Rochester was such a wonderful city in ages.
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1/29/2015
I am a Rochester native who was born and grew up in Rochester (now I live in Washington, DC and have been in the process of moving back to Honolulu, HI). Rochester used to be a wonderful city with many good companies such as Kodak, Xerox, Ragu's, Champion (sporting gears), IBM, French's (mustard and others), Motorola, Bauch & Lomb, and some good companies until the city became a very decayed city. Do you know why? Because the former mayor named Thomas Ryan, Jr. hurt the economy in the city for years and many stupid Rochesterians always kept voting him as a existing mayor. I had no idea why they always kept voting him for years. That is why he made the city very miserable. I am telling you the truth. His father, Thomas Ryan, Sr. as the Executive Director of Monroe County, also hurt the county lots. Many stupid people kept voting him just like his idiot son. If it was not for both of them, Rochester could have been the wonderful city for sure. The mayors after Mr. Ryan, Jr. really have tried their bests to help improve the city, but nothing worked out. Yeah, maybe in years later, it will be much better. BIG SIGH! I was so MAD at the former Governor Pataski because he always gave a million dollars to his favorite best friend (and the former mayor of New York City) Rudy even the city government in New York City made lots of a million dollars (from the city tax and many tourists came to the city there to spend). I really didn't and still don't understand why Governor Pataski kept giving lots of money to Rudy. After Rudy decided to step down as the mayor, Governor Pataski was his copycat. The new Governor Elliot Spitzer promised to the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, and others that he would help improving them much better. The new mayor of New York City Mike Bloomberg asked Governor Spitzer for the money for New York City, but Mr. Spitzer declined and told Mr. Bloomberg that the city government made lots of money, so he can use the money. Mr. Bloomberg had a good idea which he requested Mr. Spitzer for a million dollars to improve the education system in New York City which I heard that the education system in NYC was really very bad, especially the public schools there. Mr. Spitzer gave Mr. Bloomberg lots of money. Around half a year later, Mr. Spitzer sent some staff from the state Department of Education to check to see if NYC improved the education system which the city really never did. They reported to Mr. Spitzer and he was very angry and upset. He asked Mr. Bloomberg where a million dollars went and Mr. Bloomberg said that he (the mayor) helped improving the son-of-a-bitch NYC. That is why and how Mr. Spitzer wasn't be able to help improving Rochester as well as some other ci ties. If it was not for Mr. Bloomberg, maybe Rochester could have been improved. Who knows? I lost my respect to NYC. NYC really was a son-of-a-bitch because they made lots of money from the city taxes and tourism and the mayor "stole" a million dollars. Thanks a lot to NYC. BIG SIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh well......
Christopher | Aspen Hill, MD