{"id":132258,"date":"2020-12-12T20:44:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/"},"modified":"2020-12-12T20:44:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T17:44:17","slug":"10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"#10 NYC mayoral candidates&#8217; nuttiest proposals yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a431daafb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a431daafb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#More_from\" >More from:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#SCOTT_STRINGER_New_York_City_comptroller\" >SCOTT STRINGER, New York City comptroller<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#SHAUN_DONOVAN_former_US_Housing_Secretary_former_NYC_commissioner_of_Dept_of_Housing_Preservation_and_Development\" >SHAUN DONOVAN, former US Housing Secretary; former NYC commissioner of Dept of Housing Preservation and Development\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#ERIC_ADAMS_Brooklyn_Borough_President\" >ERIC ADAMS, Brooklyn Borough President<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#DIANNE_MORALES_former_CEO_of_several_social_service_nonprofits\" >DIANNE MORALES, former CEO of several social service nonprofits\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#RAY_McGUIRE_former_Citigroup_vice-chairman_and_global_head_of_corporate_and_investment_banking\" >RAY McGUIRE, former Citigroup vice-chairman and global head of corporate and investment banking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#MAYA_WILEY_former_counsel_to_Mayor_de_Blasio\" >MAYA WILEY, former counsel to Mayor de Blasio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#KATHRYN_GARCIA_former_NYC_Sanitation_chief\" >KATHRYN GARCIA, former NYC Sanitation chief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#LOREE_K_SUTTON_retired_Army_brigadier_general_and_Mayor_de_Blasios_first_Veterans_Services_commissioner\" >LOREE K. SUTTON, retired Army brigadier general and Mayor de Blasio\u2019s first Veterans Services commissioner<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#JOYCELYN_TAYLOR_a_self-described_%E2%80%9Cworking-class_Democrat%E2%80%9D_and_founder_of_TaylorMade_Contracting_a_home-improvement_firm\" >JOYCELYN TAYLOR, a self-described \u201cworking-class Democrat\u201d and founder of TaylorMade Contracting, a home-improvement firm\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/10-nyc-mayoral-candidates-nuttiest-proposals-yet\/#CARLOS_MENCHACA_City_Council_member_who_killed_a_worthy_small-scale_rezoning_in_Brooklyns_Sunset_Park_neighborhood\" >CARLOS MENCHACA, City Council member who killed a worthy, small-scale rezoning in Brooklyn\u2019s Sunset Park neighborhood<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#10 NYC mayoral candidates&#8217; nuttiest proposals yet<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"in-line-column wp-caption alignleft\">\n<div class=\"box module inline columnist desktop\">\n<div class=\"columnist-info\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_from\"><\/span>More from:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<picture class=\"columnist-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Raise taxes on the rich, who are already heading for the exits!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ban cars in Manhattan!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Put up the homeless in office buildings!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A dozen-odd candidates have tossed their hats in the ring to be New York City\u2019s next mayor. Most are so far-left, so out of touch with the Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s actual needs, they make the current mayor seem as centrist as a 1960s \u201cRockefeller Republican.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To judge them by their words, even the least loony in the field is enough to send the most passionate New Yorker to the exits. Their statements on such key issues as policing, homelessness, taxation and quality of life range from merely silly to borderline insane.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve all got their eyes on the June 22 Democratic primary \u2014 decisive in a city where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than six to one. It\u2019s no wonder that most candidates lean liberal-and-beyond on almost every major issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Their words matter. Here are some of the candidates\u2019 nuttier pronouncements. They\u2019re all direct quotes from their websites, interviews and one campaign video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read them and tremble for our future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SCOTT_STRINGER_New_York_City_comptroller\"><\/span><strong>SCOTT STRINGER, New York City comptroller<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Scott Stringer announces his run for mayor.\" class=\"wp-image-16803998 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/scott-stringer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/scott-stringer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/scott-stringer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/scott-stringer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/scott-stringer.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe will ask the most fortunate to pay a bit more in taxes,\u201d he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-09-08\/nyc-comptroller-stringer-runs-for-mayor-vowing-to-tax-the-rich\">said at a campaign announcement in upper Manhattan. \u201cThere will be some that leave \u2026 [but] why would you risk your life going to Texas or Florida or anyplace where you have governors who just ignore health and safety laws? You\u2019ve got to be nuts to go there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> Stringer\u2019s in charge of the city\u2019s finances. He knows that finance billionaires Paul Singer and Carl Icahn are willing to \u201crisk their lives\u201d by moving to Florida along with their companies. Even Goldman Sachs is weighing a partial move to Fort Lauderdale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg reported that \u201cthe top 1 percent of New Yorkers \u2026 paid $4.9 billion in local income taxes [in 2018], making up 42.5 percent of total income tax collected by the city,\u201d according to the Independent Budget Office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So, sure \u2014 let\u2019s drive them all away and leave it to the poor to fill the city\u2019s $9 billion budget deficit.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"SHAUN_DONOVAN_former_US_Housing_Secretary_former_NYC_commissioner_of_Dept_of_Housing_Preservation_and_Development\"><\/span><strong>SHAUN DONOVAN, former US Housing Secretary; former NYC commissioner of Dept of Housing Preservation and Development\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Shaun Donovan, left, is joined by his wife Liza, as he announced his candidacy for the 2021 New York City mayoral campaign.