Oh, Shut Up About New York City’s Booze ‘Crackdown’ [Mayor Mike]

Guys: Mayor Bloomberg does not want to take away your booze. Yes, the Health Department is considering a proposal to “curb excessive drinking” in New York City. (For this, the Post calls him a “party pooper,” Animal NY calls him a hypocrite, and Gothamist calls him Nanny Bloomberg.”) Yes, he thinks you probably drink too much. (To be fair: you do.) Yes, he’s a sucky mayor. But he’s not really doing anything here except that will make your life harder, unless you are an asshole (or, to be fair, in the employ of the booze business). Let’s be clear about what the proposals actually are, according to the Post: More »