News Summary - September 30, 2011

(1)  Land Deal With U.N. Would Fill Big Gap in Waterfront Greenway  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/30/nyregion/united-nations-and-new-york-city-seek-land-deal.html

(2)  Perry’s Policy, Immigrants’ Dream  (NY Daily News  - Op Ed – Jennifer Raab)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/30/2011-09-30_rick_perrys_tuition_policy_immigrants_dream_why_students_need_a_path_to_citizens.html

(3)  Audit Finds City Animal Shelters Need More Veterinarians  (Daily Politics)
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/09/audit-finds-city-animal-shelters-need-more-veterinarians

(4)  Mike Fiddles, Chris Blinks  (NY Post – Editorial)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/mike_fiddles_chris_blinks_IgU7L82ESknVvaoO85WwbK

News Summary - September 29, 2011

(1)  Council Will Not Require Mayor to Disclose Travel  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/council-will-not-require-mayor-to-disclose-travel/

(2)  Family Torn Apart  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/queens/2011/09/29/2011-09-29_deportation_would_force_19yearold_and_mom_to_leave_everything_i_know_including_d.html

(3)  Like Taking Millions From a Baby  (NY Daily News – Juan Gonzalez)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/29/2011-09-29_alleged_massive_fraud_by_future_technology_associates_was_like_taking_millions_f.html

(4)  Pols: Banks Need More Community Involvement  (Daily Politics)
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/09/pols-banks-need-more-community-involvement

(5)  On Walden Pond, Bike Lanes Sink  (Crain’s)

News Summary - September 28, 2011

(1)  New Skirmishes Among Metropolitan Museum Vendors  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/new-skirmishes-among-metropolitan-museum-vendors/

(2)  Community Blasts Condo Plan for Former Whitney-Owned Brownstones  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110928/upper-east-side/community-blasts-condo-plan-for-former-whitneyowned-brownstones

(3)  Quinn to Push Banks to Lend Locally  (Crain’s)

(4)  A New Look Is Coming to Times Square: Minimalism  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/nyregion/times-square-pedestrian-plazas-to-get-a-makeover.html

(5)  Postal Service Crisis Is Bogus  (NY Daily News – Juan Gonzalez)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/28/2011-09-28_you_dont_have_mail_bogus_postal_service_crisis_deserves_to_get_a_return_to_sende.html

News Summary - September 27, 2011

(1)  Council Plans to Investigate Digital Effort by the Mayor  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/nyregion/city-council-to-investigate-bloombergs-personnel-project.html

(2)  Pols Bid to Slow Down Bike Lanes  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/pols_bid_to_slow_down_bike_lanes_EbbLE76GfNC4zIJgB1IDEK

(3)  Wall Street Demonstrations Test Police Trained for Bigger Threats  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/nyregion/wall-street-demonstrations-test-police-trained-for-bigger-threats.html

(4)  Miracle Across 34th St.  (NY Daily News – Editorial)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/27/2011-09-27_miracle_across_34th_st.html

(5)  Civic Group Seeks Bold Ideas for Crumbling East River Waterfront  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110927/upper-east-side/civic-group-seeks-bold-ideas-for-crumbling-east-river-waterfront

(6)  Thefts of Electronic Devices on Subways Rise  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/27/nyregion/thefts-of-ipads-and-iphones-drive-up-subway-crime-in-new-york.html

(7)  MTA Begins Subway Cell Service on Select Platforms  (NY1)
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/147918/mta-begins-subway-cell-service-on-select-platforms

(8)  Ray’s Flight of Fancy  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/ray_flight_of_fancy_eWgKINaGmp7aOwc00POxiI

News Summary - September 22, 2011

(1)  Broke Housing Authority Mulling Putting Alcohol, Fast Food Ads on Buildings  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/22/2011-09-22_nycha22m.html

(2)  Slash Attack Over UES Parking Spot  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/slash_attack_over_ues_parking_spot_f4ZkyU5t465zjOFNuGmtGM

(3)  Upper East Siders Gear Up for First and Second Ave Bike Lanes  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110922/upper-east-side/upper-east-siders-gear-up-for-first-second-ave-bike-lanes

(4)  One in Five City Residents Living in Poverty  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/nyregion/one-in-five-new-york-city-residents-living-in-poverty.html

(5)  A City Council Dogfight Over Shelter Funding  (Daily Politics)
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/09/a-city-council-dogfight-over-shelter-funding

