Bloomberg-Quinn's Budget Has A Hole Innit

From True News From Change :

Just weeks after Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn celebrated their inside budget negotiation deal, acting Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued an opinion that put a stop to the mayor's taxi medallion revenue plan for the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. The court ruling creates a $600+ million hole in the Bloomberg-Quinn budget.

... At issue is a law, passed in February, allowing New York City to create a new fleet of 18,000 lime-green "borough taxis" to service the outer boroughs and Upper Manhattan, where regular yellow cab service is a rarity.

That same bill also allowed the city to auction off 2,000 wheelchair-accessible yellow cab medallions, which were expected to garner more than $1 billion for the city's budget and also vastly improve the fleet's ability to serve passengers in wheelchairs. As the fleet now stands, there are only 233 wheelchair-accessible yellow cabs. ... (Capital New York)

Mayor Bloomberg warns of layoffs after judge shoots down outer borough taxi plan (NYDN) Judge's decision creates $1.46 billion hole in the budget, including $635 million for this fiscal year.

Bloomberg Hiding 911 Statistics

Court Orders Mayor Michael Bloomberg To Hand Over 911 Call Processing Review Report.

The Bloomberg administration is reviewing its "next move" following the court order, issued by Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron. Judge Engoron issued his order following the filing of a complex labor-arbitration case brought against the City by two fire department unions. According to The New York Post, "The unions have subpoenaed the report in their effort to show the city's 911 system is worse than ever despite $2 billion in improvements."