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With the continuing hubbub about Mayor Bloomberg not attending tomorrow's night's debate in Harlem, Gothamist wonders if the Bloomberg camp is thinking that attending it might have been less trouble, because now former Vice President and lockbox promoter Al Gore has joined Fernando Ferrer in saying that Bloomberg should attend tomorrow's debate. Hilariously, the Bloomberg campaign is now saying that the Mayor can't attend because he was celebrating Rosh Hashanah and therefore couldn't prepare, which is a change of excuse from the I will only do two debates - the same as I did in 2001 - closer to the election and on network TV. And, please, does his campaign really expect people to believe that Bloomberg doesn't have some gentiles who can drill information the mayor on Thursday? And Bloomberg has been a Jew for his entire life, though not necessarily the most religious of them - it's pretty convenient for him to pull the "I'm a Jew" card now - and his minions were still calling for support on Rosh Hashanah!
The NY Times has a long article looking at the Mayor's powerful record of driving crime down, though there is some debate about how much credit he and Police Commmissioner Ray Kelly should get (Councilman James Barron says about the praise Bloomberg and Kelly got for handling the shooting of a Brooklyn teen by a police officer "compassionately": "I give him absolutely no credit for doing what a mayor is supposed to do, which is to go to the funeral and apologize. What's happened is that Giuliani was so horrible, what should be an ordinary response has come to be viewed as extraordinary."). The Observer has two Bloomberg-related articles, one about his campaign aide Stu Loeser who knows Ferrer inside out and one about Democrat for Bloomberg milliionaire Steve Rattner.
And on a final note, Gothamist saw a Ferrer ad this morning was about affordable housing and how Ferrer said there should be more. It would have been more compelling had Ferrer maybe given a suggestion, instead of just saying more affordable housing is something he'd like. Gothamist thinks everyone would like more affordable housing - but tell us HOW.
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Out of curiosity: Will Gothamist Endorse one candidate over another?
i'm endorsing Freddy's pervy porn mustache.
Freddy wants to build everyone an apartment in a warehouse style 1970's project. Dragging out delusional loser Al Gore for support is another reason not to vote for him.
I still have yet to hear any reason given for why Fernando Ferrer should be mayor other than he's a Puerto Rican. Count me among those Democrats that can't get excited about anyting coming out of the local party. Bloomberg has more money, yes, but he also has more ideas.
I still have yet to hear any reason given for why Fernando Ferrer should be mayor other than he's a Puerto Rican. Count me among those Democrats that can't get excited about anyting coming out of the local party. Bloomberg has more money, yes, but he also has more ideas.
Al Gore should keep quiet.
Depends on what is meant by "affordable." Has a number figure ever been attached to that? I have been rent stabilized for many years, and a figure they claim to be affordable is still too high.
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# Require that 30 percent of newly created units be set aside for moderate and low-income individuals in targeted "growth zones" -- and provide substantial financial incentives for developers to set aside an additional 20% of the units for affordable housing.
Growth zones? That certainly wouldn't be Manhattan. Financial incentives? As in Freddy's going to scratch the backs of developers who lined his pockets.
# Dedicate $8.5 billion over ten years for the development and preservation of 167,000 affordable housing units throughout the City.
Whoa! $8.5 billion? Where is he coming up with that kind of $$$? That's money that should go toward reducing city deficits.
# End tax giveaways to developers who refuse to include affordable housing in their new developments.
Isn't that the reverse of #1? He has to add this in here? So he really only has THREE ideas.
# Provide real Mayoral leadership in Albany and Washington, D.C. to fight for housing resources for New York.
Mayoral leadership on the State and National level? That's like the annoying chihuahua that won't shut the fuck up at night and gets no bone!