Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Will Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Run For Senate?
Will Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Run For Senate?
Add another name to the list of unexpected candidates considering running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. Mayor Bloomberg’s longtime girlfriend Diana Taylor has reportedly been meeting with Republicans to discuss a possible campaign. The race has already seen a short-lived Democratic campaign...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Sausage Made: Bloomberg Appoints Yassky Head of TLC
Sausage Made: Bloomberg Appoints Yassky Head of TLC
Well, look at that: Former City Councilman David Yassky has been named head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission by Mayor Bloomberg, who is now serving his third term as mayor—a position made possible by Councilman Yassky’s vote to extend term limits . Yassky, whose district included the...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Naked Guy Joins Naked Gal in Village Gallery Window
Naked Guy Joins Naked Gal in Village Gallery Window
You may recall that last month an exhibit at a small West Village gallery was shut down by the NYPD because the show featured a nude woman standing in the gallery window. (She was holding a jar of human testicles, by the way, but more on that later.) The NYCLU and famed civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Soap Star Street Scuffle Drama Ends With No Jail Time
Soap Star Street Scuffle Drama Ends With No Jail Time
Back in 2007 soap opera actor Nathaniel Marston (or as you may know him, Dr. Michael McBain on One Life To Live ) was busted after allegedly attacking three cab drivers at a Hell’s Kitchen gas station, after he said one drove into him. Reportedly he swung a metal crate, breaking one of his victim’s...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Prada Trims Fat, Gets Sued
Prada Trims Fat, Gets Sued
via Jilly71 Have you checked in on the SoHo Prada employees lately? Word is that some higher ups at the company don’t want any old, fat or ugly people working for them ( sound familiar ?). The Daily News reports that Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager at Prada Japan, has filed a lawsuit against...
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Posted by in New York on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Condos Could Be Cut From City-Run Brooklyn Bridge Park
Condos Could Be Cut From City-Run Brooklyn Bridge Park
Since the city assumed control of the unfinished Brooklyn Bridge Park project , there’s a chance the controversial plan to fund park operations by building condos inside the greenspace might be scrapped. The Bloomberg administration has said it will form a committee to investigate other revenue...
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Posted by in New York, Real Estate on 03 11th, 2010 | No Comments
Back in the U-S-S-Yards: Liveblogging the Barclays Center Groundbreaking!
Back in the U-S-S-Yards: Liveblogging the Barclays Center Groundbreaking!
Stand up and make some noise for your Brooklyn Nets, because it’s Barclays Center groundbreaking day ! Curbed papa bear Lockhart Steele is on the scene in Prospect Heights to taste the fruits of six years of Atlantic Yards delays and lawsuits. Check back for frequent updates on all the controversial...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
Ravitch’s State Fiscal Plan: Borrowing, GAAP, Review Board
Ravitch’s State Fiscal Plan: Borrowing, GAAP, Review Board
Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch has just unveiled his five year fiscal plan for NY State. Details had been leaked over the past few days, so it was no shock that the plan includes limited borrowing, adopting GAAP accounting, and creating a Financial Review Board to monitor and review the plan. The...
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Posted by in New York on 03 8th, 2010 | No Comments
Soda Tax Gathering Momentum
Soda Tax Gathering Momentum
As Governor Paterson returns to Albany today to headline a symposium about a revived penny-per-ounce soda tax , he’s picked up some more support from Mayor Bloomberg, who’s always up for taxing vice . “In these tough economic times, easy fixes to our problems are hard to come by,”...
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Posted by in New York on 03 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Fruit Snacks Coming to Central Park Next Month
Fruit Snacks Coming to Central Park Next Month
Starting next month, Central Park vendors will bring apples and bananas to hot dog and ice cream territory. Not only will the new fruit carts’ offerings be healthier than normal vendor fare, it will be cheaper. According the Post , they’ll sell “three bananas for just a buck, half-pound...
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