From the Daily News:The campaigns of Mayor Bloomberg and Controller William Thompson traded barbs Thursday about who failed to protect New York renters at the tail end of the real estate bubble.
Bloomberg's campaign accused Thompson of investing $86 million in city pension money with firms that bought affordable apartment buildings and hiked rents, forcing out longtime tenants.
The investment came after employees of one of those firms, Fisher Brothers, gave $63,000 to Thompson's campaigns.
"The contrast couldn't be clearer," said Bloomberg spokesman Howard Wolfson.
Bloomberg's team said he fought foreclosures aggressively and preserved 22,000 apartments in Mitchell-Lama buildings through low-cost financing, while also cracking down on the city's worst slumlords.
He's kidding, right?
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With Bloomberg...a self made elitist monarch and Thompson...owned by the NYC real estate boys...what choice do we have?
Tony Avella...that's who!!!
Unless us taxpayers want more of the same hoodlums that are squeezing us out of our homes!
Vote for Tony Avella!!!!!!
Vote for Norman Siegel for Public Advocate because clearly we need one!!!!!
http://mayorbloombergkingofnewyork.blogspot.com/2009/08/norman-siegel-for-public-advocate.html
The political foamers are ignoring Avalla focusing on that nut job Rev Billy and Thompson.
Thompson is hiding the coming economic crisis next year - someone should ask him about it.
And also his policy on real estate development in light of his massive developer donations.
Voting:
In an election, the process whereby elegible citizens submit their choice for the person/party who gets to exploit them for the next 3-4years. People will often get wildly enthusiastic about which dishonest piece of crap they're going to "vote" for this time around, completely forgetting their previous experiences with politicians, which resembled nothing so much as being simultaneously mugged, insulted and assraped. If voting could change things, it would be illegal.
"affordable housing" in nyc is a sham, precisely because of government interference..loosen zoning and allow true free markets, and things will settle down - there will be expensive areas, moderate areas, and affordable areas. price controls & backroom deals with developers always results in many more people getting screwed for the benefit of a few fortunate/connected...and also encourages hoarding, lack of mobility, and is simply unfair. a rent controlled apt on the UWS isn't supposed to be a pied-e-tierre for a couple living in Florida most of the year. a family of fours shouldn't be packing into a 1-BR because they're afraid to give up the obscenely low rent. and well educated, creative, good earning people ...the ones who make this city run..shouldn't be pushed further and further out because they aren't rich enough or poor enough, or lucky enough to have won a lottery.
end result - a city for the wealthy + a few poor charity cases (good PR!) - while everyone else gets the shaft. more importantly a city that simply isn't that great anymore.
Bloomberg's team said he fought foreclosures aggressively and preserved 22,000 apartments in Mitchell-Lama buildings through low-cost financing, while also cracking down on the city's worst slumlords.
Yeah, right. And he's going to save or create -- what? -- 300,000 jobs in his next term? Don't forget how he intends to singlehandedly clean up all the problems with the Transit Authority. Promises, promises, and more empty promises.
Well the pot (Thompson) is definitely black and the kettle (Bloomberg) is surely black hearted!
Vote for Avella the shiny aluminum vessel or its a dark future for New York!
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