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Featured PostsWaiting for the Next Big ThingI have also been posting elsewhere while the old Room Eight has been in a coma. I expect to continue doing so during this temporary resurrection, as the new Room Eight is expected to have its spreadsheet attachment function restored. More recently, I've been posting a series on the extent to which New York City has recovered from the 1970s. The latest installment was posted this morning. You can read it and download the spreadsheet to see the charts here. <p> http://larrylittlefield.wordpress.com/ <!--break--> I'm Back With A Blast From The PastNow that Room 8 seems to be functioning, I'm joining Gatemouth in coming back. Some of you may remember that in 2007, I postulated a theory of the two electorates - a small group of well informed voters and a massive group that could care less about politics. And I suggested that cable TV & the web were largely responsible for this http://www.r8ny.com/blog/jerry_skurnik/the_theory_of_the_two_electorates.html This week's Economist has a story that, whicle focusing on cable news, makes many of the same points. Here it is - The Gateway (Tragic and Ironic Edition)
Ten year old Dybbuk told me he thinks that there will be a Civil War over gun control. I had to explain to him that the other side had all the weapons. The Gateway (Papal Bull Edition)
Wow, this Pope thing may end up being an even bigger story than Lena's Dunham's voting record. The Return of Eliot Spitzer; Has Gov. Cuomo Lost His Mojo?
The Return of Spitzer: Has Gov. Cuomo lost his mojo? Questions we took on last night on RNN-TV. Just Click Here.The Return of Eliot Spitzer; Has Gov. Cuomo Lost His Mojo?
The Return of Spitzer: Has Gov. Cuomo lost his mojo? Questions we took on last night on RNN-TV. Just Click Here.The New York City Budget and the Great Recession
Since the financial crisis morphed into the Great Recession in 2008, Americans have been told to pay more for government, accept less, or both. That has been true in New York City as well, with ongoing service cuts in every budget despite a 7.0% property tax increase, a state income tax increase, and a new MTA tax on all workers (but not the retired or investment income). Along with fare increases, toll increases, and other increases. The recession, as officially measured, is long over, and New York City’s private employment is not only higher than it had been before the recession started, but also probably reached a historic high in 2012, finally surpassing the level of 1969. And yet New Yorkers are still being told to accept less and/or pay more to the government. This post and those after are about the reasons why.
The Gateway (Returning To Well-Deserved Obscurity Edition)
Bloomie says we won't be inconvenienced by the blizzard. Grown-Up Brooklyn's Adventures in the Kingdom of Mumblecore
I don’t want to bury the lede, so the answer to the question concerning whether I believe Lena Dunham’s explanation that she actually voted in the 2012 by casting an affidavit ballot from Manhattan is: The Gateway (Standing On the Verge of Going Viral Edition)
In a quick glance, I found some things to quibble with in the Redistricting Commission's Memo, and I’ll bet that, here and there lies a real whopper, but overall, I have to agree with Citizen's Union: Exclusive: Lena Dunham--Born Again Political Virgin
LENA DUNHAM (in a video supporting President Obama’s re-election): Your first time shouldn’t be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR
I will always remember my friend Ed Koch. He made all of us proud to be a New Yorker.
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