RenewHaverstraw, a newly-formed nonprofit based in Haverstraw village, is holding a tag sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 19 at Haverstraw village’s Farmers Market. The proceeds from the sale would be used to operate the group, organizers said.
The organization consists of village residents who care about Haverstraw’s current [...]
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Get ready to see more of Sarah Palin around the continental U.S.: The Alaska Governor and former vice presidential hopeful says she will step down as governor at the end of the month, "We know we can effect positive change outside of government... It" [...]
Count Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), who was on hand at the Republican National Convention last year to cheer the introduction of Gov. Sarah Palin to the rest of the nation, among those who think her resignation as Alaska governor is geared toward a 2012 presidential run.
"I would think" [...]
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska’s chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.
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“People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing’s more important to [...]
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Today Sarah Palin announced that she would not seek a second term as Governor of Alaska -- in fact, she will resign her position and step down at the end of the month. Lt. Gov. Sean Parnel will then b...
Continue reading "Palin to Resign Governorship of" [...]Maybe the real story is she was so charmed by her recent visit to St. James that she just wants to move Todd and the family here. Maybe not.
Either way she's due to move out of the Alaska governorship and who knows -- perhaps straight into the 2012' [...]
After years of being out of tourists' reach, the Statue of Liberty's crown will reopen tomorrow. Groups of 30 people at time will be able to travel all the way to the top of the landmark, and two of the people in the' [...]
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After more than 35 years in business, quintessential greasy spoon Joe Jr. Restaurant on West 12th Street and Sixth Avenue will close this weekend. Devoted regulars and casual admirers were both dismayed at the news yesterday, and over [...]
Earlier this week -and without much fanfare-a city council candidate for this year's elections, went up with a brand new website; that candidate was yours truly. Although the site is a perpetual work in progress, and will be frequently modified and updated until I am fully satisified with it, viewers [...]
To accompany its Michael Jackson package of articles, the Village Voice put a 1976 photograph of the music legend on its cover. The Voice's Runnin' Scared blog explains that the picture of a dynamic Jackson against the city was "taken on a'" [...]
Photograph of last year's fireworks by Loladear on Flickr
Tomorrow night is the 33rd annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks. As we all know, the fireworks will take place over the Hudson River this year, to celebrate the 400th [...]
We know homemade fireworks are illegal in this town, but we were hoping that, with tourism down this summer, they might go a little easier on 4th of July street pyrotechnics. Alas, Mayor Bloomberg and...
Continue reading "Mayor, Cops Warn Against Illegal Fireworks, Rooftop Parties, Fun" > [...]"As a matter of fact, I relish it. So let me make it a-bun-dantly clear, the hot dog holds a special place in the hearts and stomachs of all New Yorkers. But to be frank! I am but an amateur compared ...
Continue reading "One More Quote [...]
Sometimes when a man and a woman love each other very much, they become physically intimate and express their passion vocally. And sometimes children can mistake mommy's cries of pleasure for howling anguish, and rush to her aide. Such was the awkward and violent scenario [...]
"Jerry Brown's career serves as a four-decade testament to the idea that politics is a means to a means. " -- Steve Kornacki, "Moonbeam's Final Adventure." "If the governor had any class, he'd in...
Continue reading "Quotes of the Week" >Espada's primary campaign committee, "Pedro Espada, Jr." (A39657), has yet to file a July 2008 statement, but all statements following that merely show "no activity." In other [...]
While on vacation in California, I was having a discussion with my wife (an atmospheric scientist), and a friend (an archaeologist). I am a Developmental Geneticist. So we were three scientists from three very disparate fields. I have been a scientist for 20 years. My wife for much shorter time [...]
6-30-7 by Kesnerster on Flickr
There's one more day of rain to contend with before the dry weekend. Two upper level disturbances are going to pass overhead today. You know the drill, look out for scattered showers and thunderstorms from [...]
