Proposed 2010 Budget

  Although it was probably a gag, disbanding L9 would not be so far-fetched. Back during the 1970's fiscal crisis the city closed L8 & L9 from July 2nd to July 4th 1975. Also disbanded on 7/02/75 were Manhattan Engines 15, 26, 27, 44, 47 & 67; Bronx Engine 89, Squad 5, CFC-121 (Actually L53 part was disbanded); Staten Island Engines 154 & 167; Brooklyn Engines 205, 212, 218, 232, 269, 278, Squads 3 & 4; Queens Engines 263, 293, 306, 328, & L171. Some of these units were not reinstated until 7/16/75 (E89, E269, E278) and 7/18/75 (E15, E26, L171 & Sq3). Although I'm totally against firehouse closings, anything is possible. 
 
After attending a recent union meeting, was told that nothing has been determined as too closings. All other stuff is just rumors. Best bet is wait til May 15 this is the 45 day notice of closure for July 1 if any houses are closing.
 
guitarman314 said:
  Although it was probably a gag, disbanding L9 would not be so far-fetched. Back during the 1970's fiscal crisis the city closed L8 & L9 from July 2nd to July 4th 1975. Also disbanded on 7/02/75 were Manhattan Engines 15, 26, 27, 44, 47 & 67; Bronx Engine 89, Squad 5, CFC-121 (Actually L53 part was disbanded); Staten Island Engines 154 & 167; Brooklyn Engines 205, 212, 218, 232, 269, 278, Squads 3 & 4; Queens Engines 263, 293, 306, 328, & L171. Some of these units were not reinstated until 7/16/75 (E89, E269, E278) and 7/18/75 (E15, E26, L171 & Sq3). Although I'm totally against firehouse closings, anything is possible. 
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they were disbanded for 2 days??? what did that accomplish
 
Some were closed until July 19th but it just goes to show that those "City Hall Bean Counters" can and will do anything, public safety be damned. :mad:
 
This from NY1 News about 2 hours ago......

"City officials say a budget deal has been reached that eliminates 16 proposed firehouse closures across the city.
During a press conference at City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn made the announcement, saying the job of government is to ensure the safety of its residents, especially during tough economic times.
The $16 million to keep the fire companies open was restored as part of an agreement reached earlier today.
The plan was originally slated to shutter four firehouses by July 1st, with a dozen more set to close on January 1st.
As part of the nearly $60 billion budget deal, an agreement was also reached on the city's sales tax, which is now slated to go up half a percent. The measure still needs to be approved by lawmakers in Albany."
 
That is some great news for the Citizens of N.Y. and the members of the FDNY. Public Safety Should NOT be cut.
 
Great news for FDNY but not so great for the citizens of New York City.  The wonderful gov't officials took the typical political way out and raised taxes!  This is something that is utterly stupid in these hard economic times.  They could have just as easily taken that much money away from other useless programs without having to raise taxes.  They could probably save have the that of by eliminating all the government's "spokespeople"!
 
Bulldog, you are absolutely correct. But I guess I"m now happy for the people that won"t be loosing their first due companies. That poor three year old kid screaming to get out of his third floor apartment when its on fire, won"t have to wait for that extra 2 or 3 minutes to get help. Like most of our "SO-CALLED" Political leaders that are supposed to help the people, they "NEVER" cut companies in "THEIR FIRST DUE AREA". And no surprise I guess that is a trend in most other cities too. Maybe a few of our leaders will read this and see that "they are NOT fooling us".
  Yes Bulldog, you certainly are correct. Let me know if you ever need a campaign mananger.
 
"The four firehouses in the City of New York that have been night to night, open some nights closed others will be open every night," Council Speaker Christine Quinn reports.

 
Budget cuts. Back in the 70's Boston was going through a budget crisis and the mayor was a real ass about it. At that time he had political aspirations on a higher plane. He was unsympathetic to the fire department cuts, so guess what the first company cut? Engine 10, firs due at the mayor's house. This house eventually ended up as Spencer's residence in the TV series "Spencer For Hire"
 
Glad that the 16M was found to restore existing conditions. Cooler heads did prevail and safety wins out - there are always areas in government and in business, for that matter, that can be pruned.  At the end of the day a 1/2% sales tax is not going to kill any of us - bottom line is it is generally always better to keep people employed than have them on unemployment from an overall economic perspective.
 
Don't get to excited. Once he gets elected things could change very fast.
 
mmattyphoto said:
Don't get to excited. Once he gets elected things could change very fast.
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Who gets elected?  New York is not a strong mayor system, so even if a new mayor is elected for the old one reelected, any significant changes would require council approval.
 
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