Yang & His $$ Man Scheming to Pillage NYC?

By NCD on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 9:06pm |

(Rich investtor) Mr. Tusk recently called Mr. Yang 'an empty vessel'.... “Tusk spent the past decade defending billionaires and corporate interests,” said Monica Klein, a progressive political strategist. “If Yang won, there’s no question his agenda would mirror Tusk’s ... Yang now uses Mr. Tusk’s NYC office for storage.

One of Mr. Yang’s very first proposals after announcing his run for mayor was that the city should put a casino on Governors Island... Critics immediately pounced, noting that the island in New York Harbor is a peaceful respite so ill-suited to gambling halls that they are expressly forbidden in the island’s deed. ..

Mr. Yang did not back down. Nor did Mr. Tusk, whose interest in casino investment is longstanding.

In 2018, his casino management company, then called Ivory Gaming, mounted a bid for a casino site in Las Vegas. ..if he won, he would put an ax-throwing facility inside the casino.

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here's the new "what's the price of a gallon of milk?" question for candidates:

What’s the median price of a home in Brooklyn? Two New York City mayoral candidates guessed about $100,000. The outcry was swift. https://t.co/YnhInmFU33
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 11, 2021

GEEZ, and Yang is supposedly naive? I myself am shocked. Complete and utter idjits about the real life of the people that they claim to want to serve! It's really terrifying in a way.

by artappraiser on Wed, 05/12/2021 - 5:13am

Yang's losing it, isn't he...

I will create a small business landscape reflecting NYC’s diversity with short-term leases for pop-up businesses in vacant storefronts, help business owners with back rent, and loans and grants focused on women, people of color, and immigrant-owned businesses. #ny1debate
— Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) May 14, 2021

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 05/13/2021 - 8:04pm

She sounds like a poster girl for the corrupt Democratic machine:

Worth noting — apologists for Dianne Morales to the side — that a half dozen homeowners refused to pay the bribes. And at least one reported the corrupt inspector to authorities. @yoavgonen @Gregbsmithnyc : https://t.co/H982gQZcRi
— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) May 18, 2021

and people wonder why New Yorkers are drawn to outsiders, independents or Republicans to run their city. Day in, day out, this is the kind of shit we live with. They can always talk liberal p.c. too, they love that, while lining pockets of everyone involved. Nice paying city desk jobs for all (as long as you are my relative who votes Democrat or related to a political donor....), push paper, do "social work", create and collect fines for idiotic stuff, make life harder for residents...

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 10:51pm

elaboration on the above:

Another point on Morales. She was a well educated official at the Dept of Education who agreed to bribe a corrupt inspector. When questioned about this by Investigators, she TWICE lied about it. Then she was fired — and now she wants to be Mayor of that same City
— Michael Powell (@powellnyt) May 18, 2021

this is the kicker, many are really like this, see little wrong with what they do:

I like how her pushback is basically, all poor people bribe city officials.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 18, 2021

I can see how the statement would appeal to the far left, but the average person isn't going to be like, oh yeah, so relatable.
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) May 18, 2021

by artappraiser on Mon, 05/17/2021 - 10:48pm

FWIW Yang's actually in the middle on campaign spending, both consultants and staff; see chart in this article. And Morales is the one who is causing the most controversy:

Of 8 leading Democratic mayoral candidates, @mayawiley has spent the largest share of her campaign funds — nearly one-third — to pay staff while @ericadamsfornyc spent the least, at 3%.https://t.co/jQtJ7JXJAb
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) May 28, 2021

by artappraiser on Fri, 05/28/2021 - 5:52pm

Are there any experienced and qualified candidates running to be mayor?

by NCD on Fri, 05/28/2021 - 6:18pm

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