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January 26th, 2010
 Mott Street, in the historic center of Chinatown Next Monday, community activists will gather at P.S. 130 on Baxter Street for a key town hall meeting on the future of Chinatown. The event is being sponsored by the Chinatown Working Group (CWG), an organization comprised of more than 40 neighborhood “stakeholders,” including representatives from all three downtown community boards.
The coalition, in its mouthful of a mission statement, says its “objective is to articulate common goals for Chinatown’s future with consideration for its impact on adjacent New York City communities, and to formulate and work with New York City agencies to implement a precise, comprehensive, meaningful, timely and broadly supported community-based plan.”
Continue reading Chinatown’s Future To Be Debated in Town Hall Next Week
January 26th, 2010
 Inbred Hybrid Collective’s Burlesque Book Club is bringing their version of Edward Gorey’s novel, The Curious Sofa to The Parkside Lounge tonight. Their “book club” features local artists and performers in shows about a piece of literature. Brokass Stuart writes on his blog, “While Bushwick Book Club combines bitchin’ music with works of literature, the Inbred Hybrid Collective’s book club multiplies the sexiness of reading times five. Their Burlesque Book Clubs feature local artists and performers in shows about a piece of literature. They’re starting the year with The Curious Sofa, Edward Gorey’s pornographic tale. It’s pornographic in the same way that Greek plays are violent; all the action is implied.”
//317 E. Houston St. at Attorney // 8pm // $5 //
January 26th, 2010
The following Op/Ed was authored by State Senators Daniel Squadron and Velmanette Montgonery and first appeared in the Courier Life newspaper in Brooklyn:
What would you say if we told you that over the last year, the State of New York, in the face of soaring unemployment rates and a crippling deficit, left tens of millions dollars of federal funding for jobs programs on the table?
Sadly, this is not a hypothetical situation; it is a reality that has potentially hurt our economy and added to the struggle of thousands of out-of-work New Yorkers and their families. As chairs of the State Senate Committee on Social Services and Committee on Children and Families, we have urged the State to fully access all dollars that could help put people to work. Continue reading State Senators: New York Must Claim Federal Funds For Jobs
January 26th, 2010
District 1′s Community Education Council holds its monthly “calendar meeting” tomorrow night. It will be held at P.S. 142, at 630pm. On the agenda:
- Pre-K to Kindergarten Articulation Policy Feedback Results
- Jimmy Bueschen – Middle School Choice Coordinator on Middle School Admissions
- New School Governance Law & State Education Budget
- Eric Weltman – Alliance for Quality Education
- Resolution on Childcare Protocol
Childcare is provided: Please contact (212)587-4094 to reserve a space for your child. P.S. 142 is located at 100 Attorney Street.
January 26th, 2010
 The News reports Sheldon Silver gave $5000 to the Working Families Party about a week before…
…the party received a subpoena from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District seeking information in connection with work done by the WFP’s for-profit arm, Data & Field Services, during the fall elections… The WFP played a big role in helping Silver defeat two primary challengers – his first in more than two decades – back in 2008. The speaker handily defeated his opponents, winning 68 percent of the vote. Silver’s filing shows he hasn’t been too focused on fundraising of late. He started the six-month period with $2.67 million on hand, spent $102,171 and raised just $51250. The speaker has $2.62 million on hand. Silver has continued his relationship with BerlinRosen, the consulting firm he hired for the 2008 primary. The firm is actually his biggest expense, accounting for $60,000 worth of his expenditures.
Continue reading Shelly & the WFP, Charter School Funding, Hawk Watch
January 26th, 2010
Tonight at Cake Shop there will be a mini-festival of electronic bands curated by Jim Avignon and Jon Burgerman of Anxieteam, with visuals by Neoangin. Anxieteam promises that “The audio delights promise to return good energy and wide toothy grins to the Lower East side, collecting together a new wave of young bands emerging from the gloomy downturn of the late Noughties with vim, brilliance and reliance.” 152 Ludlow. 9PM.
January 26th, 2010
 Ayala Fader, author of Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn, will be at the Tenement Museum for Tenement Talks this Thursday to discuss her book with NYU Professor of American Jewish History, Hasia Diner. Jeanne Vaccaro writes about the book on the blog, Feminist Review, “Looking into the Hasidic world from the outside, I confess that it’s quite easy to judge, to assume that these women are victims.
Continue reading Tenement Talks – Mitzvah Girls: An In-depth Look into a Closed Community
January 26th, 2010
 Police have released a sketch of a man accused of following a 19-year old woman into the Laguadria Houses (Clinton & Madison), threatening her with a knife and then raping her in a stairwell. The incident happened January 19th at about 730 in the morning. Police say the suspect took pictures of his victim with a cell phone camera.
He is described as an Hispanic male with a dark complexion, between the ages of 18 to 23 years old. – 5’8″ to 5’10″ – weighing about 200 pounds – medium build and a black Afro. The suspect was wearing a black North Face jacket, blue jeans and black boots.
If you have information about this crime call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
January 26th, 2010
 Japanese mixmaster DJ Krush returns to Bowery Ballroom tonight as he continues to bring his unique hip-hop sound-scapes fused with jazz, electronica, live instrumentation and a hefty dose of Japanese culture to the world stage. On the international frontier of underground electronica since the ’80′s, DJ Krush is recognized as one of the first DJs to use turntables as live instruments, doing free sessions with live musicians on stage. As lifelounge magazine puts it, “His live shows have become renown for their ability to captivate and enthral and he has a list of collaborators that includes the likes of DJ Shadow, Mos Def and The Roots, not to mention a reputation as being one of the most prolific hip-hop artists in the world.” Doors at 8pm. Tickets $17. (Listen: Krush_Edge of Blue)
January 26th, 2010
 Our food contributor, Mitch Weinstein, is back this morning with a love letter to an old favorite withstanding the test of time, Momofuku Noodle Bar.
Confession…my Momofuku mojo was, is and will probably always be for Noodle Bar. Back in 2004, eGulleteers (including me) were mostly ecstatic over the new ramen joint in the Eat Village. I’ve remained so, even as Ssam, Ko and Milk Bar have joined the Changpire and been raved about. Back in the day, Chang may have cooked for us…I definitely recall him berating some unlucky newbie cook or waitperson every now and then.
Continue reading Momofuku Noodle Bar: Still Crazy (Good) After All These Years
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