Month: August 2009

• 34th Council Debate

  I was going to do a post echoing Aaron Short’s call for the candidates for the 34th Council seat to get together and have a debate already (a plea I made before). This evening, my prayers were answered – Churches United for Fair Housing is putting on a debate on Monday August 31st. Good for…

  17 August 2009

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• 34th Council District Forum Cancelled

  Town Square Inc. had scheduled a forum for the candidates of the 34th council district fior tomorrow evening. Unfortunately, two of the three candidates refused to appear, so the event was cancelled. So who was the one candidate willing to appear at the only public candidates’ event in the 34th?? UPDATE: As noted in the…

  12 August 2009

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• 889 Broadway

  889 Broadway Photo: PropertyShark NY1 reported earlier in the week that DOB had issued a vacate order for an illegal conversion on Broadway in Bushwick, but since they didn’t include an address, it was hard to follow up. Today, BushwickBK reported that the building was 889 Broadway, which led me to this more detailed report…

  8 August 2009

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• Biviano Podcast

  There is a little over a month until the Democratic primary, so expect a flurry of appearances, mailers, phone calls and every other type of outreach from your candidates. The latest is a live podcast (can a podcast be live?) by Doug Biviano. If I understand the press release, you can watch live at Biviano’s…

  7 August 2009

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• Schumer to Endorse Levin

  http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/32/32_32_gk_chuck_schumer_loves_steve_levin.html

  6 August 2009

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• Liquor License Delay Adds to Restaurants’ Pain

  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/05/dining/05lice.html

  5 August 2009

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• A Walking Tour of New York, Illuminated

  http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/04/a-walking-tour-of-new-york-illuminated/?hp

  5 August 2009

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• Candidate Profile: Evan Thies

  http://yournabe.com/articles/2009/08/03/brooklyn/brooklynuoumpnv07312009.txt

  5 August 2009

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• Town Square Comptroller Forum

  Town Square is hosting a forum for the four Comptroller candidates tomorrow evening in East River State Park. So far, three of the four have confirmed (Melinda?). Date: Thursday, August 6th Time: 6 p.m. Location: East River State Park

  5 August 2009

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• Condominium Developers Forum in Williamsburg

  http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=5&id=29948

  4 August 2009

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