Here is my most recent post on The Simon about the pending NYC transit strike:
A short selection from it:
Luckily, we have a savior: Mayor Bloomberg. If there was ever a time I was glad we had a billionaire mayor, this is it. Mayor Bloomberg is a money guy. He likes capitalism. If there's one person who can step in and tell all parties involved to stop, collaborate and listen, it's him. Never in a million years would a man whose personal fortune rivals that of a third-world country let his city fall dead when everyone within a 10-mile radius feels the need to spend dough in the name of holiday cheer.
