Where to Occupy Next?

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occupy Planner looks at public spaces most vulnerable to an OWS takeover By Paul Bisceglio With Occupy Wall Street’s one-year anniversary celebration in the Financial District scheduled for Sept. 17, New York city officials are wondering if OWS protestors might have anything else in the works to commemorate their inaugural occupation of Zuccotti Park. Another takeover,
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Why Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Could Have It All (By 2016)

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Gillibrand in her Senate office in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Aaron Clamage) by Morgan Pehme Kirsten Gillibrand is currently enjoying a career trajectory comparable to only a select few American politicians in recent memory—the most notable of whom occupies a certain Oval Office she’s already being discussed as a viable contender for in 2016. Just a few years ago, such rumblings would have been unthinkable. When Gov.
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Candid Camera? An Interview with Conservative Activist James O’Keefe

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Via City & State. Conservative activist and Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe, 28, is one of the more controversial figures currently operating in the media landscape. His hidden camera videos of ACORN, Planned Parenthood and NPR, among others, have served as a lightning rod—alternately drawing praise and scorn—and often sparking national debate. In his most current video, O’Keefe and
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Opponents to Approved N.Y.U. Expansion Plan Tossed out of City Hall, Considering Next Step

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nyu By Paul Bisceglio   “Chin and Quinn did us in!” jeered over 50 opponents to New York University’s expansion plan from a balcony overlooking City Council’s chamber. “Shame on you!” Greenwich Village residents, community activists and N.Y.U. professors filled the chamber to capacity yesterday to witness the full City Council’s final vote to approve hotly
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Tracking Duane’s Career

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-Compiled by Adel Manoukian It’s impossible to fully summarize Tom Duane’s political career, which has spanned over 23 years, but we’ve identified some of the most notable moments along the way. 1989- After working as a Wall Street broker, among other professions, Tom Duane starts to volunteer for his local community board and eventually starts
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Lights On…in Lower Manhattan: What’s Opening and Closing

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Downtown Alliance’s Kelly Rush lets us know what’s opening and closing  Summer is the season of escape. In this edition, we have a new car rental service for your upcoming vacation; a sandwich shop to equip you with food for the road; a shoe store so you’re fashionably shod when you arrive; and a nail
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South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 Owners Discuss Fire and Future Plans

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By Paul Bisceglio After a small fire engulfed the South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 in mid-July, a representative for the pier’s owner, the Howard Hughes Corp., was on hand at a recent community meeting to address safety concerns and future development plans for the site. Michael Piazzola, the senior general manager for Hughes Corp., told
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Community Successfully Ousts Citi Bike Station from SoHo Park

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By Alissa Fleck and Paul Bisceglio Public outcry has prompted the Department of Transportation (DOT) and CitiBank to decide against installing one of their forthcoming 600 Citi Bike rental stations in Father Fagan Park, a small public square at the corner of Prince Street and Sixth Avenue in Soho. Citizens banded together with the SoHo
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