(6)  Homeless Advocates Protest Removal of Chairs in Grand Central Terminal  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110921/midtown/homeless-advocates-protest-removal-of-chairs-grand-central-terminal

(7)  Reax to News Scoop:  Make ‘Em Live Here  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/09/22/2011-09-22_reax_to_our_scoop_make_em_live_here.html

(8)  What Was All the Fuss About?  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/22/2011-09-22_ground_zero_mosque_opens_no_protests_as_exhibit_of_worlds_kids_displayed.html

News Summary - September 21, 2011

(1)  I Reside in City, Deputy Mayor Sez, but Facts Say Otherwise  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/09/21/2011-09-21_i_reside_in_city_deputy_mayor_sez_but_facts_say_otherwise_hardly_living_proof.html
 
(2)  Bike-Lane Bloodbath  (NY Post – Editorial)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/bike_lane_bloodbath_ziwxfUuSH6Ic15Ci8vUY2H

(3)  Controversial New Union Square School Puts Residents at Odds  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110920/murray-hill-gramercy/controversial-new-union-square-school-puts-residents-at-odds

(4)  Prosecutors: ‘Cash and Carry’ Larry Seabrook Plumped Payroll With Girlfriend, Relatives  (Daily Politics)
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/09/prosecutors-cash-and-carry-larry-seabrook-plumped-payroll-with-girlfriend-rela

News Summary - September 20, 2011

(1)  Study Finds Higher Number of Pedestrians Hurt by Bikes  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/study-finds-higher-number-of-pedestrians-hurt-by-bikes/

(2)  Tix Blitz in Midtown  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/tix_blitz_in_midtown_lP8nDoXN5IVxVfPq7I6HeO

(3)  12 Held in Sale of Illegal Pest Poisons, One 60 Times as Potent as the Legal Limit  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/nyregion/12-arrested-in-sales-of-illegal-pesticides-in-chinatown.html

(4)  Get Yer Free Money Here!  (NY Post – Editorial)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/get_yer_free_money_here_dDqUPJvtM4v3QgIoY1PJWP

News Summary - September 14th, 2011

(1) GOP Gains House Seat Vacated By Weiner (NYTimes)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/nyregion/ny-democrats-try-to-avoid-upset-in-special-election.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion

(2) 4 Council Members, Each With $1 Million, Will Let Public Decide How It's Spent (NYTimes)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/nyregion/4-on-ny-city-council-will-let-public-decide-some-spending.html?ref=nyregion

(3) Don't walk -- run! DOT admits signs go uninspected (NY Post)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/don_walk_run_IWmXunDlWjHwC1u0r5oTBL

(4) Democrat Dan Quart Wins Upper East Side Assembly Race (DNAinfo)

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110914/upper-east-side/democrat-dan-quart-wins-upper-east-side-assemly-race

News Summary - September 13, 2011

(1)  Tudor City Residents Protest East River Greenway Project  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110913/murray-hill-gramercy/tudor-city-residents-voice-concerns-about-east-river-greenway-project

(2)  H&R Block Won’t Offer Refund-Backed Loans in 2012  (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8034c71d6b7a4b06b12de03aba631282.html

(3)  Pol in ‘Sperm’ Warfare  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/pol_in_sperm_warfare_t42i2HgtncQzeLUPsyPrVO

News Summary - September 12, 2011

(1)  Residents Gird to Keep Park  (Wall Street Journal)http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904103404576563541795292906.html

(2)  Cheater Meter Readers  (NY Post)http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cheater_meter_readers_4qwtCI22ndK5I1f7fPEVlL

(3)  Get Gas, Drink Water  (NY Daily News - Editorial)http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/12/2011-09-12_get_gas_drink_water.html

News Summary - September 8, 2011

(1)  Report Outlines Rewards and Risks of Upstate Natural Gas Drilling  (NY Times) 
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/nyregion/albany-study-shows-hydrofrackings-risks-and-rewards.html

(2)  Bloomy: NYPD, Pol Can Make Up Over Beer  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/09/07/2011-09-07_mayor_bloomberg_suggests_nypd_councilman_jumaane_williams_can_smooth_over_arrest.html

(3)  Prez Should Take Note of Mike’s Small Biz Reform  (NY Daily News – Joanna Molloy)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/09/08/2011-09-08_prez_should_take_note_of_mikes_small_biz_reform.html

(4)  Bam’s Jobs Plan Panned  (Crain’s)

