Police Brutality Video Comparing US and Libya Courtesy of Occupy Wall Street

This video shows how the Bloomberg administration and the Obama administration say one thing and do another.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGRXCgMdz9A&feature=player_embedded

Money for Cooks and Wall Street but Not for Teachers and Firemen

   In today's New York Daily News it was reported by Juan Gonzalez that the Mayor has hired 2 new cooks to handle an overflow of parties at Gracie Mansion.   The Mayor has said that he may have to fire thousands of teachers but he has money for parties and for cooks?   That money comes out of taxes that New York City citizens pay.  So that means that the Mayor has mismanaged the money of the citizens of New York City for pleasure when there is no money for that pleasure.   The 3 Gracie Mansion cooks cost tax payers $245,000 a year.  Now I have nothing against the gentlemen that got jobs which are desperately needed but which is more important, 3 teachers to mold the minds of our youth or 3 cooks to make the Mayor look good for throwing a party?  Mr. Bloomberg is having a wonderful time right now being Mayor at the expense of the New York City taxpayer.

  Mayor Bloomberg has stated that if the Wall Street bonuses were stopped then New York City would lose the best talent available and the Wall Street money would go elsewhere.  Why doesn't that also apply to teachers in the mind of the Mayor?  

Yes, teachers do get a great pension plan but remember that they don't get bonuses.  In order to get the best and the brightest teachers to make our children the best and the brightest we have to make it worth their effort.  If we don't make it worth their effort they will go elsewhere such as other cities or to private industry.  Teachers work hours outside of school to make up lesson plans and do grading.  To all parents I ask can you imagine dealing with 30 or 40 of your kids for 6-8 hours a day?  Among these reasons the Mayor should realize the only way to get the best and brightest is to pay them what they are truly worth. 

To make matters even scarier the Mayor has closed up fire houses and is talking of laying off firefighters.  Does that mean cooks are more valuable to New York City citizens than firefighters? 

Some will say I've taken this to an extreme but the Mayor's actions are criminal.   Write your city council members and let them know that the actions of the Mayor are criminal and if they don't act you will vote them out of office next time.  Its time for the citizens of New York to take it back from a Mayor having a wonderful time at our expense and safety.

The Situation is Still Awful-Where are the Snow Removal Trucks-The Mayor Doesn't Care

   The plows have come through most Brooklyn streets but that is only part of the job and the Mayor seems oblivious or just doesn't care. 

   I have been to Manhattan and the snow is no longer an issue.  That cannot be said of Brooklyn and the other 3 boros.  The situation is becoming unhealthy.  Now some of it is because some of our fellow citizens do not care but some of it is because of neglect.  Their are mounds of snow all over and most street corners have no paths.  The snow is now black in many places and fire hydrants are still buried.  Add in that no one is paying attention to the pooper scooper law and that dogs are urinating all over the snow.  If a parent doesn't catch their child in time they may be jumping in it.  Let's not forget it is now over 5 days without garbage pickup.

  There should be snow removal trucks but not one is seen in Brooklyn or the other boros.  Why?  Naturally, 42nd Street is clean and everyone in the country will see Times Square and get the wrong impression about how the other 4 boros are experiencing third world treatment thanks to an uncaring Mayor. 

  Mr. Bloomberg its time to be a mench and you aren't being one.  Shame on you for not caring.  How many people will have to die in the other 4 boros from the storm before you care.

The Mayor Fails New Yorkers With Response To 2010 Blizzard-Lives are Endangered

      We have just been through the blizzard of 2010 and once again the Mayor has done a poor job.  This one is more serious because its a dangerous situation.  On the day after streets in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx were untouched.   2 days after it remains the same way.   The Mayor is busy blaming people for leaving their cars abandoned on the street, but he doesn't make excuses for the buses that have been abandoned.   I counted 4 buses today 12/28/2010 that were sitting on Avenue X in Brooklyn abandoned. 

