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August 3rd, 2009

Fernando Ferrer Endorses Pete Gleason for City Council

This morning at City Hall, District 1 City Council candidate Pete Gleason picked up the endorsement of Fernando Ferrer, former Bronx Borough president and mayoral candidate. The New York Daily News calls it “another sign of trouble for embattled City Councilman Alan Gerson.”  Here’s what Ferrer and Gleason had to say:

August 3rd, 2009

Take Your Own Flight of the Concords Walk

Boom-flight-of-the-conchords-5381522-1280-1024 If you're a fan of "New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", otherwise known as Flight of the Conchords (HBO), you might like TimeOutNY's FOTC WALK, featured in this week's I, New York section. The "tour" includes stops in Chinatown at Sweet Spring Restaurant (25 Catherine St at Henry St, 212-766-1777), where Bret and Jemaine nosh, Roger TV Services (10 Montgomery St between East Broadway and Henry Sts, 212-254-7710),
which is the real-life storefront of the fictional Mohumbhai &
Son’s pawn shop where Bret and Jemaine’s friend Dave works, 169 Bar, where a can of beer and a shot of well booze goes for $3, Guitar Man (147 Orchard St between Rivington and Stanton Sts; 212-475-5150, and  Arlene's Grocery (95 Stanton Street between Ludlow and Orchard Sts; 212-358-1633, where you can "hone your funky
voice and dance moves at hard-rock karaoke night every Monday at 10pm".  Who knew "Chinatown Heights" could be so hip (and humourous)?

August 3rd, 2009

Morning in East River Park

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A group takes an informal Tai Chi class next to the running track at East River Park.  Nearby, construction continues on the East River Prominade. 

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Dump truck

August 3rd, 2009

The TLD Interview: City Council Candidate Arthur Gregory

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This is the fifth and final installment of our interviews with the candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat. The District includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Wall Street
and Tribeca. We have already heard from the incumbent, Alan Gerson, as well as challengers Margaret Chin, Pete Gleason and PJ Kim.

Today, we hear from Arthur Gregory. He's a restauranteur, hospitality industry consultant and community activist, as well as a former member of Community Board 1. We met Gregory at a diner on Houston Street last week. Gregory's campaign arranged to have the interview taped for his YouTube Channel

In these interviews, we want the candidates to be able to lay out their
positions fully. For that reason, editing was kept to a minimum. We
removed extraneous comments that were repetitious or not directly
related to the question asked, and streamlined and rephrased questions to add context. For more
information on the campaign, including our interviews with Chin,
Gleason Kim and Gerson, see below. The full interview with Arthur Gregory can be
found after
the jump.

TLD Interview: Margaret Chin
TLD Interview: Pete Gleason
TLD Interview: PJ Kim
TLD Interview: Alan Gerson
Gotham Gazette's District 1 Profile
City Hall News Primer-District 1 Race

Arthur Gregory's web site

Continue reading The TLD Interview: City Council Candidate Arthur Gregory

August 3rd, 2009

Monday News Links

Judge Edward Lehner of the State Supreme Court appears to have his hands full this morning dealing with various lawsuits filed by candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat (see post below). Meanwhile, candidate Pete Gleason will be endorsed by former mayoral candidate Fernando Ferrer, this morning at City Hall.

Famed choreographer Paul Taylor is selling his town house on the West Side (listed for $4.75 million), and moving into the East River Houses. This will allow him to walk to the Paul Taylor Dance Company rehearsal space next door.

Five days after The Lo-Down breaks the Guss' Pickles story, the Grey Lady gets around to reminiscing about half sours.

Jeremiah talks with CB3 Manager Susan Stetzer about how you can fight back against noisy restaurants and bars.

The New Yorker chimes in on DBGB, "Daniel Boulud's adventure in slumming."