Mike Bloomberg seems to think that promising to influence things outside his jurisdiction (and things that will likely never happen…the notion of trolleys in Red Hook is good for a snort, for example) is going to endear him to voters in the upcoming mayoral race (The MTA is controlled entirely by New York State.  The mayor of New York City has absolutely no control over anything the MTA does).  I didn’t realize that he was so concerned that he would lose that he felt the need to start making unrealistic promises but I also thought at one time he wasn’t your run-of-the-mill politician…also something I no longer believe.  It’s, of course, important to note that Bloomberg is aware he can’t make anything happen himself but the MTA, having recently averted what’s been referred to as the “Doomsday” plan, which would have seen massive service cuts and price increases across the board to avoid a complete implosion of the system, certainly lacks the funds to implement any of the things the mayor is floating…not to mention the city itself just narrowly averted fiscal disaster so there’s no money there either. So Bloomy, don’t get everyone’s hopes up with this pie in the sky shit because the F train really sucks (well..the whole MTA sucks but I ride the F) and you’re speaking to desperate people who want to believe anything and saying you’re going to fix the MTA is like offering free heroin to junkies. Then again, I guess getting people hooked on your junk is what gets repeat customers.