From the NY Post:
Mayor Bloomberg today is expected to order thousands of layoffs next year in bruising budget cuts intended to close a massive gap, sources told The Post last night.
Bloomberg will announce the widespread job reductions and service cuts as he tries to close the nearly $3.3 billion budget deficit the city is facing next year.
In September he directed all agency heads to cut 5.4 percent from their current budgets and 8 percent from their spending plans for next year.
The cuts were lower -- 2.7 percent this year and 4 percent next year -- for the Department of Education and the four uniformed agencies, the NYPD, FDNY, Sanitation and Correction.
The total cuts over the next 18 months will total at least $1.5 billion.
One source familiar with what the mayor will announce today said Hizzoner will drop the budget ax hard on services for seniors, libraries and cultural centers, while trying to spare the NYPD and Department of Education.
The mayor also is expected to propose closing 20 fire companies at night -- a tempered plan after his suggestion to completely shutter 20 fire companies last year faced resistance.
Awesome! Don't burn the midnight oil, folks.
I still find it fascinating that we have all kinds of money for Willets Point, Atlantic Yards and dead weight at City Hall, but none for vital services that affect our safety. More fascinating is that the public and their elected reps are content with being bitchslapped.
33 comments:
Bloomberg is a little troll who has no clue on the well being of the people in N.Y.C.. He reduces cops, hospitals and now firemen. Does he not know that most fires happen at night?
Bar all illegal aliens from all free services in the city - will return 6-10 billion $$ over 5 years to city coffers. Stop spending money on multi- lingual instructions, job requirements, translators to address individuals who don't bother to learn English if a legal resident. Surely they survive well enough without English and if necessary hire a translator if necessary.
If the firehouse closing occurs then close the one nearest to the Bloomberg residence on the upper east-side, first.
Most fires happen in the night! especially in the winter months.. what the hell is wrong with this man?
I still find it fascinating that we have all kinds of money for Willets Point, Atlantic Yards and dead weight at City Hall, but none for vital services that affect our safety.
Not to mention the new police academy being erected in College Point! Do we need to build while essential services are being downsized?
Hey I got an idea. We all call CM Liz Crowley and tell her to talk to Council Speaker Christine Quinn to do her a bog favor and keep the houses open.
Hey I got an idea. We all call CM Liz Crowley and tell her to talk to Council Speaker Christine Quinn to do her a bog favor and keep the houses open.
I've got a better idea. How about we build a barn and put on a show to raise money? Weeee doggie!!!!!
Rather then cutting jobs or salaries for firemen,cops,teachers and hospitals why not just cut the salaries for our politicians in Albany? They make more then our men and women in uniform. End all sanctuary city policies for illegal immigrants as well.
Keep allowing brood sows to pump out fatherless children that end up as society's responsibilty.
Offer Mickey D happy meal coupons and hip hop concert tickets to members of the "Com-mun-i-tee" to get tubes tied and "juevos" clipped.
Bloomburg only has money for his developer friends. Cut off services for all the illegals and watch the city coffers fill up with unused cash. Bloomburg is literally playing with fire. This is a safety issue. Why should people who pay taxes for police, fire and sanitation be penalized because of budget issues? He thinks nothing of raising our property taxes every year. It's time for him to become fiscally responsible and cut waste and inefficiency.
Does anyone have a fairly accurate accounting of the $$$ spent on the Wallets Point, the Police Academy, and other development projects being pushed by the EDC? That's the firehouse money, folks!
CUT THE MONEY SUBSIDIZING THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY AND TAX BREAK FOR DEVELOPERS TO ATTRACT PEOPLE WHO DONT EVEN LIVE HERE BY PUTTING UP NEW BUILDINGS.
ASK YOUR LOCAL POLITICAN WHY THEY AINT DOING THAT?
I close my firehouses at night,
So I can, so I can,
Watch you weave,
Then breathe your story lines.