\" class=\"wp-image-16803265 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/shaun-donovan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/shaun-donovan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/shaun-donovan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/shaun-donovan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/shaun-donovan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bebeto Matthews\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe must have a city where the same benefits [which the \u201cwealthy\u201d enjoy] \u201care available to all \u2026 we will prove this is possible by [creating] 15-minute neighborhoods. Within 15 minutes of your front door, every New Yorker should have a great public school, fresh food, access to rapid transportation, a park,\u201d he said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/shaundonovannyc.medium.com\/official-mayoral-launch-speech-a-city-that-works-for-everyone-b0362822cddc\">in a recent speech<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> Although aimed at the disadvantaged, this pipe dream is more reflective of the bellyaching of white Upper West Siders when a nearby burger joint closes. And just how would you install a school or transit \u201caccess\u201d within everyone\u2019s 15-block radius short of rebuilding the entire city?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ERIC_ADAMS_Brooklyn_Borough_President\"><\/span><strong>ERIC ADAMS, Brooklyn Borough President<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Brooklyn Borough President and NYC Mayoral hopeful Eric Adams\" class=\"wp-image-16804011 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/eric-adams.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Matthew McDermott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGo back to Iowa, you go back to Ohio. New York City belongs to the people that were here and made New York City what it is,\u201d Adams said at an anti-gentrification rally in Harlem rally last January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB <\/strong>Not many people move here from Iowa or Ohio. But blacks comprise just 8.4 percent and 14.3\u2009percent, respectively, of those states\u2019 populations. As The Post reported, Adams played the race card in using those states as code for white gentrifiers. Adams isn\u2019t anti-white, but he shamefully borrowed from Al Sharpton\u2019s notorious \u201cwhite interlopers\u201d rhetoric of the 1980s to fire up a Harlem crowd.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DIANNE_MORALES_former_CEO_of_several_social_service_nonprofits\"><\/span>DIANNE MORALES, former CEO of several social service nonprofits\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Dianne Morales\" class=\"wp-image-16804018 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/dianne-morales.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/dianne-morales.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/dianne-morales.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/dianne-morales.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/dianne-morales.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dan Herrick<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was the first candidate for mayor to call to defund the police \u2026 we will divest from policing and reinvest in communities towards community-based resources like youth support programs and childcare, safe community spaces and parks, transportation and other public infrastructure \u2026 our money is being directed towards the needs of the people rather than a system that enforces racism and violence,\u201d she stated <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dianne.nyc\/divest\">on her website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB <\/strong>Her feel-good strategy wouldn\u2019t have helped Gloria Flores, 70, a Brooklyn bus rider who was hit by a stray bullet meant for a gang member. In fact, many black leaders who represent crime-ridden neighborhoods deplore the idea of police defunding. Bronx City Council member Vanessa Gibson said her constituents \u201cwant to see cops in the community.\u201d Brooklyn Council member Laurie Cumbo termed defunding a form of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/08\/10\/nyregion\/defund-police-nyc-council.html?auth=login-email&amp;login=email\">colonization<\/a>\u201d pushed by white progressives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RAY_McGUIRE_former_Citigroup_vice-chairman_and_global_head_of_corporate_and_investment_banking\"><\/span>RAY McGUIRE, former Citigroup vice-chairman and global head of corporate and investment banking<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Ray McGuire\" class=\"wp-image-16803273 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/ray-mcguire.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/ray-mcguire.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/ray-mcguire.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/ray-mcguire.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/ray-mcguire.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Amanda Gordon\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am not for defund. I am for restructuring the police \u2026 We need better policing, not fewer police.\u201d (So far, so good!)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But then, he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qH7lchElFcs\">continued<\/a>, in a Channel 11 interview on Dec. 7: \u201cWe need to get police partners with mental health officials. We need to get police partnered with community organizations that have been so effective at managing what\u2019s taking place.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> What community groups are \u201cmanaging\u201d anything well? Surely they can\u2019t tame the gun violence that\u2019s ravaged mostly minority neighborhoods. As for \u201cmental health officials,\u201d does McGuire mean ThriveNYC\u2019s Chirlane McCray, whose agency has burned through $850 million in public money while doing nothing for those suffering from mental illness?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MAYA_WILEY_former_counsel_to_Mayor_de_Blasio\"><\/span>MAYA WILEY, former counsel to Mayor de Blasio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Maya Wiley announces her NYC mayoral run.