Saturday, February 18, 2023

Mayor Adams neglects hiring rat czar to make up a czar for open streets and restaurant shanties instead

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Mayor Eric Adams has tapped Ya-Ting Liu to be the city’s new chief officer of the public realm, as he signed an executive order officially creating the new cabinet position that will oversee the creation of more “extraordinary public spaces” across the five boroughs to “drive” the city’s economic rebound from COVID, according to his office.

Adams first announced he would add the new role to the top ranks of City Hall during his State of the City address late last month, based on a recommendation from the New New York Panel convened last year, which issued a December report mapping out plans for the city to reinvent its economy post-pandemic.

“Our city’s public spaces are too important to fall through the cracks of bureaucracy, and now they won’t,” Adams said, in a statement. “New Yorkers need to know there is one person at City Hall whose number one goal is to improve their quality of life by creating incredible, new public spaces and ensuring the ones we have are clean, equitable, and safe. As someone who knows how to think big and ‘Get Stuff Done’ for New Yorkers, Ya-Ting Liu is the right person to serve as the city’s first-ever chief public realm officer.”

In her new role, Liu will work to implement the mayor’s $375 million plan to improve and create several public spaces across the city, according to City Hall. Those projects include: the “Broadway Vision Plan” to reimagine Broadway in Manhattan, a “full reconstruction” of Jamaica Avenue in Queens (!!!) and making certain open streets permanent in the Bronx and Staten Island.

She’ll also oversee the implementation of a permanent outdoor dining program in conjunction with the City Council.

“In New York City, the public realm is everyone’s living room. It’s where we eat, play, and gather. Having beautiful public spaces accessible to all people is one of our greatest assets — it is what makes New York City so special,” Liu said, in a statement.

“I am thrilled and honored to be the first-ever chief public realm officer for the City of New York, and I look forward to working with our businesses, community partners, and city agencies to build vibrant, attractive, and inclusive public spaces in all five boroughs,” she added.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Loving the country is about the people & the land ,
not the government pary. Adams is a failure at both.

Anonymous said...

If God controls space,and time . He just might control reality? Something to think about.

Anonymous said...

Just love reading about the daily chaos in the current cesspool called NY. Thanks NY voters for all this crime and chaos, continue as usual and vote Democrat.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Do these politicians not realize how phony they come off?

Anonymous said...

NYC citizens love voting for phony politicians like Swagger Man.

Anonymous said...

Whoever devil Soros backs …wins ! #AGENDA2030

Anonymous said...

Same thing

Anonymous said...

New York’s bail laws are a bust.
https://nypost.com/2023/02/19/albany-county-da-david-soares-new-yorks-bail-laws-are-a-bust/

Anonymous said...

How much did she contribute to the mayors campaign?

Sum Ting Wong said...

I look forward to working with our businesses, community partners, and city agencies to build vibrant, attractive, and inclusive public spaces in all five boroughs,” she added.

Can't make a speech in NYC without throwing in the usual clichés!

China has 26,000+ miles of high speed rail, but we have vibrant and inclusive restaurant shanties!

Take that China!

Anonymous said...

@"NYC citizens love voting for phony politicians like Swagger Man."

You mean there are politicians out there who aren't phony? Oh OK, Bernie Sanders, Katie Porter, John Fetterman and Elizabeth Warren. Thats about it.