While I'm deceiving the stupid voters,
I propose cuts to their security,
Do they have control of me?
I turn to them and say,
"Don't put the blame on Gay Blade Bloomie, oh no!"
'Cause you got it made with Gay Blade Bloomie, Oh No!"
(With apologies to Corey Hart)
BLOOMBERG WILL BE A MASS MURDERER IF THESE FIREHOUSES ARE CLOSED!!!! HOW DARE HE, THAT LITTLE BITCH FACED TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
do not fall into the "NIMBY" group of whiners . the union leaders and recipients of the tax wealth of our city have reaped the spoils of corrupt democrat dictator government.
the chickens have come home to roost......unless it is bloomberg's ,all talk and no action as in the past....
Arrest and jail Bloomberg for murder & mass negligence with the lives of millions of people.
Then Deport all illegal alien parasites and offspring bleeding the city dry and killing people. Sanctuary city's are actually illegal
The City had income coming in from the residents of Cedar Grove Beach Club on Staten Island, but Mayor Bloomberg and Benepe decided to evict the residents and now the property lays dormant.
Now he is closing firehouses?? I am ANGRY.....REAL ANGRY.....
All I can say is if you live on a 2nd floor and above, get yourself a fire extinguisher, a rope ladder a fire/carbon alarm and gas mask.
It's every man for himself.
Fine any bank that declares a tax right off for any foreclosed and demolished home in this city.
Make Bloomberg pay tax on the millions he has moneylaundered in overseas tax shelters but made on our shores.
Make all developers that have been given 20 year tax abatements in the last 8 years that bulldozed 2 family homes in Queens to put up massive overdeveloped condos for out of towners pay back this taxes with added penalties for all of the years they have not paid their fare share of taxes.
And then see if this city has no money for our fire fighters.
Little Turtle Faced Shit Head
i read the headline and wondered how long it would take for the conversation to get bigoted.
good job second poster!
There is nothing "bigoted" about the comments of the second poster you candy-assed dip shit Massachusettes throw away.
They are factual.
You obviously haven't lived here very long.
This city is fucked because of people like you defending crimes against the middle class here. You should lose your job, your home, your health care and live on the fucking street to learn a lesson - you piece of yuppie waste of life shithead.
lol at the above comment! it's amazing bloomshit became a billionaire while being MAYOR of NYC.. i dare someone to look into his investments.. start with special projects.. it's amazing they have money to build parks, bike lanes and other bs through out the city and say fuck you to firemen, teachers and civil workers.. cut all state and city officials salaries.. i pray no one gets killed durning the winter months that's when most folks use electric heaters.
This Mayor is so out of touch.
Mayor Bloomberg.... We DON'T need bike lanes....we DON'T need new parks....we DO NEED our firemen and police officers.
Hopefully he or someone on his staff reads this blog.
Get rid of the waste on all City payrolls and the Mayor would save a bundle but he won't do that. There is so much waste in appointed jobs & they should be cut and eliminated. The city would do so much better but when agencies are allowed to hire relatives and friends for positions that are made up you're bound to have money problems. Don't blame it on the PD or FD, it's these other folks who earn tons of money and don't do anything to deserve it. He'd rather put lives in jeopardy. He's truly a jerk. I hope Gracie Mansion doesn't need the firemen because they won't be available.
Maspeth Mom says...
I hope Gracie Mansion DOES need a fireman, and the local firehouse is closed for the night. Sometimes the only way people learn is through experience.
good job second poster!
THANK YOU!
Conclusion; the most vital of services fire, police, sanitation and senior services are being slashed, eliminated and trivialized by Mayor Bloomberg.
The funds that are paid by green card and citizen residents are being diverted to and towards individuals who are unlawfully in this country to support, house, feed, medically care, educate and even entertain them. We are also seeing our tax $$ diverted to grand building projects that Mr Bloomberg want to leave a legacy to himself in his illegal 3 terms.