The NY Senate Democrats are still in “We have absolute power” mode and either think they can do whatever they want or they believe they’ll be able to get away with it because no one is paying attention.
Governor Paterson, in an effort to look angry and disappointed to help improve his abysmal [...]
A plan to beef up street patrols around the city on Fridays by making NYPD desk jockeys walk the beat has been dropped, and the police chief who ordered the summertime reassignments has been essentially demoted, the Post has learned. A source tells the [...]
Back in February, Mayor Bloomberg threatened that there could be "riots in the streets" if mayoral control isn't renewed in Albany, and in today's Daily News, Juan Gonzalez reports the first mini-riot...
Continue reading "School Daze: Charter Break-in at Harlem P.S." >Can we get one more Michael Jackson story in before the holiday? You bet! A homeless shelter in Paterson, New Jersey claims to have the 35mm original of Michael Jackson's Thriller video, and seeks a ...
Continue reading "Homeless Shelter Auctions Off Original Michael Jackson "Thriller" Film" [...]
Photograph by Digiart2001 | jason.kuffer on Flickr
Dance troupe, Governor's Island. Boy, what a week. Gay Pride was effulgent as ever with three D.A. candidates voguing for the cameras, but marred by a gay-bashing on the Upper East Side. The author...
Continue reading "Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared" >That is what the far right-wing Family Research Council asks about Kevin Jennings, founder and former executive director of GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network.
Well, since you asked, absolutely yes.
GLSEN has done admirable work in diversity education, and Jennings has been nominated as the new Assistant [...]
this charming broad's Flickr Opinions remain bitterly divided on the merits of the new Broadway pedestrian plazas that opened on Memorial Day, and an official analysis of the pilot program's traffic impact won't be available any time soon. The' [...]
Yesterday the top dogs of competitive eating faced off at the scales. Reigning champ Joey Chestnut and six-time winner Takeru Kobayashi were weighed in prior to their annual July 4th Nathan't Hot Dog showdown' [...]
Who knows? Maybe Judge Scalia can roll into town -- and do one of his famous judicial fixes on behalf of the GOP replete with July 4 fireworks.
County Executive Steve Levy, Democrat -- an interesting prospect for statewide office if nothing else -- emerges this week with [...]
Biggest WNY Tea Party Yet
Join your fellow Patriots in over 1300 cities!
July 4th—Noon to 1pm
Niagara Square Downtown Buffalo
Speakers:
Len Roberto
Rus Thompson
Jim Ostrowski
You will hear specific ideas on how to turn America and New York State around.
Groups involved incude:
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PrimaryChallenge.org
TeaNewYork.com
PoliticalClassDismissed.com
For more information, [...]
We all know about the War on Christmas -- the annual struggle of Bill O'Reilly and others to keep people from treasonously wishing you "Happy Holidays" instead of acknowledging the birth of Our Lo...
Continue reading "Happy (War on the) 4th of July!" >New York Magazine's Chris Smith cleverly managed to convince state senator Pedro Espada into letting him sit in as the pol plotted strategy in Albany with his cagey cadre of co-conspirators, and it ma...
Continue reading "Pedro Espada Gets the Full NY Mag Monty" > [...]Rarely do I find anything good when I read through the Democrat & Chronicle’s Letters to the Editor, but today, strangely I found something good and something stupid. First the good.
In response to the June 29 letter “Hate-mongering endangers Obama,” I have this to say: It is our constitutional right [...]
A couple more details from the U.S. Marshals' seizure of Bernard and Ruth Madoff's $7 million East 64th Street penthouse. According to the AP, "Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's wife asked to stay in her $7 million Manhattan penthouse and wanted to take a'" [...]
The US Senate race seems to be taking shape on the Democratic side. Incumbent appointed Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will face at least one major candidate in the primary campaign next summer in the form of Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
Some recent news has come out of this race that is worth [...]
