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Hochul faces an ‘uprising’ over her plan to build new housing in NYC suburbs​

Now, far from treading with caution, she’s pushing a proposal that may be radioactive in the bedroom communities that dot the region: A plan to mandate more housing in those suburban counties, some of the nation’s largest and wealthiest.

Hochul wants to give the state bold new authority to override local zoning laws in cases where municipalities resist the measure, which she hopes will help address a housing shortage that’s made New York one of the least affordable places in the country. Her push, while favored by housing advocates, is not likely to make her many friends in the areas that proved to be challenging territory for Democrats last November and will likely be again in 2024.

“You would see a suburban uprising, the likes of which you’ve never seen before, if the state tried to impose land-use regulations on communities that have had local control for over a 100 years,” Bruce Blakeman, the Republican county executive in Nassau County, said in an interview.
Voters on Long Island and in much of the Hudson Valley went overwhelmingly for Republicans in the midterms, putting Rep. Lee Zeldin within striking distance of the Democratic governor and losing her party multiple seats in the House.

 

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A plan to mandate more housing in those suburban counties, some of the nation’s largest and wealthiest.

Wait. Wasn't it the Dem's plan to eliminate the suburbs and rural communities and force everyone into the cities, into concentrated dwellings?

 

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Seriously? NYC sent fingerprints of unvaxxed teachers to FBI​

As the months and years go by, we continue to learn more and more about the government’s handling of the pandemic response. And the more we learn, the uglier the picture becomes. I’m not just talking about the federal government here, either. State and municipal government leaders were drinking deeply from the cup of executive authority during a declared state of emergency as well. Today’s story has elements of both and it even involves the Federal Bureau of Investigation, potentially adding another dark mark to the FBI’s record. It’s being alleged that the municipal government of New York City sent the fingerprints of public school teachers who were fired after refusing to take the COVID injections to the Bureau. They further assigned a “problem code” to the teachers’ records, impeding their ability to find new work elsewhere. This sounds like something that would happen in China or Russia, but it was reportedly taking place right here in America. (Free Beacon)

New York City sent the fingerprints of unvaccinated public school teachers to the FBI, the educators allege in a lawsuit against the city government.
The city also flagged the teachers, whom the city fired for refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine, with a “problem code” that can affect their ability to get another job, Fox News reported.
“Fingerprints are sent with that flag to the FBI and the New York Criminal Justice Services, so it impacts their ongoing ability to get employment at other places,” said John Bursch, a lawyer representing the teachers in their suit against the city.

For years on end, we have covered stories about how it’s almost impossible to get a teacher fired in New York City, even when they were accused of sexual contact with the children. (That’s still happening, by the way.) The unions are too powerful and the politicians fear their reprisal. But along came the COVID vaccine mandates and suddenly they could fire teachers at the drop of a hat. So let’s put this in perspective. You can diddle a 15-year-old girl and keep your job. But if you refuse the jab, you’re going to be hounded to the ends of the earth.

 

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Twitter rips Mayor Adams for taunting DeSantis amid visit to NYC: 'Fix your dumb city, dude'​

On Monday morning, DeSantis spoke at the Privé catering hall in Staten Island, where he was listed as a special guest for a "discussion on protecting Law and Order in New York." DeSantis is also expected to hold additional events in the city.

During the event, Adams sent a fiery tweet welcoming DeSantis to the city and offering to teach the Florida governor "about values" while he is in town.

"Welcome to NYC, @GovRonDeSantis, a place where we don't ban books, discriminate against our LGBTQ+ neighbors, use asylum seekers as props, or let the government stand between a woman and healthcare," Adams tweeted. "We're happy to teach you something about values while you're here."

 

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If I lived to be 1,000 years old I will never believe that sucking a baby out of the womb or cutting it's neck as it comes out of the Vagina is female health care.

 

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‘You Might As Well Ban’ Books ‘In NYC, Because Our Kids Can’t Read’: Charles Payne Torches Eric Adams​

Fox Business host Charles Payne laid into Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, saying that he had no legs to stand on when he criticized Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

Payne, who appeared on Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News midday panel show “Outnumbered,” was responding to a condescending tweet Adams aimed at DeSantis, who was visiting the Big Apple to attend an event showing support for law enforcement.

“Welcome to NYC, @GovRonDeSantis, a place where we don’t ban books, discriminate against our LGBTQ+ neighbors, use asylum seekers as props, or let the government stand between a woman and health care,” Adams tweeted. “We’re happy to teach you something about values while you’re here.”

 

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Finally, my favorite piece of the year. I PROMISE YOU that I am not making this up. Last week, Local ABC 7 in New York ran a story headlined, “NYPD’s Latest Guidance On Crime Fighting Efforts Put NYC Shop Owners In Tight Spot.”

In other words, Bronx cops are trying to wrestle down an outbreak of violent daylight robberies, and have asked for help from the public — particular from local business people:

Police say they’re having trouble identifying suspects who target stores because they’re wearing masks. They are now urging store owners to be proactive in the crime fighting effort.​

“We are asking the businesses to make this a condition of entry, that people when they come in, they show their face, they should identify themselves,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said.​

Hahaha! A no-mask rule?? First they tell us we have to make customers wear masks, then they tell us to make customers NOT wear masks. This ridiculous but totally-predictable and completely foreseeable development still caught everyone off guard. Store owners in the Bodega aren’t exactly sure how they can safely enforce such a rule, given how … um … “passionate” mask-wearers are.

“We don’t have a weapon to defend ourselves,” Marte said. “That would be great, everyone come with their face up so the camera can see, we all can see. But we cannot force them to take off the mask.”​

Marte says that would lead to confrontation with customers who still want to mask up because of COVID.​

This story is wonderful on one level — the hypocritical about-face that is already in New York and I’m sure will be coming to a location near you soon. But I’m sorry, but this is an irresistible “I told them so” moment. Let me show you how from the very beginning I knew for SURE — as a lawyer — that masks were a horrible idea.

