Spitzer, We Hardly Knew Ye
Is there anything else to talk about today? If Spitzer leaves office, we’re probably only going to be left with a lot of questions about how he might have triggered change for New York City in general and Brooklyn—and Brooklyn real estate—specifically. As Norman Oder notes on Atlantic Yards Report, Spitzer mostly kept mum on…
Is there anything else to talk about today? If Spitzer leaves office, we’re probably only going to be left with a lot of questions about how he might have triggered change for New York City in general and Brooklyn—and Brooklyn real estate—specifically. As Norman Oder notes on Atlantic Yards Report, Spitzer mostly kept mum on AY, thereby offering his tacit approval for the project. Oder writes that if Spitzer is replaced, his successor might affect changes in Phase 2 of the mega-development. In another big real estate-related topic, Spitzer long ago proposed raising the decontrol cap on rent-stabilized apartments, which would have had a huge impact on a wide cross-section Brooklyn tenants and landlords. (This push hadn’t been discussed in many months, though it presumably would have been revived if Democrats gained control of the State Senate.) There’s also the question of how Spitzer’s resignation might affect congestion pricing, which he had reportedly been drafting a bill for. Any other ideas about the potential fallout for Brooklyn?
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Photo by Lindsay Beyerstein.
Spitzer, he hardly knows her…
Sorry, it had to be said.
News Flash:
Hillary was just caught in a hotel room with McCain’s hotty wife.
No joke.
“Pat Foye, Avi Schick and Regina Myer will keep most of the current projects rolling along”
Oh really? Those projects have not exactly been rolling along up to now, and without Albany’s backing they are not rolling anywhere. Gov. Paterson may well need to clean house a bit in order to work better with his Republican colleagues. A give-and-take shake-up will be inevitable.
I predict Foy will be replced. He’s a pain in the ass. The republicans will ask for changes as a show of good faith that Paterson wants to “start over fresh”.
Everything will probably just stay the same, the new governor is from the City.
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Thanks much for sharing your cogent points with us several times. As for hypocrites, why don’t you go blow Larry Craig and STFU.
Best thing to happen is making current AY and BBPark plans go away. Thanks Eliot!
I predict that this crisis will have little affect (see below) on projects in the pipeline. It will probably hurt congestion pricing, which could use more friends in Albany. Moynihan Station, which is at a key juncture, could also suffer from a lack of leadership.
But bureaucrats like Pat Foye, Avi Schick and Regina Myer will keep most of the current projects rolling along. There may be some course adjustments down the road if David Patterson takes over, but that will be months into his administration, if it occurs at all.
Pet peeve: Would people please familiarize themselves with the difference between affect (the action) and effect (the outcome)? Sorry, it’s only a pet peeve, but it’s all over the blogosphere today.
De Tocqueville said that in a democracy, the best men (citizens) will never go into politics. He is proven right yet again.
You would think these guys would know better. Especially Elliot after having Bruno trailed for months…Even though this was not a set-up, you would think he would be careful just in case people are watching.
He would have been better off just finding some $100 Whore in DC who probably wouldnt even know who he is. Last I checked, cheap whores didnt follow politics.
What a stupid idiot – Goes to show how we elect fools and jerk-offs into office. Politics in this country is so screwed up and dysfunctional.