This hit the radar a long, long time ago. Everyone who lives in NYC has known about this for many years. It’s been going on for decades.
Bloomie’s a nutcase when it comes to guns, transfats, etc, but he deserves credit for his success in dealing with unions. A few years back, there was a major fire in an electrical room controlling several key subway lines. The union responsible for fixing it immediately announced to the media that repairs would take something like 3 years! I’d love to have been a fly on the wall when Bloomie explained to them why it was NOT going to take 3 years or anything close. Whatever he said, the subway lines were running normally again in about 2 weeks. Bloomie’s strength is that he’s a self-made billionaire who really truly believes in capitalism and hard work. His patience with lazy-bum unions who devastate the bottom line is near zero.
Oh. I just remember seeing it in the NYP with pictures of some of the teachers sleeping in a room.