(5)  Property Crime Prevalent in East Side Neighborhoods  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20110908/murray-hill-gramercy/property-crime-prevalent-east-side-neighborhoods

(6)  Quinn Backs Israel at Ceremony for Kidnapped Soldier  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/quinn-backs-israel-at-ceremony-for-kidnapped-soldier/

(7)  Setback for Plans for Restaurant in Union Square Park  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/setback-for-plans-for-restaurant-in-union-square-park/

(8)  Liu’s Failing Grade  (NY Daily News – Editorial)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/08/2011-09-08_lius_failing_grade.html

(9)  Post Haste Reform  (NY Daily News – Editorial)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/08/2011-09-08_post_haste_reform.html

News Summary - September 7, 2011

(1)  Councilman Says Racial Bias Led Police to Detain Him at Parade  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/councilman-denounces-police-for-detaining-him

(2)  Probe the Arrests  (NY Daily News - Editorial)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/07/2011-09-07_probe_the_arrests_.html

(3)  Quinn Stops at Stop-and-Frisk  (Crain's)

(4)  G.O.P. Legislators Balk at a Call to Tie Storm Aid to Budget Cuts  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/07/nyregion/new-york-republicans-in-congress-balk-at-a-call-to-tie-storm-aid-to-budget-cuts.html

News Summary - September 6, 2011

(1)  Police Detain Brooklyn Councilman at West Indian Parade  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/nyregion/city-councilman-jumaane-d-williams-is-handcuffed-at-west-indian-day-parade.html

(2)  The Truth Behind Stop and Frisk  (NY Times – Editorial)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/03/opinion/the-truth-behind-stop-and-frisk.html

(3)  Apple’s Green Dream  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/apple_green_dream_RfDsM8gcswpnDMIDlMddbJ

(4)  Making Private Lives Public  (Crain’s)

(5)  Hell on Wheels  (NY Daily News – Editorial)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/09/04/2011-09-04_hell_on_wheels.html

News Summary - September 2nd, 2011

(1)   Mayor Bloomberg hammered over deputy-bust silence (NY Post)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gold_hush_crush_nRgIT48zv7oVNr3tneGqqO#ixzz1WnrZUsK7

 

(2)   New choking law could serve to protect victims of domestic violence (NY Daily News)

 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/02/2011-09-02_its_no_choke_crime_may_rise.html

 

(3)   Report: New York’s Economic Recovery Nets Few Jobs (WSJ - Metropolis)

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/09/01/report-new-yorks-economic-recovery-nets-few-jobs/?mod=WSJBlog&mod=WSJ_NY_NY_Blog

 

(4)   311, 511 Deluged With Calls (Crains)

 

(5)   Police Not Complying With Law (Crains)

 

(6)   Raiding the Port Authority piggy bank (Crains)

 

(7)   In Parks and on Streets, a Toll of Thousands of Trees (NY Times)

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110902/murray-hill-gramercy/new-waterfalls-on-display-along-park-avenue#ixzz1WnsIISWO

 

(8)   A swan song on 2nd Ave. (NY Post)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/swan_song_on_nd_ave_9MEEqm5gKygWNHLAWVU8IJ

 

(9) New 'Waterfalls' On Display Along Park Avenue (DNA Info)

http://www.dnainfo.com/20110902/murray-hill-gramercy/new-waterfalls-on-display-along-park-avenue

News Summary - September 1st, 2011

(1) Storm's Cost May Reach 1 Billion, Cuomo Says (City Room)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/31/irenes-cost-may-reach-1-billion-cuomo-says/?ref=nyregion

(2) Deputy Mayor Quit After Being Busted For Domestic Violence (NY Post)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/wife_abuse_bust_did_in_mike_aide_9IfyxauLAg8MokAaLDd5VN

(3)Metro-North Line Damage is "Catastrophic" (NYPost)

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/metro_north_line_damage_is_catastrophic_56B0UUwRUsauWcAWrTAVjI

(4)Looking for Youth to Help Change Community Boards (Our Town)

http://ourtownny.com/2011/08/31/looking-for-youth-to-help-change-community-boards/

(5) City Issued Mistaken Evacuation Orders, Council Members Say (Our Town)

http://ourtownny.com/2011/08/31/city-issued-mistaken-evacuation-orders-council-members-say/

(6) Frisky NYPD Cops Near Record For Stops, Records Show (NY Daily News)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2011/09/01/2011-09-01_frisky_cops_near_record_for_stops.html