News Summary - October 3, 2011

(1)  An Esplanade on the East River  (NY Times – Editorial)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/opinion/for-the-united-nations-an-esplanade-on-the-east-river.html

(2)  A Great Deal for the East Side  (NY Daily News – Op Ed – Ed Koch)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/10/03/2011-10-03_a_great_deal_for_the_east_side.html

(3)  Police Arrest More Than 700 Protesters on Brooklyn Bridge  (City Room)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/police-arresting-protesters-on-brooklyn-bridge

(4)  Bill Requiring Higher Wages Puts Council Leader on the Spot  (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/nyregion/living-wage-bill-may-put-christine-quinn-on-the-spot.html

(5)  City Council Takes on ICE Deportations  (NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2011/10/02/2011-10-02_city_council_crafts_bill_to_protect_immigrants_from_deportation_at_rikers_island.html

(6)  Di$count Dracula  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/di_count_dracula_2ZXn3qX2vMjCltj4E6EseL

(7)  No Kidding! Firm Locks Playground  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/no_kidding_firm_locks_playground_eH8pMZXLBaYyJvYOu7xWPJ

(8)  Horse ‘Thieves’ Hit Central Park  (NY Post)
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/horse_thieves_hit_park_UU99ctBkhFLsfdArKBX7EM

(9)  Mayor’s Girlfriend Says President Obama ‘Has a Lot to Learn’  (DNA Info)
http://www.dnainfo.com/20111002/manhattan/mayor-bloombergs-girlfriend-says-president-obama-has-lot-learn

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