tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post5662380190442928454..comments2024-03-28T08:55:53.818-04:00Comments on Perdido Street School: Bloomberg Insults Buffaloreality-based educatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01712885202661371924noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-58375086169256382532011-03-17T16:19:21.785-04:002011-03-17T16:19:21.785-04:00I went to college in Buffalo so I know what it is ...I went to college in Buffalo so I know what it is like up there. There is LOTS of open space for people to develop more homes.<br /><br />I will tell you 1 thing, the sanitation in Buffalo (as well as the nearby communities) know how to clear the roads and sidewalks during snowstorms. By the time they are finished, you can see the pavement (then again, I was in the lake effect zone of New York State. This is we people in Western, NY put up with from November- April). <br /><br />Also, the mayors of Buffalo tend to be Republican. Carl Palladino is from Western NY...shudder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-81141253603412142562011-03-17T10:52:33.361-04:002011-03-17T10:52:33.361-04:00Matthew, you have it 100% wrong. The five boroughs...Matthew, you have it 100% wrong. The five boroughs, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk paid $14 billion more in state taxes than what they got back in state services and aid last year.<br /><br />http://www.pfnyc.org/reports/2011-Personal-Income-Tax.pdf (page 3)<br /><br />There is no question that the state bailed out the city in the 70s, but since the mid-80s and the collapse of the upstate economy, the New York metro area has kept the state afloat.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-18575481130967856142011-03-17T06:49:16.233-04:002011-03-17T06:49:16.233-04:00Maybe the Mayor should realize his open door get e...Maybe the Mayor should realize his open door get everyone on welfare in 2 weeks flat policy is what eats up 100% of the real estate tax revenue in Erie County.<br /><br />NYC should do New York State a favor and become its own entity, lets see how they function with out the 90% of the tax dollars from the rest of the state. The Mayor states we wish we had his problems, his city is our problem.matthewhttp://dailyblog.monkberry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-25018282633525473982011-03-17T06:00:28.425-04:002011-03-17T06:00:28.425-04:00Incredible that Bloomberg can attribute lack of cl...Incredible that Bloomberg can attribute lack of classroom space to success. He succeeded in underestimating space needed, and now speaks of worsening this "success" by firing teachers.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1628172601886929098.post-62606597047492484852011-03-16T21:36:50.445-04:002011-03-16T21:36:50.445-04:00After a decade in the public eye, why is Bloomberg...After a decade in the public eye, why is Bloomberg suddenly acting all boorish like he's Donald Trump or Carl Paladino (ironically from Buffalo)?<br /><br />Isn't now the time to be emulating smart, low-key billionaires like Warren Buffet who think before they say something? Go figure.Peter Engelnoreply@blogger.com