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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok take the free buses. The mayor does not control the MTA.  It is governed by a Board and while the mayor gets to appoint some the governor appoints the majority of the MTA board.  The mayor cannot simply wave his hand and make buses free.

I like some aspects of mandami.  He is certainly charming and has energy.  But the pie in the sky ideas like buses just put me off. And I am a public school parent and he has like zero plans except to get rid of a small GT program that helps keep the middle class from fleeing to the burbs.  [/quote]

Free buses have been piloted in the past. The idea is to make transport/access to NYC a little easier for the working people we NEED in NYC. It’s a first step as we work on affordable housing. why can’t a police officer, teacher or other civil service worker afford to live where they work? For some of these workers, the transportation costs alone are prohibitively expensive. That is not ‘pie in the sky’, it’s practical.

I’m a public school parent too. I have no problem with limiting g&t entry points at k/pre K. Testing a 4 year old is ridiculous, and all elementary schools should offer a solid education. I myself am the product of another great Ps system where gifted differentiators did not arise until 4th grade, and were by teacher rec - not one test which anyone who is honest, they know these tests are gamed by many parents [/quote]

You are missing the point.  Sure there have been bus pilots.  But the mayor of NYC is not in charge of the MTA - which has a board that he doesn’t control. And since they just raised fares I don’t see them being all that inclined to give money away with free buses.  This is not whether it’s a good idea or not (I agree fares should be lower) - but rather that it is not something the mayor controls. [/quote]

Apparently you don’t understand NYC very well. Fares were raised over two years ago.

The MTA is controlled by a board with mayoral appointees and governor appointees- Hochul has already said she’d work with Mamdani. [/quote]

Yes and no. They were last raised in 2023. But they recently announced that they are going up again in January. I think that is what the other poster is referring to.

Hochul is a pragmatist. I have very mixed feelings about her. But Mamdani winning is basically a done deal. So unlike Trump who sees the world in a divisive, confrontational way where you are either with him or against him, she is trying her best to be constructive and work with someone different than her - go into it with a positive attitude and see what happens.[/quote]

+1 - and yes that is what I was referring to.

Worth pointing out that this Mandami defender again resorted to a personal attack instead of facts. Accusing me of not living in nyc long and the comment re my child.

Still waiting on what his education plans are to help all students.  [/quote]

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