Gothamist: Happy Birthday, 311

Forget 311

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:27:01 -0500

Thanks to 311, the mayor now thinks that all 9-or-so-million New Yorkers want nighttime establishments to close at 1AM due to the noise complaints of 255,000. Thank god for 311. Let's clean up this city. What would life be like without it?! We can all thank Bloomy for making NYC "Tattletale City," which is fitting because wacky Pataki helped make us "The Nanny State."

queuey

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:23:17 -0500

why didn't they make it 211 or 511, as 311 is a band, and of course, it couldn't possibly be 711. jen, your happy hour hotline could be 111.

Jen

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:12:39 -0500

I almost called 311 yesterday because I passed this insane homeless man sitting in an alcove, SCREAMING to himself. I was inside and I could still hear him. I never called 311, unfortunately, because I started to think about how Giuliani and Pataki have done a disservice to the mentally ill by changing various programs...