We have been railroaded for so long that NYC is ripe for new parties and no matter what you think of groups such as the Tea Party being disturbing, this is actually a good thing in NYC for we must loudly protest and voice our opinions so that our rights are no longer trampled upon.
When I tell you a illegal is stealing my tax dollar, I am not going to take lightly your opinion that I am bigoted because there is an assumption on your part that I fit an Archie Bunker stereotype, I don't you a**hole. In fact if you steal from me I am going to lawfully kick you ass into the ground until you get back home wherever in the world that maybe. However, I welcome anyone and everyone from everywhere is arrives to our shores through our legal processes and those who value our system and Constitution and is a self supporting taxpayer and try hard to learn and speak English in public and eventually becomes a citizen and a good one at that.
LOGIC?...Close firehouse's but in the same breath propose to build a transit tunnel to NJ. Why, because the NJ Govenor had the you know what's to stand up and say no, he doesn't have the money for that project...So then Mr. MB steps up and says New York will do it...This brings to mind the 2nd Ave Subway, how many years and over budget has this been going on. This has got to stop...
We needed 2 new baseball stadiums because...
I CAN'T BELEIVE THAT MAYOR MIKE & BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT STILL WANT TO THROW IN OVER $ 70 MILLION FOR THE ASSER LEVY ( SEASIDE PARK) AMPHITHEATER.
MARTY MARKOWITZ WOULD RATHER HAVE A BOONDOGGLE OF MUSIC VENUE (THAT RESIDENTS OF BRIGHTON BEACH DON'T WANT) THAN HAVE THE FIRHOUSES OPEN UP FOR THE SAFETY & WELBEING OF HIS RESIDENTS OF CONEY ISLAND & BRIGHTON BEACH.
IN ADDTION TO LAYING OFF OVER 6200 TEACHERS, & CLOSING PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
MARTY MARKOWITZ'S PRIORITES ARE ALL SCREWED UP.
"Then Deport all illegal alien parasites and offspring bleeding the city dry and killing people. Sanctuary city's are actually illegal"
If is was only so easy. I myself am a proponent of radicating those who have entered this country illegally. Here is where the problems is, the children of illegals born in the U.S.A. can not be deported. Why, you ask. The mother of the child does not list the "father" on the birth certificate, it can not be proven if the father has legal status or not. For this reasons, the illegal aliens have abused this loophole. It is only the children which they can reap benefits such as, food stamps, wic, welfare from unpaid child support, etc. The citizens of Queens are basically screwed.
Get rid of Benepe
Here is where the problems is, the children of illegals born in the U.S.A. can not be deported. Why, you ask. The mother of the child does not list the "father" on the birth certificate, it can not be proven if the father has legal status or not. For this reasons, the illegal aliens have abused this loophole.
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for bring this to our attention, it makes sense as you explained it and it is a giant loophole.
Here are suggestions to combat this:
a)NYC enacts a law stating it will not and cannot issue a birth certificate without a newborn's both Mother and father name. No certificate can be issued for the child unless their name and residing address is provided.
b)NYC enacts a law in addition to the above, that both the parents listed on a birth certificate issued must be verified by showing a green card or their own birth certificate.
c)Federal law - As other countries practice:If a child is born here for the sake of being born here or in transit through the US, without 1 parent already a US citizen, then he/she is not an automatic citizen,rather a citizen of the country origin of his Father/Mother.
Hopefully he or someone on his staff reads this blog.
I agree with you but I won't hold my breath thinking that. Opinions are powerful and we need to energize these thoughts about stripping out liberal services we cannot afford as there is not enough money now for basic services that are threatened that we pay for.
Politicians are experts at spending our tax dollars and not in the ways it should be spent. They have a hidden agenda and it is basically to insure they are reelected at any cost other than to themselves and to grow rich at our expense.
If I am an expert at or know best about, it is knowing I know how best to spend my money myself rather than give it to a politician or government as tax money to spend it for me!
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