September 2011
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“With a rogue faction lead by the notorious Haggerty brothers boycotting the...”
– Robert Hornak, spokesman for Queens Republican County Organization
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“We overheard the speaker, who is no shrinking violet, saying something...”
– Kate Stoffel / New York Observer
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“The most popular session, ‘How to Feel as Smart and Capable as Everyone...”
– Allan M. Brandt, Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, in a recent letter to alumni
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Person of Interest
The return of Michael Emerson to the television screen will feel familiar, but ultimately, disappoint fans who are looking for another maniacal genius who is as captivating as his motives are opaque.
It’s is a mix of real life post-9/11 American espionage (interesting), and Philip K. Dick science fiction morality, a la Minority Report (nice), and, formulaic Law & Order S.V.U., C.S.I....
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“We have already dismissed him.”
– Linda Sarsour of the Arab-American Democratic Club of New York, speaking about President Obama.
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“Netflix wants to allow subscribers to watch its video on Facebook. But its plans...”
– Somini Sengupta and Ben Sisario / New York Times
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“Asked whether lending to municipal governments in New York might create...”
– Danny Hakim / New York Times
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“i received notice AT 630 PM that the council IS indeed fast tracking a bill...”
– On Facebook, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr., a Democrat, criticized the City Council’s procedure leading up to tomorrow’s meeting.
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WatchThe conversation about how to share New York City roads with pedestrians, motorists and, now, an ever-growing number of cyclists, is fully underway…making the January release of this movie just a tad late.
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“In fact, Barack Obama reminds me very much of Jimmy Carter. Very very much. I...”
– Democratic Assemyblman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn, on Democratic President Barack Obama
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“The Parkside Group congratulates our victorious clients in yesterday’s...”
– opening lines from email blast from The Parkside Group, who also worked for the Democratic candidate in the NY-9 race.
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“a chair yoga class was in progress, and the candidate’s remarks were drowned out...”
– Thomas Kaplan and Kate Taylor of the New York Times visit NY-9.
Campaign Literature that Makes You Go "Yikes!" of...
thebrooklynpolitics:
I have the video of that civic meeting on my YouTube channel, that’s not what Gonzalez said.
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New York newspaper front pages on 10th Anniversary...
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Newspaper front pages on the 10th Anniversary of...
Mail in GOP District Leader race prominently...
thebrooklynpolitics:
The mailing — for the Republican leadership races in Peter Abbate’s Dyker Heights Assembly District — is somewhat amusingly focused on a blog that, up until yesterday, had been defunct since April.
The blog in question has larger pictures and more.
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“I remember that the newspapers on the table in the press office were instantly...”
– Rudy’s speechwriter John Avlon describing 9/11/2001 to Harry Siegel at the Village Voice.
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“As for his pro-Israel credentials, Mr. Weprin has in recent days adopted the...”
– Dan Bilefsky / New York Times
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“some fun facts, 450,000 people joined a facebook group called “i hate...”
– Peter Vallone Jr.’s facebook page
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“Given the bias inherent in these types of surveys, in some ways a Democratic...”
– Nate Silver on NY-9
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“If he had simply identified himself and acted like an elected official, he would...”
– The president of the Detectives Endowment Association on the arrest of City Councilman Jumaane Williams.
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“He has until the end of the year to persuade them otherwise, or he’ll be a...”
– Thomas DeFrank quoting one of Obama’s most stalwart supporters.”
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“The incident came amid several shootings Monday, including one just a few blocks...”
– Wall Street Journal
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“I am very concerned that the officers escalated this situation needlessly”
– Bill de Blasio, on the arrests of his aide and City Councilman Jumaane Williams, at the West Indian American Labor Day Parade in Brooklyn.
“For protocol’s sake, he’s not Barack. He’s not Obama....”
– Michael L. Blake, national Deputy Director of Project Vote for the Obama for America campaign, at the West Indian American Labor Day Parade, in Brooklyn.
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“The enemy of President Obama is really those voices who say, ‘We...”
– Andrew Cuomo at the West Indian American Labor Day Parade, in Brooklyn.
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“The police report is a summary of what discussions occurred that evening in our...”
– statement from Stephen Goldsmith and his wife.
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