tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post5974343679315874497..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Welcome to Bloomberg BeachBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-46285615818880093212009-06-10T09:29:29.236-07:002009-06-10T09:29:29.236-07:00The nice thing about being Mike Lupica, and not a ...The nice thing about being Mike Lupica, and not a journalist is you don't have to research facts before you report.<br /><br />The suggestion to close parts of Broadway was made long before congestion pricing was shot down. It was part of a series of suggestions on how to improve traffic flow and make NYC more friendly to the drivers AND non-drivers.Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-30517950411673111562009-06-09T05:39:50.745-07:002009-06-09T05:39:50.745-07:00From today's NY Times...
Poll Finds Lukewarm ...From today's NY Times...<br /><br />Poll Finds Lukewarm Support for Bloomberg<br /><br />Article <br />By DAVID W. CHEN and MARJORIE CONNELLY<br />Published: June 8, 2009<br /><br />Despite generally broad approval for the job Michael R. Bloomberg has done as mayor, a majority of New Yorkers say that he does not deserve another term in office and that they would like to give someone else a chance, according to a poll conducted by The New York Times, Cornell University and NY1 News.<br /><br />With anxiety rising over a difficult economy, few surveyed have a lot of confidence in Mr. Bloomberg’s ability to lead the city out of the recession, a troubling sign for a mayor who cited his financial acumen as the rationale for his undoing of the term limits law that otherwise would have forced him from office.<br /><br />In addition, some 51 percent say that the city is on the wrong track, while 40 percent say it is going in the right direction.<br /><br />And though Mr. Bloomberg has sought to elevate his image nationally and internationally as a bold-thinking mayor with a record of innovation and results, New Yorkers in the survey struggle when asked to identify any particular achievement of his tenure. More than a third of those polled could not offer any answer when asked what was the best thing Mr. Bloomberg has done since he became mayor almost eight years ago.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.com