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ETWolverine |
03/07/05 |
From the New York Post, 3/7/05.
JERSEY EXPLOITING N.Y.'S STADIUM BATTLE, MIKE SAYS
By STEPHANIE GASKELL
New Jersey is taking advantage of the fight over where to build a new stadium for the Jets by proposing a plan to build an arena there, Mayor Bloomberg charged yesterday.
"Gov. [Richard] Codey is working very hard to keep the Jets there," Bloomberg said during a press conference in Staten Island.
The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority did a study showing that if the Jets stayed in Jersey and built a stadium that the Jets and Giants could share, it would cost each team about $450 million.
That's much cheaper than the $800 million the Jets are willing to spend to come to Manhattan.
"We should realize we have plenty of competition from New Jersey, and if it gets too tough or too expensive for the Jets, you can see them doing that," Bloomberg said. "I hope they don't, and that's why we're working very hard."
A Jets spokesman insisted the team still wants to come to New York.
"We're ready to invest over $1 billion to bring our team back home to New York," said Matt Higgins, the Jets' vice president of strategic planning.
A source close to negotiations told The Post that Jets owner Woody Johnson "is determined to see this through to the end."
The stadium flap came on a day packed with several events for the mayor — including a St. Patrick's Day Parade in West Brighton, Staten Island, where the mayor got cheers for trying to get the stadium and some boos for not giving raises to teachers.
"People were screaming, 'Get the stadium! Get the stadium!' because people want jobs, and the stadium means jobs," Bloomberg said. "There were some people that screamed they want contracts . . . but I think the crowd could not have been friendlier."
While some paradegoers screamed things like, "Don't listen to 'em, Mike — Get the stadium!" others were peeved that the mayor wasn't listening to their needs. Dozens of teachers lined up along the route and chanted, "Don't turn your back on Staten Island schools!"
Earlier in Queens, Bloomberg defended another issue, gay marriage.
During the "all-inclusive" St. Patrick's Day Parade in Sunnyside, Bloomberg told thousands of paradegoers that "The city is doing what it can to make sure that it opens itself to everyone."
Additional reporting by Justin Terranova
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I happen to be in favor of the Stadium. But Bloomberg's hypocracy really pisses me off, even though I agree with the issue. Bloomberg claims to be worried that NYC will lose out to NJ if the Jets don't come to NY.
Where was his concern with loosing out to NJ when he raised NYC taxes, eliminated the tax exemption for clothing, and regulated the hell out of NYC... all of which has forced countless businesses out of NYC to NJ.
Bloomy has GOT to go.
Elliot |
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 03/07/05 12:17 pm:
I don't know about grades ,but promotions is an indicator of achievement . 93% of 9th graders in existing new small schools have been promoted, compared with the citywide 9th grade promotion rate of 68%. Attendance at existing new small schools averages 91%, compared to the citywide average of 83%.http://www.allamericanpatriots.com/m-news+article+storyid-5487-PHPSESSID-d1674a30e1bcb50d6815e3b81261f639.html . If I can find it ,the Economist had a nice write-up last month on the NYC schools . Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 03/07/05 12:39 pm:
Thanks for the follow-up Tom.
You are right, promotion can be an indicator of acheivement, assuming that they are not engaged in social promotion. And attendance is another good indicator. I agree that in every way imaginable, charter shools and smaller schools outperform regular public schools at the same grade level. The same is true of private schools. Give Bloomy credit for a good system.
But my understanding of the reasons for the creation of the charter schools in the first place was 2-fold: 1) give inner city folks an alternative to PS education, and 2) create competition that would force the PS system to improve in order to compete. I see good things regarding option #1, but the jury is still out on #2.
Elliot
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 03/08/05 8:39 am:
be careful what you wish for . You could end up with Fernando Ferrer .He complains about tax incentives given to companies . Clarification/Follow-up by ETWolverine on 03/08/05 9:23 am:
A close friend of mine is Freddie Ferrer's campaign manager. I intend to have a say in Freddie's campaign this year. For instance, if Freddie starts playing the race card or kissing up to Sharpton (which is what killed his past campaigns), I'm going to beat my friend to death with a wet noodle.
(I'm not a Ferrer supporter, per se, but right now, I don't see any other viable alternative to Bloomberg. Nobody stellar has emerged yet, and I think that nobody stellar will. So I'm limited on my choices of replacement for Bloomberg.)
But you make a good point regarding tax incentives for businesses. I expect no less from the Dems and the NY Rinos. I can live without tax incentives for businesses in NYC, as long as there are no additional tax BURDENS on them.
Elliot
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