\" class=\"wp-image-16804026 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/maya-wiley-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/maya-wiley-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/maya-wiley-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/maya-wiley-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/maya-wiley-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe must reimagine through big ideas like high schools without walls, that would untether students from particular assignments to specific buildings to open up new opportunities for learning,\u201d she states on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mayawileyformayor.com\/priority\/education\/\">her website<\/a>. \u201cWe must consider how kids can virtually join classrooms for courses that they are interested in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> Remote learning since schools \u201creopened\u201d has universally been called a disaster for pupils and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KATHRYN_GARCIA_former_NYC_Sanitation_chief\"><\/span>KATHRYN GARCIA, former NYC Sanitation chief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Kathryn Garcia\" class=\"wp-image-16803281 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kathryn-garcia-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kathryn-garcia-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kathryn-garcia-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kathryn-garcia-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/kathryn-garcia-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefan Jeremiah<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cFor the past 14 years, I\u2019ve gotten up at 5 a.m. to make sure that by the time most New Yorkers wake up, their trash has been collected and they have clean water in their tap,\u201d she declared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kgfornyc.com\/about\">on her campaign website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB <\/strong>This might be the worst-timed campaign boast in history. Big Apple streets have never been filthier with walls of uncollected trash. It\u2019s partly due to Mayor de Blasio cutting $106 million from the department\u2019s budget but it was little better before that. Worse, Garcia hardly protested the cuts: \u201cThese were just really difficult choices,\u201d Garcia <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wasteadvantagemag.com\/how-new-york-citys-budget-cuts-will-impact-sanitation-operations\/\">said last July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LOREE_K_SUTTON_retired_Army_brigadier_general_and_Mayor_de_Blasios_first_Veterans_Services_commissioner\"><\/span>LOREE K. SUTTON, retired Army brigadier general and Mayor de Blasio\u2019s first Veterans Services commissioner<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Loree Sutton\" class=\"wp-image-16804028 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/loree-sutton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/loree-sutton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/loree-sutton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/loree-sutton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/loree-sutton.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe can respect the dignity of all seriously mentally ill New Yorkers and their families through ensuring timely access to clubhouse communities, clinical treatment, caregiver respite, residential programs and, when needed, hospitalization,\u201d she <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loreeformayor.nyc\/on-the-issues\/\">states on her website<\/a>. \u201cWe can reach and provide care for those who are depressed and despondent, whose suffering may drive them to addiction and deaths of despair, whether by intention or accident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> New Yorkers don\u2019t want \u201cclubhouse communities,\u201d whatever that means. They want to be safe from bipolar, screaming street defecators and subway pushers. But to Sutton, it\u2019s more important to \u201ccontain, mitigate and prevent\u201d the crisis that every New Yorker surely fears most \u2014 \u201cthe increasingly disruptive threats caused by climate disruption.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"JOYCELYN_TAYLOR_a_self-described_%E2%80%9Cworking-class_Democrat%E2%80%9D_and_founder_of_TaylorMade_Contracting_a_home-improvement_firm\"><\/span>JOYCELYN TAYLOR, a self-described \u201cworking-class Democrat\u201d and founder of TaylorMade Contracting, a home-improvement firm\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Joycelyn Taylor\" class=\"wp-image-16803287 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/joycelyn-taylor.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/joycelyn-taylor.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/joycelyn-taylor.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/joycelyn-taylor.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/joycelyn-taylor.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of companies that are right now going to have employees that are going to be working from home. There\u2019s a lot of office space that\u2019s going to be available,\u201d she said. \u201cLet\u2019s take the Daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> for example, they mentioned that none of their employees are going back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can do quick conversion of some of these office spaces to provide more stability and permanency for them in this moment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> People won\u2019t be working from home forever. And as a business owner, Taylor might have heard that office buildings are private property. The city can\u2019t just take them over to house the homeless. That is, not unless it pays the landlord a lot of money as it\u2019s done with hotels. And we\u2019ve seen how well that\u2019s worked out.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CARLOS_MENCHACA_City_Council_member_who_killed_a_worthy_small-scale_rezoning_in_Brooklyns_Sunset_Park_neighborhood\"><\/span>CARLOS MENCHACA, City Council member who killed a worthy, small-scale rezoning in Brooklyn\u2019s Sunset Park neighborhood<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Councilman Carlos Menchaca\" class=\"wp-image-16804030 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/carlos-menchaca.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/carlos-menchaca.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/carlos-menchaca.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/carlos-menchaca.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/carlos-menchaca.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Taidgh Barron<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen I think about the future of a city like New York, I think about car-less boroughs. Boroughs, I\u2019ll say it! Imagine if Manhattan was completely car-less. And how do you get there? It\u2019s by inching towards that, it\u2019s through conversation and experimentation,\u201d he said in a May 2018 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/reclaim-magazine\/nothing-better-than-to-be-in-a-city-that-is-talking-about-bike-lanes-d0b0027609cc\">interview<\/a> with Transportation Alternatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>WHY IT\u2019S DUMB<\/strong> <\/strong>He <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>s only by bike and is neglecting to think about the millions of New Yorkers who aren\u2019t as young and fit and need four wheels rather than two to get to their jobs.\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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