The Brooklyn Paper reports on the race to replace our man in the City Council, David Yassky. Yassky’s still running for Comptroller and the field to replace him is crowded. It includes JoAnne Simon the candidate behind those mailers you received over the weekend: Brooklyn Paper: They’re Off!: Simon certainly has the money. Through July, […]
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Yassky Opposes Bloomberg Property Tax Moves
In an effort to deal with deteriorating city finances, Mayor Bloomberg has proposed, among other things, to (1) cancel the scheduled payment of a $400 per residence property tax rebate, and (2) terminate, effective January 1, 2009, a seven per cent property tax reduction that was to expire at the end of June of next […]
Yassky Promotes Bikes, Biodiesel
City Councilmember David Yassky is sponsoring legislation that he says will assist New Yorkers in reducing their carbon footprints. His Bikes in Buildings Bill would require employers to allow their employees to bring bikes to their workplaces. You can sign a petition supporting this bill at his website here. He is also sponsoring a bill […]
Yassky and Squadron Speak Out on Budget Process
On Friday, November 14, City Council member David Yassky and State Senator elect Dan Squadron issued a joint op-ed in the New York Post entitled: “YOU MAKE RULES, YOU FOOT BILL.” The somewhat unusual joint statement came shortly after New York State Governor David Patterson announced his proposed budget modifications which will be debated at […]
Yassky: Nowhere to Runsky?
Our now un-term limited man in the City Council, David Yassky, could face a tough challenge should he decide to run for another term there and not for comptroller as he had planned before Mayor Bloomberg’s new rule on term limits passed: New York Times: For Yassky…: If he does try to regain his Council […]
Un-Term Limited Millman Slapskys Yassky
It’s days like this that we have to really give a big High Five to our special friend Gersh Kuntzman errr The Politicker errr Politicrasher who is totally NOT Gersh at the Brooklyn Paper. Witness this deconstruction of reaction to City Councilman David Yassky’s two step on term limits: Brooklyn Paper: They lyin…: Assemblywoman Joan […]
Explanation (sort of) for recent vote
The official communication below just came from City Council Member David Yassky. Dear friends: I am sure you know by now that the City Council voted last week to approve Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to lengthen the term limit for City officeholders from eight years to 12 years. I want you to know that after a […]
Brooklyn Heights Betrayal
Yesterday, 29 members of the New York City Council paid tribute to the glorious days of selfishness and corruption under Tammany Hall. By now, most people are aware of the decision to extend Term Limits for an additional term to all city elected officials. The good residents of Brooklyn Heights should be proud that our […]
Yassky Bullishky on Parkingsky Permitskys
Our man in the City Council and candidate for NYC Comptroller David Yassky is coming out swinging for parking permits according to WCBS-TV. In Marcia Kramer’s report a couple of Brooklyn Heights residents are featured – Ida Guterman and Nance Kass. [see video here]
Yassky Wantsky Middle Schoolsky at P.S. 8 Annexsky
The Brooklyn Paper brings us this tidbit regarding City Councilman David Yassky’s idea to make the planned P.S. 8 annex a middle school too: Brooklyn Paper: Heights Elementary…: Councilman David Yassky (D–Brooklyn Heights) even said this week that he’d change city law to circumvent the developer’s controversial 18-story residential tower — despite the 300-seat middle […]
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