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Mayor in the Middle?
By Theodore HammThe Mayor hates politics. Oxymoronic as that statement sounds, it in many ways should have been clear from the get-go.
A Home for Elephants?
By Williams ColeThe New York State Republican Party has opened an office in Washington Heights. And, of course, the Republican National Convention is taking place in New York City, something that might have sounded quite ludicrous just five years ago.
A Mini-Guide to the RNC
By Williams Cole and Heather RogersThe tens of thousands of visitors to our fair world city during the RNC will have an array of protests to choose from.
Republicans: A Prose Poem
By Eliot Weinberger"They hate our friends. They hate our values. They hate democracy and freedom, and individual liberty."
One Immigrant’s Journey: Chasing the Dream in NYC
By Gabriel ThompsonFull disclosure: Enrique is my friend. I met him through my work, as an organizer at the Pratt Area Community Council, a not-for-profit housing organization in central Brooklyn.
In re: Atlantic Yards
By Velmanette Montgomery, Major Owens, and Letitia JamesA letter recently sent by State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Congressman Major Owens, and City Councilwoman Letitia James to their fellow elected officials.>
