Moving the terrorist trials to an island away from residents in Chinatown considered "dumb" - according to Mayor Bloomberg - why did he get elected again?

Mayor calls island trial move 'dumb'
By Josh Rogers for DOWNTOWNEXPRESS.COM

Mayor Bloomberg this morning called moving the 9/11 terror trials to Governors Island “one of the dumber ideas” he’s ever heard, but the idea picked up steam Thursday anyway.

The mayor made the explosive comment Thursday morning at a Gracie Mansion meeting with about two dozen newspaper publishers including John W. Sutter, publisher of Downtown Express and other Community Media newspapers. The mayor’s comment was not immediately reported, and Thursday’s momentum probably proceeded without knowledge of his views.
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