How the heck did he become mayor? I mean New Yorkers had to be crazy to vote for him. Almost anybody is better, except for Dinkins, or someone like that.Someone like that was in the picture. At least Bloomberg is good with the cities finances.
America did let Nazi war criminals immigrate to use their scientists after the war.True it was a hard decision but if we didn't the Russians would use them
"Bloomberg said guests who may be "disturbed and dispirited" by the noisy controversy should remember how Catholics and Jews also had to overcome prejudice as newcomers to the United States."
This analogy is really wearing thin on me. Jews and Catholics did not burst onto the American stage with acts of raw barbarism, as did Islam. Allow me to repeat my oft-said counter-analogy: Did America allow immigration from Japan and Germany during the Second World War?
I regret to say that 'Hizzoner' is likely going to get his way. And I further regret to say that this building will likely become the second-most visited spot in international Muslim tourism, after Mecca ..... coming to you soon, Mohammed's own Arc de Triumphe. (sp?)
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America did let Nazi war criminals immigrate to use their scientists after the war.Of cause this was evil. But Nazi war criminals, like Wernher von Braun had at least something to offer. So I understand the mind of evil people. They saw a gain in it, althrough it was wrong.
"Bloomberg said guests who may be "disturbed and dispirited" by the noisy controversy should remember how Catholics and Jews also had to overcome prejudice as newcomers to the United States."
This analogy is really wearing thin on me. Jews and Catholics did not burst onto the American stage with acts of raw barbarism, as did Islam. Allow me to repeat my oft-said counter-analogy: Did America allow immigration from Japan and Germany during the Second World War?
I regret to say that 'Hizzoner' is likely going to get his way. And I further regret to say that this building will likely become the second-most visited spot in international Muslim tourism, after Mecca ..... coming to you soon, Mohammed's own Arc de Triumphe. (sp?)
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Bulls eye.
Actually, a better analogy would be: Did America allow the Japanese to build a Shinto temple at Pearl Harbor during WWII?
bloomkike aint getting reelected.
bloomkike aint getting reelected.
Who is running against him? Any ideas of available candidates?
bloomkike aint getting reelected.
Who is running against him? Any ideas of available candidates?
The Coon: "Any ideas of available candidates? "People that live outside of New York City really don't understand the politics there....Bloomberg is an independant he left the Republican party back in 2007.
With all due respect, Coon, it was the last election in which all the Jews were for Bloomberg because of his strong business background and because he had proven his "conservative" credentials by switching over to the GOP.
He was the candidate which would be good for the Jews and good for New York City!
The next election will serve only to empower the next version of Bloomberg, or someone much much worse like the Minister Farrakhan.
If you live in NYC you'd better get the hell out and move far away now while you still have the opportunity to do it.
All on this forum who continually excite themselves looking towards "the next elections" to whisk in the GOP and fix everything remind me of shipwreck victims washed up on a small sandy atoll in the middle of nowhere without food and water, who keep searching the horizon hoping for the rescue ship which doesn't exist.
"There are none so blind as those who just won't see."
I don't think he can run again,in any event he wouldn't winI heard something the other day that the city was looking into reinstating the term limits...I honestly don't think Bloomberg is interested in another term anyway...I personally don't care for him myself but looking back at the last election and would replace him I am almost glad he decided to stick around for another term... G-d willing once New Yorkers see a few municipalities go under across the country in the next few years they may vote more responsibly in the upcoming election when Bloomberg's term is finally over.
Thanks, cjd -- I stand corrected regarding Bloomberg's most recent political affiliation.Massuh, in a way your above post is exactly the case.... If I really studied the situation it's almost crazy to go on living here... Here on Long Island which is not actually the city itself the property taxes are off the charts... It's actually costing me more for property taxes now then the actual mortgage payments I was making when I bought the house itself. In actuality I might as well as be paying rent somewhere and not have to deal with all the issues of home ownership... It would be great if I was a few years younger or a few years older however right now it would be very hard to move and find employment that pays anything close to what I am making now... I am sure however there are some very nice places to relocate that have all the bells and whistles we have here... While its hard for a person like myself to relocate people that can should take advantage of the cheaper and safer places to live that are available.
