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Will Hannah Flood the Subway?
With upwards of six inches of rain expected this weekend from Tropical Storm Hannah, one thinks back to the subway flooding of just over a year ago. Unfortunately, not much has happened since then. The MTA is scheduled to raise 16 subway vents in Lower Manhattan by March 2009, according to the... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

This Week on the Web
A status report on the city government’s tech programs. (GovTech.com) New York City eighth best in nation for singles. (Forbes) Residents of Park Slope ticketed for drinking on their stoops. (Gowanus Lounge) Demolition not necessary to redevelop Admiral�'s Row. (Municipal Arts Society) Federal... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

A 10 for Palin
So, what were Mayor Mike’s thoughts on Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Sarah Palin’s speech last night? “I give her a 10 out of 10,” he said at an unrelated press conference this afternoon. Despite an earlier commitment to see �"Xanadu�" which he thought would keep him from seeing... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

The New York Sun Would be Missed
Unable to turn a profit, the New York Sun may close down by the end of the month if additional financing isn’t found, spawning an avalanche of “setting sun” puns. The paper’s editor-in-chief, Seth Lipsky, published a letter outlining their situation on the front page of their paper... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

New Blood v. Old Guard
In a packed auditorium in Brooklyn Heights last night, the quintessential political debate ensued. It was the typical old timer, who touted his experience within Lower Manhattan and brownstone Brooklyn, versus the new kid �" a 28-year-old former aid to Chuck Schumer who wasn’t even a twinkle... Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Rudy Readies the Big Speech
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, after much shuffling, is scheduled to speak between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. tonight in St. Paul at the Republican National Convention. If his 2004 speech is any indication, which was given in the Big Apple, we might see the former mayor heap praise on the Bush... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Silver Mailer Round Two
The Paul Newell Campaign, which is taking on Albany Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in next week’s primary, released a statement this morning denying any connection to an independent Indianapolis-based campaign smearing Silver for comments related to a rape allegation between two staff... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Crowded Classrooms?
With New York City’s 1.1 million public school students back in school �" and some in pretty crowded schools at that �" Brownstoner readers debate this week’s Gotham Gazette article on how luxury housing development is squeezing nearby public schools. Disagreement raged over whether the... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Divided Democrats in the Bronx
The outcome of a primary for Civil Court judge in the Bronx could lead to the toppling of a powerful political machine, Juan Gonzalez writes in today’s Daily News. Calling themselves the Rainbow Rebellion, a group of politicians have backed Elizabeth Taylor for the post, bucking party boss... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Mailbox Campaign
As a resident of Brooklyn’s 21 State Senate District, I arrive home every day to a new, glossy four-color flyer that, explicitly or implicitly, urges me to vote for City Councilmember Simcha Felder for State Senate in next week’s primary. The flyers �" a different one every day, never a... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Challenging the Speaker
Update:Whatever the mailing’s effect on the electorate, it has elicited sharp reactions from the candidates. A spokesperson for Sheldon Silver, Jonathan Rosen, called it a desperate move and an attempt “to inject gutter politics into this campaign,” adding he was “confident that Lower... Read more...
Published 5 days ago

Non-Convention Web Wrap
Powderly, now free, recounts his time in Chinese custody. (Brooklyn Paper) Proposals to remove urban highways in the metro region. (Tri-State Transportation Campaign) Times’ endorsements for judgeships. (New York Times) Video of health commissioner speaking about reducing smoking. (Fora.tv)... Read more...
Published a week ago