Although he’s not from New York, Abraham Lincoln is a figure worth admiring. And this is particularly true on the anniversary of his birthday. Abraham Lincoln never saw himself as anything extraordinary – in fact, he had quite the opposite view. Archived in the Shapell Manuscript Foundation’s Between the Lines Project, is a note the…
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Giuliani Offers Advice to Ciudad Juarez
Former Mayor of New York City Rudolph Giuliani spoke in Ciudad Juarez in order to help reduce crime in the city. Many were in attendance, including Pedro Zaragoza Fuentes. He offered several helpful tips that the region will need in order to dramatically reduce crime levels. One, he said, is to look to the…
Bias Monitor Appointed to Oversee Hiring at FDNY
Mark S. Cohen, former assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and presently a partner at a Manhattan law firm since 2002, was appointed by Brooklyn federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis to monitor alleged bias at the Fire Department of New York. Cohen’s mandate will be to check that the nation’s largest fire…
Brighton Beach Boardwalk Slated for Concretization
Despite the Brighton Beach Community Board vote last May rejecting the Parks Department plan to pour concrete over the iconic wooden planks of the historic Brighton Beach Boardwalk, city officials are planning to remake the Boardwalk in concrete anyway, in complete disregard for the wishes of the residents there. Concrete Plan Advancing Despite CB Vote…
Obama Unveils Debt Reduction Plan…Amidst Heckling
If you’ve been waiting for President Barack Obama’s debt reduction plan – you’ve been in good company. The long-awaited plan was just released on Monday, which outlined close to $3 trillion in savings. The plan, immediately attacked by top congressional Republicans and many others in the party, includes $1.5 trillion in new revenue that is…
Protestors Light Up Along Brighton Beach Boardwalk
The new smoking ban imposed in all New York parks, playgrounds and along 14 miles of public beaches was challenged last Saturday by a crowd of smokers lighting up along a section of Brighton Beach Boardwalk near Brighton 6th street. Smoke-In In an irreverent show of civil-disobedience these smoking enthusiasts, leg by CLASH, Citizens Against…
Legal Dispute Forces Free Concerts to New Venue in Coney Island
Opponents of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s plan to build a $64 million amphitheater have succeeded in banning summer concerts in Asser Levy Park, at least for the time being. Amplified Sound Forbidden The free concerts were banned based on a law which states that amplified sound is forbidden from being played within 500 feet…
Threatened Job Cuts Rallies New York Teachers to Protest
The reaction to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed layoffs of 4,100 teachers was defiant, as the president of the United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew, angrily promised to hold a giant protest modeled on the Wisconsin protests held this past winter. UFT President Mulgrew Inspires Crowd of Teachers Michael Mulgrew was speaking to…
Hearing on Terrorism Criticized as Anti-Muslim
Hearings are scheduled to commence in the State Senate office building in lower Manhattan on Friday on the subject of terrorism preparedness in New York City. Muslim and Interfaith Groups Critical of Hearing’s Witnesses The day-long hearing is attracting controversy, however, due to several of the proposed speakers who will testify about the threat of…
Deep Cuts Threaten City as Cuomo Announces New Budget
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg reacted with “outrage” on Monday to Governor Cuomo’s proposed state budget for this coming year. In what can be described as a defiant tone, Mayor Bloomberg said that if the budget stands as it has been agreed upon, New York City will be faced with another round of severe cuts to…
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