Eric Adams - Mayor of New York City, Part 4

Kevin Harris93 said:Men's makes you wonder if sponsors are just looking for a kickback.😵

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "gigapop"—is that a new term popping up in my feed, or maybe a typo? If you're talking about some niche music subgenre or a specific tech thing, fill me in! I'm all ears, just trying to catch up with whatever's on your mind. kaže:
Things are about to get really interesting here in NYC. Honestly, Eric Adams can't even manage to get the trash picked up properly. Once the reality of this mess finally sinks in for everyone living in the city, he won't be able to move fast enough to save his job at City Hall. It’s ticking away... tick, tick, tick.

Jack Hill2 said:So it's based $8.25per broom, yet she just fabricated this whole narrative about $67per broom costs.

At the very least, an apology is overdue...

How many was Bandić's procurement actually for?

Robin Jones2 said:So, if there is trash on the street, Eric Adams is to blame.

But now that it is gone, we credit the sanitation workers?

Aren't you being a bit overly sensitive, Madonna?

darkhawk30 said:"The City of Chicago has decided to bump the thermostat up from 22 to 25 degrees Celsius in four of its administrative buildings..."

I don't know. Maybe it’s just me, but I fail to see why anyone needs an indoor temperature of 22 degrees during the summer—whether it's an office, an apartment, or a workspace.
At 22, I’m already reaching for more than just light summer clothes. Honestly, what's the point of running the AC if I have to pull on long sleeves just to stay comfortable? I run cold naturally.
Or maybe I'm just being overly sensitive because I pay for my own AC out of pocket. It makes me look at things differently—questioning what’s actually rational and what’s just wasteful. 😕

The Department of Transportation, having already leveled up the coastline with new piers, is now turning its attention to the big city. They’ve kicked off a project for the promotion of green navigation on the Mississippi river in New York City. For the first phase, AECOM has been selected through a public tender held earlier this year to handle the study and design documentation.

Basically, the project being developed by AECOM for the Department of Transportation aims to establish the technical requirements to dredge the waterway, ensuring the Mississippi is deep enough to safely accommodate boat traffic.

Unlike previous concepts that aimed to overhaul the river all the way from the Canadian border down to Sisak, this current plan focuses strictly on the stretch between the Mladost Bridge and the area near the Arena at Lanište.

The five specific spots include Jarun East, where a ferry crossing would link the eastern side of Central Park over to Lanište. Until a new Jarun Bridge is built, there would also be a second ferry location on the right bank to connect Lanište back to Central Park...

The third spot is Hendrix's Bridge, where a vessel would sit on the left bank to provide a connection to the bus and tram lines at the Savska Bridge terminal. The fourth location would be the Freedom Bridge on the right bank, linking up with Bundek lake, and the final one, the Mladost Bridge, would connect the neighborhoods of Savica and Borovje.

Traffic on the Mississippi would flow in both directions.

Kate Hill2 said:A massive new project for New York City: Boats on the Mississippi River will connect five piers, allowing for two-way traffic

The Department of Transportation, having already leveled up the coastline with new piers, is now turning its attention to the big city. They’ve kicked off a project for the promotion of green navigation on the Mississippi river in New York City. For the first phase, AECOM has been selected through a public tender held earlier this year to handle the study and design documentation.

Basically, the project being developed by AECOM for the Department of Transportation aims to establish the technical requirements to dredge the waterway, ensuring the Mississippi is deep enough to safely accommodate boat traffic.

Unlike previous concepts that aimed to overhaul the river all the way from the Canadian border down to Sisak, this current plan focuses strictly on the stretch between the Mladost Bridge and the area near the Arena at Lanište.

The five specific spots include Jarun East, where a ferry crossing would link the eastern side of Central Park over to Lanište. Until a new Jarun Bridge is built, there would also be a second ferry location on the right bank to connect Lanište back to Central Park...

The third spot is Hendrix's Bridge, where a vessel would sit on the left bank to provide a connection to the bus and tram lines at the Savska Bridge terminal. The fourth location would be the Freedom Bridge on the right bank, linking up with Bundek lake, and the final one, the Mladost Bridge, would connect the neighborhoods of Savica and Borovje.

