spike.
Bag checks were first brought in on the subway following the 2005 London bombings.
The policy appears reminiscent of New York's previous stop-and-frisk searches on the street, which were ruled unconstitutional almost a decade ago.
'My No. 1 priority is the safety of all New Yorkers,' Hochul said.
'If people are anxious in any aspect of their lives, particularly the lifeblood of our region—downstate does not function without a healthy subway system that people have confidence in—I have to do this for them.'
Recent criminal activity on the trains making headlines include a cellist who was bludgeoned over the head by a stranger wielding a water bottle as he performed, as well as a shooting that killed one and injured five others.
Hochul further cited a subway conductor who had his throat slashed as among the 'fever' sweeping the transport system. The conductor survived thanks to the quick thinking of a doctor...
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https://www.instagram.com/p/C4YUFvUhQhH
screwed!
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http://nypost.com/2024/03/19/us-news/moment-nyc-homeowner-is-arrested-after-tense-standoff-with-squatters
She probably voted for democrats so she should have no problem with this. Own it Adele!
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http://www.city-journal.org/article/regressives
Excellent article. Everything these nuts touch turns to crap.
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Half of all New Yorkers will flee city in next 5 years as quality of life plummets post-pandemic: poll
NY Post ^ | 03/19/2024 | Jesse O’Neill
Posted on 3/19/2024, 3:38:36 PM by
Just half of all New Yorkers plan to stay in the city over the next five years, and anger over quality of life has skyrocketed since the pandemic — with just 30% saying they’re happy here, according to a damning poll from the The Citizens Budget Commission.
The non-profit think tank’s first such post-pandemic survey, released Tuesday, also found that only 37% of New Yorkers thought public safety in their neighborhood was excellent or good, down from 50% six years ago.
When asked if they planned to stay in the Big Apple until 2028, only 50% of those surveyed said yes, down from 58% in 2017, according to the CBC.
Half of the 6,600 households polled also said they felt unsafe riding the subway during the day, a drastic reduction from the more than four out of five New Yorkers who said so in 2017.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
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https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/ny-homeowner-arrested-after-changing-locks-on-alleged-squatters-report-says-nyc-adele-andaloro-flushing-queens-kathy-hochul-eric-adams-big-apple-abc-7-long-island-arrest-handcuffs-squatting-home-rights
NY homeowner arrested after changing locks on alleged squatters, report says
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A homeowner in New York City was taken away in handcuffs after she tried to change the locks on her home to keep out a group of alleged squatters, ABC 7 reported.
Adele Andaloro told the outlet she is the owner of a million-dollar home in Flushing, Queens, which she inherited from her parents. In a recent visit to the property, the outlet captured an unknown woman unlock the front door before leaving.
Once inside, Andaloro found two men inside who claimed to be tenants. These individuals then allegedly called the police on her.
When officers arrived, they asked the men to prove their resident status. While Andaloro had the property deed in hand, neither individual could present leasing documents to back up their claims.
One man showed the outlet bills for work he claimed to have done to the house. He also claimed to have moved into the house with the help of a realtor, but would not name that individual. Officers then escorted the two men out.
After that encounter, Andaloro reportedly called a locksmith to change the locks on the house. Minutes after having the locks changed, the two men returned and called police, reportedly saying Andaloro had illegally evicted them.
In New York, it is illegal for a landlord to turn off utilities, change locks or remove belongings of someone claiming to be a tenant. Because state laws also grant rights to those who have been squatters for at least 30 days, police told Andaloro the issue had become a landlord-tenant dispute which could only be settled in housing court.
Police then arrested Andaloro for the illegal eviction.
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Half of all New Yorkers will flee city in next 5 years as quality of life plummets post-pandemic: poll
NY Post ^ | 03/19/2024 | Jesse O’Neill
Posted on 3/19/2024, 3:38:36 PM by
Just half of all New Yorkers plan to stay in the city over the next five years, and anger over quality of life has skyrocketed since the pandemic — with just 30% saying they’re happy here, according to a damning poll from the The Citizens Budget Commission.
The non-profit think tank’s first such post-pandemic survey, released Tuesday, also found that only 37% of New Yorkers thought public safety in their neighborhood was excellent or good, down from 50% six years ago.
When asked if they planned to stay in the Big Apple until 2028, only 50% of those surveyed said yes, down from 58% in 2017, according to the CBC.
Half of the 6,600 households polled also said they felt unsafe riding the subway during the day, a drastic reduction from the more than four out of five New Yorkers who said so in 2017.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
People fleeing New York and California. I'm sensing a pattern here.
