By Tjeerd Royaards
this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2025
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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."
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.
The billionaire giveth, and the billionaire taketh away.
Bloomie's daughter was in charge of an update of the City's payroll. It ended up costing the taxpayers about a billion and people were indicted.
I only know Ed Koch from the people’s court
So you were watching TV in 1997?
Burn the old person, burn him I say!!!
And for some reason the guy who used to interview people outside of people’s court is now running TMZ , and the meathead idiot from news radio is now the biggest right wing podcaster. 2025 is weird
"...you can get away with it if you're famous."
I only know Ed Koch from that quote "how am I doing?" that psychologist Alfie Kohn calls "deeply neurotic" in its search for validation
I wish every politician was driven the insatiable need to make sure they're doing their job well.
True that
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