 
      What makes this dangerous is that if someone has a heart attack or needs an ambulance they will be in trouble in most places in Brooklyn and Queens.  I heard yesterday that 1,300 EMS calls weren't answered.  The Mayor answers by telling people to go to the theater.  

      The Mayor needs to remember he is the Mayor of 5 boros and not just Manhattan.  Manhattan functions and the rest of the city is ignored. 

     Since cars cannot get through there has been no mail delivery or package delivery from from UPS or Fed Ex.   People have businesses that require product and the trucks cannot get through to deliver.  The businesses are getting hurt financially and the Mayor says, complaining doesn't help and people should go to the theater. 

     The Public Advocate has announced he is starting an investigation but its time for someone to start criminal and impeachment proceedings against this Mayor.  From hiring friends like Cathy Black who has no experience to $80 million being stolen from tax payers under the Mayors watch to the blizzard he has failed miserably.  If one person died during the blizzard because no plows went through and EMS couldn't do its job then the Mayor should be held libel. 

     Mr.  Mayor we are not a third world country but under your leadership the city responded like we are one.

*Photos were taken 12/28/2010 2 days after the storm.

No Salt?! The Dietician Mayor Hides Real Problems in NYC

The Mayor today announced that he wants to stop food stores and restaurants from using so much salt in their products. I do think this is a good concept as we all have too much salt in our diets but when their are New Yorkers going hungry on a daily basis and New Yorkers suffering financially because they can't find a job or pay their rent I have to believe the Mayor is trying to cover up the fact that he is not doing anything to help the middle and class and poor with things like there is too much salt in our diets.
Maybe we should refer to him as the "Dietician Mayor".

NYC Is Unhappy and Over Priced During the Bloomberg Reign

New York was voted the most unhappy city to live in and the most expensive over a 2 day period. Thanks to the leadership of Mayor Bloomberg the quality of life for the poor and middle class has deteriorated.

Under the Mayor cost of living has risen and salaries have not kept pace. Small businesses fail and big companies grow but pay low wages. Rents have skyrocketed to the highest in the nation and crime despite fudged statistics is still a major problem in poor neighborhoods. A recent poll found most New Yorkers felt crime was on the rise.

No money and higher crime. Both have occurred under the Bloomberg administration and have made life in New York City difficult and unfulfillng for the poor and middle class

I saw the Mayor on TV during the Thanksgiving Day parade and he said this is why you become Mayor so you can be so close to the festivities and the balloons. Did anyone see the Mayor trying to hog the limelight during the Yankees World Series victory? The reporters ignored him which was a very good thing. His grandstanding was an embarrassment for New Yorkers. This proves that the Mayor only cares about his own pleasure and celebrity. Being Mayor should be about helping your fellow New Yorkers and nothing else.

Where Are Our Democratic Leaders? They Need to Take Charge

Mayor Bloomberg has won and now its time for the Government of New York City to come out of exile so that this doesn't happen again.
The people and the leaders of the Democratic party need to unite to stop King Bloomberg from putting the poor and middle class into further despair.

Rents must come down and be fair in NYC. Under Mayor Bloomberg it has not happened.

Crime in poor neighborhoods must be stopped and fictitious numbers must be uncovered.

The real situation of our children just being taught to pass tests and not really learning anything must be uncovered. School crime must be stopped.

Democratic leaders who have endorsed Mayor Bloomberg must be revealed and they need to explain how they do not care about their constituencies. An example would be Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz who by endorsing Mayor Bloomberg has told his Brooklyn residents he does not care about the problems they are experiencing. Creating concerts does not pay rent.

It is time for the real leaders of the Democratic Party to step forward and lead protests against corrupt leaders like Bloomberg, Markowitz and Quinn.

Where is Charles Schumer? Where was Al Sharpton until the end of the election? Why doesn't Sharpton march on City Hall about rents?

Will Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner lead the way and do all that is possible to stop Bloomberg? The time has come for the real leaders of the Democratic party to emerge and take the city back.