Not that it provides much comfort! :'(
I fully realize that New York City residents believe their city to be the center of the universe; outside of which there is no life possible.
The identical love of home town was professed by the Jews of Egypt under Paro, the Jews of Spain prior to the Expulsion, the Jews of Warsaw during the 1930's, and the Jews of Berlin - some of whom refused to leave there even until the very last years of WWII.
All of whom used the identical rationalization for remaining in their cosmopolitan comforts.
Thanks, cjd -- I stand corrected regarding Bloomberg's most recent political affiliation.Massuh, in a way your above post is exactly the case.... If I really studied the situation it's almost crazy to go on living here... Here on Long Island which is not actually the city itself the property taxes are off the charts... It's actually costing me more for property taxes now then the actual mortgage payments I was making when I bought the house itself. In actuality I might as well as be paying rent somewhere and not have to deal with all the issues of home ownership... It would be great if I was a few years younger or a few years older however right now it would be very hard to move and find employment that pays anything close to what I am making now... I am sure however there are some very nice places to relocate that have all the bells and whistles we have here... While its hard for a person like myself to relocate people that can should take advantage of the cheaper and safer places to live that are available.
Not that it provides much comfort! :'(
I fully realize that New York City residents believe their city to be the center of the universe; outside of which there is no life possible.
The identical love of home town was professed by the Jews of Egypt under Paro, the Jews of Spain prior to the Expulsion, the Jews of Warsaw during the 1930's, and the Jews of Berlin - some of whom refused to leave there even until the very last years of WWII.
All of whom used the identical rationalization for remaining in their cosmopolitan comforts.
Tax Class 1 indicates the following types of primarily residential property:
One-, two-, and three-family homes
Condominiums of three stories or less that were originally built as condominiums
Condominiums of three dwelling units or less that were previously a one-, two-, or three-family home
single-family homes on cooperatively owned land, also known as "bungalows"
certain vacant land zoned for residential use or, if not located in Manhattan, vacant land adjoining improved Class 1 parcel.
In Class 1 for 2009, a tax rate of 16.196% is applied to 6% of the "market value."
Tax Class 2 is for all other primarily residential properties, including any residential condominiums not in Class 1. This includes co-ops, but does not include hotels, motels, or other similar property.
In class 2 for 2009, a tax rate of 12.596% is applied to 45% of the "market value."
Tax Class 3 includes real estate of utility corporations and special franchise properties, excluding land and certain buildings. Class 3, which includes utilities' capital, is ambiguously under-reported in the published tax rolls. But, it is a small fraction of the city's overall real estate value, and, because it contains no land values, has little to do to do with our current analysis.
Tax Class 4 is all commercial real estate. It includes all other properties, such as stores, warehouses, hotels, and any vacant land not classified as Class 1.
In class 4 for 2009, a tax rate of 10.241% is applied to 45% of the "market value".