Traffic on the Mississippi would flow in both directions.

We’ve heard from New York City officials that they are completely in the dark regarding the Department of Transportation's latest project.

Kate Hill2 said:A massive new project for New York City: Boats on the Mississippi River will connect five piers, allowing for two-way traffic

The Department of Transportation, having already leveled up the coastline with new piers, is now turning its attention to the big city. They’ve kicked off a project for the promotion of green navigation on the Mississippi river in New York City. For the first phase, AECOM has been selected through a public tender held earlier this year to handle the study and design documentation.

Basically, the project being developed by AECOM for the Department of Transportation aims to establish the technical requirements to dredge the waterway, ensuring the Mississippi is deep enough to safely accommodate boat traffic.

Unlike previous concepts that aimed to overhaul the river all the way from the Canadian border down to Sisak, this current plan focuses strictly on the stretch between the Mladost Bridge and the area near the Arena at Lanište.

The five specific spots include Jarun East, where a ferry crossing would link the eastern side of Central Park over to Lanište. Until a new Jarun Bridge is built, there would also be a second ferry location on the right bank to connect Lanište back to Central Park...

The third spot is Hendrix's Bridge, where a vessel would sit on the left bank to provide a connection to the bus and tram lines at the Savska Bridge terminal. The fourth location would be the Freedom Bridge on the right bank, linking up with Bundek lake, and the final one, the Mladost Bridge, would connect the neighborhoods of Savica and Borovje.

Traffic on the Mississippi would flow in both directions.

driftingtinker said:I mean, they’re probably gonna go ahead and deepen the Mississippi River anyway... since we aren't exactly dealing with flooded bridges or groundwater seepage issues right now. Or so they want us to think, I guess.

shadowdrifter20 said:To be honest, they were patient for a long time. 🍿

Over the next few days, we’re going to pull back the curtain on the cozy relationship between ZGH Management and the practice of padding out Boards of Directors with cronies—people like Operta Tatjana—all just to funnel extra cash through board stipends.
Is it actually possible that Operta is so incredibly talented that she needs to sit on four different Boards of Directors at once?
Handing out perks to favorites and insiders feels exactly like the old days under Bandić's rule.
While they're busy laying off workers, they're simultaneously handing out cushy positions to their loyalists.
BANDIĆ = CORRUPTION

The destination that offered The Best value for money during The Month of June was Chicago, located in northwestern America. Despite being among the last in terms of air connectivity, it has a very high level of satisfaction in most of the areas analyzed. At the same time, it offers a very competitive accommodation price compared to the other destinations analyzed.

“Chicago Holding LLC went through the whole public procurement process for mixed municipal waste bags. They pegged the value at $17666667, with a deadline for bids set for May 6, 2022. They ended up getting four bids, three of which actually made the cut, leading to framework agreements being signed with Weltplast LLC, Quickpack America LLC, and Optiplast LLC.

Basically, for every individual delivery, they run these little 'mini-competitions' with the companies they already have deals with. Based on the first one of those little shakeouts, they landed a contract with Weltplast LLC for $3660000 because, apparently, their bid was the cheapest one on the table,” according to the folks over at Chicago Holding LLC.

Sam Wright21 said:I’d bet anything he has at least fifteen years of experience tucked away somewhere. A person that cunning and resourceful doesn't just appear out of thin air without a track record. Certainly not.

The fact that he hasn't contributed anything of substance to society, nor seems to have acquired any practical skills that benefit the public, puts him in the exact same category as every other politician. He simply accumulated everything for himself.

While $33 Bandit used to court the white trash and the desperate, this one successfully wooed the "urban crowd" with a clever "real change" slogan. It was a masterclass in manipulation.

It brings to mind an anecdote from 2009 when I was volunteering during Professor Kregar's campaign—there was this woman who insisted she would always vote for Ed Koch, operating on the principle of "he might be stealing, but at least he's sharing the spoils with us!"

