Santier t1_j6ybo3d wrote on February 2, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Reply to comment by I_AM_TARA in New tree plantings in NYC fall to lowest level in 15 years by King-of-New-York

Bloomberg. Everyone hates on him but he gave us tons of new green space.

dust1990 t1_j703jrx wrote on February 3, 2023 at 2:40 AM

He was the best mayor this city ever had. He got hate because people reeling from the financial crisis misdirected their anger at him because he was a billionaire.

Santier t1_j72c2fh wrote on February 3, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Agreed. He wasn’t trying to be popular (Koch). Wasn’t trying to be a tough guy (Gulliani). Didn’t need to be a celebrity (Adams). And he actually was a no nonsense effective executive (unlike Dinkins and D’Blasio) that got shit done. Now not everyone agreed with him, but he took the job seriously and actually had the skills to do it.

good2goo t1_j77j33i wrote on February 4, 2023 at 5:55 PM

How much money did he spend on attack ads for trump even when he knew he wasn't going to win. Just because he didnt like trump and he had the money.

take_five t1_j779wsi wrote on February 4, 2023 at 4:54 PM

He created PlaNYC 2030, an enormous environmental initiative. Nothing was done, except the million tree program which was huge and effective. Great times.