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Loosey-Goosey Term Limits
Tuesday’s NY Times reports that nearly three-fourths of New Yorkers want to effectively reverse the 2008 Local Law that overturned two-turn limits for the mayor and other NYC elected officials. Unfort… more →
CityPragmatist
NYC - it's just a bike share, not a cultural tumor.
wrote 3 weeks ago: My fellow New Yorkers are a bunch of kvetches, all 5 boros, no one gets a pass. And nothing gets New … more →
Where Does Mayor Bloomberg Stand on Academic Freedom?
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wrote 3 months ago: This morning, Karen Gould, the president of Brooklyn College, issued an extraordinarily powerful sta … more →
Hive NYC Testimony re: Social Media/Tech's Role in Increasing Youth Participation in the Arts
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wrote 5 months ago: Chris Lawrence is at City Hall this morning to testify at New York City Council’s first-ever i … more →
NYC City Council Election 2013
wrote 5 months ago: All 51 City Council Seats in the City of New York are up for Election in November 2013. The Bronx h … more →
Law & Order with Your Legal Lady: Trayvon Martin Special
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wrote 1 year ago: In this week’s edition of Law & Order with Your Legal Lady, I discuss the latest de … more →
Why NYC homeless policies are a mess
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wrote 1 year ago: Why NYC homeless policies are a mess — NYPOST.com By MICHAEL BENJAMIN Last Updated: 3:16 AM, N … more →
Weekly Roundup: Resales off from 2011. . . More!
wrote 2 years ago: Here’s your chance to catch up with news included to inform, enlighten and perhaps even entert … more →
Evil Christians and Abortion
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wrote 2 years ago: From: Stories about Women’s Rights campaigns on Change.org Written by Alex DeBranco “Today (M … more →
Just blocked: NYC City Council passes legislation requiring CPC's tell the truth & my brief talk with Chris Slattery
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wrote 2 years ago: Update: NYC bill #371 was just blocked by a judge in NY. Here is a link to the decision. #371 re … more →
Housing chief presents plans for layered security system in projects
wrote 2 years ago: Written and photographed by Nigel Roberts NYCHA Chairman John Rhea (right) testifies at City Council … more →
Another day of protest against Wal-Mart
wrote 2 years ago: Written and photographed by Nigel Roberts Protests continued Feb. 17 against Wal-Mart’s attempt to o … more →
Street Vendors Ask City Council for Respect
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wrote 2 years ago: Written and photographed by Nigel Roberts Street vendors are small businesspeople who need … more →
Bedbug Cases Triple In NYC Schools
wrote 2 years ago: 2/9/2011 Bedbug Cases Triple In New York City Schools: Average Sightings Up To 340 Times Per Month B … more →
Zoning Changes for Comptroller
wrote 2 years ago: By ELIOT BROWN A task force commissioned by City Comptroller John Liu is poised to call for a major … more →
Loosey-Goosey Term Limits
wrote 2 years ago: Tuesday’s NY Times reports that nearly three-fourths of New Yorkers want to effectively reverse the … more →
We Regret to Say We Told You So
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wrote 2 years ago: On January 28 — two months before Michael Bloomberg convened a 2010 New York City Charter Revi … more →
Short and Tweet
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wrote 2 years ago: Always looks the same, doesn't it? NYC Charter Revision: @We want to go to sleep tonight, so we … more →
Efficiency! is Theme of Charter Hearing
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wrote 2 years ago: NYC Charter Revision: If anything, Matthew Goldstein’s treatment of a group of protesters at M … more →
Surprise: Charter Commission to Give More Power to the Mayor
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wrote 2 years ago: NYC Charter Revision: They didn’t say it in so many words, but the 2010 Charter Revision Commission … more →