☕️ SWITCHEROO ☙ Saturday, March 4, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠

A packed weekend edition: DeSantis moves on Soros DA; more SADS medical and celebrity deaths and injuries; Mississippi stops mutilations; and I expound on the great mask switcheroo.

www.coffeeandcovid.com

 

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☕️ TRUMPED UP ☙ Saturday, March 18, 2023 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠

Trump breaks more traditions by preparing for an arrest, so now we can arrest them all; Kathy Hochul shoots for worst governor of all time; Biden blinks at reporter's question; and more.

www.coffeeandcovid.com

New York is rapidly competing with California to become Hell on Earth. It’s practically sprinting there. Earlier this week, Brownstone ran an article headlined, “Governor Hochul Files Appeal in Quarantine Camp Lawsuit.”

On Monday, after waiting months, and just hours before the final deadline expired, New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an appeal trying to overturn a successful July 2022 lawsuit that struck down New York Governor Hochul’s unconstitutional “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation. The winning lawsuit was filed and argued by courageous small-firm lawyer Bobbie Anne Flower Cox:



Where, oh where, has the ACLU gone? Where, oh where could it be? Is it with Little Bo-Peep’s lost sheep? Did it see a spider and run away with Miss Muffet? For that matter, where are any of the myriad of so-called “civil rights” groups whose mission statements glowingly boast of standing up for the disabled, and who all live off government grants and taxpayer largesse?

Why must small-firm, solo attorney Cox carry this burden, when there are all these well-heeled, well-staffed institutional guarantors of freedom? Suddenly, when we need them the most, they are all missing in action, AWOL. Not one of them appeared in the case. Every single one of these well-funded civil rights law firms are loathsome shirkers and deserters, deserving scorn and ridicule from all right-thinking citizens. Shame on them.

The New York Department of Health’s “emergency regulation” lets the agency arbitrarily pick citizens to lock up or lock down, with no proof needed that the citizen was ever even exposed to (let alone actually sick with) a long laundry list of communicable diseases. They only need to SUSPECT the citizen has the disease. The regulation would lock citizens down in their homes or forcibly remove them to a state quarantine facility, with no avenue of appeal for release.

You’d be stuck there until THEY decide you can leave.

 

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NY Democrats propose 4% tax on Netflix, Uber to fund MTA​

The plan would hit streamers with the 4% surcharge, potentially netting $100 million annually for the state’s coffers, the Assembly’s budget proposal predicts, putting a new + on bills for everything from AppleTV+ to Paramount+.

“A new tax on digital streaming services demonstrates how tone-deaf Democrats are to the affordability issues New Yorkers face,” said Assembly Minority Leader William Barclay (R-Syracuse).

“We’re in a unique position of having strong revenues already coming into the state,” he added. “But here we are, poised to add another tax that raises costs on millions of New Yorkers.”

The MTA needs $600 million this year and at least $1.2 billion next year to balance its books in large part because of the ridership drop-off following the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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The sad history of New York’s ‘sandwich tax’​

All prepared sandwiches — whether on a bagel, roll, pita or wrap- regardless of filling — are taxed in New York State.

That means once a bagel is sliced, even if it is just toasted, the buyer is schmeared — with the standard New York sales tax of 8.875%.

However, if a person buys a whole bagel and a container of cream cheese in the Big Apple they save some dough — they are not taxed.

“I may just have to get my bagels and slice them myself,” said Upper West Side TV host Darley Newman of PBS’ “Travels with Darley.”

 

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NYC’s Vegan Mayor Eric Adams to Limit Amount of Meat People Can Eat to Combat Climate Change​

“Food is the third-biggest source of cities’ emissions right after buildings and transportation. But all food is not created equal. The vast majority of food that is contributing to our emission crises lies in meat and dairy products,” Adams said.

“According to new data released by the city, 20% of the Big Apple’s greenhouse gas emissions come from food production and consumption. The mayor is now vowing to reduce the city’s food-based emissions at agencies by 33% in the next seven years and challenging the private sector to follow suit.” CBS New York reported.

Last year children in New York City schools, who were already subjected to “Meatless Mondays” were also forced to participate in “Vegan Fridays.”

NYC Mayor Eric Adams forced his vegan diet (doesn’t consume any animal products) of vegetables and fake meat and bean slop onto children.

 

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It smelled like armpits & it was completely unappetizing.

It's that all Mexican food?

 

[Kinnakeet]

F'ing Negros got power and will do anything to keep it and try and control the White man

 

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[Hijinx]

We are a country rapidly being taken over by the mentally ill.

 

[GURPS]

Banning natural-gas hookups in new buildings requires the use of heat pumps.

But heat pumps are not sufficient to keep homes warm in the colder parts of the state, they also add to the demand for electricity — because, unlike natural-gas furnaces, it takes electricity to run heat pumps.

But the supply of electricity in New York is not expected to keep up with growing demand over the next two decades, and the state plans to replace reliable natural-gas power plants with unreliable wind and solar.

Add that up and it means more strain on the electrical system and an increase in the risk of blackouts and loss of heat in the depths of winter.

To avoid catastrophe, the state may be forced to keep natural-gas power plants operating — but that means an increase in heat pumps will cause a small increase in greenhouse-gas emissions because it’s less efficient to burn natural gas to create electricity than it is to burn it directly in the home for heat.

Post experts give their unvarnished view on Hochul’s $229 billion boondoggle

New York is not expected to keep up with growing demand over the next two decades, and the state plans to replace reliable natural gas power plants with unreliable wind and solar.

nypost.com

 

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