new york.cbs:partial ist of fdny company closures.

[Thiebear]

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/04/06/exclusive-cbs-2-obtains-partial-list-of-fdny-company-closures/

Twenty fire companies are on death row including, sources said, Engine 271 in Bushwick. And unless there’s a last-minute reprieve communities all across the city could be in danger.

“It’s very serious. Mayor Bloomberg is asking the Fire Department to roll the dice on public safety. If you close one fire company, let alone 20, even one fire company will impact the safety of New Yorkers,” said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, D-Queens.

“When response time goes up you’re talking about loss of property and loss of life,” added Councilman James Vacca.

Vacca is all fired up about the expectation that Ladder 53 on City Island — in his district — is on the closure list.

“We know our budget is bad but no one can justify jeopardizing life and limb and public safety,” Vacca said.

Sources told Kramer that others expected to be on death row are Engine 161 on Staten Island and Engine 4 at the South Street Seaport.

When Engine 4 left the firehouse on a call Wednesday, firefighters wondered whether it would be among their last in the dense Wall Street area near ground zero.

And here is a list of city councils:

http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/Departments.aspx

That could replace those on 'death row' without as much impact on life.

Another little tidbit of "and now were surprised"

China State Construction Engineering Corp, the largest contractor in China, has bagged a subway ventilation project worth about $100 million in New York's Manhattan area, marking the construction giant's third order in the United States' infrastructure space this year

2009:

The cost of renovating City Hall has zoomed to an eye-popping $90 million -- nearly 50 percent more than the original estimate, The Post has learned.

2010: The 7 line — to so-called subway to nowhere — is set to cost the city of New York $2.1 billion for one additional stop and perhaps the shell of a second. At Hudson Yards, perhaps the marquee development project of the Bloomberg Administration, the picture is even more muddled. On the one hand, the city has invested $2.1 billion of its own money to extend the 7 line to the far west side of Manhattan, a serious investment in making these new apartments and offices transit accessible. On the other hand, it took a lawsuit from the Hell's Kitchen Neighborhood Association to force the administration to abandon its plan for 17,500 new parking spaces at Hudson Yards.

Or the MTA that is millions to billions overbudget because they can't be bothered to review their projects and finish them.

**** MTA **** note to bloomberg... low hanging fruit vs. fireman/cops/sanitation.

To sum this up: 20 minutes of research about a city i don't live in. You'd think the 'councils' could have figured this out?