Posted on 07/03/2017 8:33:19 AM PDT by ColdOne
NEW YORK CITY — As left-wing Mayor Bill de Blasio designates millions of dollars of taxpayer money to pay the lawyer fees of illegal immigrants, New York’s failing subway system is falling into greater disrepair — with a state of emergency being declared by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and one straphanger spotting that her subway train was being held together with a zip tie.
De Blasio earmarked $16 million in his budget proposal in April to pay the legal fees of people in the Big Apple illegally — part of a broader push from de Blasio to remove any serious distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.
Yet that budget, to be finalized this week, comes as the city’s commuters are struggling more than ever. Horror stories of delayed trains and commuters being stuck in carriages for hours are becoming daily fare in New York news outlets. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency Thursday after a train partially derailed this week, injuring commuters. Cuomo pledged more money and reforms to help fix the crumbling system.
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Back to the bad old days of the 1970’s for Noo Yawk.
Who will history judge as the worst mayor of NYC - David Dinkins or Bill DeBlasio?
It was Dinkins for a long time, but DeBlasio is gaining fast...
>>”New York City only contributes a relatively small amount of funding to the MTA — with much of its budget being handled by New York State, under Cuomo.”
Perhaps Cuomo should just shut the MTA down completely until New York City takes over the upkeep of their own infrastructure. There’s no reason why people in Oneida should have to pay for the subways in NYC.
Typical progressive M.O. is to slather layer after layer of lipstick on a pig and violently defend the pig as Miss Universe. Meanwhile the funds are re-directed to the power structures and special favors to keep them in office.
Bump
Subway’s don’t vote.
Zip ties? What’s wrong with good old-fashioned duct tape?
But, that's the selling point for people in rural Illinois to fund Rahm Emmanuel's favorite illegal aliens in Chicago, or his failing police protection program, or his schools, or (insert failing program here.)
The basic argument is that there would be no Oneida if the big city wasn't there to provide support. Actually, every big city uses this story. Comes from the Acme Excuse Factory.
Bill de Blasio <- one of his several names, has cost the city millions in legal fees for his own crimes.
Excellent question! NYC should hire Red Green:
“De Blasio earmarked $16 million in his budget proposal in April to pay the legal fees of people in the Big Apple illegally — part of a broader push from de Blasio to remove any serious distinction between legal and illegal immigrants.”
Think about that, and the funds diverted from the infrastructure to do so. Many of those using the trains are being worked to death to pay for these “immigrants”....
Good idea.
Red Green is Canadian, so he could go to NY as an illegal immigrant and duct tape their subways together.
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