(2005-06-16) Livable Nyc

"Mole333" is trying to create a liberal Coalition in NYC that balances various Real Estate development forces. A reasonable development plan that may even bring in better jobs than the Ratner plan, focuses on local Infrastructure and open space, but allows some new development... We need to bring all of these groups together to initiate a dialogue on how to create a more "Liveable NYC" (to borrow a friend's excellent term). Since we all need jobs and liveable neighborhoods with open space, good schools and adequate infrastructure, there is no reason why labor, small business groups and neighborhood groups can't come together and create a vision for the city to rival the unpleasant Mike Bloomberg/Bruce Ratner vision that destroys neighborhoods, destroys small businesses and brings in mostly low paying, non-union jobs.