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https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/ny-homeowner-arrested-after-changing-locks-on-alleged-squatters-report-says-nyc-adele-andaloro-flushing-queens-kathy-hochul-eric-adams-big-apple-abc-7-long-island-arrest-handcuffs-squatting-home-rights
NY homeowner arrested after changing locks on alleged squatters, report says
NEW YORK CITY (TND) — A homeowner in New York City was taken away in handcuffs after she tried to change the locks on her home to keep out a group of alleged squatters, ABC 7 reported.
Adele Andaloro told the outlet she is the owner of a million-dollar home in Flushing, Queens, which she inherited from her parents. In a recent visit to the property, the outlet captured an unknown woman unlock the front door before leaving.
Once inside, Andaloro found two men inside who claimed to be tenants. These individuals then allegedly called the police on her.
When officers arrived, they asked the men to prove their resident status. While Andaloro had the property deed in hand, neither individual could present leasing documents to back up their claims.
One man showed the outlet bills for work he claimed to have done to the house. He also claimed to have moved into the house with the help of a realtor, but would not name that individual. Officers then escorted the two men out.
After that encounter, Andaloro reportedly called a locksmith to change the locks on the house. Minutes after having the locks changed, the two men returned and called police, reportedly saying Andaloro had illegally evicted them.
In New York, it is illegal for a landlord to turn off utilities, change locks or remove belongings of someone claiming to be a tenant. Because state laws also grant rights to those who have been squatters for at least 30 days, police told Andaloro the issue had become a landlord-tenant dispute which could only be settled in housing court.
Police then arrested Andaloro for the illegal eviction.
We are living in the Twilight Zone.
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Squatters Can Now Come In And Steal Your Home With No Consequences
Daily Wire ^ | Mar 20, 2024 | Matt Walsh
Posted on 3/21/2024, 10:24:18 AM by Red Badger
One of the most important ideas in the Bill of Rights is that your private property belongs to you.
It wasn’t exactly a novel concept, but just in case there was any doubt, the Bill of Rights spelled it out: No one can seize your property without due process. And if you take a look at the major court cases in this area over the years, you’ll find that you have the strongest privacy interests in your home, which makes sense. There are all kinds of exceptions that police can use to search your car, or your locker at work, for example. But for your home, there aren’t many exceptions. Your home is your castle, as the saying goes. That’s been true since the common law was created.
But it’s not true anymore. It’s not even remotely true, in fact.
It turns out that, when you flood the United States with a limitless supply of illegal migrants, while at the same time shipping millions of jobs overseas, then housing becomes a very scarce commodity. Squatters, mostly out of desperation, pop up in every home they can find — even homes that haven’t been abandoned. And then, when homeowners try to enforce their rights, and kick these criminals out of the property they paid for, they’re finding out that the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution has effectively been suspended.
As we discussed briefly yesterday, squatters — home invaders — now have more rights than homeowners. The government will assist them in seizing your property. The police, universally, will take the side of the criminal home invader, and kick the homeowner to the curb. Then, nonprofits and law firms rush in to represent the squatter in legal proceedings, should they become necessary. And then, somehow, courts will often still rule in favor of the squatter.
WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show We don’t have to speculate about any of this. It’s all well-documented at this point. No reasonable person can dispute it. I’ll start with an example that’s gotten a lot of attention recently.
Watch as a 47-year-old woman in Queens, New York, is dragged away from her own home — in handcuffs — because someone claims to have a lease for her property. This guy can’t show the lease to anyone, including the police and the media. But because he claims he’s been living there for around a month, they arrest the woman:
“Unlawful eviction” is what they call it when you call the police because there’s a home invader in your home. That’s what you get if you’re not willing to wait two years (or more) for New York’s completely overloaded housing court to review your case. And by the way, even once New York’s housing court does review the case, there’s no guarantee they’ll side with the homeowner. This is a city that has outlawed the right of self-defense, after all. Once that’s gone, good luck getting them to enforce any of your other rights.
This is the norm in Left-wing jurisdictions now. It’s not just that the police don’t care about squatters with zero documentation whatsoever. It’s also the fact that the courts don’t enforce the law, even when you bring flagrant crimes like this to their attention. In Washington state, a judge just granted a restraining order against a landlord whose tenant hasn’t been paying rent for years. The landlord organized a protest to bring attention to the situation, and the judge shut it down. This is a tenant who’s apparently purchased two cars while refusing to pay rent. And in Washington state, the courts side with him.
But this is not just a problem in New York City and Washington State. It’s happening all over the United States.
