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In sum, both the mayor's budget and the council's counterbudget are just placeholding theater -- both sides are waiting to see what the governor does. The desired outcome for both is more $ from Albany, plus for Mamdani to look like the big-spending socialist and for Menin to look like the pragmatic moderate, however illusory the numbers show either self-styled stance to be. And, BTW, Menin proposes a little tax hike on the rich of her own, just for fun:

Exclusive: A 40-foot-wide townhouse in New York’s West Village is in contract to be sold for more than $70 million, in one of the highest-ever residential deals downtown. on.wsj.com/4tlElTW

Remember when the city utilized taxi medallion sales to help balance its budget and fund priorities during the 1990s and into the 2000s. Starting under Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in the 1990s?

Why does it matter?

@AndSeparate Waymo is coming. This may be our only option: Medallion = autonomous license

👍👍👍👍👍👍We're hot , it's nice weather the public hasn't forgotten about us

The more I look at the uber app the more I believe that uber wants to keep uberx drivers and medallion owner balance they don't want anyone to win , they like it as seesaw , that how they keep everyone going make the most

900% increase in e-bike injuries at Long Island Children’s Hospital ⁦@JulieMenin⁩ ⁦@NYC_DOT⁩ ⁦@CMShaunAbreu⁩ @CB7manhattan ⁦@vmmaloney⁩ wshu.org/long-island-ne…

April 1, 1976: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computer Inc. in a garage.

E-Scooter Crashes Into Pedestrian On The UES, Police Say | Another day, more crashes ⁦@NYCMayor⁩ ⁦@NYC_DOT⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦@CMShaunAbreu⁩ ⁦@NYCCouncil⁩ ⁦@JulieMenin⁩ patch.com/new-york/upper…

Agreed

The NYC Homeless Industrial Complex is a cesspool of thieves and grifters looking to profit on the misery of others and steal from NYC taxpayers. This organization should not be getting any contracts from NYC while under federal investigation for corruption. @OneCityRisingNY

One of the few articles written about why Brad Lander, who was NYC’s Comptroller from 2021-2025 , did not take the necessary steps to install oversight and systems to ensure that NGO’s receiving massive contracts and taxpayer funds to house and aid the homeless and migrants were doing so honestly and transparently. The result of this lack of oversight is yesterday’s bribery and corruption charges, but even this, from a federal not a state or city investigation, is probably only the tip of the iceberg. The allegations made yesterday are especially repulsive because these NGO’s are accused of stealing from the very people who need help the most. It is also not fair to NYC workers who have to foot the bill for the lack of oversight. People like Lander who claim to represent working families really end up fleecing them. It’s high time for a strong and clear change in direction. Auditing, oversight, accountability. Make sure money is spent wisely and well and is actually helping people get out of homelessness and poverty. End the grift and corruption. The Comptroller should implement a dashboard that tells us exactly what is being spent and for what services and how performance is being measured and by whom. Actual Accountability. Actual Results. It’s time . @OneCityRisingNY @NYCComptroller @JulieMenin @NYPDPC @JCAndersonNYC @nickshirleyy @Stu5Kart @PetePanuccio @RezaC1 @stick_dynamite @katiewr31413491

Hollywood studios are making significantly fewer movies and TV shows, resulting in a 30% drop in the industry’s employment from a late-2022 peak 🎬 on.wsj.com/4lZlnA4

Free buses appear a little stalled, and the city cannot even cover its ongoing rising costs of non-free buses ... emma.msrb.org/P11946009-P114…

The TLC can't just change right holders and not compensate them , they compensate them by increasing their ability

The City Council wants to offer free subway and bus fares to over one million New Yorkers living at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, a change that would mark a significant expansion of the city’s Fair Fares program. amny.com/nyc-transit/ci…

NYC Orders 2,400 Subway Cars to Modernize Fleet news.moovitapp.com/en/news/nyc-or…

The biggest mistake the TLC ever made was making a new category HVFHS , which basically reversed the medallion license

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says not supporting capitalism is "dead wrong" — and more highlights from CBS News interview. cbsn.ws/4sUkStN