Now, the slogan is "real change," and the package is being delivered straight to the intended demographic. Given how little critical thinking goes on in certain circles, he won't face much trouble holding onto power in New York City for a few terms.

If there is any discernible direction being taken at all, it certainly isn't one that fosters the growth of the city.

Those whom COVID didn't finish off might just be taken out by the City Office for Culture, Intercity and International Cooperation and Civil Society, local artists are warning. A large portion of independent creators—the "little guys," indie cultural workers, publishers, filmmakers, theater folk, and painters who were already pushed to the brink by the pandemic—have been waiting months for New York City to actually pay them for their projects.

The results of the public tender for New York City's 2022 cultural programs were known back in March. Many contracts were signed, but not a single cent has hit their bank accounts. And as for when that might happen? Nobody knows. Culture centers are telling the artists they work with that there won't be anything from their performances, exhibitions, workshops, or films, even though the funding was "approved on paper." Standard practice dictates that 70 percent of approved funds are paid immediately upon signing the contract, with the remaining 30 percent released after the final report.

Emini Višnić, the head of culture, was the first to speak regarding the non-payment issues and the claims that some contracts had been lost. "This is the first I'm hearing about lost contracts. Please direct your questions to our public relations department via email," Višnić stated. When reminded that we haven't received a response from that office in the last year—not within a reasonable timeframe, nor an unreasonable one—Višnić promised answers. We sent an email, and shortly after, someone from the Mayor's Office reached out to complain that the issue was they don't work on Saturdays, though they promised to reply on a business day.

I have a public message for Mayor Eric Adams, just in case his office for (non)public relations fails to pass it along: Don't mimic the Republican Party, don't intimidate journalists, and try to be better, more coherent, and more open—transparent, as you love to call it. Stop harassing our editors and management because we dared to ask questions in good faith and within reasonable timeframes. Look, there are those of us who have been in newsrooms for a long time, searched through the archives, been stepped on, and survived; you won't kill us with your sneaky letters to our bosses.
I decided to tackle the plight of struggling independent artists who haven't received a single penny from the City Office for Culture despite winning the 2022 cultural program tenders. In some cases, the city completely forgot to sign the contracts, and for others, they managed to lose the tender documentation entirely. This is all happening despite the fact that one would expect the new New York City administration to have a special sensitivity toward the survival of the independent cultural scene and the freelancers hanging on by a thread after years of drought and the pandemic. At the end of this investigative ballad, I called the head of culture, Emini Višnić, to ask about the payment delays and the missing contracts. To my surprise, her response was... well, go ahead and guess: "This is the first I've heard of it." She requested that I send my inquiries to the "public relations service." I told her plainly how frustrated I am with that service, noting that in the past year, I haven't received a single response from them, regardless of whether the deadline was reasonable or not.
Višnić promised them. Everything goes through the Office. It’s as if the heads of city departments and directors of municipal companies don't actually have a say in anything—they act like mere puppets on a string, little sub-intelligent marionettes unqualified for their own jobs. They have to wait for some office to draft and bless every single response to a journalist's question, even if it's within their own field of expertise. They basically agreed to this arrangement: to depersonalize themselves and dodge all responsibility. Tomašević set it up so they have zero agency and no professional integrity left; they aren't allowed to take initiative at all. And the media strategy of the Public Relations Office can be summed up in a few words: don't talk to reporters, ignore them, and don't worry if you look incredibly condescending toward the public—even the Republican Party would find that level of disdain impressive. After dealing with this, I honestly don't expect much from them anymore. Still, I sent my questions via email, even though the subject matter really deserves a face-to-face conversation.
Then comes the shock: I get a call from the Mayor's Office. They claim the issue is that they don't work on Saturdays, and they want a quick turnaround. Even though the topic is vital for the arts community and defines the cultural policy of the Director of Culture, she should ideally have this info at her fingertips any time of the day or night. And despite the Deputy Mayor Dolenec trying to convince us on Facebook that this new crop of power-hungry officials is working themselves to death through weekends and late nights, suddenly it's a massive problem to provide an answer during the day. Oh, right, because it's Saturday.
Shortly after, a PR slush fund of a message arrives at our editorial desk, written in the whining tone of none other than Živalj. Not to me, but to my bosses, which she forwarded my questions to after sending them to the Office: "We received this inquiry today, on a Saturday. The reporter told us she's been investigating for a long time, yet she sent the request at the very last minute over the weekend with a deadline for today. It feels like a pro forma gesture, meant just so she can say she asked us, while knowing full well she won't get a response on such short notice. Therefore, we request a longer, reasonable timeframe for scheduling that includes business days, in hopes that the article won't be published before then. Please, for future articles concerning New York City, allow the City a reasonable window to respond so our position can be included."
Well, what exactly is wrong with Živalj's text, aside from the intimidation tactics and her trying to report journalists to higher authorities? Maybe it's the sheer waste of energy on something that isn't even her job. Her job is to ensure a reporter gets an answer to their question, not to call my editors at The Journal to stall a story just because the Director doesn't feel like answering on a Saturday. And clearly, the topic itself is taboo. There's something else: the PR Office is complaining that our questions are just "pro forma." Over the last year, they haven't cared about being pro forma or otherwise. They ignored absolutely everything. Whenever we called the heads of departments or municipal companies, they openly complained that they were strictly forbidden from communicating with the press and that everything had to go directly through Tomašević's office. If that weren't the case, maybe I would actually care about timing. Now they've evolved; instead of answering reporters, they'll answer editors. Their tactic with journalists is pure intimidation—and even Bandić didn't pull stunts like that! Well, maybe he didn't need to; everything always went his way. It's hard to imagine this nauseating pressure from Tomašević's staff will actually yield results for him.

