tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post3955725380490440944..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: How Much Are Construction Deaths Worth?Brooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-70816989304126134342008-03-19T06:31:00.000-07:002008-03-19T06:31:00.000-07:00Your words don't surprise me. I wonder if there's ...Your words don't surprise me. I wonder if there's any politician left in the City willing to stand up to the powerful Industrial Development Complex.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-31414424588910616422008-03-19T03:49:00.000-07:002008-03-19T03:49:00.000-07:00It's funny you mention Stringer in your post. I ca...It's funny you mention Stringer in your post. I came across this blog noticing your mention of McHales, my old watering hole. I hope you know that the new tower standing where McHales was would not have been constructed except for Scott Stringer approving it.<BR/><BR/>These days Stringer seems to descend on accidents just like Virginia Fields used to do, looking for publicity. <BR/><BR/>At the same time for most large projects, Stringer approves these if they have to go through ULURP. Ever since he became Borough President, he started to rake in the real estate dollars. I can look out my window and see three cranes, all on buildings approved by Stringer.<BR/><BR/>In other words, he’s a phony. His words of concern are belied by his real estate campaign war chest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-82674428003482020542008-03-18T17:00:00.000-07:002008-03-18T17:00:00.000-07:00Your comments about fishermen and farmers have wei...Your comments about fishermen and farmers have weight, but their situation doesn't lessen or discount the deaths of the construction workers. Neither does Stringer's inexperience as a construction worker diminish his observations of the DOB's poor performance. Honestly, must we all be in the building trade to criticize the DOB, contractors or developers? It's ludicrous. By that logic, no one can criticize teachers without being one, criticize politicians without being one.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-27627093798139154662008-03-18T16:29:00.000-07:002008-03-18T16:29:00.000-07:00How much are the deaths of fishermen and farmers w...How much are the deaths of fishermen and farmers worth? They have death rates that makes construction work seem like pickin daisies in the park,and no gets upset when they eat "blood food".<BR/><BR/>Let's get Scott Stringer out working on a constuction site or inspecting one, and then maybe we'd listen to his chatter.NYC Explorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742647527273851731noreply@blogger.com