Was Koch still living in the same apartment? (city hall, rent)

[Cida]

I think that when he was mayor, he was still holding on to some cheap rent-controlled apartment. In the Village, I think. Wildly different from Bloomberg, eh?

[garonick]

Isnt the present cheap btard in city hall doing the same thing?

[Cida]

Sorry, I'm not following you. I'll agree with the bastard part, but Bloomberg is certainly not cheap, having just given $350 million to Johns Hopkins, and as far as I know his townhouse isn't rent-controlled. Plus which, I think Koch lived in Gracie Mansion, which Bloomberg doesn't. Am I missing something here?

[garonick]

He gives to charity???????
Must be tax deductable.

[Cida]

Of course it's tax-deductible, and surely you know that Bloomberg gives tons of money to various causes. He's particularly supportive of the arts.

[garonick]

Tax deductible is the bottom line.

Or maybe the ego maniac btard mayor wants buildings or hospital wings named after him after he checks out.

[Cida]

So you're against things like Carnegie Hall, the Frick Museum, and the Morgan Library?

[garonick]

Originally Posted by Cida

So you're against things like Carnegie Hall, the Frick Museum, and the Morgan Library?

No, I'm just against that little pinhead in city hall.

[Kefir King]

Was Koch still living in the same apartment?

No, he gave up the rent controlled cheapy in 1989 and traded up to a large apartment at the posh 2 Fifth Avenue where he lived since.

[Airborneguy]

I hate Bloomberg also, but you can't deny that giving anywhere near the amount of money he gives is not noble. Tax write off or not, the guy has donated over $1 Billion dollars to charity. That's at worst 1/25th of his total worth. I know I'll never give anywhere near that percentage of my worth in my lifetime. Hell, this is the one thing I won't fault the midget king on.