Bloomberg, hero or villain? I'm mixed on this too! But my whole time in NY has been part of the Bloomberg era, starting from when I had dinner at his house in summer of '01 as a TFA corps member, and ending with 2013. Interesting debate about whether the inauguration of De Blasio was warranted. What do you think? And this video, right here, shows a pretty sweet highlight, I'd say. Farewell, Bloomberg- thanks for the good stuff!
And, our new friend? Carmen. Farina. Check out this stat: As principal of Public School 6 in Manhattan, Fariña replaced 80 percent of her staff. Hmm.
In midwestern news, somehow the Green Bay Packers sold out today's game and a stadium full of people will be sitting outside in negative temperatures-- possibly record cold, tons of schools already closed for tomorrow! (Tomorrow will be okay here but 13 degrees forecast for Tues!)
Did you hear (I'm guessing not) that recreational pot is legal in Colorado now? Good moneymaker, states-- they made over $1 million on day one last week!
Something else I can't decide my opinion on-- cronuts. I think I'm proud of my lack of desire to wait in line for one-- but, when I see this, I think- man, maybe they are just crazy good!
Happy New Year from Christina's news team!
Bloomberg's done some shady stuff, but overall I think his positive impact outweighs the negative. Everything I read about Carmen Farina and DiBlasio scares me as little. Sounds like we are going to lose traction on changes that were positive.
ReplyDeleteHow cold does it have to be for NYC to close school?
I am so happy that I now know what a cronut is.