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My second Huffington Post piece: "Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg's NY -- Part II: Who has Control?"

My second Huffington Post piece: “Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg’s NY — Part II: Who has Control?”

April 28, 2013

My second Huffington Post piece, Privatization of the Commons in Mayor Bloomberg’s New York — Part II: Who has Control?: Greg Miller is Executive Director and Founder of Dance Parade, a not-for-profit cultural organization which organizes an annual event in New York City. Seven years ago, he held his first event in Washington Square Park. [...]

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New York's Growing Up NYC: Matthew Broderick Remembers "Playing in Washington Square Park, all day basically"; Was Georgina Bloomberg's Entry Curtailed...?

New York’s Growing Up NYC: Matthew Broderick Remembers “Playing in Washington Square Park, all day basically”; Was Georgina Bloomberg’s Entry Curtailed…?

April 3, 2013

This week’s New York Magazine features celebrity remembrances of  Growing Up New York. It’s a mixed assortment, some obviously more interesting than others but two entries I found notable. First, actor Matthew Broderick’s memories in relation to Washington Square(he still lives in the Village with wife Sarah Jessica Parker and their children): I remember playing in [...]

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Worth Reading: Juan Gonzalez, Daily News: Bloomberg secretly funneled $9 million in city property taxes to Hudson Yards project

Worth Reading: Juan Gonzalez, Daily News: Bloomberg secretly funneled $9 million in city property taxes to Hudson Yards project

March 7, 2013

After reading this (well, frankly, I’ve wondered this before), it’s impossible not to question what else goes on with the Bloomberg Admin that we just never hear about… From the New York Daily News: The Bloomberg administration secretly funneled more than $9 million in city property taxes to the Hudson Yards project on Manhattan’s far [...]

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Jackson Square Park, Then & Now (Privatization)

Jackson Square Park, Then & Now (Privatization)

January 23, 2013

Jackson Square Park, in the West Village off 8th Avenue, used to be a really quiet, sleepy park that not too many people went into and mostly homeless or people down on their luck, so to speak, utilized. I wasn’t a ‘park goer’ at the time I lived near by but the park has been refashioned [...]

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Film "My Brooklyn" Addresses NYC Gentrification and Brooklyn Museum Hosts Discussion on the Topic - Both This Week

Film “My Brooklyn” Addresses NYC Gentrification and Brooklyn Museum Hosts Discussion on the Topic – Both This Week

January 7, 2013

I’d heard about the recently released film, “My Brooklyn,” a tale of gentrification amid (as a result of) the Bloomberg era but sometimes hearing these tales, there are all too many, can get to be a bit much. At Washington Square Park, the Bloomberg Administration pretty much steam rolled their agenda for the park over [...]

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Mike Bloomberg on people in the Village: "the value of their homes, the level of their quality of life is due to the proximity of N.Y.U.”

Mike Bloomberg on people in the Village: "the value of their homes, the level of their quality of life is due to the proximity of N.Y.U.”

May 29, 2012

In case you missed this… In Scoopy’s Notebook, The Villager, May 24, 2012 Positive purple aura? Many people think that Greenwich Village’s cachet — and the value of its property — comes from its beautiful, landmarked, low-scale buildings, its artistic and intellectual ferment and its numerous attractions, from Washington Square to cafes and cultural spots. [...]

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Surprise! Mayor Michael Bloomberg Expresses Support for NYU Massive Expansion in the Village - Will this Help or Hurt the University?

Surprise! Mayor Michael Bloomberg Expresses Support for NYU Massive Expansion in the Village – Will this Help or Hurt the University?

April 10, 2012

(Updated) NY1 reports: Mayor Bloomberg Stands By NYU’s Greenwich Village Expansion Plans Why does this feel like term limits all over again? The daily papers all supporting an unsustainable and undesired position completely opposite the wishes of most New Yorkers. The billionaire Mayor on the wrong side. Again. And then, all his city agencies – [...]

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On NYU's Proposed Continued Expansion Throughout the Village

On NYU's Proposed Continued Expansion Throughout the Village

January 17, 2012

* Series On NYU’s Proposed Expansion Plan 2031 *  Recycled Entry * Originally Published March 26, 2010 (edited version) With news of N.Y.U.’s proposed plan to expand their New York City campus by 40%, this photo shows us what the view through the Arch would be like if there was no building at 58 Washington [...]

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Bloomberg's Controlling Nature Blacks Out Media Coverage of OWS Middle-of-the-Night Ouster; Reassessing Use of our Parks, Public Spaces

Bloomberg's Controlling Nature Blacks Out Media Coverage of OWS Middle-of-the-Night Ouster; Reassessing Use of our Parks, Public Spaces

November 16, 2011

The media today and yesterday is focused on looking at Occupy Wall Street every which way. The orchestrated middle-of-the-night ousting of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park by Mayor Michael Bloomberg raises so many questions but here’s a few: In today’s cities, should there be places people can mobilize from 24-7 if needed? Who decides? [...]

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Greenwich Village On Halloween Night - Policing Run Amok? Washington Square Park Closed; Access to Parade Limited; Streets Dangerously Barricaded

Greenwich Village On Halloween Night – Policing Run Amok? Washington Square Park Closed; Access to Parade Limited; Streets Dangerously Barricaded

November 1, 2011

Updated – So… the famous Greenwich Village Halloween Parade occurred last night – hard to miss as it’s an institution at this point, no longer on the fringe but part of the mainstream, and now in its 39th year. Of course, one of the best places to get the true Greenwich Village flavor before, during [...]

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