February 2012
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WatchNYPD officers arrested several people at Zuccotti Park last night. One officer tells a reporter “Stop the wises asses. Especially if you’re the press. Stop being wise.”
via Gothamist
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Rangel congressional aide intimidated my...
My story:
But for [Joyce] Johnson, the whole correspondence was inappropriate, and that the gesture, rather than any particular wording Eaton used, was meant to chase away her supporters.
“When you get a call to say please confirm,” Johnson explained, “there’s an implication in it that there are some consequences. Otherwise, why do it?”
A spokesman for Rangel...
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How Bloomberg's would-be successors react to NYPD...
Surveying the 2013 candidates:
One group has conspicuously quiet about the whole thing: the Democrats hoping to replace Bloomberg when he leaves office after 2013.
In the absence of public statements from any of them, I reached out to the candidates to get their responses.
Their reactions were measured, ranging from qualified expressions of concern with the department’s execution of the...
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'economic sterilization'
Adolfo Carrion, Obama’s former director of urban affairs, said low-wage retail jobs are for kids and semi-retired people, sparking a strong reaction from the union representing retail workers.
Appelbaum cited a 2008 study by the labor-backed Fiscal Policy Institute that found most retail jobs in New York were held by adults whose incomes were their families’ main source of money, and...
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“Black ink used on those charts — known as officer activity reports — means that...”
– via Al Baker, New York Times
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Governor Chris Christie called a report on the... →
whowatchesthenypd:
Sign of how far we’ve gone wrong in NYC? We want to trade officials with New Jersey.
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'Would you buy a used car from Gov. Cuomo?'
That’s the lede in this Daily News story by Glenn Blain about New York State selling cars and other unwanted state assets on eBay.
It’s a fun question I could imagine Quinnipiac adding to their polls.
So, would you buy a used car from Governor Andrew Cuomo?
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“experts believe there are now at least a dozen Indian cigarette manufacturers...”
– Thomas Kaplan, New York Times
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Time: Latinos could pick the next president
univisionnews:
The latest cover of Time makes a bold statement. (Time Magazine)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Media
Politicans, you’ve been warned. The latest cover of Time magazine proclaims “Yo Decido. Why Latinos will pick the next president.”
Read More
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Stop-and-frisk and the 2013 races
A.M. Briefing:
Kate Taylor at the Times writesabout a new coalition that is vowing to make it “impossible to run for citywide office … without taking a position on stop-and-frisk.”
Nearly all the mayoral candidates have taken positions on the issue, saying the policy needs to be modified, but not eliminated.
In the story, a director of the group said that, like the Democratic...
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“the NYPD has crushed the constructive and important bridge-building work done by...”
– Bergen Record, 2/21/2012
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“Sedgwick Avenue where L.L. Kool Herc invented hip hop”
– Senator Chuck Schumer discusses hip-hop history. [h/t hunter walker]
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“I voted for Ron Paul in the Florida Republican Primary in my last official act...”
– Roger Stone, a Republican operative with a tattoo of Nixon’s face on his back, recently registered with the Libertarian Party.
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“[Former Governor David] Paterson, a big sports fan, said he met [Jeremy] Lin in...”
– Joseph Spector, Politics on the Hudson
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Help wanted
In the SD-40 race, which could help determine control of the State Senate in New York.
From Jobs That Are Left:
Justin Wagner is running to unseat first-term conservative Republican Greg Ball. Sen. Ball won in 2010 with just 51% of the vote. This is one of New York’s top tier races for Democrats to take back the Senate. We are looking to hire an experienced campaign manager who is driven,...
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“My career kind of took off in 1994, because Ted Kennedy was going to run for...”
– Carolyn Ryan, New York Times metro editor
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“It really wasn’t a speech, to me, about left or right. I think usually...”
– Christine Quinn, City Council speaker and likely mayoral candidate, to Inside City Hall.
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“I could get elected. I just couldn’t get nominated!”
– Rudy Giuliani to gossip columnist Cindy Adams.
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The price of Twitter
is confusion:
we’re losing our ability to keep track. Blink — or get up to go to lunch, or look away from TweetDeck for a conversation — and you can miss a whole news cycle of scoop and reaction, joke and outrage. One feature of this: A midsize scoop can now “break” several times in a day, as different outlets simply miss the others’ work
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How much confetti do Giants fan have to throw?
A lot.
Here’s a history, via Bloomberg’s office:
Feb. 5, 2008…..Giants Super Bowl Victory….36.5 tons
Oct. 30, 2000…..Yankees World Series Victory…..46.7 tons
Oct. 29, 1999…..Yankees World Series Victory…..57.4 tons
Nov. 16, 1998…..John Glenn & NASA Astronauts Parade…..12.9 tons
Oct. 23, 1998…..Yankees World Series...
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“this legislative body pauses in its deliberations to congratulate the New York...”
– An official New York State resolution that will be voted on tomorrow, which refers to the team as the “New York Football Giants,” twice. via Capital Tonight
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“this legislative body pauses in its deliberations to congratulate the New York...”
– An official New York State resolution that will be voted on tomorrow, which refers to the team as the “New York Football Giants,” twice. via Capital Tonight
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“this legislative body pauses in its deliberations to congratulate the New York...”
– An official New York State resolution that will be voted on tomorrow, which refers to the team as the “New York Football Giants,” twice. via Capital Tonight
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“The most colorful element of his proposal was his blue V-neck sweater — a nod,...”
– David Chen / New York Times
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