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Mos(que) hysteria
We’re having trouble understanding the hyperbolic outrage over the plan to open a community center and mosque two blocks from the World Trade Center. There has been a mosque in Tribeca four blocks away since before 9/11 and we’ve heard no objections to it, nor have we noticed any problems there.
So two blocks is an outrage, but four blocks is appropriate. Is three in the permissible zone for this misguided group of protesters in the media and on Facebook, or should the Islamic-free area they apparently desire extend another block?
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Farewell to Lena Horne and some songbirds of color
By JERRY TALLMER
Billie Holiday was the first to go. Of course, she would be. July 17, 1959. Handcuffed to her bed in Metropolitan Hospital, with a cop at the door in case she woke up and got away anyway. When I heard the news, I got drunk and wrote the best thing I’ve ever done. “Bye Bye Blackbird.” You could look it up.
Newark gangs (tried to) work it out on the court
By Clayton Patterson
In America, especially in the inner cities, we have a long history of gangs, clubs and cliques, which have formed for various reasons, including because the members have similar interests or want to define and protect certain areas for their businesses, legal and/or illegal. One of the negative manifestations of these collectives can be the creation of conflict.
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Pavilion cafe R.F.P. is served
By Albert Amateau
The Department of Parks on Tuesday issued its long-awaited request for proposals to operate a seasonal cafe at the Union Square Park pavilion.
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By Jefferson Siegel
Last Saturday, Time’s Up! held a Garden Bike Ride and Hoedown to raise awareness of an imminent threat to community gardens.
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By Lincoln Anderson and Roslyn Kramer
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‘It’s an insult’; Mulry Sq. fan plan is really panned
By Albert Amateau
After three years and many community forums, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week presented its final plans for an emergency ventilation plant at Mulry Square for the Eighth Ave. and Seventh Ave. subway lines.
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