This is City Hall of my beloved hometown of Mount Vernon, New York. As a child, I remember it being a wonderful and diverse community. Back when I was a kid, it was no secret that the Mafia ran the government there. And, surprise, surprise, it was a nice place to live. Hey, the garbage got picked up. That's a given if the mob...ahem, waste management specialists...are running things.
Then, back in the 80s when Mount Vernon became almost 99% African-American or Haitian, the city populace had enough votes to get rid of the Italians and install their own. That's when things fell off a cliff.
Drive through Mount Vernon in 2019. Parts of the town are uninhabitable. The shopping on Fourth Avenue, once glorious, is now one bargain junk store after another. The roads are completely torn up. You can easily lose the undercarriage of your car if you don't watch where you are going.
Meanwhile, City Hall over the years has been occupied by a continuing clown car of crooks. One Mayor, Ernie Davis, was thrown out twice for embezzling. You see, the idiot voters re-elected a second time even after he was convicted.
A new guy came in about two years ago to clean up the mess. Recently, he got arrested. Here's his mug shot.
Are we having fun yet?
The other day, the Police Commissioner got arrested. I have no idea why. You get confused when you try to pay attention to Mount Vernon politics.
The city is dead. Stage 4 inoperable cancer.
If there ever was an argument for being a libertarian, my hometown is a strong one.
Dinner last night: Had a late lunch sandwich.
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