September 2011
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“If you get out and walk, you see all sorts of other clues. Why is the hub of...”
– Jane Jacobs is still amazing and right, 50 years later.
Downtown is for People (Fortune Classic, 1958) - Fortune Features
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“This is a place to get drunk while eating chicken wings. A bar here would be a...”
– That’s Linda Steinman, a lawyer who lives in Park Slope and is vehemently against the proposed Lucky Lou’s Bar in her neighborhood. People who live in the area fear their little corner of the world will be overrun by wing-eating drunks, instead of strollers, and they are ANGRY. Neighbors...
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“I’m sure that he’s not going to run. If he’s lying to me, I’ll be as stunned as...”
– Todd Christie, brother of NJ governor Chris • Making it clear that he doesn’t think his brother will jump into the 2012 GOP presidential race, and making it seem rather definitive. It’s worth mentioning that Christie has long maintained he isn’t going to run, but the hyper-reactivity of the media to...
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NYCEDC: The Atlantic: "Mayor of the World" →
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The Atlantic calls Bloomberg “the mayor of the world”:
With an annual budget of about $60 billion, 250,000 municipal employees, nearly 35,000 armed police officers, over 26,000 vehicles, and 656 miles of subway track, the sheer scale of New York City governance dwarfs…
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The Brooklyn Politics Blog: Photo of the Day →
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From a press release I received earlier this afternoon:
A group of unemployed community members and local advocates including UnitedNY, New York Communities for Change, and Make the Road New York gathered today on the Brooklyn Bridge to make the public safety case for Congress putting…
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Panic On The Streets Of Brooklyn. Looks like the lamest resident of Williamsburg was not a fan of the concert by jam-band Widespread Panic on the waterfront last week — they sent a letter to the Open Space Alliance, complaining about the “lawless drug nightmares” that hit their street Saturday night. It all started at…9:40 p.m, which is a pretty tame time for such an...
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Send In The Clowns. Grandma Clown, the longtime star of the Big Apple Circus, is hanging up her (well, his) wig. Performer Barry Lubin, 59, will end the role after his “season-long farewell” that begins in New York in October. Grandma Clown may be the most recognizable member of the Big Apple Circus, seen on subway and bus ads, commercials and newspaper ads. A PBS documentary on the...
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“No other piece of workplace furniture evokes stronger physical and emotional...”
– The Wall Street Journal has a great piece today about office chairs, which (sadly) is where most of us spend the majority of our time. Chairs promise to fix problems and prevent them. Some chair companies even guarantee higher productivity, with all the comfort and ergonomics helping you work...
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Pancake Club. An IHOP opened this week in the East Village, and the company is so certain the location will be an after-hours hot spot that it hired a bouncer. Manager Michael Carlos told the Post the universal truth — “When people have a few drinks, they can get rowdy” — to explain his hiring of an off-duty copy who will stand in front of the restuarant from 11 p.m to 7...
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“Chinatown, with its jostling sidewalks narrowed by bins heaping with live crabs,...”
– While most of New York City has bounced back — economically and physically — since Sept. 11, 2001, Chinatown has struggled to reverse their slump, writes the New York Times. The months-long frozen zone that came after the attacks hurt businesses and restaurants worse than in other...
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Bulletproof Couture. The Daily News has a piece today about the newest worldwide fashion trend — bulletproof clothing. Designer Miguel Caballero first developed his line in his native Colombia, but quickly saw the need to the clothing in the crime-riddle United States. He started first in Miami, and is now offering the line in New York. Celebrities like P. Diddy and the Wu Tang Clan rock...
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“If the “character” institutions have to be fought and petitioned for...”
– The St. Marks Bookstore might be closing, and the villain in all of this is the big, bad landlord, Cooper Union, who wants to raise rent. Although we—the consumers, with our Kindles and our Amazon Prime subscriptions—are responsible for some of the blame, too, says Jen Doll. Over 25,000...
