Mayor Bloomberg spoke to reporters today about the city's snow preparations for this weekend's predicted snowfall. Desperate to prove that the city won't screw up a non-blizzard snow event, he promised, “We plan to do a great job, the kind of job the public has come to expect us to do.” But just in case he's making a few changes. Like the city will be sending out "Street Condition Observation Unit Teams" (SCOUTs, get it?) to look for problem areas and adding GPS to to 50 Sanitation trucks in Brooklyn. Also, a few Department of Sanitation chiefs were demoted.
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Bloomberg Blames Blizzard Response On Info Flow
They Are Taking The Garbage Away
No reason to get frustrated by that pile o' trash outside your door. Garbage collection was supposed to resume yesterday and it did. But it restarted for everybody and there is about 50,000 tons of garbage to collect, so patience please—this is going to take a few days.
Bloomberg's Blizzard Response Still Gets Boos in 2011
Sure, Mayor Bloomberg got to ring in 2011 in Times Square amid excited revelers, but he's getting the Bronx cheer from the papers. The Post makes the Katrina-comparison on its front page and declares, "Mayor Bloomberg yesterday had his 'Katrina' moment -- hailing his Sanitation commissioner amid a torrent of criticism over the department's bungling of the blizzard cleanup. Bloomberg warmly praised Sanitation Department boss John Doherty -- and promised him his job was safe -- in a moment reminiscent of then-President George W. Bush's infamous endorsement of FEMA chief Michael Brown in the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when Bush said, 'Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.'" Hey, it's character-building, right?
Sanitation Commissioner As "The Goat Of The Storm"
Ask and ye shall receive! Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty spoke to the NY Times about the beating he's been getting for the city's response to the blizzard, which is fast becoming the storm that the city screwed up. Noting how the press has made a big deal about how his crews failed and how his own Staten Island block was plowed, Doherty said, "I keep waiting for the picture to be in the paper with the goat’s horns sticking out of my head, like I’m the goat of the storm. We got a black eye. I think my reputation, and the reputation of the department, has been seriously tarnished."
Waldorf Serves Presidential Meals to All, For a Little Price
The Waldorf Astoria loves to brag about how every president since Herbert Hoover has been a guest at their hotel, but they rarely disclose what delicacies our rulers savor while there. But starting this month, guests at the Waldorf Towers and diners in the hotel’s Bull & Bear steakhouse can have a taste of presidential luxury that, until now, only taxpayer money could buy.
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