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June 13, 2006
New York’s Most Loathsome, reprisals reprised
Habeas Corruptus
Brooklyn journalist Christopher Ketcham adds his byline to some of last year's NY Press "50 Most Loathsome New Yorkers" blurbs. Our great leader tops the list:
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Tax-Dollar Waste, Non-Entity
Picture Ron Jeremy without the dick, Buddy Hackett without the laughs, and you have Brooklyn B.P. Marty Markowitz. Why this porcine oaf with the eerie resemblance to your insane grinning uncle continues to occupy Borough Hall is beyond reason. Once upon a time, when the Board of Estimate ruled graft and contracts in New York, the five borough presidents had power. But today it’s a no-show job. The bad news with Markowitz is that he shows up, and so do his 116 employees, his $4.7 million budget, and his four SUVs equipped with police sirens. Not content with doing nothing, Markowitz finds time to advocate for the downtrodden, such as Ikea, Home Depot and developer Bruce Ratner in their noble quest to cannibalize mom-and-pop neighborhoods. Markowitz is also known for racing around the city in HOV lanes with police lights flashing, en route to handing out a plaque. Markowitz was up for re-election last year and, true to form, voters put him back at the grindstone. Instead, he should have saved the citizens the trouble and us taxpayers millions of dollars and fired himself, fired his employees and turned Borough Hall into a methadone clinic. At least then we’d have reputable people hanging around the place.
Click here for this year's Most Loathsome New Yorkers (Marty is #31) where Bruce Ratner is the headliner.
Posted by lumi at June 13, 2006 6:37 AM