tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post515491887236722130..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Killing Jobs in New York CityStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-64354600730366053242020-12-03T11:56:55.053-08:002020-12-03T11:56:55.053-08:00@Sam L.
"Beep" means "borough pr...@Sam L. <br /><br />"Beep" means "borough president". Each of the five boroughs (counties) comprising the City of New York has one, although what they do nowadays no one really knows. <br /><br />In ancient times (before the mid-80s), in addition to the city council, there was a "Board of Estimate" consisting of the mayor, comptroller, city council president, and the five borough presidents. The three citywide officials each had four votes, and each of the "beeps" had two votes each. The Board was a very powerful body, with jurisdiction over all capital budget and city planning/zoning functions. It was dissolved by the courts because it gave equal voting to the Brooklyn "beep" (representing 2.7 million people) and the Staten Island "beep" representing 400,000. <br /><br />Today the "beeps" still hold court and have lavish operating budgets but no real function, and the at-large elected city council president was replaced by a "public advocate" whose function is to serve as a stepping-stone for higher office (cf. Letitia James). 370H55Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-52061099373027143242020-12-03T08:49:14.195-08:002020-12-03T08:49:14.195-08:00I think people are missing a point when they mock ...I think people are missing a point when they mock AOC and the other Socialists for behavior that harms the working class, which is that Socialists can only seem like a worthy political option when the majority of people are desperate for economic relief. A prosperous constituency will only vote for Socialists if they themselves are insulated from Socialist programs, which people below the upper-middle class are most definitely not. Retarding, if not destroying, the prosperity of those whose votes they seek is a benefit for the Socialist politician.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996502550528441484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-4412930097612232632020-12-03T07:51:46.581-08:002020-12-03T07:51:46.581-08:00"The executioner, Bronx beep Rubén Diáz Jr., ..."The executioner, Bronx beep Rubén Diáz Jr., huffed that the idea that “any job is better than no job no longer applies.” Bronx "beep"???? What does this mean? An NYC term??<br /><br />And why is the mayor against (my guess) of having the tax benefits from more companies?Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-761833396593525772020-12-03T05:49:17.845-08:002020-12-03T05:49:17.845-08:00"If New Yorkers don’t start rejecting this to...<br />"If New Yorkers don’t start rejecting this toxic political culture, the whole city will wind up vacant."<br /><br />Seems a perfect subject for a film like "Koyaanisqatsi". Philip Glass, call your office.<br />trigger warningnoreply@blogger.com