Gothamist: Did Governor Paterson Slam Mayor Bloomberg?

rtd2101

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:13:36 -0500

Hmmm...who to believe, sleazy politicians or sleazy tabloid reporter?

sonyactivision

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:56:26 -0500

The Mayor really represents a couple of zip codes in the UES. As for the rest, it's everyone for themself.

TimSPC

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:03:36 -0500

I'd like whoever made the Queens and Staten Island/Buffalo and Oswego statement to come forward and take credit, because they were correct.

citizenerased

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:45:33 -0500

Unecessary shit-stirring, trying desperately to manufacture a story. If there is no news just tell us. No news is good news.

Mike B.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:40:04 -0500

I don't care whether Paterson said any of those things or not. It was typically sleazy of the Post to print them, and unusually sleazy to strike back after he understandably denied everything. Whose interests (other than the GOP's, of course) are served by creating bad blood between our two top executives over such petty garbage? Dicker should be ashamed. But he works for the Post, so that's unlikely.

Mr Mel

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:39:44 -0500

In the afternoons, outside Grand Central Terminal, the NY Post is given away. It's free and it's still overpriced.

Tim N.

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:34:50 -0500

Well said, Anna Merkin. As for Mayor Bling, he also doesn't believe neighborhoods need to be supported, cranes can break, or that a woman by the name of Jane Jacobs ever existed. Things are nice in Mike's World. At least for Mike.

Politburo

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:33:17 -0500

Apparently the Post can read minds now. I don't think there's an ulterior motive to Bloomberg's push against OTB, otherwise he wouldn't have accepted an agreement that keeps OTB open. He thought the old formula was costing the city money. Pretty simple to me.

HowBoutDemCowboys

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:30:08 -0500

That is classic BS from the Post. They're calling shenanigans on someone calling shenanigans on their crappy ass publication. Come on! That rag is barely worth using as toilet paper.

Anna_Merkin

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:21:33 -0500

While there are probably some valid reasons to remove OTB, one wonders how much of this push by Bloomie for the sake of further "cleaning up" Manhattan for tourists (and other, higher rent-yielding businesses)... I also wonder at what point NYC (specifically, Manhattan) becomes a complete caricature of the mythical Gotham. Does this desire to grow tourism and remake the city eventually render the city as impotent and laughable as a Vegas replica of the Pyramids? I do rethink the vision of the City that I voted for when I supported Bloomberg...

zstone

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:49:36 -0500

How could 100 percent of these long-winded quotes be accurate if they're being recounted by some anonymous (Post) source? I'll believe it when I hear the tape.