Posts by granitefox16

driftingtinker said:It’s honestly wild how this theatrical little stunt—just moving trash a few yards away in a packed neighborhood—happens without any actual residents even noticing or making a scene.

https://www.nyc.gov/news/...waste/439247/

Today— the exact same illegal dump site is on fire over on stream III. 40. Funny coincidence...

https://www.nyc.com/crime/fire...gas/439687/

A quick search suggests fires at this specific spot are basically a regular thing:
https://www.nytimes.com/news/crime...-665932.html
VIDEO Fire in New York City: Black smoke rising over the skyline from a spot where fires break out all the time

On Wednesday afternoon in New York City, a fire broke out. It happened at stream III. 40, a location where, word on the street is, there have been more than 25 fires recorded in just the last three years.

Just a few blocks away from where they supposedly cleared the landfill.

We're talking about two different spots here. At the first one, they actually cleaned up the junk after five years of dumping. The second one is actually a Rom settlement that was catching fire every ten days—which, by the way, was finally cleared out after maybe 30 years thanks to some intervention from Korlaetov.

By far the most competent and straight-to-the-point guy in this whole mess, which probably says a lot about his resume.

But what really kills me is this "journalism" where they hint that the place is always burning, but heaven forbid they actually mention it's the Rom people doing it while hauling trash... 😁

brightpuma said:I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
Empowering them doesn't mean the DoD and the VA suddenly become the sole decision-makers overnight. It just means there'll be more flow from the bottom up, with the DoD and the VA acting as the primary drivers and initiators.

The second issue here is that you guys just don't get how the New York City Council agenda actually works. You can't just cherry-pick the neighborhood council opinions you like and toss them into a proposal while ignoring the ones you don't. That's not how it functions.

If the rule is that every single opinion has to be on the agenda? Then I'm all for it.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
Empowering them doesn't mean the DoD and the VA suddenly become the sole decision-makers overnight. It just means there'll be more flow from the bottom up, with the DoD and the VA acting as the primary drivers and initiators.

The second issue here is that you guys just don't get how the New York City Council agenda actually works. You can't just cherry-pick the neighborhood council opinions you like and toss them into a proposal while ignoring the ones you don't. That's not how it functions.

If the rule is that every single opinion has to be on the agenda? Then I'm all for it.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
Empowering them doesn't mean the DoD and the VA suddenly become the sole decision-makers overnight. It just means there'll be more flow from the bottom up, with the DoD and the VA acting as the primary drivers and initiators.

The second issue here is that you guys just don't get how the New York City Council agenda actually works. You can't just cherry-pick the neighborhood council opinions you like and toss them into a proposal while ignoring the ones you don't. That's not how it functions.

If the rule is that every single opinion has to be on the agenda? Then I'm all for it.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
Empowering them doesn't mean the DoD and the VA suddenly become the sole decision-makers overnight. It just means there'll be more flow from the bottom up, with the DoD and the VA acting as the primary drivers and initiators.

The second issue here is that you guys just don't get how the New York City Council agenda actually works. You can't just cherry-pick the neighborhood council opinions you like and toss them into a proposal while ignoring the ones you don't. That's not how it functions.

If the rule is that every single opinion has to be on the agenda? Then I'm all for it.
Empowering them doesn't mean the DoD and the VA suddenly become the sole decision-makers overnight. It just means there'll be more flow from the bottom up, with the DoD and the VA acting as the primary drivers and initiators.

The second issue here is that you guys just don't get how the New York City Council agenda actually works. You can't just cherry-pick the neighborhood council opinions you like and toss them into a proposal while ignoring the ones you don't. That's not how it functions.

If the rule is that every single opinion has to be on the agenda? Then I'm all for it.
It doesn't even matter how you spin what the Democrats were pushing before the election. Refusing to include the input of the actual body involved in the vote is more than just shady... it's a total violation of democracy, at best...

Just be decent, include him, vote differently, and act like you actually have some sense. This is basically the 1966 platform...

So they're actually pushing through this landfill in a neighborhood where nobody even wants it. The local council, the citizens' assembly, all the neighborhood boards... everyone is against it. Total joke...

