10 Ways Bush Screwed New York

A presidential potpourri of cuts, blunders, stonewalls, deceptions, and distractions
The 10 Ways Bush Screwed New York by Wayne Barrett, special reporting by Daniel MaglioccoAugust 24th, 2004 10:25 AM

Here's a welcome from New York 9-11 Veterans for Truth, a big hello for Republicans from a city hit by a couple of swift jets 35 months—not 35 years—ago. It's matched by just as friendly an insistence that the convention focus on how Bush-Cheney responded to our riverbank assault, rather than on an ancient Mekong attack, where the first test of courage was being there. With the president scheduled to barely show up here all week, wouldn't it be respectful if the delegates and media actually got around town to see just what he's done to us since the bullhorn bravado of 2001?

This article is a real eye opener as to what has happened in NY after Sept 11.
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0434/barrett.php