June 2010
1 post
Mayors
Before I say anything, I’ll admit this: Most of my job is painfully tedious. While it never makes news, the majority of the things I have to do err more to the side of bridge rehabilitation projects than some massive policy change. Most of this has to do with the way our government is formatted: States are given power from the federal government, local governments are given power from the...
March 2010
1 post
Life lessons learned from a loss
1) Life is 25% talent, 75% sheer preserverence and want. One of the top reasons Canada won in the match against the U.S. is that they simply wanted it more. Now, some may be able to argue this: How could America not want a gold after thirty years of it eluding them? Still, it mustn’t be forgotten that this was Canada’s game on Canadian soil. This is their pastime, and to lose to the...
February 2010
3 posts
“Over the past few weeks I’ve spoken with a lot of New Yorkers with family in...”
– Mayor Miers, during the opening of the New York Haitian Earthquake Family Resource Center
Calender
I’m sure there’s some sort of calender that I can create on here, but they let me loose on my own so you’ll have to bare with me!
THIS WEEK: Immigration Application Clinic 2/06/2010, 11:00am - 4:00pm PS 181, Brooklyn
Winter Jam NYC 2/06/2010, 11:00am - 4:00pm Bandshell, Central Park (enter at 72nd street), Manhattan
Earth: An Environmentally Themed Exhibit 2/10/2010, 7:30pm...
Theme
First and foremost, a word on the theme: I wanted something that both reflected the vibrancy of the city as well as something that was easy to read and navigate. Don’t like the theme? Have one of your own you would like to see featured here? Please leave a comment and let me know!
-Mayor Miers