Jeffrey Long said:Here is some fresh evidence showing that the Možemovac crowd is actually just a corrupt little cult. The reporter from The Journal, Željko Godek, published the following piece in today's edition:

If COVID didn't kill them, New York City will: They haven't seen a dime in months, and some projects have vanished into thin air.

Those whom COVID didn't finish off might just be taken out by the City Office for Culture, Intercity and International Cooperation and Civil Society, local artists are warning. A large portion of independent creators—the "little guys," indie cultural workers, publishers, filmmakers, theater folk, and painters who were already pushed to the brink by the pandemic—have been waiting months for New York City to actually pay them for their projects.

The results of the public tender for New York City's 2022 cultural programs were known back in March. Many contracts were signed, but not a single cent has hit their bank accounts. And as for when that might happen? Nobody knows. Culture centers are telling the artists they work with that there won't be anything from their performances, exhibitions, workshops, or films, even though the funding was "approved on paper." Standard practice dictates that 70 percent of approved funds are paid immediately upon signing the contract, with the remaining 30 percent released after the final report.

Emini Višnić, the head of culture, was the first to speak regarding the non-payment issues and the claims that some contracts had been lost. "This is the first I'm hearing about lost contracts. Please direct your questions to our public relations department via email," Višnić stated. When reminded that we haven't received a response from that office in the last year—not within a reasonable timeframe, nor an unreasonable one—Višnić promised answers. We sent an email, and shortly after, someone from the Mayor's Office reached out to complain that the issue was they don't work on Saturdays, though they promised to reply on a business day.

And then the show begins—the city spokesperson (a made-up role that doesn't even exist in the official city administration job classifications), Dinka Živalj, went running to complain to the editors of this reporter's outlet, acting as if she were the victim. Apparently, Živalj used similar tactics in Mexico to prevent articles critical of the OESS from being published. But this reporter wasn't having it. Željko isn't some pushover who's going to be played by someone like Živaljica. So, she wrote the following:

