That Hill You Want To Die On Is Actually A Gigantic Pile Of 20-Ounce Cups

In order to save Scott Stringer from himself they should really restrict the amount of water one needs to carry to 16 ounces as well:

Stringer also urged New Yorkers to get behind the proposed ban, which he said had become “a national proposal” that had created “a very important health debate in this country.”

“We have to stand with [the mayor] on this, regardless of polls, regardless of political consequence,” Stringer added.

If the cup ban is useful for anything, it may be to separate the hacks from the morons in the upcoming mayoral election.

And Do Panaceas Ever Work?

Strange that a guy who made so much money delivering data seems to care so little about it:

Mayor Michael Bloomberg admitted Tuesday that the skyrocketing number of NYPD stop-and-frisks has had little impact on the number of people shot in New York City.

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“This is not a panacea for everything. But what is clear is that the number of murders have come down dramatically and this is one of the techniques that Ray uses,” he said.

“As he said, if you have other suggestions on how to get guns out of the hands of kids, we’d love to hear it,” Bloomberg added. “If they’re practical, we would like to adopt that.”

(Willfully ignoring data is another good reason stuff like congestion pricing never went through . . .)

Howard Wolfson Is (Still) A Fucking Idiot

No navel gazing legacy pondering here, clearly:

“I suspect that in five years, or 10 years, you’re going to have people going up to this mayor of the city and saying, ‘Thank you for doing that. This is what helped me lose weight and save my life,'” he said.

And if that person exists, they’ll also be a fucking idiot for thinking that Michael Bloomberg can help you lose weight.

You have to feel for the writers who are tasked with trying to find balanced man-on-the-street quotes, because I can’t believe they’re out there.

But why won’t someone just come out and say that this is fucking stupid?

New York City, Where The Only Thing That Isn’t Restricted Is The Number Of Terms A Mayor Can Serve

In some ways I would love for him to run for President because at least then he might be a little more distracted and stop proposing such stupid ideas:

The mayor, who said he occasionally drank a diet soda “on a hot day,” contested the idea that the plan would limit consumers’ choices, saying the option to buy more soda would always be available.

“Your argument, I guess, could be that it’s a little less convenient to have to carry two 16-ounce drinks to your seat in the movie theater rather than one 32 ounce,” Mr. Bloomberg said in a sarcastic tone. “I don’t think you can make the case that we’re taking things away.”

He also said he foresaw no adverse effect on local businesses, and he suggested that restaurants could simply charge more for smaller drinks if their sales were to drop.

We could make this better by hitting a NYC hat trick: Mandating low-salt lox, mini bagels and nitrate-free hot dogs . . .

How To Draw 40,000 To Citi Field?

A hint — it has nothing to do with the Mets:

A mass rally for men only drew more than 40,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews to Citi Field Sunday to denounce the Internet and its pervasive impact on family life.

An overflow crowd of another 20,000 bearded men sporting long black coats and big black hats filled nearby Arthur Ashe Stadium for the unprecedented attack on modern technology.

Location Scout: Citi Field.