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By Tjeerd Royaards

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[–] 95 points 1 year ago (10 children)

New Yorker here.

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg cut down on traffic in Manhattan by closing off streets and he supported congestion pricing, which became a thing under ex-cop Mayor Adams.

De Blasio supported free buses.

The most popular Mayor in New York City history ran on a Fusion Ticket where he was supported by the Communist Party, the socialists, and the Republicans.

And my favorite NYC political quote, from Ed Koch.

"If you agree with me 51% of the time, vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, seek a psychiatrist."

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Billionaire Mike Bloomberg cut down on traffic in Manhattan by closing off streets

    That was his transportation secretary Janet Sadik-Khan's idea, give her credit! She was the brains behind all of the Bloomberg safe streets / cycle network stuff. And she did it on a shoestring budget. He gave her a few million bucks for paint and she created hundreds of miles of bike lanes.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I only know Ed Koch from that quote "how am I doing?" that psychologist Alfie Kohn calls "deeply neurotic" in its search for validation

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I only know Ed Koch from the people’s court

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So you were watching TV in 1997?

    Burn the old person, burn him I say!!!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    "If you agree with me 51% of the time, vote for me. If you agree with me 100% of the time, seek a psychiatrist."

    I remember seeing a video of Zo Boy talking about how he cited that quote in a previous video then was approached by some enthusiastic dude shouting "100% my man, haul me off to the clink!" lol

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