Dumb and Dumber: How Cuomo and de Blasio Ruined New York 9781642937770, 2763549001
Thanks to the policies of Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, the glory days of the Empire State and the Big Apple are long
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English Year 2020
Table of contents :
Introduction
New York’s Coronavirus Disaster
De Blasio’s Administration Downplays a Pandemic
The de Blasio Tragic Comedy of Errors
Virus on Surface
Asymptomatic Transmission
Urging People to See Doctors
De Blasio Appoints de Blasio
Free Help? Not from Christians
A Tale of Two Cities—NYC vs. San Francisco
NYC Health Commissioner Resigns
New York—A Tale of Two Cautionary Tales
Andrew Cuomo’s Fatal Nursing Home Order
Cuomo Plays Defense
Cuomo’s Defense Falls Apart
Cuomo Plays Defense—Round 2.0
The True Nursing Home Death Toll Remains Unknown
Cuomo’s Pandemic Preparedness
New York’s Bureaucratic Nightmare
Cuomo to Out-of-State Health Care Workers: Thanks—but Not That Much
The Protests
As New York Burns, the Media Sings Cuomo’s Praises
The Economics of New York
The State of the State
New York’s Regulatory Climate
Income and Wealth
The Infrastructure of New York
New York’s Looming Fiscal Disaster
Pensions
Escape from New York
“The Worst Place to Do Business in America”
Cuomo Begs People to Stop Leaving—and for a Bailout
New York City’s War on Education
NYC’s Elite Schools
Gifted and Talented Programs
Failing Schools
Law and Order in New York City
A History of Law and Order in New York City
The Quality of Life Campaign
Welfare Reform
Enter: Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s Tumultuous Relationship with Police
The Bail Reform Disaster
COVID Chaos
Plainclothes Unit Disbanded
Defund the Police
The Return of Broken Windows
About the Author
Introduction
New York’s Coronavirus Disaster
De Blasio’s Administration Downplays a Pandemic
The de Blasio Tragic Comedy of Errors
Virus on Surface
Asymptomatic Transmission
Urging People to See Doctors
De Blasio Appoints de Blasio
Free Help? Not from Christians
A Tale of Two Cities—NYC vs. San Francisco
NYC Health Commissioner Resigns
New York—A Tale of Two Cautionary Tales
Andrew Cuomo’s Fatal Nursing Home Order
Cuomo Plays Defense
Cuomo’s Defense Falls Apart
Cuomo Plays Defense—Round 2.0
The True Nursing Home Death Toll Remains Unknown
Cuomo’s Pandemic Preparedness
New York’s Bureaucratic Nightmare
Cuomo to Out-of-State Health Care Workers: Thanks—but Not That Much
The Protests
As New York Burns, the Media Sings Cuomo’s Praises
The Economics of New York
The State of the State
New York’s Regulatory Climate
Income and Wealth
The Infrastructure of New York
New York’s Looming Fiscal Disaster
Pensions
Escape from New York
“The Worst Place to Do Business in America”
Cuomo Begs People to Stop Leaving—and for a Bailout
New York City’s War on Education
NYC’s Elite Schools
Gifted and Talented Programs
Failing Schools
Law and Order in New York City
A History of Law and Order in New York City
The Quality of Life Campaign
Welfare Reform
Enter: Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio’s Tumultuous Relationship with Police
The Bail Reform Disaster
COVID Chaos
Plainclothes Unit Disbanded
Defund the Police
The Return of Broken Windows
About the Author
