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When I started the column, the Village Voice wouldn’t pick it up because it was too dirty for New York
Dan Savage [h/t Ji Hyun Park]

The Village Voice’s Powerless Politicians

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The only thing I found interesting about the list — which isn’t at all serious or even logical —  is that it did not include embattled City Comptroller John Liu.

The list, written by Steven Thraser (#50), did include a number of politicos:

#8-Public Advocate Bill De Blasio

#16-Former public advocate Mark Green

#17-State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.

#18-Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

#20-Former NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black

#21-Former NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein

#25-Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer

#54-Republican Rep. Michael Grimm

#55-Former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson

#57-Empire State Pride Agenda

#59-Former Rep. Anthony Weiner

#60-Former governor Eliot Spitzer

#61-Former governor David Paterson

#64-Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz

#66-Staten Island Tea Party leader Frank Santarpia

#83-Jimmy McMillan

#88-Anyone who voted for term limits

#93-Former NYC Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall

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some of the best stories about the city you’ll find, in line with what Talk of the Town was way back when Talk of the Town was well-reported and New York-oriented…Amid all the SEO-driven craze for quick hits and page views, it turns out that online’s wide-open space can be a good thing in the hands of the right writers and editors. This ain’t fish-wrapping, even if you could wrap fish in it.
Village Voice praise for Capital New York
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I remember that the newspapers on the table in the press office were instantly irrelevant, they were reflecting a different world - news from another century.
Rudy’s speechwriter John Avlon describing 9/11/2001 to Harry Siegel at the Village Voice.
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Most of the candidates who pay tribute to [Sharpton] aren’t nearly as concerned with the support of a man who has never drawn even 150,000 votes in four losing runs for office, as with defending themselves from the negative attention he can summon.
Harry Siegel / Village Voice