Giuliani Campaign Press Release - Rudy Makes ¢ents Day Two: Mayor Giuliani Streamlined City Government

"I believe that you have to run government like it's a business. I think you have to get government down to its core functions, but then you have to make those core functions effective."

Giuliani Cut Over 20,000 Full-Time City-Funded City Jobs (Nearly 20%) Excluding Teachers And Uniformed Police Officers. (City Of New York Office Of Management And Budget, The City Of New York Executive Budget Fiscal Year 2002 Message Of The Mayor: Appendix 5A, p. 276)

Sold WNYC Radio For $20 Million, WNYC-TV For $207 Million, And The 54th Street Municipal Garage For $14 Million. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 267)

Divested The United Nations Plaza Hotel For $85 Million And Annual Property Taxes. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 267)

Sold The New York Coliseum To Private Developers For $345 Million, Creating The Time-Warner Center And Spurring The Revitalization Of Columbus Circle. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 267)

Oversaw 70% Drop In Number Of Housing Units Managed By Department Of Housing Preservation And Development. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 267)

Contracted City Services From Building Inspections To Bail Processing, Saving Taxpayers Money And Creating Private Sector Jobs. (City Of New York Office Of Operations, Reengineering Municipal Services 1994-2001, p. 267)