A liberal, progressive council voted in favor of this??

"oh wow 212? that's so hot / in." said no native new Yorker ever.. only dumb transplants think this is cool to have / care about

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Hah, seems like he bailed out when it was politically prudent to do so after finding out he won't be making money from the position.

Probably busy tweeting about how we need to bring back mask mandates

Fast way to lose funding for your district. Smart move.

> In February 2022, Jordan received criticism for justifying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine by falsely claiming that the Revolution of Dignity was a coup led by the United States, European Union, and NATO.[14] She said, "In 2014, the U.S. helped overthrow Ukraine’s democratically elected leader in an illegal coup, helped install a fascist government and empowered a far right military all with the goal of destabilizing Russia."

it's amazing how easy it is to predict a politician's dipshit views on one subject just by knowing their views on an entirely unrelated subject. of course she's pro Russia.

Never go full R.

Where was the rest of the city council on this?

Even Curry getting hit with strays lol

Plaxall has been trying to redevelop that site well before Amazon was even a consideration

I don't think they even have enough money to directly fund it fully. All the NY Moses highways were originally funded by bonds. Seems fair that they would be buried with a similar mechanism.

It’s not going to be like the Rego Park Target

You’re wrong

LMFAO that's hilarious. These guys are the freaking worst. How does everyone hate you. The Democrats see you for the Republican that you are and the Republicans hate you because you won't go full R. And everyone hates you because you're incompetent as fuck.

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great, let's set the precedent that neighborhoods only get the infrastructure they can directly fund, that definitely won't backfire

At this rate I'm awaiting her proposal to name a street in Brighton Beach "Vladimir Putin Way" in honor of his peace efforts in Eastern Europe.

Well, I think if he said the other identifying feature it would be racist.

Edit: Issa joke people, yeesh.

Greed.

> Kristin Richardson Jordan, a far-left council member who represents Harlem and who proposed the street naming, called the honor “way overdue.”

> “It is actually not OK to erase black leaders who are not pleasing to white people,” she said during the vote. “I profoundly vote aye on Elijah Muhammad Way.”

of course it's her

The (since defeated) Brooklyn DA chose to bring criminal charges against a man for refusing to accept the mediated outcome of the Bes Din (and not getting permission from the rabbi to testify in a secular court.) And the second article is generally about the unconstitutional disaster that is the Get laws in NY...specifically a case where a (now former) state Supreme Court Judge actually took away custody of a woman's children on the basis that she violated her religious marriage contract to remain a member of the orthodox community. Like that is shocking stuff that would have Americans who believe in the first amendment absolutely furious when that happens in Detroit. Everyone has the right to private arbitration, even if it's through a church, but to be prosecuted or lose child custody for opting out of religious based arbitration is unconstitutional.

The relationship between the shomrim and the secular authorities is far messier than it is with any other vigilante group. To pretend otherwise is borderline willfull ignorance. They various shomrim have HUGE influence over the Borough Park precinct to the point where they often assault and kidnap 'suspects' with impunity. But the Brooklyn DAs office isn't as cozy with the Orthodox communities as it used to be. And not everyone in New York is going to genuflect to that voting block. A lot of the confusion is a mess by design. They demand autonomy and freedom from prosecution when it suits them but lashes out when it doesn't. It's a lot of lying down in a bed already made. The demand that the NYPD needs a 100% clearance rate on anti Hasidic hate crimes while simultaneously demanding the NYPD look the other way as shomrim commit hate crimes in the end makes community relations worse

Not surprised

When there is a crisis, opportunity for someone to profit.

For example, in housing with government oversight (DHCR, HPD), there is budget review, competitive bidding, except in the case of emergencies. Then those rules are waived.

Every time I see a bald boy it's like being sewed up in that balloon.