Gothamist: Shocks from New York Magazine!

Kevin Walsh

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:46:35 -0500

Ha ha, New York discovers Brooklyn. Well, at least Willie-burg, Dumbo, Red Hook and the Slope. Now let 'em try Gerritsen Beach, Canarsie and East New York. www.forgotten-ny.com

esther

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:20:03 -0500

hey lookie, that daily candy story is by michael idov - the pitchfork guy you beefed with over the cloud room?!

merp

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:13:17 -0500

I understand their concern about sewage. However, on a factual note, none of the construction that guy at the end of the piece mentions as a "waste" of taxpayers dollars is actually paid for by tax revenue. DEP's capital construction is paid for via bonds issued by the Water Finance Authority, which are paid back via water and sewer rates. That's actually the point: to ensure that the construction and maintenance of water/sewer infrastructure isn't dependent on tax revenue. It's been that way since the fiscal crisis of the '70s.

sam

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:10:29 -0500

Maybe it's the royal We?