Republican Bloomberg Steers NYC to Record Unemployment

Another Bloomberg Blunder

My Obama Encounter in 2004 in Manhattan

Taking Authority Over Authorities
Last week, New York State took a major step forward toward government accountability by establishing oversight over most of the nearly 1,100 authorities that have governed in our state for decades without checks and balances.Authorities - The Shadow GovernmentAuthorities in New York State operate as if they are self-contained independent governments. They collect fees and issue bonds. They often have layers of their own bureaucracy and have, until now, never been forced to operate in a transparent manner or face the scrutiny of any other part of the government. These authorities are often referred to as a "shadow government" because of t

The Terrorists and Coming! and GED's are Not Coming
Last week, we learned that September 11th conspirators captured by the US government will face a criminal trial in lower Manhattan. We've also learned recently that New York State and New York City are the worst performing jurisdictions in the US in terms of GED passing rates and GED preparation.Manhattan Hosts the TerroristsThe President has been criticized by many Republicans and by some members of the families of the September 11th families for choosing to prosecute the September 11th conspirators in Manhattan. While the tragedy of Septem

Humbled Emperor Stumbles to Victory
After spending $100mm on his campaign, well over $200mm attempting to buy support through contributions to non-profits, and changing to City Charter to serve his personal political interests, Mayor Bloomberg won re-election by less than 5 percentage points.Twelve Is EnoughMayor Bloomberg was aggressive and dishonest in his campaign against Bill Thompson. His behavior is likely to lead to difficulties in governing for the Republican Mayor of a Dem

After Yesterday's Marathon, the Marathon Mayoral Race Ends Tomorrow
Voter turnout will determine who will lead our city for the next four years. It is imperative that you and everyone you know casts votes tomorrow.Surprisingly Dishonest Campaign by Mayor BloombergMayor Bloomberg did not surprise us by spending more than $100 million in his efforts to secure a 3rd term for himself. He did surprise use by focusing nearly all of the $100 million attempting to tarnish the reputation of Bill Thompson, a man Mayor Bloomberg said was the best Comptroller in the history of New York City.As the New York Times pointed out days

Bloomberg Plays the Race Card as Rangel's Chief Tormentor Exemplifies Hypocrisy
Last week, Mayor Bloomberg played the race card in his fight to remain Mayor of our nations largest and most wonderful city, and the Republicans' chief attack dog against Charlie Rangel was found to have failed to disclose $300,000 of profits from sales of oil industry stock before his last re-election bid.Bloomberg Plays the Race CardThe New York City Mayoral race hit a new low last week when Mayor Bloomberg chose to play the race card.After tacitly supporting Rudy Giuliani's racially divisive approach to the campaign and after spending far too many hours in the presence of Giuliani, Bloomberg seemed to attempt to one-up Blo