Sigh. I miss real NY newspapers. It’s kind of sad that no one ever looked under the surface of some of the mayor’s most highly touted accomplishments.

Wayne Barrett assesses the numerous links between our billionaire mayor’s private and public endeavours. Barrett’s not the most unbiased journalist out there, but he does a hell of a job here.

Neil Buchanan addresses the issue on the Dorf on Law blog. I’ve heard some similar suggestions made re: not-for-profit corporations, and I’m a little dubious. The unstated assumption of these ‘economics of scale’ styled arguments is that the services provided by these municipalities (or by parts of not-for-profits) are basically fungible, which I don’t really agree with. Mr. Buchanan’s subsequent ideas on the topic are a lot more convincing.