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Read the comments in the above link to get a real feel for nostalgia of those times.
March 22, 2014
Kingsway Theatre in Brooklyn, NY - Cinema Treasures
New Parks Dept. Leader Will Address Inequities in City's Parks
New Parks Dept. Leader Shares de Blasio’s Goal of Addressing Inequities - NYTimes.com(Excerpt)
Mr. Silver said a park system is “vital to a healthy and prosperous city.” He pledged to work with “all New Yorkers in all boroughs in all neighborhoods.”
In his remarks, the mayor addressed a bill introduced in Albany last year that would force the largest conservancies to give away some money to needier parks. Mr. de Blasio called the legislation “creative” and “productive.”
But he stopped short of endorsing specific requirements of the bill, which was introduced by State Senator Daniel L. Squadron and would divert 20 percent of the budgets of the biggest park conservancies and alliances to a new Neighborhood Parks Alliance Fund.
De Blasio Still Wants Conservancies to Share Money With Poorer Parks | Politicker
De Blasio Still Wants Conservancies to Share Money With Poorer Parks | Politicker(excerpt)
Mayor Bill de Blasio and his new parks commissioner today threw their weight behind the idea of getting wealthy, privately-funded parks conservancies to help subsidize parks with less green–but stopped short of endorsing making such an arrangement mandatory.
Citi Bike, Needing Millions of Dollars, Looks for Help - WSJ.com
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By LAURA KUSISTO, ELIOT BROWN and ANDREW TANGEL
March 20, 2014 10:08 p.m. ET
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Leaders of Citi Bike are moving quickly to raise tens of millions of dollars to rescue the popular bike-share program as it loses money, according to people familiar with the matter.
Leaders of New York's Citi Bike are moving quickly to raise tens of millions of dollars to rescue the popular bike-share program as it loses money. Andrew Tangel reports on the News Hub.
Citi Bike's bright blue bicycles have become a seemingly indispensable part of some city neighborhoods, but its managers don't believe it can survive if it doesn't become more appealing to tourists and expand to new neighborhoods, the people familiar with the matter said.
The program's leaders have approached officials in Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration about raising Citi Bike's rates, the people said.
Mayor de Blasio’s Brooklyn housing plan is building big worries
Mayor de Blasio’s Brooklyn housing plan is building big worries - NY Daily News(Excerpt)
Mayor de Blasio's ambitious housing plan is now towering over the city — and after the approval of a massive development in Brooklyn, some advocates and preservationists are cowering in its shadow.
Their concern is this: Will de Blasio's promise to let developers build larger and taller in exchange for creating affordable housing overwhelm neighborhoods with hulking buildings that hurt the quality of life?
"Hopefully new affordable housing can be created without necessarily requiring a massive scale of construction to do so," said Andrew Berman, executive director of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Boardwalk bathrooms may be relocated away from Oceana condominium
City considers moving futuristic modular boardwalk bathrooms after residents of nearby luxury Oceana Condominiums complain - NY Daily News(Excerpt)
The de Blasio administration is considering moving flashy modular boardwalk bathrooms to appease peed-off residents of the luxury Oceana Condominiums just off Coney Island.
At least two new locations on opposite ends of the boardwalk are being eyed for the futuristic loos following a lawsuit filed in September by the residents.
March 21, 2014
Citibike wheels coming off
@NYMag: Citi Bike is in trouble, and needs cash quickly. Here are its four huge problems: http://nym.ag/1ilPlbH http://twitter.com/NYMag/status/447010334113820672/photo/1
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March 19, 2014
Millions of people a month use smartphones to track NYC buses
Millions of people a month use smartphones to track NYC buses | New York PostBus Time, which was brought to all citywide routes on March 9, lets waiting riders track where their next bus is using GPS and cellular data.
Buses send their location and route information every 30 seconds to a central server, which sends the info to riders through the website bustime.mta.info.
Users can also get information by texting a bus stop code to 511123.
March 18, 2014
De Blasio’s Approval Dips
De Blasio’s Approval Dips, Though His Personal Marks Remain High - NYTimes.com(excerpt)
More than twice as many voters, 34 percent, now disapprove of Mr. de Blasio’s job performance than did in mid-January, when 13 percent disapproved, according to the survey, by Quinnipiac University.
De Blasio’s Approval Dips
De Blasio’s Approval Dips, Though His Personal Marks Remain High - NYTimes.com(excerpt)
More than twice as many voters, 34 percent, now disapprove of Mr. de Blasio’s job performance than did in mid-January, when 13 percent disapproved, according to the survey, by Quinnipiac University.
De Blasio’s Approval Dips
De Blasio’s Approval Dips, Though His Personal Marks Remain High - NYTimes.com(excerpt)
More than twice as many voters, 34 percent, now disapprove of Mr. de Blasio’s job performance than did in mid-January, when 13 percent disapproved, according to the survey, by Quinnipiac University.
March 16, 2014
Amid Mayoral Missteps, Irish Eyes Are Rolling in New York City
Amid Mayoral Missteps, Irish Eyes Are Rolling in New York City - NYTimes.com(excerpt)
"The Irish of New York City, long accustomed to an outsize role in political life, are feeling left out in the cold. And the mayoral affronts, according to Irish officials and civic leaders, have quickly added up.
When Mr. de Blasio, citing animal cruelty, pledged to ban carriage horses from Central Park, many Irish-Americans were aghast, calling it a threat to an industry that has been a deep source of pride for the many Irish immigrants it employs (even the Irish actor Liam Neeson registered his protest).
Mr. de Blasio with Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. Credit Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times
When the mayor skipped a St. Patrick’s parade in the Rockaways, a regular stop for city officials, he erroneously suggested that the event excluded some groups, angering residents still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
And when Mr. de Blasio’s team failed to send out invitations for the yearly St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at Gracie Mansion, a cherished tradition for the city’s Irish elite, widespread alarm set in, leaving Irish leaders anxious at the prospect that Mr. de Blasio might cancel the annual event."
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ST. PAT'S FESTIVITIES KICK OFF AMID TENSIONS
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