The judge ruled that New York City cannot keep secret its arguments when it says it should not have to disclose documents about police surveillance of the protesters before the 2004 Republican Convention had taken place. James C. Francis IV, the United States Magistrate Judge in Manhattan said that the public and the New York […]
Women Entrepreneurs Gather for a Different Kind of Brunch
JANUARY 13, 2007 (NEW YORK CITY)– Two Sundays ago on January 13th, 75 women trekked to a sunlit loft on the Upper West Side for a new take on an old New York tradition. They were there for brunch–nothing shocking there. What set this gathering apart were the guests. Nearly every woman at the event […]
Bhutto’s Death & The Pakistani-American Reaction
The Pakistani population in the United States is at least a half-million. Most of them live in New York and New Jersey. This is according to Adil Najam, a professor at Boston University. While the international community condemns Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistani’s across the United States have been struck hard. “I imagine this is how the […]
At The Movies: Starting Out In The Evening
"Starting Out In The Evening" starts out in the daytime as graduate student Heather Wolfe (played by Lauren Ambrose) meets aged novelist Leonard Schiller (played by Frank Langella) in a Manhattan diner. Waiting for him she looks at a novel of his called The Lost City. Pay attention to this scene in Andrew Wagner’s film version […]
Reflections on a Declining Transit System and Our Origins
Our problem is with the switch. This is announced through the train’s PA system. We are on a 7:22am train heading eastbound to Manhattan. A woman sitting across from me says something, but I am thinking about the switch. She is wearing a bulky wool coat and holding an earphone between her fingers – […]
Dance Dance Library Revolution
Dance Dance Library Revolution The bibliophiles of Brooklyn were recently in full force, packing a trendy Greenpoint bar for the “Dance Dance Library Revolution,” an event presented by The Desk Set – an informal troupe of local librarians and book lovers. The funk music blared, and the price of beer was only one donated […]
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