nd in a veiled dig at Bing, who moved to Detroit last year from Franklin to run for mayor, Barrow added: "I'm not afraid of any part of this town."
He accused Bing of playing games with the numbers to scare the unions. "One moment they say we've got to lay off people in the buses, and in the next moment they come back and say we found $400,000. That's not good."
Barrow, who in the interview onc　e claimed to be Bing's accountant, said his management style is different than the mayor's and believes he can surround himself with competent people -- something he has constantly criticized the mayor on.
Although he has received endorsements from most of the city's labor unions irked at the mayor over contract negotiations, Barrow said he will not kowtow to them either, but would onl　y lay workers off for the "right reasons" that is backed by facts.
"I said to them, 'I don't make any promises,' " Barrow said. "But my way of doing is substantially different. I deal in facts and empirical numbers. These are not just numbers, these are people's lives. It is clear to me that they don't know what their financial situation is."
Clifford Russell, the mayor's campaign spokesman, declined to comment on Barrow's accusations.
"Mayor Bing is working tirelessly to bring change we can trust to Detroit," Russell said.
Bolstering public safety and making residents feel safe is the one　 thing, Barrow said, that will lure residents, both black and white, back to Detroit
Barrow said as mayor he would enforce even the tiniest law, such as pe