The other day we quoted Ronald Reagan, "How can a president not be an actor?" Now Newsday's Tom Brune cites Politico's noting this from the July/August Playboy interview with Alec Baldwin, in which he talks about running -- and even rambles into wondering aloud whether his Congressman, Tim Bishop, will [...]
Tomorrow, Lance Armstrong begins cultural learnings of the Tour de France for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan.The 7-time champion is making his return to the Tour as part of a rocky comebac...
Continue reading "Lance Armstrong Unleashed: A Brief Guide to the Tour de France" > [...]
At last night's Working Families Party mayoral forum with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Comptroller Bill Thompson and City Councilman Tony Avella, Bloomberg defended his campaign spending, "I made every dime that I have... I've used my money only to talk about what I would'" [...]
We're off for the day celebrating the birth of our nation, but we wanted to leave you with something today ... just in case you are chained to you desk.
This week, we were lucky enough to see Kansas State University professor and anthropologist Michael Wesch's presentation about' [...]
Early yesterday morning, a Staten Island man was fatally gunned down in the Arden Heights section. The Staten Island Advance reports, "He tried to run across the street but couldn't dodge the lethal shower of lead -- seven shots, at least," and it' [...]
The draconian single-payer health care program the Administration is so fervently touting is, by any reasonable measure, unconstitutional. It is a power grab whose purpose is more to advance the President’s socialist agenda than to either constructively address the healthcare needs of the mythical “46 million uninsured” or to responsibly [...]
This flier is hitting the mailboxes of NYC voters just as Mayor Michael Bloomberg is finessing the political system to retain control of the city’s public schools.
The claims, accurate as far as we can tell, are nonetheless reminiscent of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani’s claims on crime reduction years [...]
About a week after Governor David Paterson threatened to dock the stalemated State Senators' pay, now State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli moving forward with it. On July 25, DiNapoli's office was trying to figure out whether the Governor had the power to do that, and' [...]
After announced previously, this 4th of July weekend America will reopen the crown of the Statue of Liberty to visitors. If you haven't reserved tickets already via the official website already (warn...
Continue reading "Statue of Liberty is Booked Up for the 4th; Enjoy Heartwarming Stories About'" [...]Another ironic twist in the Albany Senate circus: Remember the reforms Democrats promised to enact, changing the rules under which the Senate operates? They didn’t get enacted, and now the Democrats are laying claim to the validity of “empty seat voting” as their argument for the validity of the Tuesday [...]
I have just updated the service diversions page with the latest scheduled diversions for the weekend & upcoming week (and beyond in some cases). Don’t forget to check in for any changes to the page. I also suggest printing out a copy of the page to use while riding the [...]
This past May, MTA New York City Transit officially announced the extension of the train to Church Ave. This extension is due to the multi-year rehabilitation of the Culver Viaduct. As a reminder to all, the extension is set to begin on July 5th. [...]
Yesterday afternoon, MTA New York City Transit announced the modification of Bx12 local bus service to serve Orchard Beach. Here are the complete details courtesy of an e-mailed press release:
MTA New York City Transit officials announce that Bx12 Local bus service will be modified for Orchard Beach service for this [...]
Since July 4th falls on a Saturday, today is a federal holiday. Government offices are closed, and most post offices are closed—the Farley Post Office at 8th Avenue and 32nd Street is open. Sunday parking rules are in effect and while there will be sanitation [...]
Since July 4th falls on a Saturday, today is a federal holiday. Government offices are closed, and most post offices are closed—the Farley Post Office at 8th Avenue and 32nd Street is open. Sunday parking rules are in effect and while there will be sanitation "pickups, street cleaning and recycling" [...]
TAP seems to have become a popular enough place that it's getting spam. Not just any spam, but the new "looks real until you investigate the link" spam that's the latest iteration of nonsense. I'm not sure if it's created by humans or by computers, but its volume is increasing.
This' [...]
Anybody out there recall the "dot com bubble?" Here's a little 
