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Cops vs. Cops Boxing Match Tonight!

Three best things to do in New York on Thursday, August 28 Three best things to do in New York on Friday, August 29 Three best things to do in New York on Saturday, August 30 Three best things to do in New York on Sunday, August 31 Three best ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  28 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Woody Guthrie,  Woody Allen

Bloomberg's 3rd Term: They Just Can't Get Enough

One way to keep Bloomy around. Image adapted from a Flickr photo by CarbonNYC under a Creative Commons license. The mayor denied wanting to run again, but at the same time remained non-committal about whether he would sign a bill overturning term ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  21 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Flickr,  Creative Commons,  Woody Guthrie

Storm Brewing for Marathon Planning Commish Meeting

Next week on August 13, the City Planning Commission will host a marathon public hearing on three different large scale projects: the Lower East Side rezoning, Hunter's Point South and the Willets Point Redevelopment Plan. Already the meeting is ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  8 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Scott Stringer

Rocks and Shit in Brooklyn Assembly Race

Somebody isn't happy with Edwards. The attorney and CPA recently entered the primary against incumbent Annette Robinson, after Robinson had challenged the validity of Edwards’ petition signatures, which are mandatory to run for office in the primary. ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  6 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Tift Merritt

Celebrating Obama's Birthday in Harlem

This past Sunday night, photographer Deidre Schoo attended a birthday party for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama at St. Joe's Pub. Despite a cake that never arrived, Obama supporters danced, sang and drank in celebration of the now 47 ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  5 Aug 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Tift Merritt

Hyper-Local News from Cooper Square!

Outside the office. Soon to be park? Photo by Duncan Meisel The Voice's doorstep is getting a makeover. Earlier this week, The Villager reported on new Department of Transportation plans that call for an overhaul of Astor Place and Cooper Square, ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  31 Jul 2008

NY State's Latest Electronic Voting Machine Debacle

New York State's new voting machines are failing in mass, two years after a federally mandated deadline for installing the machines for access by the disabled, and eight years after the Florida election recount debacle. Wired's ThreatLevel blog ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  23 Jul 2008

Manhattan BP Hotseat for Chinatown/LES Rezoning Plan

A coalition of groups opposing the proposed rezoning of the Lower East Side held a trilingual press conference and protest outside Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's Office today, delivering a petition asking him to reject the rezoning plan ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  15 Jul 2008
Related Topics: BP p.l.c.,  Scott Stringer

The Union Square Pavilion Picnic Protest

The Union Square Community Improvement District continued its running theatrical battle over the remodeling of the Union Square Pavilion on Wednesday night with an action they called the âPush Back Picnic,â bringing their fight to the stamping grounds ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  3 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Danny Meyer,  Emma Goldman

A Win for the Mayor on Willets Point

The advisory opinion moves the approval process forward to the desk of Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, who will also issue an advisory opinion on July 10th. The boardâs approval was eased by promises from the cityâs Economic Development ...

From DUNCAN MEISEL, Village Voice,  1 Jul 2008
Related Topics: Helen Marshall

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