Brodsky slams Mayor Bloomberg
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky — a Greenburgh Democrat and chairman of the Assembly’s Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions — sent a letter to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg accusing him of trying to sabotage the legislature’s efforts at public authorities reform.
Bloomberg, according to Brodsky, made a series of last minute demands late last week that threatened to scuttle talks between the Assembly, Senate, and Governor over an authority reform bill.
“This is nothing short of an attempt to hijack authority reform and turn it into the kind of imperial control of government agencies that hasn’t worked in Washington and won’t work here,” Brodsky said in a press release. “The Mayor knew of this effort for years. The impact of his last-minute intervention has already slowed progress, and may have the effect of killing the bill. I’ve asked him to reconsider his views immediately. We have worked too long and too hard to reform these Soviet-style bureaucracies to quit now. We need the Governor’s leadership to resolve this problem today.”
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Although more and more Bloomberg has been showing himself to be a real jackass, and an out of touch self-important regal one at that, the idea that an Albany hack like Brodsky could huff and puff about reform is laughable.
A pox on all your houses.
Not to mention that Brodsky has not come up with the money that he promised the MTA when congestion pricing was not voted upon. Before he installs himself as head potentate of all authorities, he should work on making sure they can operate first.
Richard Brodsky is one of the brightest elected officials we have in Albany. Brodsky is never afraid to speak up for the people in his district and the people of the state of NY. I am happy to have Brodsky as my Assemblyman and proud of the job he does.
It’s hard to dislike Mr. Brodsky, even with my Republican disposition.