Right now, parents and education activists are speaking at a renewal hearing taking place at Manhattan Charter School. Speakers are overwhelmingly supportive of the renewal. City Councilmember Margaret Chin is listening in the audience, along with members of the Community Education Council.
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January 27th, 2010
From State Senator Daniel Squadron’s office: New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, Congress Member Jerrold Nadler, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Assembly Member Deborah Glick, and Councilmember Margaret Chin will co-host a tenants rights forum on Thursday, bringing together housing advocates, legal experts, and community members for a discussion of how recent court decisions regarding buildings that received the J-51 or 421-g tax benefits could impact residents throughout Lower Manhattan. The panel members will discuss the recent Roberts vs. Tishman Speyer and W. Associates, LLC vs. Maverick Scott decisions and what they mean for Lower Manhattan and New York City as a whole. Elected officials will also discuss the status of housing legislation in the city and state. The panel discussion will be followed by a question-answer period during which legal experts will be available for individual consultations. 6:00 PM, Thursday, January 28 January 27th, 2010
Here’s something for all of you car-deprived New Yorkers. Hertz is taking on Zip Car in the “car sharing” business – and there’s a new location on the Lower East Side. In an apparent first for a Manhattan co-op, Connect by Hertz, has made a deal with the Seward Park Co-op. on Grand Street. If you walk past the cooperative’s office on Clinton Street, you’ll notice two cars — a Prius and a Smart Car. They’re available for rental by anyone, not just Seward Park residents. There are hourly, daily and weekly rates.
January 27th, 2010
 SLA Chair Dennis Rosen State Senator Daniel Squadron, along with just about every other elected official downtown, is organizing a “Nightlife Town Hall” next Thursday night, February 4th, at P.S. 20. Dennis Rosen, the relatively new chair of the embattled State Liquor Authority is expected to attend, along with SLA CEO Trina Meade and NYPD officials. Back in October, Squadron set up a smaller meeting with elected officials and community board members to meet Rosen and discuss some of their top concerns. At a hearing in Albany this week, Rosen pledged to clear the SLA’s liquor license backlog by October of this year. During the session on the Lower East Side last fall, he got an earful from participants about the SLA’s antiquated way of doing business and its unresponsiveness to community concerns. Continue reading Nightlife Town Hall a Week From Tomorrow on the LES January 27th, 2010
Yesterday, we posted a notice about the monthly District 1 Community Education Council Meeting scheduled tonight at P.S. 142. It should be noted that an hour before the CEC meeting there will be a state-mandated hearing seeking public feedback on Manhattan Charter School’s charter renewal. There’s a bit of a back story here that’s worth recounting. The District 1 Education Council had originally planned its regular meeting at another location. They expressed dismay that the public hearing had been scheduled at the same time, in their words, “depriving them (and parents in the district) of the opportunity” to take part in the renewal process — in “flagrant disregard” for state law. When the Department of Education declined to change the time of the hearing, CEC 1 moved its meeting to P.S. 142, so anyone interested in attending both events would be accommodated. Continue reading Charter School Hearing & Education Council Meeting Tonight January 27th, 2010
The intriguing monthly series, “How I Learned,” is back at Happy Ending this evening. Hostess Blaise Allysen Kearsley’s witty preview: This month I am so pleased to present an obsession-inspired lineup that might make your head explode in a best-ever kind of way. We have THREE Moth superstars, a composer/writer/former go-go boy and an inaugural How I Learned alum signifying our one year anniversary. I don’t know about you, but I have changed so much in the last year. I now wear long underwear in the wintertime. I also have a new haircut (it’s too short and totally not what I asked for, but whatever–it’s all about the transformation). Rumor has it stories this month may or may not include a frenzied trip from Atlanta to Hong Kong, getting locked out of the house with a baby and a vibrator, and, let’s just say, living your best life. (What’s up, Oprah.)
Continue reading “How I Learned” Returns to Happy Ending Tonight January 27th, 2010
There were several interesting tidbits from last night’s Community Board 3 meeting. Later today we’ll have a detailed report on the debate over the “Houston Dee,” the luxury rental building planned for Houston Street and Avenue D. Here’s what else happened:
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 CB1's Julie Menin By Paulina Reso Community Board 1 reconvened last night to grapple with its resolution urging federal officials to consider moving the 9/11 terror trial from the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street. The executive committee’s resolution, passed last Wednesday, suggested Governors Island as an alternative, and was revised to include three additional sites. The Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburg, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Federal jail complex at FCI Otisville were offered as alternatives. The motion, and an amendment including the alternative locations, was unanimously supported by the full board last night. |
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