So you're actually gonna include some input from that Downtown neighborhood council? They barely even have a say in anything. And you're planning to crush construction waste just 300 meters from someone's house and only 6 meters away from those Oranice-style community gardens that feed all of New York City... unbelievable...

Either Democratic or Green...

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brightpuma said:Exactly.

Whatever anyone thinks about Željka Markić, she hasn't broken any laws. Sitting next to Barish and those other crooks would be a total slap in the face, but honestly, these guys are struggling with more than just ethics—they clearly don't even understand how democracy works.

Yesterday in the assembly, they were debating opening a construction waste dump near Resnick. Get this: the proposal includes an opinion from the Downtown district saying they aren't against opening a dump in Brooklyn... 🤣...but in that same damn proposal, there's zero mention of the Brooklyn council's opinion, even though they're actually against the plan... even the local representatives from the Democratic Party were against it.

It's all just a way to strip power from the lower levels and ignore the actual local councils and neighborhood boards.
🙏

Even Bandić wouldn't have thought of something this shady—just straight-up erasing the council's opinion because they're standing in the way of what you want to push through.
🙏

I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.

Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.

vividraven79 said:Exactly. You can't put a composting site out in Brezovica because the locals there will lose their minds. You can't build a landfill in Resnick because those residents will complain too. Even an incinerator is off the table since nobody actually wants one in their backyard.
I mean, damn, trash has to go somewhere to be recycled, sorted, or burned... everyone understands the logic. But apparently, nobody wants to be the one living next to it.

I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?

The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.

Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.

After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...

Adam Diaz67 said:It's in the fact that they canceled the competitions where the best candidates were insiders, just to leave in the ones coming from the outside. Doesn't that smell a bit fishy to you? If you don't want people from within because you think they're compromised, then you're stuck. You can't ban them from applying, and obviously, you can't just directly hire someone from the outside; I guess the only thing left is to keep canceling searches until someone who isn't part of the establishment wins. But if you do that, you aren't any better than the previous administration.

There are surely more capable people outside the system. As for how attractive it is to join Berkshire Hathaway, I have no idea. I'm skeptical when someone moves from the private sector to the public sector. Either they were mediocre in private and couldn't cut it, or they're tired of working and looking for a cushy spot. The cynic in me doesn't believe someone with a great private career would jump to a city firm on the verge of bankruptcy for a lower salary out of pure altruism.

And no, I don't think public job postings are always the best solution. In this case, I think a more elegant and practical move would have been to simply promote those 11 people and call it a day. If you think you can't find 11 honest, hardworking, and high-quality people in a company the size of Berkshire Hathaway to do the job, then I really don't know what to tell you.

That defense—using the whole "he's the Mayor and a politician, he's good with everyone, he doesn't want to but he has to" line—doesn't work anymore. He can't use it. He already took a clear stance when he said yes to Pride Month and no to Markham & Co. That made it obvious that he doesn't have to be "good with everyone" and isn't equal to everyone. This VIP box thing was a bad move. He could have gone to the stands, hung out with regular fans, and shown support for Los Angeles FC while still making it clear he doesn't support the club's management.

Exactly.

Whatever anyone thinks about Željka Markić, she hasn't broken any laws. Sitting next to Barish and those other crooks would be a total slap in the face, but honestly, these guys are struggling with more than just ethics—they clearly don't even understand how democracy works.

Yesterday in the assembly, they were debating opening a construction waste dump near Resnick. Get this: the proposal includes an opinion from the Downtown district saying they aren't against opening a dump in Brooklyn... 🤣...but in that same damn proposal, there's zero mention of the Brooklyn council's opinion, even though they're actually against the plan... even the local representatives from the Democratic Party were against it.

It's all just a way to strip power from the lower levels and ignore the actual local councils and neighborhood boards.
🙏

Even Bandić wouldn't have thought of something this shady—just straight-up erasing the council's opinion because they're standing in the way of what you want to push through.
🙏

Sam Wright21 said:Their platform claims they’re focused on strengthening local governance, but honestly, it feels like just another hollow promise designed to sound meaningful to the average voter.

