Author: Halden
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A Law to Expose City Parks’ Inequalities Is Neglected
A spokesman for Councilwoman Helen D. Foster, a Bronx Democrat who was a co-sponsor of the bill in 2008 and shepherded it through the parks committee, which she led at the time, said Ms. Foster “did not feel she remembered the legislation.” WTF?
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Lopez Stripped of Housing CommitteeChairmanship Over Sex Harass
http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/148554/lopez-stripped-of-housing-committee-interns-over-sex-harass/
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Dog Day Afternoon
Onlookers in Gravesend take in the standoff. Photo: NYT 40 years ago today, John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Natuarale tried to rob a Chase Manhattan bank branch in Gravesend. The Times has and excellent post and archival slideshow on the resulting standoff.
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Transmitter Park and the 2005 Rezoning
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120820/greenpoint/city-open-transmitter-park-this-weekend
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Where Cyclists Once Rode, Ghost Bikes Stand Vigil
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/21/159560603/where-cyclists-once-rode-ghost-bikes-stand-vigil
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Listing of a Brooklyn Home Ignites Blog Readers
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/nyregion/listing-of-models-brooklyn-home-ignites-blog-readers.html?smid=pl-share
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Street Sign Snafu Designates Drab Greenpoint Warehouse a Landmark
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120815/greenpoint/street-sign-snafu-designates-drab-greenpoint-warehouse-landmark