Consider this recent episode in Atlanta, for example. This is from just four months ago. A woman listed her home for sale — not for rent. Then complete strangers moved in and changed the locks. In response, the police did absolutely nothing. Watch:
It’s beyond parody. So the police do eventually show up. But it’s not to evict the home invaders who are stealing this home. It’s because they have their own “parallel investigation” for some other crimes that one of the squatters — a sex offender — committed in the past. So the cops take one man away in custody. But they allow the other squatter to stay on the property. The cops say the homeowner can ask for her to leave, but “it might not pan out.” That’s what law enforcement means now. You can ask people to stop breaking the law, but it might not pan out.
It needs to be said that these are not close cases. It’s true that, if it’s a confusing situation — say, a tenant appears to have legitimate lease documentation — then it’s probably best that the cops don’t arrest the tenant. But these are not difficult situations like that. When sex offenders start living in your house, without any valid documentation, the police should remove them. There shouldn’t be any question about it.
But apparently that isn’t happening anywhere. A similar scene played out seven months ago in Chicago. This time, a homeowner tries to rent out the property, and squatters show up. But once again, the police don’t do anything:
I could spend all day, going from city to city, showing you footage like this. There’s footage from rural jurisdictions as well that I could show you. It’s happening all over. These kinds of home invasions are so common that one handyman has opened up a business advising homeowners how to regain access to their own homes, when squatters show up. Basically the idea is that you need to generate your own lease, so that you can show it to the police officers, who are now trained to respect your squatter’s rights over your rights in your own home. Watch:
It’s hard to think of a more humiliating exercise than this. You own a property, and to access it, and to get the police to enforce the law, you need to draw up some fake lease for them. And this idea actually works, by the way. We know that because several years ago, the journalist Charlie LeDuff tried it in Michigan. He out-squatted the squatters. Watch:
“Are you stealing power?” Charlie asks. “I’m blessed,” responds the squatter. At least the woman has a sense of humor.
What’s funny is that, in this situation, unlike all the other ones, the police actually do take the original squatter to jail. This is the only time they’ll take action to protect your property. You have to hire a new squatter to kick out the old one. I guess the idea is that the most recent squatter gets dibbs.
This is a mockery of the idea of private property rights, obviously, and there’s a reason it’s happening. It’s the same reason you see so much mockery of religion. It’s the same reason BLM goes after the family unit. It’s why the corporate media pushes transgenderism. Private property rights — like religion and the family unit — is a bulwark against total state control of our lives. As long as we have private property, the state can’t control us — at least not as easily.
Without private property, we’re just renters. And renters can be evicted at will. You’ll own nothing and be happy.
The Biden administration has done everything it can to normalize the destruction of private property rights. The administration fought to extend the COVID-era eviction moratorium as long as they could — long past the time that there was any plausible argument that ending evictions would somehow “stop the spread.” That led, effectively, to the nationalization of private property in this country. Landlords lost the right to evict squatters paying no rent, even when they owned the property outright. Watch:
The anchor says it’s a “loophole.” But it’s the opposite of a loophole, the policy was working as intended. The eviction moratorium had nothing to do with a virus. It was intended to do something that’s never happened in this country since the Civil War, which is the wide-scale suspension of private property rights.
Once you pull off something as unconstitutional as seizing people’s homes in a time of “emergency” (as the Biden administration defined it), then it becomes much easier to seize people’s homes at any point in the future. And that’s what we’re seeing now.
That means more homes for the millions of illegal aliens who are entering this country.
It means more humiliation and destruction for American citizens.
And it means we’re getting closer to some homeowner somewhere snapping and deciding to take back his property, by force. At this point, you have to imagine that’s exactly what the people running this country want to happen.
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Unreal.
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http://nypost.com/2024/03/26/opinion/leftists-have-done-unthinkable-driven-me-out-of-new-york-city
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http://nypost.com/2024/03/26/opinion/leftists-have-done-unthinkable-driven-me-out-of-new-york-city
Lefty, woke, TDs libturdz are the whackiest cult in existence...
Laughable and weak kvnts..
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New York City begins giving illegal immigrants prepaid debit cards as part of $53 million pilot program
The first batch of debit cards were reportedly handed out Monday to a handful of migrants who recently arrived in the city
By Kyle Morris Fox News
Published March 26, 2024
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-city-begins-giving-illegal-immigrants-prepaid-debit-cards-part-53-million-pilot-program
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New York City begins giving illegal immigrants prepaid debit cards as part of $53 million pilot program
The first batch of debit cards were reportedly handed out Monday to a handful of migrants who recently arrived in the city
By Kyle Morris Fox News
Published March 26, 2024
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-city-begins-giving-illegal-immigrants-prepaid-debit-cards-part-53-million-pilot-program
Citizens should be rioting over this.
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These squatting laws in states need to be changed ASAP. These laws have been on the books for a hundred years when things were totally different.