Yes, that could be the tax rates for the actual City of New York which includes Manhattan and the four surrounding boroughs.... Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Statan Island.... The property tax in the city itself is more moderate then out here on Long Island because the city also gets money from its residents from an additional local city income tax...Out here on Long Island we only pay New York State Income tax therefore property tax itself tends to be a lot higher...Whats killing us out here on the Island is the school tax... Each little town has its own school system that has to be payed for by the residents of each little town.... You would be astonished at some of the numbers in the school system budget... Each year the residents get to vote any increases into the budget... Needless to say it always passes.... When you have a small town with 5 or 10 thousand homes and a local school district with a 20 or 30 million dollar budget it starts to become real problems.... School tax is added on to the regular county tax. I like the City' system better... One school system and a standard tax rate... Even though they have local income tax it gives older people a chance to remain in there home when they retire and their income is down...At that point they would not be paying much income tax of any kind... The numbers in the chart seem higher then I remember them but property tax in the city is not a bad deal because residents get a lot of services for their money...Its been well over 20 years since anyone in my family has lived in the city itself back then most of the housing stock was one and two family homes.... Today its a denser mix with more condo's and apartment houses.Thanks, cjd -- I stand corrected regarding Bloomberg's most recent political affiliation.Massuh, in a way your above post is exactly the case.... If I really studied the situation it's almost crazy to go on living here... Here on Long Island which is not actually the city itself the property taxes are off the charts... It's actually costing me more for property taxes now then the actual mortgage payments I was making when I bought the house itself. In actuality I might as well as be paying rent somewhere and not have to deal with all the issues of home ownership... It would be great if I was a few years younger or a few years older however right now it would be very hard to move and find employment that pays anything close to what I am making now... I am sure however there are some very nice places to relocate that have all the bells and whistles we have here... While its hard for a person like myself to relocate people that can should take advantage of the cheaper and safer places to live that are available.
Not that it provides much comfort! :'(
I fully realize that New York City residents believe their city to be the center of the universe; outside of which there is no life possible.
The identical love of home town was professed by the Jews of Egypt under Paro, the Jews of Spain prior to the Expulsion, the Jews of Warsaw during the 1930's, and the Jews of Berlin - some of whom refused to leave there even until the very last years of WWII.
All of whom used the identical rationalization for remaining in their cosmopolitan comforts.
Is this true CJD?QuoteTax Class 1 indicates the following types of primarily residential property:
One-, two-, and three-family homes
Condominiums of three stories or less that were originally built as condominiums
Condominiums of three dwelling units or less that were previously a one-, two-, or three-family home
single-family homes on cooperatively owned land, also known as "bungalows"
certain vacant land zoned for residential use or, if not located in Manhattan, vacant land adjoining improved Class 1 parcel.
In Class 1 for 2009, a tax rate of 16.196% is applied to 6% of the "market value."
Tax Class 2 is for all other primarily residential properties, including any residential condominiums not in Class 1. This includes co-ops, but does not include hotels, motels, or other similar property.
In class 2 for 2009, a tax rate of 12.596% is applied to 45% of the "market value."
Tax Class 3 includes real estate of utility corporations and special franchise properties, excluding land and certain buildings. Class 3, which includes utilities' capital, is ambiguously under-reported in the published tax rolls. But, it is a small fraction of the city's overall real estate value, and, because it contains no land values, has little to do to do with our current analysis.
Tax Class 4 is all commercial real estate. It includes all other properties, such as stores, warehouses, hotels, and any vacant land not classified as Class 1.
In class 4 for 2009, a tax rate of 10.241% is applied to 45% of the "market value".
NYC would be better off with an affirmative-action Farrakhanist clown as mayor than Doomberg. The former would not be taken seriously by anyone outside of his fellow negroes. Unfortunately, the whole world respects Dyke Doomberg.:o G-d forbid!! We had that with the "Washroom Attendant" (David Dinkins) he was making the entire city into a [censored] slum... The city has come a long way since then... He was the picture of things to come with our shvartza President.
Look at it this way: what is more dangerous for Israel: having someone like P*nis Lewinsky as PM, or an open, honest, flaming leftist Nazi like Tzipwhorah Shitler or Shimon Parasite?Dr. B, I see your point and agree but even living on the outskirts of a city run by a [censored] is not a pleasant thing... Have you ever seen the PJ cartoon :::D
New York City is reminding me of Beruit...whereas this Bloomberg animal is Hezbollah using his octopus-like influence in every aspect of society, while projecting himself as a "benefactor" to those in need- like the muslim community
And to think there was no resistence to the Bush-fearing liberals in NY about this man's appointment as mayor for life. What a disgrace