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Paterson Prepares Wage Bill for Construction Sites [NY Times]
Schools’ Grades Reflect Persistent Disparity [NY Times]
Service Announcements Serve Cycling Rules With Humor [NY Times]
Temporary Cemetery Appears by Brooklyn Bridge [NY Post]
Carroll Gardens locals fret over halted condo project [NY Daily News]
Woman Kidnapped on Tillary Street [Brooklyn Paper]
80 Dekalb Ready for Tenants [Brooklyn Eagle]
Union Street Chef Freaks Out on Customer [Eater]
Court Ruling on Nets' Arena Looms [NorthJersey.com]
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By Brownstoner at November 18, 2009 8:31 AM | Comments (13)

13 Comments

By daveinbedstuy on November 18, 2009 8:41 AM

The economics of the wage bill are very, very simple...raise the wages (which in this economy is f*&ing ridiculous) and you will have FEWER jobs. Any jackass with a college course in economics understands this, yet the governor, the community leaders and the unions do not.

By Tara in the Slope on November 18, 2009 8:54 AM

I just spent too much time reading about bicycling in NYC!
Some of the videos were cute. The bike snob blog is funny and it led me to this. Happy riding.

http://tinyurl.com/yamlzbp

By daveinbedstuy on November 18, 2009 8:58 AM

"bike snob" = oxymoron

By benson on November 18, 2009 9:17 AM

DIBS;

Greetings from Portland, Oregon.

I see that you're holding down the fort while I'm on the road!

By Expert Textpert on November 18, 2009 9:17 AM

If bike snob = oxymoron then bike rider = moron?

By Petebklyn on November 18, 2009 9:20 AM

absolutely, the state should just give subsidies to corps and get rid of all protections for workers. After all, it is the corps that contribute all the money to pols and lobbyists. They are paying for all this preferential treatment.

By daveinbedstuy on November 18, 2009 9:20 AM

benson...go to Jake's Seafood there. It may have a new name now, something like jake's Crawfish but everyone knows it as Jake's.

By daveinbedstuy on November 18, 2009 9:21 AM

That would be correct, ET.

By benson on November 18, 2009 9:24 AM

"After all, it is the corps that contribute all the money to pols and lobbyists. "

Pete, that is so not true. The top contributors to Albany politicians are the teacher's union and local 1199, BY FAR. Every year the papers document the top lobbyists.

DIBS,

Thanks for the recommendation.

By Kensingtonian on November 18, 2009 9:45 AM

I am just too busy reading about Chefs throwing lobsters. So who wants to go with me to Petite Crevette and order lobster?

By Butterfly on November 18, 2009 9:51 AM

NYC public school ADULTS (yes adults!) wouldn't be considered dumb and ignorant if they actually graduated knowing what x is in X^2 = 9. sooooo sad. but then again i guess you really don't need 7th grade pre-algebra skills to operate a cash register... or do you? hmmm


*rob*

By Petebklyn on November 18, 2009 10:06 AM

add up all the 'consulting fees' such as Bruno received -- that is the real money.

By southbrooklyn on November 18, 2009 2:40 PM

There's actually empirical evidence that raising wages does NOT necessarily reduce employment. Do a search on Card and Krueger.

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