A new (non-smoking) champion for marijuana legalization in New York:
“It is my intention as a New York State senator to soon introduce a law that would actually decriminalize, regulate and tax marijuana in New York,” said State Senator Liz Krueger, an Upper East Side liberal, on Wednesday night.
Bio: Dana Rubinstein is a reporter for Capital. She has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the New York Observer, and the Brooklyn Paper.
Bill Thompson's campaign raised approximately $600,000 in the last two months, something his strategist today described as a "dramatic uptick." More
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on May 14th, 2013 10:43amBy the end of this year, New York City will activate a new pumping station that will reduce the amount of raw sewage overflowing into the putrid Gowanus Canal by 34 percent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today, at the pumping station at the head of the Gowanus Canal. More
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on May 13th, 2013 3:05pmMayor Michael Bloomberg this afternoon said that Major League Soccer plans to replace the parkland it intends to use for a new soccer arena by resurrecting the old Flushing Airport in College Point, Queens. More
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on May 13th, 2013 2:00pmCalling it an "irreplaceable public space," New Yorkers for Parks this morning came out against a plan to build a soccer stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. More
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on May 13th, 2013 8:51amA small man with a broom and dustpan wandered the ballroom at Gotham Hall looking, unsuccessfully, for pieces of trash to sweep off the inlaid marble floor. More
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on May 10th, 2013 2:40pmA proposal to build a dune forest in the Rockaways is gaining ground. More
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on May 10th, 2013 9:11amToday, at a City Council hearing on the budget, transportation commissioner Janette-Sadik Khan announced that the city's bike share program would launch on May 27 for members and June 2 for everyone else. More
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on May 9th, 2013 12:08pmMayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday offered a rare bit of candor about his other home in Bermuda, during the christening of the biggest cruise ship to call New York City home: the Norweigan Breakaway. More
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on May 8th, 2013 5:16pmAll of the major mayoral candidates may be equivocating about bike lanes, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this afternoon that he isn't worried about his bike lane legacy. More
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on May 8th, 2013 4:40pmWhile rights on red in New York City are hard to come by, lefts on red are unheard of. Except, that is, in Broad Channel, Queens. More
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on May 7th, 2013 4:45pm
mattfleg: @danarubinstein @SecondAveSagas Oh, I'm sure you're right, I wasn't there -- just noting the trend. (or 2/3 of a trend by NYT standards)
riceid: @danarubinstein fascinating
TWULocal100: @MC_NYC @danarubinstein @grynbaum that is worth a http://t.co/6eNHoVVS
stevecuozzo: @danarubinstein Mr. Liu can do the 8 million a favor by keeping his thoughts to himself.
McHugh: . @danarubinstein But no one is flying kites in storms. People are jumping in front of trains! http://t.co/umfXayh7
eliotwb: @danarubinstein @alexgoldmark Here's one that hasn't been built: http://t.co/IAfPIQYNmattfleg: @danarubinstein or maybe: "parts of it are clearly inspired by some of the best airports of many mid-sized cities."mattfleg: @danarubinstein my favorite line
