First he was a City Councilman and a mediocre one at that. In some places this would preclude one from advancement. But in New York City loyalty, not competency, is king. In exchange for helping Mayor Mike take a colossal shit on democracy and land a third term Mr. Yassky was made Commissioner of the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Sweet.

This is a sinecure he will not be enjoying for much longer, however. Both mayoral candidates have made it known via the press that upon entering office they would fire Mr. Yassky. I’d wager dollars to doughnuts those 4,500 “glitched” licenses (including this guy who recently divested a tourist of part of her leg) have something to do with this. Long story made short let’s just say Yassky got the hint.

When one has the likes of Joe “Kitten Killer” Lhota going on the record stating he is going to fire you you must be a pretty big asshole. I mean, this is a man who sees absolutely nothing wrong with requiring homeless people to provide proof they are New York City residents in order to be allowed shelter— and even he thinks Yassky sucks. While I am on the subject, exactly how can someone who is homeless provide proof of residency? Are we going to start micro-chipping them? Better yet let’s install GPS systems on them! Maybe Mr. Yassky can give Joe some tips?