There are a lot of problems. The act lets landlords off the hook and forces the city to do repairs. It's a terrible incentive. Landlords will never repair anything and then the city will be responsible for collecting the money.

Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.

No matter how well-intentioned, it violates state education law. And it duplicates the efforts already being made by the Education Department.

Just because this year we are having a good year in terms of revenue doesn't mean that will happen again next year.

It's illegal for teachers to strike and counterproductive to raise it. Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.

They were able to do it for a lot less and a lot quicker than people thought.

We clearly want to find him a safe and secure place to move to as quickly as possible.

Their parents could not be legal (immigrants), so they are worried about engaging with the government.

We want to try to help him move into a safer, more appropriate place to live, and we want to do that as quickly as possible.