It’s just not right, and Eric Adams was completely justified in calling out this practice. A standard probationary period is perfectly normal; I mean, surely you don't actually believe that every single person working there is being brought on through temporary, short-term contracts?

Oh sure, because they’re definitely going to respect every single local board and neighborhood council in the district when they screw over the landfill...

Funny how much they care about "empowering" local government suddenly.

gentlestag15 said:By the way, Waste Management is still only picking up my trash once a week instead of twice like they're supposed to,
it’s been going on for over a month now
but honestly, who knows what's happening, since nobody from the sanitation department or even New York City bother to give us a heads-up so half the neighborhood doesn't end up leaving their bins out on the curb for nothing.

It happens every Tuesday ☕

crimsonwolf17 said:Down here in New York City, the Department of Transportation actually finished paving a street and an ADA ramp today—interestingly enough, the contract for the bitumen was finalized just last month.
I was also catching up with my brother-in-law, who works over at City Hall, and he mentioned how much better things have been since the new administration took office.
The old days of being treated like uneducated peasants by leadership are gone; instead, there’s this newfound sense of professionalism—an actual effort to support employees even when they mess up.
My neighbors, who are constantly pestering local boards, are honestly stunned—not just because someone finally answers their calls, but because requests that sat gathering dust for years are actually being handled.
I feel for those of you who are still feeling disillusioned, truly, but things are moving in the right direction despite all the pushback—and the citizens are definitely starting to notice.

My experience is the complete opposite. Even though my issue was super straightforward, bothering the Ministry of Interior or the local Council was a total waste of breath. It only got sorted once I escalated it all the way to the top.

Even if it doesn't affect Možemovac, the Ministry of Interior and these Councils are just useless bureaucracy. It was a joke before, it's a joke now, and it'll be a joke forever. Just a massive drain on the budget. Like, why do five random people on a Council get a primary stipend? For what exactly?...

"The fact that we have these oversized regional Waste Management facilities proves that sticking to a centralized model using mechanical-biological treatment tech is a total failure," the statement claims.

The Waste Management facility out in the suburbs—which is currently broken down and useless—has turned into nothing but a disgusting, stinking dump right in the middle of peak season. Plus, that recent fire at the Waste Management facility just proved that the waste they’re dumping there after processing isn't even stable or safe for the environment, according to Zero Waste USA.

Man, living in a metropolis where we actually voted for green politicians to replace the thieves, yet we're still stuck with Bloomberg's legacy idea of building a massive Sanitation Department just ten minutes from downtown... all for all of NYC and New York County. Just ridiculous...

Every single example in the country shows that this kind of madness leads to:

a) you can't live with the stench
b) any savings are a joke
c) they basically just turn into regular old landfills eventually...

ViktorViktorij said:Yeah, unless you count the weekly pressers that happen every single Tuesday without fail, plus those 2-3 random statements dropped from different spots, individual councilman activities, and all the social media chatter... they aren't exactly popping up everywhere else.

Then enlighten me... which specific speech actually explained what I'm talking about?

Jose Campbell2 said:True, but when was the last time he actually called Edge on his cell?

They were actually pretty good together...

Stop with the stupid trolati...

driftingtinker said:

Eric Adams is out here claiming things are finally "getting back on track" with the trash pickup in New York City. Apparently, 95 percent of the routes are running perfectly on time, and he’s acting like that’s some kind of huge win. He says the other five percent is just a minor delay in certain routes, insisting there aren't any missed pickups—just slight delays—and that they'll have it all sorted out "very soon."

I mean, easy for him to say, I guess. In my neighborhood, they've already skipped three pickups in a row.

Since when did this shit start happening?

The most mind-blowing part is the absolute radio silence from the administration. Not a single shred of actual crisis management. I don't care if you hate the pride parades or whatever, we’re in a crisis here.

