NY Post editorial

[OldDog]

2 years later...

De Blasio retreats to his "safe space:"

http://nypost.com/2015/11/29/de-blas...re-ridiculous/

Mayor de Blasio’s affordable-housing plan is in shambles. There’s traffic chaos in the streets. Sixty percent of New Yorkers say they see more homeless people around. And 48 percent of New Yorkers don’t want de Blasio to have a second term.

So what does the mayor do? He races back into the arms of the special interests who helped get him elected. That’s right — he’s re-embracing the nuts who want to ban the Central Park carriage horses.

[Danzig]

hey, gotta have priorities.....

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

2 years later...

De Blasio retreats to his "safe space:"

http://nypost.com/2015/11/29/de-blas...re-ridiculous/

What's even dumber about this is that the idea of moving the carriage horses to the park has been floated before and it's just not financially feasible. The old stables have been converted and the cost of converting them back is astronomical. I have no idea what he's thinking, other than, as it's pretty clear he was just looking at being Mayor as a stepping stone to national office, he's trying to suck up to the people who financed both his campaign and the smears against Christine Quinn. Because after he doesn't win reelection he's likely to be little more than a political footnote. #sorrynotsorry

That said, and even though I'm no fan of his, I do give his administration huge props for expanding Pre-K here in the city. And for at least attempting some pushback against the Success Boondoggle, sorry, Success Academy bs.

[casp0555]

Union backs out....

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ne...-idUSKCN0VD1HD

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by casp0555

Union backs out....

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ne...-idUSKCN0VD1HD

God bless the Teamsters. Once they pulled out, the deal collapsed and the vote is now off. I'm so relieved for all the drivers and the horses.

http://gothamist.com/2016/02/04/hors...ls_through.php

Allegedly, de Blasio had the votes to pass it, so this really is a victory by the union. Good work, Local 210!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCnEAH5wCzo

[OldDog]

Sadly I don't look for de Blasio and his real estate cronies to go quietly into the night.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by OldDog

Sadly I don't look for de Blasio and his real estate cronies to go quietly into the night.

I think you're right, but for now at least, the good guys win.

I swear, Steve Nislick and NYCLASS must have nude photos of Hizzoner or something.

In related news, ew.

[OldDog]

It's all been made clear to me now. de Blasio is the Keymaster.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZfdFoQg13U

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

God bless the Teamsters. Once they pulled out, the deal collapsed and the vote is now off. I'm so relieved for all the drivers and the horses.

http://gothamist.com/2016/02/04/hors...ls_through.php

Allegedly, de Blasio had the votes to pass it, so this really is a victory by the union. Good work, Local 210!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCnEAH5wCzo

I know people like to bash on unions...but the loss of union membership has coincided with the flat wages we've had for years.

[richard burch]

For me the answer is .....WHAT EVER IS BEST FOR THE ANIMALS.