Wednesday Links
State To Charge Drivers $25 for New Plates [NY Times] Borough President Marty Markowitz Woos Big Companies [NY Daily News] Walk-a-thon Raised $15K for Kingsborough College [NY Daily News] The General Lee Spotted on Union Street [Brooklyn Eagle] ‘Green’ Apartments Break Ground in Cypress Hills [Brooklyn Eagle] Brooklyn Bread Cafe Broken Into [Brooklyn Paper] Terra…
State To Charge Drivers $25 for New Plates [NY Times]
Borough President Marty Markowitz Woos Big Companies [NY Daily News]
Walk-a-thon Raised $15K for Kingsborough College [NY Daily News]
The General Lee Spotted on Union Street [Brooklyn Eagle]
‘Green’ Apartments Break Ground in Cypress Hills [Brooklyn Eagle]
Brooklyn Bread Cafe Broken Into [Brooklyn Paper]
Terra Cotta Tiles To Be Replaced at 111 Hicks [BHB]
Memorial Service for W’burg Drummer Tomorrow [City Paper]
Ye Olde Bushwick Gang Footage [Gothamist]
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Dave, Massachussetts is not exactly a republican stronghold. I would gladly pay more for my plates if they would stop towing my car for Gossip Girl and Parks and Recreation shoots in Brooklyn Heights.
Oh, the joys of not owning a car!
“TIME FOR A RETURN TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. VOTE REPUBLICAN.”
LOL, if you think the Republicans are fiscally responsible, I have a bridge to sell you. David Leonhardt did a great job of outlining the nonsense at the federal level: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/business/economy/10leonhardt.html?_r=1
And at the state level, Republicans have run the Senate for something like 80 years, and we had three-term Republican Pataki. That certainly wasn’t an era of fiscal responsibility.
Bloomberg has also increased spending significantly:
http://www.nyfiscalwatch.com/?p=246
At this point, both Republicans and Democrats spend. Interestingly, Democrats spend less than Republicans–apparently an “only Nixon can go to China” effect. And when it comes to fiscal responsibility, Republicans overwhelmingly cut taxes as they increase spending, while Democrats demand offsets (increased tax revenue or cuts elsewhere) to their spending.
Democrats are the fiscally responsible party. The Republican fiscal policy is to rob Peter to give a tax break to Paul, with disastrous macroeconomic results well beyond the obvious deficits up the wazoo.
what exactly have the republicans done (who controlled 1 branch of legislature AND the governorship until very recently) to keep taxes and spending down? A stupid $25 you complain about. that is price of a bottle of wine. Get over it.
“The Devils’ Rebels footage was great.”
Takes me back. The “cops are outnumbered” part was standard for those days. Things have certainly changed.
It’s not in Brooklyn.
OK, then keep the likes of Sheldon Silver and all those other douchebags in office and get what you deserve.
“PS. My car is registered in MA.”
That’s insurance fraud if the car is garaged/parked in Brooklyn. Not the kind of info you want to be announcing on the internet.
“at the maximum security prison where inmates make the plates for up to 42 cents an hour.”
wait, i know they are prisoners and all but how is it legal to pay them 42 cents an hour?