Author: linked
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The Next Williamsburg
At a rally pushing for the downzoning of Carroll Gardens yesterday, blogger and City Council candidate Gary Reilly said that he was fighting to keep Carroll Gardens from “becoming the next Williamsburg”. Today, on his blog, Reilly had this to say about his comment: A quick note on the Williamsburg comment, before it’s taken out…
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Giuliani’s Free Fall
As expected, Rudy was trounced in Florida yesterday, and is expected to drop out of the race today (endorsing John McCain in the process). On the plus side, Rudy finally managed to outpoll “fringe” candidate Ron Paul. On the minus side, the putative front-runner for most of 2007 has only two convention delegates to Paul’s…
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G Train Cutbacks?
Lose a little, gain a little, though the net result is a permanent cutback on G service in Queens.
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Living the High Life
While Brooklynites learn to live without the Water Taxi, some people are having a grand time: [The] unhappiest travelers I found were on the subway. Worn out by drudgery, angered by slow service, they were the most vocal and the least satisfied… Other types of commuters have the opposite experiences. A group of Haverstraw residents…
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That Smell
We haven’t noticed it, but apparently there has been an ongoing problem with gas smells on Grand Street between Berry and Wythe. The Fire Department and Keyspan have been out a couple of times, but have not located anything. Aside from an actual gas leak on the block, there are two possible sources of “the…
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Thompson Wins Louisiana
Fred Thompson dropped out of the Republican race for President yesterday afternoon (you’re forgiven if you forgot that he was running in the first place – apparently he forgot too). Hours later, Thompson effectively won the Louisiana caucus (I say “effectively” because there is a fair amount of nuance there, but click the link to…
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NYWT Suspends South Brooklyn Service
Via Amy’s NY Notebook – NY Water Taxi has announced that it is suspending its South Brooklyn (Brooklyn Army Terminal) commuter service. Unlike the suspension of the East River service, NYWT is not even portraying this as a seasonal cancellation. This leaves NYWT running one ferry service – from Wall Street to Yonkers and Haverstraw.…
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Riding the L
In their ongoing series on commuting in NYC, the Times took the L train today (“don’t necessarily believe what you read… the lighted platform signs announcing the minutes until the next train’s arrival have been known to be wrong”). (Previously, they took a ride on the G train (“…like that unwanted drunk uncle everyone has)…
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Bully
Today’s Times looks back fondly on the cult of personality that was Rudy Giuliani’s City Hall. As President, Giuliani would embrace all of the worst traits of George W. The difference being that Rudy would bring a new level of competence to the vindictiveness, pettiness and toadying that has become the legacy of the past…