911 response system

The system went down for an unspecified period of time Wednesday morning, marking the seventh time this week that dispatchers have resorted to pen and paper.

Now we have a much clearer picture of why Bloomberg was reluctant to release all the 911 data: it makes the city look like an ass.

Even an edited version, that report on New York City's 911 system (the one Bloomberg had to be ordered to release) reportedly does not paint a pretty picture of our city's emergency preparedness.

"Nixon kept claiming executive privilege . . . and the public and the courts didn’t buy it. We are talking about much the same thing.”