{"id":463747,"date":"2022-06-16T03:31:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T00:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-councils-progressives-let-down-constituents-by-putting-ideology-first\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T03:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T00:31:36","slug":"nyc-councils-progressives-let-down-constituents-by-putting-ideology-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-councils-progressives-let-down-constituents-by-putting-ideology-first\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC Council&#8217;s progressives let down constituents by putting ideology first"},"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-6a2675f0e1cd5\" 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-6a2675f0e1cd5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-councils-progressives-let-down-constituents-by-putting-ideology-first\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_Councils_progressives_let_down_constituents_by_putting_ideology_first%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC Council&#8217;s progressives let down constituents by putting ideology first&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_Councils_progressives_let_down_constituents_by_putting_ideology_first%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC Council&#8217;s progressives let down constituents by putting ideology first&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/city-council-120.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Bipartisan cooperation has its rewards. City Councilwoman Tiffany Cab\u00e1n and five of her progressive colleagues just learned that the hard way \u2014 and at the expense of their own constituents.<\/p>\n<p>The six democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ists let ideology trump cold, hard cash for district-specific needs \u2014 even after getting most of their priorities funded in the $101 billion city budget they nonetheless voted <em>against<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>As a result of their opposition, which they announced ahead of time, Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Queens) froze them out of the council\u2019s $41 million discretionary member-item fund.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the tiny five-person Republican minority conference worked with their Democratic colleagues on mutual budget priorities, e.g., NYPD funding, schools and a property-tax rebate for homeowners.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Unlike the lefties, the GOPers went the pragmatic route, backed the budget \u2014 and scored extra funding from the speaker. Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-SI), the only Republican on the council\u2019s budget-negotiation team, said his conference took a practical <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>roach to ensuring that basic city services were funded. \u201cWe can\u2019t just stand on our soap boxes,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>As legendary New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia said, there is no Democratic or Republican way to pick up Gotham\u2019s garbage. Yet for too many of the lefties in public office today, ideology colors every decision. We don\u2019t endorse member-item slush funds, but this episode clearly showed that the council\u2019s six grandstanding progressives really don\u2019t care about \u201cgetting stuff done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers should be concerned about the competent, corruption-free delivery of city services to residents. But these progressives still think they\u2019re activists. And their constituents pay the price.\n                        <\/p><\/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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City Councilwoman Tiffany Cab\u00e1n and five of her progressive colleagues just learned that the hard way \u2014 and at the expense of their own constituents. 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