No ferry. No plan for Game Changer money. Nothing from his Economic Development Corporation. Ticket agents everywhere. Speed cameras without proper signage. Road construction at the height of the summer season. A Parks Commissioner who comes to Rockaway as often as the Mayor. That’s the short list of what we’ve gotten from City Hall.
Oh wait, the Mayor gave us a new homeless shelter. No neighborhood, especially one already crying for adequate services, wants an influx of more disadvantaged. What makes the de Blasio homeless move so dumb is that Rockaway is in a flood zone (ever hear about Sandy, Mr. Mayor)?
The most vulnerable populations in storms and emergencies are those that require services (evacuation help, medical attention, and basics like food and water). Getting those services to at-risk populations is a challenge that the city always fails to do. So, what’s the thinking? Rockaway is vulnerable to storms so let’s put more people who need more services there. Brilliant !
City Hall wants congratulations when Build It Back hands out a few reimbursement checks or breaks ground on building a new home. We say, it’s about time.
One Term Bill likes to blame his predecessor, Mike Bloomberg, for Build It Back. Well, One Term Bill de Blasio just got around to naming a new Buildings Commissioner. It took the Mayor seven months to put someone in charge of this vital city agency! We love his quote: “We have to change the culture of the Buildings Department. There has to be a totally different sense of time and efficiency,”
If his “sense of time” for the Buildings Department is like the rest of City Hall, he should have named Rip Van Winkle commissioner.
We guess choosing a Building Commissioner was an exhausting exercise. Shortly after naming the commissioner, the Mayor holding office for seven months, needed a 10 day vacation in Italy.
Pubic Advocate Letitia James reportedly asked her legal team to research what powers she might have while OTB vacations. Comptroller Scott Stringer is a willing watchdog and a steady nuisance to the Mayor. Just seems that maybe those thinking about a primary challenge aren’t on vacation and might be thinking about a One Term Bill.
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