Posts Tagged ‘New York Press’

Updated: New Jersey Man Arrested in Etan Patz Case

Written by Marissa Maier on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown, Uncategorized

While the excavation of a Soho basement on Prince Street in April yielded almost no clues into the disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz, who went missing from the area in 1979, it appears the NYPD might have a new suspect in the case. Police commissioner Ray Kelly officially remained mum on the identity of the
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Gov. Cuomo Proposes Regulations to Nonprofit Executive Pay

Written by Laura Nahmias on . Posted in Politics

Here are the proposed regulations the Governor’s office just announced on nonprofit executive compensation. GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT STATE-FUNDED PROVIDERS DO NOT PAY EXCESSIVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS Multiple State agencies issue proposed regulations for public comment Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the release of proposed regulations to limit
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As Living Wage Comes to a Head, CB2 Chair Registers for Quinn’s Seat

Written by Chris Bragg on . Posted in Breaking News, News OTDT, Our Town Downtown

We wrote about this prospect in depth a few months ago, and now Brad Hoylman has take a step towards running for term-limited Speaker Christine Quinn’s seat, opening a campaign account to raise money for a run. Hoylman, who narrowly lost a Lower Manhattan Council race in 2001, is the well-known chairman of Community Board
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Trump Says He’s OK with Casinos in New York

Written by City & State on . Posted in Breaking News

From City & State’s Heard Around Town, May 8, 2012: Donald Trump recently revealed that he has no plans to fight the legalization of commercial casinos in New York – but since he’s not really in the casino business any more, it appears to be a moot point. The real estate developer, reality TV personality and one-time presidential
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Matthew Hutson and the 7 Laws of Magical Thinking

Written by NY Press on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

“There Is Superstition” wrote Stevie Wonder famously in 1972. Ever wondered why we hold on so dearly to our superstitions? Matt Hutson may have the answers. By Jeff Vasishta Capitalizing on the recent success of books on social psychology by Malcolm Gladwell, Matthew Hutson’s new book is called “The 7 Laws Of Magical Thinking –
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Tinsley Mortimer Shows Off Her Southern Charm

Written by Avenue Insider on . Posted in Lifestyle

Tinsley Mortimer launched her book Southern Charm this week with a pink-adorned bash at LES event space  C+P 164 @ Castle &Pierpont.  Dani Stahl, Dori Cooperman, Ali Wise and Gigi Howard and toasted the tome with HPNOTIQ as they flipped through the pages. Southern Charm, published by Simon & Schuster, focuses on Charleston, South Carolina
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Sensitive Skin (Live)!: Magazine celebrates 8th edition

Written by NY Press on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Number_8_cover.1 Remember that scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, in which the old man in the plague wagon lifted his head to croak, “I’m not dead yet”? Well, neither are the gristly survivors of the literary Lower East Side. Last Sunday’s reading at the Bowery Poetry Club featured past and present contributors to Sensitive
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