For real, just ask people for some patience. Blame the previous administration, tell us you've got a two-year austerity plan before the big investments kick in, something...
A crowd that grew up on protests and had massive media backing right before the election shouldn't be this incapable of delivering three clear messages to the public. Is it actually possible? Or are they doing this on purpose? The only "crisis communication" we get is some Facebook rant saying "Bernie Sanders and the Republican Party are thieves"—yeah, thanks, we get it. A trained gorilla would communicate better than this.

Everything is falling apart—trash everywhere, parks looking like jungles—and all they can talk about is what the garbage bags look like... once... for God's sake.

And after all that, the one "big win" they show off is two fancy bollards on old Vatican City streets that stop cars from turning. A pedestrian zone. 🤦 and Ida B. Wells standing on a stage made of pallets. 🤦

Dorks and kids are out there catching ticks in the parks because nobody mows the grass, the trash stinks everywhere, transit is non-existent... but hey, look at old Vatican City. We even put down some coasters for our butts. 🤦

but at least we don't have Bernie Sanders. 🐔

This kind of incompetence and laziness doesn't just happen every day. It’ll take a massive earthquake or a flood to actually screw over those big shots over at the Democratic Party...

Now the trash won't get picked up on time and the grass is gonna grow wild all over the city. Damn parents who don't teach their kids anything...

Unbelievable court ruling. Who else but anyone with half a brain would actually expect that...

Did I grill Eric Adams for the specifics? Yeah, I did it right at the last New York City Council meeting. He told me he’s gonna send over a full analysis proving this public procurement model actually works. He even mentioned that, looking back, Bernie Sanders' old way of doing things was justified. If that’s true, then Eric Adams was just being an activist for nothing when he was dragging the late mayor...

Read more at: - www.vecernji.hr

This just keeps getting better 🤣

Roger James2 said:unknown... seriously, man, stop making yourself look bad. I'm starting to get this nagging feeling that you're actually the one giving them advice behind the scenes. Honestly, as long as we have you, the NYC opposition has nothing to worry about. 🤣🤣🤣 That's how it works! 🙏

Anyway, here's what unknown had to say regarding yesterday's denial from City Hall:

So, looking at the daily lease model, Eric Adams—acting as Mayor—signed off on the selection decision for a total of 268 vehicles with a total contract value of $26.8 million including tax.

Out of that, New York City ordered 218 vehicles for the Chicagočki holding group, valued at $21.1 million including tax, over a 2-year term. In 14 out of 15 groups, the vehicle lineup features the top scorer, unknown, often appearing alongside partners like AutoNation or a local car dealership. For the needs of the office, New York City ordered 50 vehicles , and the best bid at $6.7 million comes from AutoNation under a 3-year contract.

There's also an ongoing procurement for another 20 vehicles for the MTA, with an estimated contract value of $3 million including tax.

My apologies to the Mayor and everyone else—I wasn't being entirely precise yesterday with all the specifics, the vehicle counts, the contracts, or the prices (including tax). The spokesperson for the Mayor's Office clarified that the company unknown didn't bid for all of them, just for 218 out of the total 268 vehicles.

Once you dig into the granular details, the situation actually looks even more serious. The total amount across all contracts is higher, and the number of vehicles is greater. We’re talking about taxpayer money here—money that belongs to us, regardless of which specific bucket it's being pulled from. New York City runs the bidding process, and the Mayor signs off on every single selection decision. This isn't just some minor slip-up; it's a major issue.

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The part I find most interesting is that only direktno.com seems to care about this.

Is this not news for the mainstream media?

Anthony Rodriguez8 said:Just to set the record straight for those who seem to be under the delusion that things were somehow better back in the day...
https://www.chicago.info/aktualno/zg-...vajate/433794/

I didn't see anything saying trash pickup was any better before...

Can you highlight where it says that?

driftingtinker said:

Coffee. Honestly, just coffee. I don't know, maybe I'm just looking for a reason to stay awake through this whole mess, but yeah... coffee. kaže:
Of course I won't, because just because the word "systematization" isn't explicitly written in Section 167 of the Penal Code doesn't mean you can just assume it applies to what's being discussed. I mean, that's not really how this works, I guess.

