June 2011
But it's important to remember that you are a... →
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“Today’s Q poll finds a majority of New Yorkers –... →
Overall, 40 percent of poll respondents say they oppose the new law.
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“That Cuomo was able to achieve so much in his first six months in office—an...”
– Steve Kornacki, “Now, Andrew Cuomo has a bit of everything he needs for 2016”
“Keep in mind, for an executive, it’s very hard to ever run for an office...”
– Mayor Bloomberg, on Governor Cuomo and the 2016 speculation. (via azipaybarah)
“In 2009, moments after Senator James S. Alesi, a Republican, voted against gay...”
– The New York Times, “How New York’s Same-Sex Marriage Deal Nearly Collapsed” (via inothernews)
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“Without having seen the story, I walked into the office of Joel Lovell, one of...”
– Chris Suellentrop, My (Legal) Editor’s Dream, The 6th Floor blog, NYTimes.com
An important lesson for illustrators
msnetworknews:
Bill Mayer posted a recent article (here) that I think is very important for illustrators to learn from. Bill is a talented, seasoned pro and his experience with this client is disheartening but I really admire and look up to him for posting this. Take a look at the comments- you will learn a lot from them.
“The Beer is drunk? Wait a minute, the Beer is Drunk? Yes the...
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“Bikes are New York fringe? Email your friends. Ask how many of them own bikes....”
– NYC and Bikes: Rubber Meets Road - WSJ.com (via felixsalmon)
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“The idea is to make 4th Avenue more of a neighborhood and less like the...”
– J. Charles, “4th Ave.: The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.”
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His resignation is effective as of midnight... →
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92nd Street Y: Almost Live . . . →
92y:
makemusicny:
Tune in all day on June 21, 2011, starting shortly after 5am, for pictures, audio and video of the events of Make Music New York, 2011, in almost real time!!!!!!!
Are you familiar with the Make Music New York festival happening tomorrow? It is a New York City based free musical…
You can join a New Orleans-style brass band on the High Line, sing Handel’s Messiah...
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“‘Modern corporate life is increasingly using images – not solemn texts – to...”
– Gillian Tet in the FT (via richardturley)
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“There is, to be sure, a substantial constituency for press-bashing. And I...”
– Bill Keller - Sarah Palin’s Tom and Jerry Problem - New York Times Magazine
Watchsoupsoup:
Chris Christie’s response to a question about cutting funding to public schools : “that’s none of your business”
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How My Mom Discovered Crack - NYTimes.com →
johncarney:
It was 1985. I was 12 and standing next to my mother in a police station in Greenwich Village. She was a pretty red-haired gal in her late 30s, but the three police officers she was talking to weren’t looking at her. They were looking at the bag of crack vials she had in her hands, confused about what they were. I wasn’t confused. We had a lot of crack vials in our apartment at that...
Weiner Out: What's Next? →
thebrooklynpolitics:
Andrew Cuomo has not yet called a special election in any of what, five vacant Assembly seats, some of which have been vacant for months?
There’s been some speculation that he might wait until the normally scheduled elections next year.
Today’s good question.
Listen Live at 2:00pm ET to Anythony Weiner's... →
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“Passage of gay marriage seems more like “when” than “if” at the moment. The...”
– Liz Benjamin (via aatombomb)
It’s about time. This is just common sense. Additionally, for the first time in FOREVER, New Yorkers can be proud of their representatives. After Weiner, Patterson, Spitzer, Rangel, this is a positive for New York politics.
(via joshsternberg)
Via US!
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What's holding up gay marriage now? →
It's special election time in New York as... →
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20 shows to see this summer →
timeoutnewyork:
An indispensible list of plays and musicals to keep cool, by TONY’s Theater editor David Cote.
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