NY'ers weigh in on term limits extension

This comment is lifted from the City Room Blog of the NY Times.
The subject is term limit extensions. Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson had a rally at City Hall to give NY'ers a chance to speak out once more on the anniversary of the overturning of term limits.
This comment sums it all up, doesn't it?

"It’s not just about how Mayor Bloomberg ordered by mayoral fiat the overturning of term limits laws, but also how he has run this city into the ground. How many accidents have taken place regarding the collapse of our infrastructure ? The Queens Blackout of 2006, the steam pipe explosion on Lexington Avenue, how many cranes keep collapsing on the streets, how many people keep getting electrocuted by Con Edison manhole covers, how many buildings and churches does NYU get to tear down, for how many more weekends will the MTA be allowed to practically shut down the entire system, for how many more years will Ground Zero remain just a pit ? What has Mayor Bloomberg done in 8 years ? What makes him think he needs another 4 ? 8 is enough ! Only someone driven by greed, selfishness, and an over-inflated ego would think he deserves more and more and more and more and more . . . ."

— Louis F.

Bus Lines are being CUT all over downtown Manhattan, enough is enough ! Sign this petition please:

CCRC received this petition recently from Rob Hollander of savethelowereastside. Like Chinatown the lower east side in being threatened with the loss of bus service.
We stand by Rob and his colleagues in putting a stop to any MTA decisions that involve the loss of bus services in lower Manhattan and will be lobbying to keep our own M15 bus line coming to Chinatown.

Please sign this petition:

Friends and neighbors,

The M8 serves seniors and the mobility challenged as well as our neighborhood's public housing far to the east of any other public transport and dozens of downtown schools.

From Quinn Raymond of COBATA (Coalition of Block and Tenant Associations)


Things you and your group can do to save the M8:

1) Sign our petition at savethem8.org

2) Reach out to our elected representatives and tell them you are concerned and would like to be in the loop. They have been very responsive thus far.

3) E-mail the MTA directly:
http://mta-nyc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/mta_nyc.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php

Please forward this to your list-- we need to demonstrate how important the M8 is to our community.

Best,

Quinn Raymond
COBATA
(Coalition of Block and Tenant Associations)

MTA cuts bus lines, NYC responds !

MTA CUTS CUT US
City Hall Steps
Sunday, Dec 14, 1pm
organized by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

Borough President Scott Stringer is organizing a media event this coming
Sunday, December 14th. Due to the dire fiscal situation, the MTA is
proposing massive cuts to bus and subway service across the metropolitan
region, coupled with steep fare hikes. But most damaging of all is the
proposed 50% fare hike to Access-A-Ride trips, and the elimination of 24
bus routes in areas without handicapped-accessible subway stations. The
result will be a dramatic loss of mobility for senior citizens and the
disabled. We need seniors, the disabled, their families and advocates to
stand together and make it clear that these cuts cannot be allowed to
happen.