I have a public message for Mayor Eric Adams, just in case his office for (non)public relations fails to pass it along: Don't mimic the Republican Party, don't intimidate journalists, and try to be better, more coherent, and more open—transparent, as you love to call it. Stop harassing our editors and management because we dared to ask questions in good faith and within reasonable timeframes. Look, there are those of us who have been in newsrooms for a long time, searched through the archives, been stepped on, and survived; you won't kill us with your sneaky letters to our bosses.
I decided to tackle the plight of struggling independent artists who haven't received a single penny from the City Office for Culture despite winning the 2022 cultural program tenders. In some cases, the city completely forgot to sign the contracts, and for others, they managed to lose the tender documentation entirely. This is all happening despite the fact that one would expect the new New York City administration to have a special sensitivity toward the survival of the independent cultural scene and the freelancers hanging on by a thread after years of drought and the pandemic. At the end of this investigative ballad, I called the head of culture, Emini Višnić, to ask about the payment delays and the missing contracts. To my surprise, her response was... well, go ahead and guess: "This is the first I've heard of it." She requested that I send my inquiries to the "public relations service." I told her plainly how frustrated I am with that service, noting that in the past year, I haven't received a single response from them, regardless of whether the deadline was reasonable or not.
Višnić promised them. Everything goes through the Office. It’s as if the heads of city departments and directors of municipal companies don't actually have a say in anything—they act like mere puppets on a string, little sub-intelligent marionettes unqualified for their own jobs. They have to wait for some office to draft and bless every single response to a journalist's question, even if it's within their own field of expertise. They basically agreed to this arrangement: to depersonalize themselves and dodge all responsibility. Tomašević set it up so they have zero agency and no professional integrity left; they aren't allowed to take initiative at all. And the media strategy of the Public Relations Office can be summed up in a few words: don't talk to reporters, ignore them, and don't worry if you look incredibly condescending toward the public—even the Republican Party would find that level of disdain impressive. After dealing with this, I honestly don't expect much from them anymore. Still, I sent my questions via email, even though the subject matter really deserves a face-to-face conversation.
Then comes the shock: I get a call from the Mayor's Office. They claim the issue is that they don't work on Saturdays, and they want a quick turnaround. Even though the topic is vital for the arts community and defines the cultural policy of the Director of Culture, she should ideally have this info at her fingertips any time of the day or night. And despite the Deputy Mayor Dolenec trying to convince us on Facebook that this new crop of power-hungry officials is working themselves to death through weekends and late nights, suddenly it's a massive problem to provide an answer during the day. Oh, right, because it's Saturday.
Shortly after, a PR slush fund of a message arrives at our editorial desk, written in the whining tone of none other than Živalj. Not to me, but to my bosses, which she forwarded my questions to after sending them to the Office: "We received this inquiry today, on a Saturday. The reporter told us she's been investigating for a long time, yet she sent the request at the very last minute over the weekend with a deadline for today. It feels like a pro forma gesture, meant just so she can say she asked us, while knowing full well she won't get a response on such short notice. Therefore, we request a longer, reasonable timeframe for scheduling that includes business days, in hopes that the article won't be published before then. Please, for future articles concerning New York City, allow the City a reasonable window to respond so our position can be included."
Well, what exactly is wrong with Živalj's text, aside from the intimidation tactics and her trying to report journalists to higher authorities? Maybe it's the sheer waste of energy on something that isn't even her job. Her job is to ensure a reporter gets an answer to their question, not to call my editors at The Journal to stall a story just because the Director doesn't feel like answering on a Saturday. And clearly, the topic itself is taboo. There's something else: the PR Office is complaining that our questions are just "pro forma." Over the last year, they haven't cared about being pro forma or otherwise. They ignored absolutely everything. Whenever we called the heads of departments or municipal companies, they openly complained that they were strictly forbidden from communicating with the press and that everything had to go directly through Tomašević's office. If that weren't the case, maybe I would actually care about timing. Now they've evolved; instead of answering reporters, they'll answer editors. Their tactic with journalists is pure intimidation—and even Bandić didn't pull stunts like that! Well, maybe he didn't need to; everything always went his way. It's hard to imagine this nauseating pressure from Tomašević's staff will actually yield results for him.

https://www.facebook.com/zeljka.gode...8vpbysVtJzu41l

Of course, she must be one of Bandić's followers. After all, The Journal is trash and Tomašević and the Možemovac crowd are #realchange. ☕