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topper<BR>Interesting question!!!

Just read an interesting article in the NY Times that May Bloomberg is going to crack down on "quality of life" issues.<BR>How he succeeds.

meant to type Mayor Bloomberg. Hope he succeeds.<BR>Sorry for the poor typeing

A rat strolling down Broadway? I guess Hillary really is a New Yorker now.

&gt;"I guess Hillary really is a New Yorker now."<BR><BR>No, Danna - that was most likely Alphonse D'Amato, "Senator Pothole", who did many of the same deeds as HC but was admired, rather than castigated for it.<BR>

It always amazes me how people who hate<BR>Hillary Clinton can use any statement to zing her.<BR>Envy is a terrible thing.

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I just returned from two weeks in NYC and am pleased to report it was still safe to take the subway at 3 AM - something I was afraid to do when I was growing up in NYC!<BR><BR>I also noticed more trash in the streets. And as far as that rat goes - they were spraying the subway stations for rats (where I usually see them) so no doubt Mr. Times Square was simply temporarily displaced from his usual home!

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Just speaking to some friends from NYC. <BR><BR>They are very upset with the way NY is going.<BR><BR>They were telling me that they see no police at the Port Authority. Junkies are hanging out in the streets.<BR>People are begging on the subway.<BR><BR>All of these things had vanished under Gulliani. Now they are back and the quality of life in the city is not the same.

I'm a life long New Yorker and can say that, despite 9/11, the quality of life is probably better now than under Giuliani. Most people are relieved that Rudy is not in control anymore. Bloomberg seems like a much more likable tolerant guy. And I've seen no more beggars or prostitutes here. That is just some right wingers fabrication.

tom<BR><BR>do you mean left wing fabrication???

Who really cares????

The parking in the city has become horrendous since Bloomberg initiated parking meters in affect even on Sunday.<BR>It cost .25 cents for 15 minutes of parking.<BR>You use to be able to go into the city on a Sunday for brunch or the museums and park on the street all day.<BR>So now a lot of people no longer visit the city on Sunday, therefor depriving the city of some additional income that visitors bring to NY.<BR>What is he thinking!!!!<BR>

So Metro, let me get this straight, because you are now having to pay $1 per hour to park on the street in NYC you are boycotting it?

What don't you understand xxx. If you want people to come to NY,spend money and help build up the NY economy you must try to make it more convenient for them to do so. That's the mayor's job!!!! IMO

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The most upsetting thing for me so far is that Bloomberg has suspended the the recycling of plastic. He claims it will save NYC 40 million dollars in one year. I wonder what we are giving up with that much more trash to manage. How hard will it be to start it back up again. He kind of lost my endorsement moving in this direction. I think it is not very forward thinking.

Sarah, I totally agree with you. You would like to think of your city as moving forward towards a better future--not backwards.

"You use to be able to go into the city on a Sunday for brunch or the museums and park on the street all day."<BR><BR>And this was a good thing ... how? Why not take the bus or train, there are plenty. NYC is not the place to drive a private vehicle. <BR>

NYC - is def. on the downslide -slowly-but on the downslide - as far a quality of life issues again.<BR><BR>I saw my first 3 card monte game for the first time in a long while!<BR><BR>Welcome back to the real "Big Apple"<BR>God I love NY!

Parking Meters GREAT news!<BR><BR>Metro wrote:"You use to be able to go into the city on a Sunday for brunch or the museums and park on the street all day."<BR><BR>This is great! Now, when someone wants to find a place to park for a few minutes to shop or catch a bite to eat, there's a chance at finding a parking spot that isn't being hogged by someone "in a museum all day"<BR><BR>Just as "Metro Mike Bloomberg" says, the city has a finite amount of space available, and must efficiently allocate it's resources accordingly. $24 a day, which is what those meters work out to, is DAMN CHEAP parking!<BR>

Metro Mike Bloombert is an idiot.

As someone who has grown up in the age of recycling, the idea of NOT recycling plastic is completely foreign to me. Was it here that I read that some NYers are asking co-workers living outside of the city to take recycleables home with them?? Sounds like an idea..

samie<BR><BR>do you mean that co workers carry recyclables to work and other employees carry it home to recycle in there tow?<BR>That is really amazing if it is true.

That would be a great grass movement idea to have coworkers take home plastic. Thing is people are so concerned with their jobs right now I don't see people thinking about this issue.<BR><BR>Heard Bloomberg talking about a new way to get rid of the waste just a day or two ago, NEW MARINE DUMPING!!! It won't save us money he claims but it is a way to reduce waste. <BR><BR>THAT IS YOUR OCEAN NON-NEW YORKERES!!! <BR><BR>I am really starting to hate this guy and I am not a big time environmentalist at all but that does not mean that I think we should throw caution to the wind on the environment either.

It is time for the rest of the us who want a clean ocean to write to the mayor and demand that he come up with some other way to dispose of NYC waste without hurting the rest of us.

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Any more opinions on this one?

OK, I'm a NYer so I'll post my .02. Honestly I don't notice any difference in so-called quality-of-life issues under Bloomie. Didn't vote for him, and was definitely not a fan of Giuliani while he was in office. My opinion of Bloomie is that he's a bored billionaire who wanted a new toy, i.e. City Hall, to play with, and he brings absolutely nothing new and no qualifications to this job. So you can probably tell I'm cynical about his effectiveness for the city. I feel that New York's economic health depends much more on the national economy and tourist mood than on the mayor anyway.

Hi Elfie:<BR><BR>I agree the national economy and tourism will be the answer for NYC. However if the mayor doesn't take care of the quality of life issue than tourism will suffer.

As a life long New Yorker, I actually long for the days when Times Square was overrun with sex shops and hookers. The new Disneyized Times Square just freaks me out in a sense. But that's just me. As for quality of life, it hasn't changed much at all. When a friend of mine visited from Miami, he did make an observation that our beggars at least attempt to entertain you for money. (The singer in Grand Central Station, the dancing guys on the L train, etc.)

I agree. We should try to keep the flavor of ny in tact.<BR>What is ny without hookers, beggars, and other shady characters!!!!!

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Ladies and Gentlemen,<BR>Life in NY has improved 100% since we ran that nasty, mean, ho Rudy out of City Hall. New Yorkers are again proud to be New Yorkers. Crime is down, race relations are improving, the city school system is now under the mayors control, the World Trade Center site will not be turned into a combination cemetery/Giuliani monument, restaurant workers right to a smoke free envirnoment will be protected. I could go on and on and on. New York has emerged from the dark cloud of Rudy Giuliani happy and proud!!