Adams was (at least IMO) the most conservative of the serious candidates for mayor; people voted for him because he was an ex-cop with the expectation that he would be tough on crime. People also blame him (and executive-branch politicians in general) for things that aren't actually within his control, so I can see why he would want to draw attention to the city council like this, but it's still grandstanding rather than effective policy.
"tough on crime" is such a nonsense, afactual, high truthiness position. Anyone who unironically talks about being tough on crime should be barred from involvement in politics. It's a strong indicator they're going to ignore facts and data and just do what "feels" good to them.
Giuliani got "lucky" that he was in office on 9/11. He wasn't a particularly good mayor and plenty of people knew it but he managed to turn that into a lot of goodwill. Now that he's shown his ass repeatedly, people are losing the rose-tinted glasses big time. Adams just decided he wasn't gonna wait 15 years to make people hate him. He's an overachiever.
Giuliani was re-elected before 9/11 because he was "tough on crime" and crime declined dramatically while he was in office. By the time 9/11 happened, he was not eligible to run for mayor again due to term limits.
Yeah, I remember him instituting blatantly unconstitutional policies like "stop and frisk". I'm still not sure how he got away with it or how people didn't realize he was a fascist.
He was elected mayor twice, both times before 9/11 (which happened only a few months before the end of his second term). After 9/11 he was never elected to any office again, despite his efforts.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's approval rating has edged up to an all-time 68 - 28 percent high, matching a record of 70 percent of New Yorkers who are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with life in the city, according to a Quinnipiac College Poll released today.
But there's a shit ton of rich people in NYC. So it's easy for them to "donate" in both primaries and ensure that no matter what happens in the general, it'll be a choice between two assholes.
Yes, it’s a real shame that “In spite of the mayor’s late push, the City Council is “prepared to override” both the mayor’s vetoes, according to Adrienne Adams, the Council speaker. It would be the second and third time that the Council has overridden the mayor, following a decision in July to reject his veto of a housing voucher program.”
Regarding the Housing Voucher Program: “I want to be clear: These bills are about helping the lowest-income New Yorkers facing homelessness and housing insecurity,” said the Council speaker, Adrienne Adams, calling the bills the most “significant policy reforms to address homelessness” in years.
“The fight centers on a set of bills that would make more New Yorkers who are either homeless or at risk of eviction eligible for a housing voucher program. Vouchers are already one of the city’s most significant housing initiatives.”
Why in earth does this man hate his fellow humans so much?
