Gothamist: No Duh: NYers Like Bloomberg Better Than Giuliani

Not Amused

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:38:24 -0500

Well duh ! Fooliani was a pedantic prick ! Bloomberg's an insensitive prick that goes about his daily grind making money . (For the city that is )

fishtale

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:32:31 -0500

we won't love bloomberg in 15 years when we realize he started the sell-out trend that led to every neighborhood in manhattan getting replaced by rows of target, home depot, h&m, best buy, and duane reade/cvs

MT

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:39:36 -0500

Let's hear it for pragmatic civic leaders! New York is a mature town with mature problems and really needs someone with a level head to guide it. Hot head mayors are great for the press and maybe even the image of New York itself (the world thinks we're all hot heads right?), but when you get down to it, New York is a complex machine that runs on a LOT of details and needs someone to pay attention to them every once in a while. Giuliani did save the city from total collapse and Bloomberg has built on that base and made the city stronger than ever. We have a lot to thank them both for. Maybe the rest of the country can learn from our success in the next presidential election. OKay maybe I am just delusional.

jmchez

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:49:00 -0500

Darn! Ivy League Grunt said everything I was going to say

Darrin927

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:54:44 -0500

I'll never be called a fan of David Dinkins, but let's have a moment of truth. As for the often-cited drop in crime, people who have actually studied this (as opposed to some who think that Rudy walks on water) know that there was a similar drop in crime nationwide. There was also a much better and effective use of the Police, thanks to Chief William Bratton (whom Rudy fired because HE wanted the credit for everything good happening in NYC) and his strong right hand man, Jack Maple. There were more Police on the streets of NYC because Bill Clinton, along with balancing the Federal Budget, allocated funds for more than 100,000 more cops in America. (One of dozens of campaign promises he either met or exceeded... as opposed to the last few repug presidents, who have never kept a promise.) David Dinkins went after these funds and put them into the NYPD... but, of course, Rudy claimed that it was HE who got that funding. Of course, he also tried to give Bernie Kerik some of the credit for the effective use of the Police, but I think he's turned his back on that, too... as with everything else he ever stood for.

IvyLeagueGrunt

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:25:33 -0500

Yuhgottabe kiddin me. I like bloomberg plenty. I think he is an excellent mayor. But Giulliani literally saved the city. Perhaps he is not as personable as Bloomberg, but remember that Bloomberg is governing a city that was in FAR better shape when it was turned over to him than Giulliani. The kind of problems he is faced with are nothing compared to the depravity that Mayor Giulliani stared down. It is an entirely unfair comparison. I give my props to Mayor G, just by virtue of what he accomplished while in office. NYC wouldn't be the paradise it is today with out him.