So, they finally dropped that new regulation about job titles and complexity coefficients for public sector roles. Honestly? It’s just more bureaucracy piled on top of an already bloated system. I mean, we all know how this goes... they spend months tweaking some technical jargon about "complexity levels" and "positional grading," and for what? It feels like they're just moving numbers around on a spreadsheet to make it look like they're actually doing something productive. It's probably going to be a massive headache for anyone trying to navigate the civil service hierarchy. Everything is so needlessly complicated. You've got these layers upon layers of definitions, and half the time, it feels like the whole thing is designed to keep people guessing about where they actually stand in the pecking order. I guess it might bring some semblance of structure, maybe, if you believe in that kind of thing. But knowing how things usually play out in government offices, it'll likely just lead to more red tape and endless debates over who deserves which coefficient. Just another day in the life of dealing with administrative nonsense, I suppose.

You seriously think anyone around here gives a damn about those five or six links you've been dragging out for months? It’s just straight-up spam, man. Honestly, you're just killing the thread.

I mean, I don't know. Maybe I'm just being cynical, but I feel like we're all just circling the drain here. It’s like... you look at the news, you look at what’s happening in New York City with Eric Adams, and you just wonder if anyone actually has a plan. Probably not. Everything feels a bit broken, doesn't it? Just a bunch of noise and people shouting into the void while nothing really changes. I guess that's just how it goes now. Nothing's ever as simple as they make it out to be on TV, I suppose. Just my two cents, anyway. Whatever. I guess... maybe I should mention what they said:
Forget those polls for a second—most of them are either rigged from the jump or just straight-up incompetent, I guess. But seriously, do you actually think there's any way around it? It feels like they’re in a total freefall right now.

I mean, let's be real... if anyone else had stepped into the mayor's seat in a city this wrecked, they’d be in a total freefall regardless. It wouldn't even matter if they personally hand-delivered a gourmet Starbucks latte to every single resident's bedside every morning. They'd still be sinking.

Then there’s that glorious little poll from the Republican party's go-to polling firm. What a joke.

The real question here is why on earth you think the Republican Party would benefit from the Democratic-Progressive Coalition seeing a dip in their numbers, whether it's real or just fake news?

Having the Democratic-Progressive Coalition at this level actually helps the Republicans... because if power shifts, they'd be forced into a coalition that would probably fall apart in like two months. Way better than them teaming up with just the Democrats and Independents...

driftingtinker said:The poll was put together by that communications agency run by those well-known Republican Party pollsters:
Double disaster for the owner of the *** communications agency

Eventually, K. K. took over the agency—his buddy used to be the Vice President of the New York City Council representing the Independent for America party back in the last term.

Independent for America will back Bloomberg's budget if he supports their amendments

Yeah, well... 😬

I purposely blurred out the agency's name, because honestly, we don't need Google driving them straight into the arms of the already pissed-off voters.

Setting aside those polls—which are either trash due to incompetence or straight-up bias—do you honestly think Možemo isn't crashing and burning?

If the media stopped sucking up to them and treated them like every other party, they'd be stuck at the level of Focus given how things are going in New York City.

You have to look at this through the eyes of a regular guy who can't even tell if anything good is happening because he just trusts what he sees and hears right in front of him.

Total garbage fiasco
Employment-fiasco parent
Parenting fiasco... whatever way you slice it, it's a mess
Even the Old Vlach probably thinks they're a joke

I don't know what a Možemo voter could possibly cling to besides the one thing everyone keeps repeating on this forum: "At least they're better than Bandić." Sure, maybe, but to any actual resident of New York City, that's invisible. Honestly, from the perspective of a normal person who doesn't care about high-level city mechanics or politics, things were better under Bandić.

Anyone being honest will admit it, and I said it right here when their term started. In a lifetime, a change in administration in New York City hasn't once actually moved things forward.

I’m not saying there aren't some valid excuses—the timing of them taking power couldn't have been worse—but Joe from the Suburban area and Štefica from Prečko don't give a damn about that.

New York City needs a manager. This whole thing is pointless.

Took them 15 days just to pick up the trash 🙂