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“I Love NY” = $$$. The iconic logo is a cash cow for New York, bringing in more than $1.83 million in fees during FY 2011. New York state first licensed the logo in 1994, and has since sold licensing rights to everything from t-shirts to perfume. “We are huge in Japan,” said an agent with the state’s licensing group. “That is our second-largest market.”
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WatchThe 20: What Happened in NY-9. Azi Paybarah, a political reporter for Capital New York, discussed the Congressional election results in the 9th District.
[NBCNewYork]
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“I don’t think it’ll be anything like what I read about happening when I was 9...”
– A 22-year-old at the TechCrunch conference on whether there is a bubble or not. Is the tech bubble over? Somebody remind me what Color is again.
-KH
[The Awl, via Capital New York]
WatchThe 20: The Battle for the 9th Congressional District
Colin Campbell and Chuck Scarborough take a look at what is making the race for Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat such a tough battle.
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“Something has happened in the last year,” says Jim Buzinski, co-founder of...”
– That’s from Will Leitch’s piece in NYMag piece titled, “The Last Closet: When Will a Gay Professional Athlete Finally Come Out?” He discusses the changing culture in professional sports that is now encouraging tolerance and an open discussion on gay athletes, both in the closet and out....
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WatchSchool’s Back, And Bloomberg’s Numbers Are Down. Philissa Cramer, managing editor of Gotham Schools and a member of The 20, sat down with David Ushery to discuss the new school year. And despite what the polls say, Bloomberg insists the parents think things are great!
-KH
[NBC New York, Gotham Schools, @gothamschools]
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WatchMy dog can’t even not pee in the house.
-KH
the20washington:
Puppy Patrol. Just when you thought your dog was the best thing ever, here come a group of puppies that put your canine pal to shame. These adorable pups spend their days training and safeguarding America from terror attacks. And in other smarty dog news, this husky can talk. So, yeah, what did your dog do today?
- CT
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“I don’t know, got a two in Zagat’s.” Before Yelp apps on your phone there was the maroon-colored book named Zagat, where food reviews weren’t made by little avatars but by anonymous tastemakers. Their names were not revealed, only their disjointed quotes, but the guides became the preeminent place to find the perfect place to eat, shop, and visit. Today, the very...
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“[I]f you pay attention to the movies they will tell you what people desire and...”
– That’s from film critic Roger Ebert, who Flavorpill interviewed about film and life and his new memoir, Life Itself. Ebert says he began his memoir writing on his blog on the Chicago Sun-Times site.
-KH
[Flavorpill]
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“In the United States, women account for 2.7 percent of the chief executives in...”
– That stat is from a Dealbook piece on the decreasing number of women in executive positions on Wall Street. The article speaks briefly on the few remaining women sitting in high-profile positions in the top banks and equity firms. Women on Wall Street, especially in management and executive...
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“People are beginning to wonder if this messy business isn’t some kind of...”
– That’s Michael Davis, a Sagaponack resident and currently the worst person on Long Island. Does LIPA hate you, and your beautiful expensive neighborhoods—or are they just doing the best they can to restore power to the whole island? I think the Village Voice has it right with the...
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Buy Brooklyn Dirt. It’s Authentic! Ramese Crisi, a 28-year-old resident of Williamsburg, is bottling dirt and water from his borough and SELLING it in a test-tube for $24. Lest us non-Brooklyn residents feel left out, Crisi is selling a borough “sampler pack” f0r $96, and before you jump to judge this man for doing something so stupid (and getting press about it, not that we...
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WatchBlizzard of Questions. When Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith left his post earlier this month, many people thought it was a delayed punishment for his less-than-ideal response to December’s blizzard. Turns out, it was something completely different: Goldsmith was arrested in late-July for domestic assault after an argument with his wife turned physical. The 20’s Azi Paybarah, a political...
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Irene, The Lamb. Central Park Zoo officials rushed to bring their fleet of animals to safety Saturday, but in the process discovered a surprise: a newborn lamb. While sheep usually give birth in the spring, mother Truffles had a late-August surprise for zookeepers. Hoping for the best in the middle of the storm, they named her Irene Hope. She, and all the other animals, made it through the storm...
