Corey Johnson Allows Mayor de Blasio to Spend Money Like Water
Corey Johnson, the Speaker of New York City Council, should have spoken out against the mayor holding an election in May to replace Jumaane Williams (Williams became the public advocate). See here
Now there will be a May election and another election in November for the same seat! The May election is completely unnecessary as NYC Council does hardly anything during the Summer. So the person would just be a council member for three month.
Elections are expensive and Johnson should have spoken up. Mayor de Blasio often goes unchecked because Corey Johnson is afraid to speak up or is too busy holding press conferences to get his picture in the paper.
Like Melissa Mark-Viverito, the public did not choose Corey Johnson to the Speaker. Johnson was elected by other council members. We got stuck with a man who is afraid to stand up to Mayor de Blasio on ANYTHING.
Last May, Corey Johnson and Mayor de Blasio set up a group to research property taxes in NYC. It’s almost a year later and that group has not done anything to relieve the disparity in property taxes throughout the city.
Hugs,
marlene
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