Mayor Issues Statement About Planning to Consider Discussing Potential Action on Persistent Problems
New York City Government Issues Official Statement Pledging To Eventually Consider Taking Action On Decades-Old Problems
NEW YORK City Hall announced this week that it would be “looking into” several persistent problems including subway dysfunction, housing unaffordability, and homelessnessa commitment that essentially means: “We will think about maybe doing something about this at some unspecified future date.”
Mayor’s office spokesperson issued a statement reading: “We are committed to a comprehensive approach involving stakeholder engagement, comprehensive analysis, and strategic planning initiatives.”
Which is political language for: “We have no idea how to fix this and will delay action through meetings.”
The Action Plan That Isn’t
The city’s “strategic approach” includes convening committees, commissioning studies, and creating task forcesall of which are designed to appear productive while actually just delaying implementation of solutions that everyone already knows would work.
For subway improvements: “We will explore funding mechanisms”translation: we’ll argue about money.
For housing: “We will incentivize developer participation through tax considerations”translation: we’ll give developers money and hope they help.
For homelessness: “We will coordinate between agencies”translation: we’ll have meetings where nothing productive happens.
One observer noted that NYC government has developed the political equivalent of a perpetual motion machine: identify problem, form committee, issue statement, convene meetings, delay action indefinitely, repeat.
References to NYC government official records confirm that formal processes for addressing problems exist but operate at speeds that suggest solving crises is not actually the priority.
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SOURCE: NYC City Hall Public Affairs