Written by Michael Moran on February 5, 2010 – 1:05 pm
New York Post columnist Adam Brodsky asks if New York City can’t roll back spending now, then when?
He writes: “Mayor Bloomberg issued a stern warning to state lawmakers last month: Gov. Paterson’s budget cuts would meet stiff resistance in the Big Apple.
“Let me tell you,” Hizzoner huffed, “the cuts the state’s fiscal mess will cause us to make will not sit well with New York City residents.”
Well, maybe not. But it sure is good to see something forcing the city to rein in spending — since Bloomberg would never do it on his own.
Truth is, state-imposed trims might be just the medicine the city needs. If ever there were a time for belt-tightening, this is it.
Indeed, if City Hall can’t roll back spending now – at a time when the economy is said to be the worst since the Great Depression and the city and state fiscal predicament more precarious than in decades — then, let’s be honest, it’s never going to contain the budget.”