tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post2631185466310083840..comments2024-03-29T09:58:35.640-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: It's All De Blasio's Faultreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-30638662669737614222014-01-26T14:16:58.418-05:002014-01-26T14:16:58.418-05:00The storm hit 5 hours earlier, so I was talking ab...The storm hit 5 hours earlier, so I was talking about the regions that were already hit and we do have something called radar that I understand did show the effect of the upcoming storm. dB is supposed to have a management team to track these things, so someone was either asleep at the wheel, or deB made the wrong call by keeping schools open that day. I am not agreeing with the Post or DN or any other outlet trying to blame dB, but in the end, the buck has to stop with him and I say this as someone who supported him from day one. Did you know that school buses didn't get some kids home until 7:30 at night? That's on him and his team. I just hope that this is a wakeup call. As for the Post, I don't read that crap. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-89282353639803738982014-01-25T14:06:36.429-05:002014-01-25T14:06:36.429-05:00Awesome! It’s arduous to find knowledgeable indivi...Awesome! It’s arduous to find knowledgeable individuals on this traffic school, however you sound like you recognize what you’re speaking about! Thanks…<a href="http://trafficschool2u.com/" rel="nofollow">Traffic School in California</a> Start the search by asking your friends, colleagues and relatives. It is quite possible that any of them has visited a traffic school in the near past. munirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372347683114670202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-75536058830524192572014-01-23T10:20:12.915-05:002014-01-23T10:20:12.915-05:00I agreeI agreeTamar Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683177467965125518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-10424997937806129492014-01-23T06:59:12.719-05:002014-01-23T06:59:12.719-05:00Agree with everything you say.Agree with everything you say.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-9000505129333685162014-01-23T06:58:52.501-05:002014-01-23T06:58:52.501-05:00That's exactly right - they're better than...That's exactly right - they're better than everybody else.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-41586009156070742282014-01-23T06:58:31.271-05:002014-01-23T06:58:31.271-05:00Screw Murdoch and everybody who works for him, tha...Screw Murdoch and everybody who works for him, that's my attitude.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-83790323978275232382014-01-23T06:57:46.198-05:002014-01-23T06:57:46.198-05:00If the problems were statewide (actually region-wi...If the problems were statewide (actually region-wide - NJ and LI too), then how was it BdB's fault? He's an idiot for giving the Post anything on the UES - he had cover from the DN, New York Magazine and other outlets that mocked the Post and as I noted in my piece, the problems were region-wide, not just in NYC. We live in this culture where we head into work no matter what the weather is going to be, with the idea that we'll get out of the city and home before it gets bad. But that causes a problem when there's millions of people all doing that at the same time. I'm not in the habit of defending de Blasio too much, but I think this story was a bullshit story pushed by the Murdoch media (it was tried last snow storm too by the WSJ.) They have an agenda, and that agenda is to make people want a plutocrat back in power.reality-based educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-60865594890296755382014-01-23T06:50:31.630-05:002014-01-23T06:50:31.630-05:00While I do not feel sorry for those on the Upper E...While I do not feel sorry for those on the Upper East Side, deBlasio and his team did handle this storm horribly. They should have known the storm was coming earlier because it already hit other parts of the region early. By 5am, a State of Emergency should have been declared to keep people off the roads. Yes, there were problems with traffic all over the state, but it was worse in Manhattan. Our parkways and expressways were dangerous as well, and it took over an hour just to get to the next exit because no government official thought to start plowing early enough so people could get home. <br /><br />I can tell you plows came through Queens both earlier in the day and a few times at night and my side street was cleared, so I don't understand why Manhattan wasn't also serviced. The City should have expected people would be leaving Manhattan early. I would have more respect if deBlasio had said this was an eye-awakening moment and they will be re-evaluating their responses instead of defending it. <br /><br />Yes, it was a statewide problem, and I think every leader handled it badly because they didn't keep a keen eye on this storm. I am just relieved that no one died because an ambulance couldn't get through the traffic jams. <br /><br />I also hope Farina learns a lesson too "Delay school openings or close them!!" Other parts of the region decided to close schools on the day of the storm or have an early dismissal. We need to learn from those districts as well. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-1246000647851626852014-01-22T17:48:54.420-05:002014-01-22T17:48:54.420-05:00They need to get a grip.. it was the entire tri st...They need to get a grip.. it was the entire tri state area. My mother who teaches in Whitestone Queens took her 2 hours to get home to the south shore of Long Island. It is a 25 minute drive without traffic. My neighbor teaches prek in Coney Island Brooklyn which is a 35 minute drive without traffic. It took her 2 1/2 hours. <br /><br />My friend who took the LIE home yesterday from Fresh Meadows go back to his home in Dyker Heights in 3 hours because the LIE and and BQE were covered in snow. <br /><br /><br />The NY Post and Rupert creeps need to get a life.. Tamar Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683177467965125518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-78266808799977858152014-01-22T16:55:23.405-05:002014-01-22T16:55:23.405-05:00The folks on the Upper East Side are accustomed to...The folks on the Upper East Side are accustomed to being coddled by Bloombucks. They must learn to shut up and follow the sage wisdom of their ex-mayor: "Go and see a Broadway Show. and just let the little people deal with the snow."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-83046826150251733432014-01-22T16:49:40.577-05:002014-01-22T16:49:40.577-05:00Some the folks on the upper East Side are just na...Some the folks on the upper East Side are just nasty, selfish elitist prigs.Indeed, Murdoch was emphatically declared by Parliament as unfit to run a major corporation. Murdoch is an atavistic mongrel with sadistic traits combined with unlimited greed. His persona is unrestrained by natural humanitarian tendencies. As such. it ill behooves Murdoch and his minions to puke their editorials on the literate public.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com