A gov tough enough to learn The irony of Hugh Carey's brilliant success as New York's 51st governor is that he came into office hoping to govern as a traditional liberal Democrat but then transformed himself into a national model of fiscal conservatism as he sought to clean up a massive Republican mess. Not only did Carey have the guts, tenacity and intelligence in 1975 to quickly recognize the imminent danger to the state left by the profligate tenures of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Mayor John Lindsay, he had the wisdom to assemble the last great team of fiscal and government managers at the Capitol to tackle the enormous problems. (NYP) * Hugh L. Carey, 1919-2011(NYP) * New York Still Waits To Set Hugh Carey’s Name In Stone (CHN) * Hugh Carey Is Dead at 92(WSJ) * Farewell to a legend(NYP)
Clueless MTA Flack Was Unaware Tunnel Was Recently Name After Carey
MTA spokesman was unaware the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel was renamed for Carey during former Gov. David Paterson’s tenure, and could not comment on a timetable for implementation. * Bickering pols could learn from Carey(NYDN)*Remembering Hugh Carey, the governor of New York who saved the City of New York(NYDN Ed)
Wall Street and Unions Worked As One Under Carey
Felix Rohatyn, the financier who helped Hugh Carey save NYC in the 1970s, thinks today’s elected officials – especially down in D.C. – could learn a lot from the recently deceased governor. * He succeeded thanks to “straight shooting and the pragmatic wisdom to do what the facts demanded even if his decisions ran counter to his liberal Democratic leanings,” declares the DN. * Dan Janison recalls one thing Carey was not: Boring. * Hugh Carey, the Man Who Saved New York Gabe Pressman, NBC) *Streetsblog gives Carey props for saving NYC’s transit system, too.
Bloody Monday Wall Street Down 635
Investors flee stocks after S&P downgrade of US debt(NYP) * Dow Plunges More Than 600 in Sell-Off (NYT)* Obama Defends U.S. Credit as Investors React to S.&P. Move(NYT) * Downgrading: “Bloomberg said Standard & Poor’s got it ‘right to the nose” when it condemned dysfunction in Washington and downgraded the U.S. credit rating.” [Gail Robinson / Gotham Gazette]
S&P warns of a second US credit downgrade(NYP) * Obama and S&P Vie for Credibility(WSJ) * Treasury Secretary Geithner says S&P ratings firm 'has shown really terrible judgment'(NYDN) * Credibility, Chutzpah And Debt America’s a mess, but Standard & Poor’s has no right to judge (Krugman, NYT) * Markets Brace for Downgrade's Toll(WSJ) * Downgrade Is Likely to Add Urgency to Debt-Cutting Panel(NYT) * Donald Trump Is 'No Fan' Of Obama But 'Arrogant' S&P Had 'No Reason' For Downgrade (video) *** Update 10:20 AM S&P downgrades Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, home-loan bank debt * The downgrading of America (Wash Post) * Stocks Dive as Downgrade Adds to Fears(NYT)4
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From the WWII Greatest Generation to Today's Worse Generation of Leaders
As Millions of Americans Remain Jobless and Without Rent Money . . . You Just Had to Know That Congress Would Have No Trouble Racking in the $$$
Rep. Israel having fundraising success at DCCC with "bagel diplomacy," committtee's debt down from $20 m to $5 m.(NYDN) * DCCC Chairman Steve Israel’s “bagel diplomacy” is seeing success. He has won two special elections and whittled the committee’s debt from $20 million to $5 million.
McLaughlin Still Stiffing the Little Leagures and Others $$$
Feds yet to dole out cash to victims jailed pol Brian McLaughlin promised to repay(NYDN) * Disgraced former Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin still owes some $845,000 in court-ordered restitution to the people whose taxpayer-funded member items he stole.
Under pressure from the Cuomo administration, NYRA is moving its phone-betting operation from Oregon back to NY.
GOP Gives Cuomo A Victory
Albany: “Cuomo has good reason to be happy with the Senate GOP, they gave him nearly everything he wanted.” [Karen DeWeitt / WNYC]
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The End of the Line for Espada Health Biz
$10M Medicaid slap for Espada health biz(NYP)
MTA Outlaws Who Will Lead?
