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Editorials

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Trash Talk

New York politicians have been talking about the city’s garbage crisis since the Koch administration. Many fine-sounding solutions have been put forward over the years, but the long-term problem hasn’t changed much. In fact, if anything, the crisis has gotten worse. New York has lots of garbage and no place to put it, at least not since the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island was abruptly shut down during the...

Bloomberg’s Grid: When Lights Blow, He’s Management

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

On Tuesday morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped to the podium in a brightly lit Long Island City building not far from the blacked-out areas in Queens to commiserate with an audience about the city’s “tough week.” He did not pound the lectern. He did not raise his voice. And, despite outraged protests from residents, political officials and the media, he did not criticize Con Ed. “Once again New Yorkers have shown what they’re made...

Editorials

Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:00:00 -0400

Trash Talk New York politicians have been talking about the city’s garbage crisis since the Koch administration. Many fine-sounding solutions have been put forward over the years, but the long-term problem hasn’t changed much. In fact, if anything, the crisis has gotten worse. New York has lots of garbage and no place to put it, at least not since the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island was abruptly shut down during the Giuliani era. ...

Still a Mystery

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:48:59 -0400

Here's what the mayor told reporters this morning at a breakfast for minority and female-owned businesses in Queens: "I talked to Kevin Burke again this morning as of this morning they believe there are about 500 customers which still don't have power they would hope that by the end of the day to get virtually all those up." "They have invested three million dollars in the infrastructure. The rest of the city...

"Kevin Burke Deserves a Thanks"

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 10:03:13 -0400

Where's the mayor going with this? From today's press conference on blackouts and Con Ed: "I think Kevin Burke deserves a thanks from this city. He's worked as hard as he can every single day since then, as has everybody at Con Ed. And it's easy to go criticize but once this happened, Con Ed has been doing everything they can to bring it back. And I don't think that I could have gone in and...