Sunday, August 30, 2009

Something really stinks at City Hall

From the Neighborhood Retail Alliance:

As the ITT tells us: "These groups are designed to lobby,” Bloomberg continued. “I don’t know if they technically broke the law.” Well, someone should know-and why not the city's chief executive whose acumen in management is desperately needed for an additional four year term?

And, if the lobbying isn't legal, than the city is directly in collusion with the LDC and the potential developers who forked their money over to the "lobbying" group in the hopes of scoring a bonanza in the hereafter.

But remember what the mayor's spokesman originally told the Times: "Andrew Brent, a Bloomberg spokesman, pointed to a letter Mr. Doctoroff sent Ms. Shulman three weeks after their first meeting. It outlined the goals of her group, including conducting and leading “outreach, public relations and marketing efforts” to support the proposed redevelopment in Willets Point, but it never mentioned lobbying elected officials."

Which brings us back to one of the central issues in this controversy-one that symbolizes all that's wrong with Special Interest Bloomberg. What is the city doing creating and funding-with the tax payer's dime-astro turf groups that are working to displace existing small businesses in favor of large real estate developers? Bloomberg may not be technically beholden to these groups-he doesn't have to be-but, instead, embodies their ethos and willing does their bidding at the expense of the less powerful.

The whole affair frankly is redolent with corruption; and the fact that the traffic issues and the Van Wyck off-ramp question may make the entire redevelopment moot, only adds to the smell here. When Mike Bloomberg looks out at Willets Point he undoubtedly sees an eyesore-one that is putrescence in his eyes. As a result of his actions, however, it isn't the Point emitting the odor-what's smelling is a stench wafting straight out of City Hall.

7 comments:

M Bloomturd said...

Psssst, Evan. I think that they're on to us! Tell Chuckie that it's time for plan B!

Anonymous said...

The think the FBI has lost all senses for not shutting down NYC. No kidding, where is the FBI? Don't they read the blog. Do I have to post a threat before they get off their asses?

Anonymous said...

Let us face it....there are two laws -- one for corrupt politicos and one for the people of New York.

Anonymous said...

Where is the Attorney General in all of this? Should'nt there be an investigation?
Where is the Public Advocate -- you know, the person who is supposed to have the taxpayers back? Is this just business as usual? By the time someone wakes up, the city will be destroyed. We need a Federal Investigation immediately. Oh by the way, let's not leave out District Attorney Richard Brown. Is he taking a nap?

Madame Ponzi said...

Nothing like paying $26 for turning my MUNI METER slip the wrong way while Doomberg and his cronies suck the middle and working classes of the city dry. They party hearty on our tax dollars. He hates us for being.

Anonymous said...

who are these ASTRO-TURF groups ? tell us more.
BLOOMTURD'S Planyc program will convert 296 schoolyards to playgrounds( some sitting grounds) by
2030.see pages 31 and 32 of the report.MILLIONS/PLAYGROUND WILL BE SPENT OF TAX-PAYERS DOLLARS. ASTROTURF WILL BE PART OF
THESE PLAY SPACES.WHO OWNS THESE COMPANIES?

WHEN MANY OF OUR RELATIVES ARE NOW UNEMPLOYED AND NOT PAYING NYC TAXES,WHY IS BOOMTURD MAKING ASPHALT GREEN??

Anonymous said...

re; astroturf groups. i thought,as a senior citizen unfamiliar with this modern terminology, that the word really referred to astroturf.!!! what is a correct
translation of the "new" astroturf term?