De Blasio: Threat of 22,000 layoffs is 'painfully real'

By artappraiser on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 4:14pm |

De Blasio: Threat of 22,000 layoffs is 'painfully real' https://t.co/A1G5fbRmvx
— Erin Durkin (@erinmdurkin) August 12, 2020

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https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2020/08/12/de-blasio-threat-of-22-000-layoffs-is-painfully-real-1307983

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The Community I serve in Northeast Pennsylvania had 60-70 homes on the market in February, today there are six with bidding wars for the current homes for sale. This exodus is real. https://t.co/kCqWaK6E2i
— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) August 12, 2020

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The typical home in Kingston, New York, now on the receiving end of the exodus from the densely packed city, sold for $276,000 in the second quarter, an 18% jump from a year earlier.” #pandemicgentrification #HudsonValley https://t.co/4AWa2IHGeD
— Leonard Nevarez (@LeonardNevarez) August 12, 2020

The exodus from big cities starts... https://t.co/M05nyGlp0k
— Clive Dunn (@cliveldunn) August 12, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 4:39pm

Boston Magazine: One Piece of Good News: Renters Finally Have More Negotiating Power, Aug. 7

[....] A recent report from Zumper shows that one-bedroom rents in Boston have had a 6% year-over-year decrease, a decline the city hasn’t seen since 2016. It’s yet another symptom of the pandemic: San Francisco and New York, the other top rental markets in the country, have followed suit with reductions of 11% and 7%, respectively. As for inventory, “when comparing available one-bedroom Boston listings in July 2019 to July 2020, the number of available units has doubled,” says Crystal Chen, an analyst at Zumper. To put it plainly: There are more units than interested tenants, and the traditional power dynamic has flipped. [....]

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 4:47pm

but Chirlane gets whatever she needs so she has enough time & help to prep to run for office:

NEW: The office of Chirlane McCray says she has 8 full-time staffers supporting her work as First Lady. Sources say the real number is almost twice that. https://t.co/VZECuM1Hpf
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 12:57am

City Hall didn't disclose, never mind attempt to justify this level of staffing — including two speechwriters — even in economically stable times. Now? https://t.co/68jxx2kPcb
— Alyssa Katz (@alykatzz) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:02am

I agree that this is another choice point in the article about ~~Ivanka~~ Chirlane:

“McCray also hired a $70k videographer...whose work includes a 'Baking with the First Lady' clip that was posted during the height of the pandemic in early April, is listed as a Department of Health employee in city records.” https://t.co/eIdpQA4PGC via @THECITYNY
~~— Cait (@caitbladt) August 19, 2020~~

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 5:41pm

De Blasio: Threat of 22,000 layoffs is 'painfully real'

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