Sentences with phrase «cuomolot patronage mill»

A patronage mill is all OTB has ever been.»

The state shut down the New York City OTB in 2010 after the public corporation — which operated about 50 storefront gambling dens and served as a patronage mill for crooked political hacks — went bankrupt.»

There certainly is more than enough money to maintain and expand the patronage mill.

But it would also lead to the re-creation of 32 community school boards that in the past were maligned for corruption and being patronage mills.

Conversely, the patronage mill is still going and growing strong.

And upstate, we just want to make sure it doesn't turn into a patronage mill in some of those cities.»

He would turn the AG's office into the Republican Patronage mill and the state would be worse for it.

Secondly, we don't need any «studies» or «investigations» to know that OMWBE is a drain on the economy and a favor - dispensing patronage mill.

Or will you just try to lay off civil service schlubs while you keep your patronage mill just a hummin» along?

NYPA has long been the gold - standard patronage mill for both parties, a quiet place far from public scrutiny where former elected officials and high - ranking staff go to pad their pensions.

Fancy footwork and evasion won't change the reality that even a «reform - minded» Governor like Andy Cuomo campaigning on promises of a «New New York» is keeping the shadow government of Commissions, Authorities and off - budget quasi-public corporations in place and running a patronage mill busily dispensing 6 - figure jobs to connected people who clearly have cabbage to burn while being incredibly penurious with civil service schlubs, secretaries and clerks.

«I understand you're all political fiefdoms and little patronage mills.

To his supporters, RBSCC was vital community resource; to detractors, it was little more than a patronage mill and a source of his political power.