They literally found a folder labeled “Eric Adams” in the raid. Lol.
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Bloomberg is a nutjob???
Anyway, this is all going to take a long time to unfold, even if it does ultimately end up taking down the Mayor. For those wondering, Juumane Williams is next in line.
Anyway, this is all going to take a long time to unfold, even if it does ultimately end up taking down the Mayor. For those wondering, Juumane Williams is next in line.
Uhhh, Bloomberg? Really? Nutjob? Maybe running for President, sure. But everything else? Nope.
Best mayor in my adult lifetime and it's not close. And I'm old. And a lifelong Democrat. And someone who works with City agencies in my work.
One historic certainty of NYC Mayors is they never advance their political career beyond Mayor. They don't become Governors, or Senators, or even Members of the US House. Forget about the presidency.
Dinkins served briefly in the NY State Assembly after he was mayor, and that's pretty much a step down. A Mayor O'Dwyer who served in the 1940s was appointed Ambassador to Mexico when his mayoralty ended. Before that you have to go back to Mayor Fernando Wood, a pre-Civiil War mayor who was in the US House both before and after being Mayor. And before that I stopped looking. I knew this was a thing but I did not realize how far back it went.
That means no politician with a reasonable hope to attain higher office will try to become Mayor. And what's left are ambitious people who know deep down this is as high as they can go even while a part of them holds on to the delusion that they will be different. So yeah, they're all a little off in some way. Not necessarily nut-jobs, but if they weren't at least a little touched or otherwise flawed they'd take a different path.
Dinkins served briefly in the NY State Assembly after he was mayor, and that's pretty much a step down. A Mayor O'Dwyer who served in the 1940s was appointed Ambassador to Mexico when his mayoralty ended. Before that you have to go back to Mayor Fernando Wood, a pre-Civiil War mayor who was in the US House both before and after being Mayor. And before that I stopped looking. I knew this was a thing but I did not realize how far back it went.
That means no politician with a reasonable hope to attain higher office will try to become Mayor. And what's left are ambitious people who know deep down this is as high as they can go even while a part of them holds on to the delusion that they will be different. So yeah, they're all a little off in some way. Not necessarily nut-jobs, but if they weren't at least a little touched or otherwise flawed they'd take a different path.
I scanned the pre-Civil War list of mayors and one name stood out: DeWitt Clinton. He was a US Senator before being Mayor and Governor of New York afterwards. His first term as mayor was when Alexander Hamilton died.
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I'd also make the case that Giuliani wasn't a nut job until after he left the office. Maybe arguably until the last few months of his term, post 9/11. But that's still 7 1/2 years of not being a nut job.
My man Teddy. We could use a good dose of him these days.In the other hand, if you’re the NYC Police Commissioner…
Anyway, I agree with the others who've said we're too far along now to get derailed. Any new mayor would have to actively work against our stadium, I think. And no one in their right mind would do that now. Too many jobs on the line, too many stakeholders behind it.
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Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8B casino plan in new ‘Metropolitan Park’
Mets owner Steve Cohen unveiled his long-awaited casino plan Tuesday that could anchor an expansive $8 billion sports and entertainment complex next to Citi Field dubbed “Metropolitan Park.&#…
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lol we’re never getting those parking spaces nowMets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8B casino plan in new ‘Metropolitan Park’
Mets owner Steve Cohen unveiled his long-awaited casino plan Tuesday that could anchor an expansive $8 billion sports and entertainment complex next to Citi Field dubbed “Metropolitan Park.&#…
I find it amusing that most of the buildings they will be adding are green on top in the photo so it appears as more park space.Mets owner Steve Cohen unveils $8B casino plan in new ‘Metropolitan Park’
Mets owner Steve Cohen unveiled his long-awaited casino plan Tuesday that could anchor an expansive $8 billion sports and entertainment complex next to Citi Field dubbed “Metropolitan Park.&#…
I really hope he fails with this casino. We don't need that vibe around Sponsor Name Stadium.
Hopefully, the developers convert some of the commercial space in phase 3 into a parking garage instead.
There are three parking garages in the plans (e) - Solar Panels on Structured Parking.
How may spots in total though? Doesn't say... But you have to assume he is planning enough spots to operate Mets games and Casino/Entertainment parking, so as long as NYCFC is planning around the '7-hour rule' (or whatever it was), you think it'd be beneficial to us.
Agree, if you also set aside his excessive concern for ferrets.
Right - the obvious solution for all the paved over parkland was to stack the parking and return the green space. If the cost of that is to build a casino - maybe not worth it to me, but something to consider.
All I know for sure is that I really like that SAC's rendering includes a beautiful new soccer stadium on the right hand side.
