Rally to Protect Fort Totten

*IMPORTANT RALLY*
PROTECT THE FORT!
ORGANIZED BY
BAY TERRACE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
&
FRIENDS OF FORT TOTTEN PARKS

DATE: SAT., MARCH 7, 2009 AT 11:00 AM
PLACE: FORT TOTTEN FRONT GATE
CROSS ISLAND PKWY @ 212TH ST.

GUARD SERVICE IS GOING TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ENTRANCE TO FORT TOTTEN PARK DUE TO MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S BUDGET CUTS!
THE INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR VANDALISM, ARSON [...]

Fort Totten Gate Security: An Ever Changing Story

At a meeting held on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, Fire Department Chiefs and Unit Heads decided to completely eliminate gate security at Fort Totten. This is contrary to earlier reports from official FDNY sources that the security would be provided by light duty fire fighters.
At this time attempts are being made to obtain copies of [...]

Welcome to Water World

New York only to get hotter, rainier and more flood-prone, say scientists

NY Daily News
BY Adam Lisberg
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF
Tuesday, February 17th 2009, 4:10 PM
Fox/AP
A scene from the movie, “The Day After Tomorrow.” The mayor warned that New York will become more prone to flooding in the coming decades.
New York will be hotter, rainier [...]

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD
Gate security at Fort Totten will be discontinued on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Fire Commissioner Scoppetta is taking this action in response to the Mayor’s recently announced budget cuts. Termination of the security contract will threaten Fort Totten and the surrounding community.
Both FDNY and NYPD house units [...]

Mexico City Mayor hands out free Viagra to elderly men – Bloomberg Gives Us Trees

Mexico City Mayor hands out free Viagra to elderly men. Michael Bloomberg gives New Yorkers trees. It doesn’t require much effort to make the analogy.
NY Daily News
BY Catey Hill
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Friday, February 13th 2009, 12:10 PM
The government is handing out free Viagra to poor men, the New York Times reported.
If you are 60 and [...]

Queens GOP Got Screwed by Mike

The Queens Republican Party has finally realized they were screwed by Mike. Maybe this time they’ll have enough backbone to let Bloomberg know he’s not welcome in the GOP.

From the NY Post
OLD PALS STILL GOP’D OFF AT MIKE
By SALLY GOLDENBERG
Last updated: 2:22 am
February 9, 2009
Posted: 1:50 am
February 9, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg’s on-and-off courtship of Republicans was [...]

Staten Island Chuck predicts an early Spring & Takes a bite out of the Mayor

From his reaction to the Mayor, it’s obvious that Staten Island Chuck is not one of the developers being allowed to destroy New York City. They would never bite the Bloomberg that feeds their greed.

Picture darkens for city’s museums

From Crain’s New York
Picture darkens for city’s museums
As a way to save money, the Queens Museum of Art will no longer provide visitors with exhibition brochures. The American Museum of Natural History has canceled its popular Friday night jazz concerts. And the Brooklyn Museum is planning more exhibits around its own collections.
“We’re all scrambling to [...]

FDNY: Mayor’s Budget Proposal “Is Not Good” – Fort Totten Security to be Cut

FDNY: Mayor’s Budget Proposal “Is Not Good”
From MSNBC
FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta reacted quickly to Friday’s budget announcement by Michael Bloomberg.
The mayor proposed heavy cuts in city jobs, cuts in services and increases in costs for everyday New Yorkers.
Among the agencies that would face heavy losses is the FDNY.
Scoppetta said that included in the cuts [...]

Still lots of parking spots for big shots, despite Mayor Bloomberg’s cuts

Y ERIN EINHORN
DAILY NEWS CITYB HALL BUREAU
Monday, January 26th 2009, 4:00 AM
Adams for News
Mayor Bloomberg said last year he’d crack down on elected officials who have designated parking spaces for themselves or their staffs outside their offices, but some pols still have the perk.
Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from a handful of elected officials [...]

Queens Republicans to Bloomberg: Not so Fast!

Former Republican Mike Wants Back In
Maggie Haberman and Sally Goldenberg report in the New York Post that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making overtures to once again run with Republican support. Much to their credit not all the GOP county leaders are ready to jump on the Bloomberg band wagon. There is some resentment over the [...]