Month: September 2009
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Thinking About the 33rd
AYR supports (“gingerly”) Jo Anne Simon. Part of the calculus is Evan Thies’ role – or lack thereof – in Broadway Triangle. As Norman puts it: Could Thies have stopped the Broadway Triangle project from going forward, as Simon’s latest mailer suggests? No, but his departure from Community Board 1 before the vote was not…
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Jim Carroll, RIP
Sad news – another punk dies too young. I came to Jim Carroll via Patti Smith and Catholic Boy and all that – it was some years before I heard about Basketball Diaries (but not that many years). Still, I’ll resist the obvious Catholic Boy cut and go with this rather nice tribute from YouTube.
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Vote!
In case you haven’t noticed, there is an election tomorrow. Technically it’s a primary, but for all intents and purposes, it’s the election (the exception being the race for Mayor, which will be decided in November, not September). If you are a registered Democrat, vote tomorrow.* If you are a registered Democrat in North Brooklyn,…
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Daily News Endorses Thies, Reyna
The Daily News is out with its endorsements for significant City Council races. Locally, they are endorsing Evan Thies in the 33rd and Diana Reyna in the 34th. Here’s what they have to say. [Thies] has distinguished himself in fights for affordable housing and public space. and [Reyna] has secured millions for new community and…
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Closing the Book on the Bush Legacy
http://politics.theatlantic.com/2009/09/closing_the_book_on_the_bush_legacy.php
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Daily News Endorses Yassky for Controller
The News goes for Yassky. This gives him a pretty nice sweep of the citywide endorsements – the Times, Crains and now now the News. On the celebrity/politico endorsement front, Yassky is also doing pretty well. So far, he has Russell Simmons, Robert Kennedy, Jr. and some senator from New York. (Equal time – Ed…
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Don’t Tell Me What 9/12 Means, Glenn Beck
http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2009/09/11/dont-tell-me-what-912-means-glenn-beck/
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Williamsburg Boy Fatally Hit by Driver with Suspended License
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/09/12/2009-09-12_boy_9_.html
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Aaron Short’s CB1 Recap
http://aaronshortstory.blogspot.com/2009/09/will-we-get-out-of-211-ainslie-by-9-pm.html
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Bernadette Peters Endorses Gerry Esposito
(l to r): Marie Esposito, Vinny from BARC, Bernadette and Gerry I had no idea Gerry was a cat man: Film and stage star Bernadette Peters announced today that she was endorsing Democrat Gerry Esposito for City Council, because of his phenomenal commitment to helping animals and the extensive work that he has done [on]…