“Coming just after news that the divestment movement has engaged institutions collectively worth $2.6 trillion, and the passage of California legislation that will divest the country’s largest pension funds from coal, Mayor de Blasio’s announcement is another big step adding even more momentum to this campaign”, May Boeve, executive director of the environmental nonprofit 350.org, said in a statement.
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“It upsets me that he hasn’t done a town-hall meeting”, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, told The New York Post on Wednesday.
“The city is much safer, much more prepared today than where we stood three years ago”, de Blasio says.
The city is making more funds available for New Yorkers to fight illegal evictions in Housing Court in an effort to reduce the city’s persistent homelessness.
If you want to know exactly what goes on in Strong Cities, the program’s website explains that Strong Cities will “facilitate systematic sharing of knowledge…raise awareness of existing policy…directly support cities to develop strategic frameworks…facilitate worldwide partnerships…directly seed the development of new and innovative projects…provide a global platform to…”
Perhaps de Blasio decided that the benefits of cooperating with federal authorities on this nebulous program outweighed any other concerns that come with blindly associating Muslims with extremism-besides, how could the NYPD do any worse in this arena?
But de Blasio has found time for political trips to Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin to promote a national progressive agenda.
“The core third of left voters in the city might be impressed by him trying to be a factor on the national stage”, said Flanagan.
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De Blasio’s relationship with fellow New York Democrats is a rocky one. “We heard it when there was talk about it, but that was it. I don’t think it’s that surprising”.
