NYC cabbies are upset because Mayor Bloomberg wants to allow black cars to pick pick up hails int he outer boroughs. Black cars (or gypsy cabs as some people know them) are not, as of right now, allowed to legally … Continue reading
In the wake of the December blizzard, the Sanitation Department rushed to rationalize what happened and how things got so botched. Though obvious to everyone in the city not named Bloomberg and Doherty that there was some kind of work … Continue reading
When City Council member Dan Halloran got a visit from three Sanitation workers who ratted out the others for slowing down during the blizzard two weeks ago, they said workers would drive down streets in plow-equipped trucks with their plows … Continue reading
As Mayor Bloomberg continues to talk about “character building” and the Sanitation Department and Union are scrambling to deny the work slowdown that happened last week, we have this story… Instead of plowing, they got plowed. A group of on-duty … Continue reading
Lest you think Mayor Bloomberg is the only out of touch dope in City Hall, take a look at this tweet from Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith… Good snow work by sanitation. Long shifts well executed and continuing December 26, 2010 … Continue reading
Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. Selfish Sanitation Department bosses from the snow-slammed outer boroughs ordered their drivers to snarl the blizzard cleanup to protest budget cuts — a disastrous move that turned streets into a minefield for emergency-services vehicles, The Post has … Continue reading
This is a really nice documentary shot by a resident of Astoria. Sure is purdy, isn’t it?
This snowstorm is an absolute embarrassment. Despite our illustrious Mayor getting on every media outlet he could to tell us things are going swimmingly, the city looks like something out of the Day After Tomorrow. That is Lydig Avenue and … Continue reading
Holy crap! Now this is justice! A black Long Island man convicted of killing a white teenager was home for the holidays Thursday after Gov. Paterson commuted his sentence. John White, 56, was released after serving just five months in … Continue reading
Democrats and Republicans start talking about the bill. Schumer and Weiner decide to put a vote up that wouldn’t allow further discussion of bill and would require a super majority. They don’t get that super majority. Weiner goes ballistic like … Continue reading
Former New York Governor Hugh Carey will be honored by having the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel renamed the Hugh Carey tunnel. Many have called Hugh Carey one of the greatest Governors New York State ever had. Why? Because he pulled New … Continue reading
Not that the morons in Harlem won’t vote for him again, but it’s interesting that there is even more to his pile of misdeeds… The Federal Election Commission is investigating a complaint that Rep. Charles Rangel improperly used his National … Continue reading
A Queens judge is blasting the city’s Probation Department for going easier on teenage girls than boys – even when they commit the same crimes. Family Court Judge John Hunt accused probation of gender bias for trying to spare all … Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg tapped a high-profile businesswoman as New York‘s new schools chancellor after Joel Klein resigned from the job he’s held for eight years. Cathie Black, the chairman of Hearst Magazines, was hailed by hizzoner as “a great New Yorker” … Continue reading
This is the genius who thinks MMA shouldn’t be allowed in New York because it’s too barbaric. This guy.
NBC has some dirt on Jimmy McMillan. Your rent may be too damn high, but Jimmy McMillan’s sure isn’t. The Vietnam vet stole the spotlight at the gubernatorial sideshow debate earlier this week, bellowing his campaign platform and party banner, … Continue reading
Reader Rosaline chimes in on what I spoke about in IT.tv Episode 273; namely that Mayor Bloomberg and the NY Post are both lying about what tenure means in the context of New York City teachers and particularly in regard … Continue reading
This story is so surreal, I had to re-read it… A New York couple are suing the Medical Examiner after making the horrific discovery that their dead son’s brain was on display at a city mortuary. With the family’s permission, … Continue reading
Mayor Bloomberg has more tolerance for a terrorist monument downtown than he does for an ex “sex worker” who, by all accounts, was a decent teacher. Hizzoner wasted no time in yanking hooker-turned- ele mentary school teacher Me lissa Petro … Continue reading
Isn’t this special? Legislation to help 9/11 first responders sickened by toxic dust at Ground Zero could finally be put to a vote Wednesday on Capitol Hill. As CBS 2HD’s Kathryn Brown reports, however, there’s word the decision may be … Continue reading