Richard Ravitch dead at 89

[NewYorkExpress]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/richard-ravitch-public-servant-shepherded-new-york-fiscal-100388730

Richard Ravitch, a former lieutenant governor and longtime civic leader known for his role in steering New York City through the fiscal crisis of the 1970s and stabilizing its mass transit system in the 1980s, has died. He was 89.

[GP270watch]

 It's insane that there were a lot of people who thought it would be good idea to let NYC fail. It also shows an important lesson when we talk about modern cities struggling and how it's better to turn them around in the long run.

[Fuzzy Bear]

I lived through the era of Ravitch in NY.  He was a tremendous mediator and was likely the real Governor during the David Patterson years.

[President Johnson]

RIP FF.

I remember there was court fight at the time of his appointment as to whether Gov. Paterson actually had the authority to appoint a lt. governor. That was during the 2009 state senate leadership crisis.

[Crumpets]

Would it be insensitive to make a "drop dead" joke?