Forgotten American
Demand At Food Pantries On The Rise, New Report Says(NY1)
NYCHA Prepares For Severe Budget Cuts From Congress(NY1)
WATCH; 15 Arrested As Students Protest Tuition Hikes (Huff Post)
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Gov Smith Fought the Machine on Redistricting. . . Today Coumo Fights the Incumbent Protection Society
Al Smith blamed local party leaders “who were unquestionably actuated by political motives.” He said they went so far as “to bedevil the whole situation” by creating a skinny district in Manhattan that zigzagged from the Hudson River east from Bleecker Street on the south and 101st Street on the north. Way Back Machine: Long Before Cuomo, Slaying the Gerrymander Long before Andrew M. Cuomo vetoed a redistricting plan, Gov. Alfred E. Smith cursed district lines that he said would "go around corners and up alleys to escape any portion of the population of Manhattan Island that experience teaches are prone to vote the Democratic ticket."(NYT)
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NYT: NY lawmakers must settle on a June primary election date to save the state $50 million in needless costs from holding a 3rd primary
How Many Primaries in New York? New York State is facing the ridiculous and costly possibility of holding three primaries next year. Voters shouldn’t have to deal with an extra one. (NYT Ed)
Nonprofit Employees Testify In Seabrook Corruption Trial(NY1)
The $800 Tour
City's Chief Financial Officer Vows to Remain on the Job(WSJ) * The John Liu Reassurance Tour, continued (Capital)
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Occupy Movement Homeless
The New School is gently trying to end a student encampment inside a study space it subleases from J.P. Morgan Chase after developer Aby Rosen’s RFR Holdings said it violates fire codes, Landlord Balks at New School Occupation(WSJ) * Occupy Protesters Try To Maintain Momentum Without Downtown Campsite(NY1) * Occupy Ottawa protesters evicted by police (CBC) * NY Media Orgs Condemn Zuccotti Park Blackout(Huff Post)*Buying off Occupy L.A. - Los Angeles Times* New School Occupy Protesters to Move (NYT) * Occupy protests have cost taxpayers at least $13 million nationwide, according to an AP survey.* One Occupy Albany protestor is ending his nightly get-arrested effort in the state-owned Lafayette Park.
Sen. Eric Adams, a former NYPD officer, recalls: “In the N.Y.P.D. patrol guide, it clearly states that a member of the press ‘will not be arrested for trespassing unless there is a specific complaint.’”
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Economy and Taxes Suck
City ZIPs zapped by taxes Metro area leads nation in fed payouts (NYP) Nine of the 10 most heavily taxed neighborhoods in the United States are in the New York metro area — including six in Manhattan, according to IRS data. *The state pension fund lost 8.9 percent of its value over the past three months. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli blamed the “sluggish economy.”
Down in D.C., holiday parties are either being slimmed down or cancelled altogether to reflect the difficult financial times. * Residents of the 10021 zip code pay the highest taxes in the country. [Chuck Bennett]
Parents Protest DOE Officials' Threats To Close 47 City Schools(NY1)
Occupy guy slips protest note to Bam(NYP) * Obama Makes Carter Look Good - Holman Jenkins, Wall Street Journal * Should Liberals Be More Thankful for Obama? - Joan Walsh, Salon * To Win Reelection, Obama Must Go Big - Tom Friedman, New York Times * Why Obama Is Right to Go Negative in 2012 - Ed Kilgore, The New Republic *Granite State Swinging Against Obama? - Jennifer Tulumello, CS Monitor
Spirited Debate Includes a Test of Gingrich’s Rise(NYT) * Gingrich Calls for Regime Change in Iran(WSJ) * Romney's name gaffe, debt crisis and immigration dominate debate(NYDN) * Rising GOP star Thune set to endorse Romney(NYDN) * Newt Gingrich Sticks Neck Out On Immigration, Risking Conservative Backlash (VIDEO) * Searchable Republican primary debate (Wash Post) * Did Michele Bachmann Reveal Classified Intelligence During CNN’s GOP Debate? * Newt Gingrich Under Fire At Debate For Supporting ‘Humane’ Immigration Policy * At last night’s GOP presidential debate, Rick Santorum came out in favor of the racial profiling of Muslims.* GOP Candidates Show Differences on Natl Security - Balz & Gardner, WP * Romney Bets He Can Win Iowa - Niall Stanage, The Hill * A respected political reporter pans Mitt Romney's ad in New Hampshire as extraordinarily dishonest. [Thomas DeFrank]
MTA has temporarily suspended blasting on Second Ave. because of dust complaints
2nd Ave. blasts on hold: MTA(NYP) * Subway Blasting Around 72nd St. Is Halted(NYT) * Air Quality Worries Halt Subway Blasts(WSJ) * Second Ave. subway blasting halted following angry complaints(NYDN) * Dust and Odors From 2nd Ave. Subway Project Worry Residents(DNA Info)
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SAT busts adding up 40 students implicated in scandal(NYP) * 20 Students Now Accused in L.I. Case on Cheating(NYT) * Admissions Cheating Probe Widens(WSJ)
President Bloomberg and Sectary of Eduction Black
Corzine’s missing millions(NYP Ed) * Ex-New York Mayor Ed Koch Blasts Insider Trading Reported by Peter Schweizer * Corzine's History of Using Other People's Money - Steven Malanga, NY Post
James Murdoch Resigns As Director Of News International’s UK Newspaper Boards * Australian News Corp. Exec Accused of Attempted Bribery (Ad Week)
Ad makes it look like J.Lo is driving in Bronx, but it's really a double(NYDN)
Fight Ends as Actress Gives Up Apartment(NYT)
City Says Don’t Fault It for $3 Cheese at Sardi’s(NYT)
Another Mad Bomber
Death to, er, Bayonne ‘Terror plotter’s weird NJ fixation(NYP)*In Terror Case, Legal Aid Society Exits Because Informer Was Client(NYT) * Conflict in Bomb Case(WSJ) * Legal Aid Society Pulls Out of Terror Case, Citing Conflict (WSJ) * Courts Test Miranda Rights Limits in Terror Cases(NYT)
50 Cents A Gun
A vending machine in the Bronx is selling toy guns for 50 cents each, much to parents dismay.* Toy Guns Upset Bronx Parents(NYT)
Brooklyn Rape Suspect Struck Twice, Police Say(NY1)
Law and Order