Many on track to jail as two MTA workers plead guilty to taking bribes from unqualified work-seekers(NYDN) * Cuomo to form search committee for new MTA head(NYP) * Transit: About 70 days to find a replacement. [Ben Fried / Streetsblog] * Transit: “Strangely, the shortest biography in the official press release belongs to the person who may have the most influence with the governor: Mary Ann Crotty, a close aide to former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo who handled Albany’s transportation policy in the 1980s and 1990s.” [Michael Grynbaum / New York Times]
'Kids run wild, teachers are scared' at Brooklyn high school founded by borough president(NYDN) * When Glee goes bad: High school girls accused of beating up talent show rival (Mail Online)
NY1 Has A Count Down Clock Which Says It Is 1678 Since Has Been Cuomo Been On Their Channel
Cuomo takes to the virtual stump Uses email, Facebook, Twitter to rally support, skirt media(BN) * Cuomo 2.0: "The governor's Facebook and Twitter pages are mostly used to announce upcoming speeches or point to news releases on various topics." [Tom Precious / Buffalo News]
State lawmakers spent $2.9 million on travel and expenses during the 2011 legislative session, down from $3.4 million last year.
Chinese Move Into Harlem
Chinese population up 200% in Harlem and East Harlem(NYDN) The 2010 Census shows Harlem and East Harlem's Asian populations more than doubled over the last decade, growing 239% in East Harlem- from 520 residents in 2000 to 1,766 in 2010.(NYDN) *Grad made neighborhood translator for uptown Chinese(NYDN)
Local Pols Do A 180 on Park Housing
You don't have to love the condos that are making fabulous Brooklyn Bridge Park possible(NYDN Ed)
Could the deal for another apartment building in Brooklyn Bridge Park spell trouble for politicians there? A coalition of neighborhood civic groups led by Judi Francis accuse Sen. and Councilmen Steve Levin and Brad Lander of betraying a campaign promise to block new housing in the park. Squadron, Levin and Lander all call the new building a difficult but necessary deal with strong neighborhood support. "It's a lot better compromise than the debt ceiling compromise," Lander said. Cobble Hill activist Dorothy Siegel agreed: "We got almost everything we wanted." * Pols have sold us out to Bloomy (Brooklyn Paper)
About that NYT gentrification story…(The Brooklyn Politics)
Councilman Who? Covering Up a Name From the Not-So Distant Past . . . Vandalizing?
New survey says City Housing Authority fails at public housing upkeep; leaks, pests persist(NYDN)
705G for cab medallions(NYP)
670-Person Police Force To Protect Ground Zero(Huff Post)
No postcards from Brooklyn? Five U.S. post offices in Brooklyn could be closed forever as part of federal cost-cutting, officials said. Another 3,600 stations across the country are on the chopping block.(NYDN)
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Feds may be pressing a RICO investigation against Organized Crime News Corp
Elite Force Died in Bid to Save Comrades(WSJ) * Doomed soldiers were racing to save Army Rangers in Afghanistan (NYDN)
NYPD Ticket Fixing Scandal Costing the City $$$
Traffic-tix drop costs city a mint(NYP)* NYPD traffic cops, protesting a plan to take away vacation days if they botch traffic ticket cases, are writing thousands fewer tickets, which the New York Post says is costing the city nearly a $1 million-a-week:
Peninsula Hospital Closure Met With Resistance(NY1)
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Stella D'oro Cookie Factor Jobs but Lower Paying . . . Will the Bronx Borough President Object?
From a Cookie Factory to a Shopping Center Riverdale's shuttered Stella D'oro cookie factory, which infused its Bronx neighborhood with the scent of vanilla for decades, is set to be sold to developers who will raze the site and build a shopping center. (WSJ)
In Sentencing, Just What Did the Judge Say: 3 Years, or 2?(NYT) * 'Cleared' in rape - & facing deport(NYP) * Police report 5 people stabbed outside Brooklyn karaoke bar.(NBC) * Serial Gropings Set Neighborhoods on Alert(WSJ)* Judges Acquit More Often Than Juries(WSJ) * Jewish woman who scammed thousands from fund for Holocaust victims gets year in jail (NYDN) * Dog Helps Young Rape Victim Testify(NYT)
Judge blasts driver for striking woman with car, gives her 1 1/3 to 4 years(NYT)
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Ex-NYPD Cop Cleared Of Rape Gets Jail Time for 'Misconduct'
Moreno Gets Jail for Misconduct(NBC) * Ex-cop acquitted of rape gets year in jail (NYDN) *Ex-Officer Is Sentenced in East Village Rape Case(NYT)* Kenneth Moreno sentenced to one year for misconduct(NYP)
Crime is soaring at Kennedy Airport(NYP)
