Politics 1, New York 0

I was an ambitious plan, worthy of the greatest city in the world. Reduce traffic, increase mass transit, increase the use of solar power in city buildings, plant more trees, the list goes on. It was the most ambitious undertaking in decades, but PlaNYC has been beaten by short-sighted politicians who can't put the good of their city before their own egos.

(Read the stories in the NY Times and NY Sun)

The Assembly's failure to even vote means the city loses the federal funding, the MTA does not have the money to improve the mass transit system, and the plan as a whole loses a major source of income.

So the next time you're stuck in Manhattan traffic and choking on the exhaust fumes of those around you, thank the New York Democrats.