New York – New York City’s mayor says a former deputy mayor who quit after being arrested on a domestic violence charge would have been fired otherwise.
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Stephen Goldsmith, then-deputy mayor for operations, was arrested July 30 in Washington, D.C. A police report asserts he shoved and grabbed his wife. Goldsmith and his wife dispute the account; prosecutors are not pursuing charges.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the accusation “made it intolerable” for Goldsmith to stay employed by the city. He made his comments Sunday after speaking at a church service in Brooklyn.
The mayor says Goldsmith offered his resignation in a meeting between the two men the day after the arrest.
Bloomberg has come under criticism from the city’s public advocate because the arrest wasn’t mentioned when it was announced Goldsmith was leaving.
As much as I’m not a Bloomberg fan, this particular criticism is ridiculous. It would be different if the prosecutors were going to press charges but they aren’t so there is no purpose in kicking Goldsmith when he’d already quit.
As in both Watergate and Weiner gate, the coverup is worse than the crime.
The real problem is the arrogance of the mayor. From what I’ve read about this story, it was the wife who was at fault here, when she allegedly said she should have shot Goldsmith years ago.
This third term has proven to be a real fiasco for the mayor. The people voted twice for term limits, he should have listened to the public.
The wife should have been thrown in jail too, for saying that she should have shot her husband.
How about having our next mayor and deputy mayors living only in NYC?
Bloomberg at his best, cant admit he ever makes a mistake.