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Mexican Summer cuts ties with Ariel Pink after he attends pro-Trump riot

January 10, 2021

Ariel Pink confirmed he had gone to the Capitol with John Maus on Wednesday to ”peacefully show my support for the president.” Continue reading…

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: ariel pink, donald trump, john maus

Feds put Neoclassical architecture policy into practice

November 15, 2020

President Donald Trump never implemented a proposed measure that would have effectively banned new federal buildings from being constructed in the modern style, but one government agency has put its policy into practice anyway. In at least two instances, the General Services Administration has echoed language that appeared in Trump’s “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again” draft executive order, Bloomberg Citylab reported. Had it been carried out, the order would have made “classical architectural style” —

Filed Under: Real estate Tagged With: architecture and design, donald trump, home page

Botched Ballots to Be Resent to Over 100,00 Brooklyn Voters

October 4, 2020

If you received your absentee ballot and it’s got the wrong name on the return envelope, raise your hand. Both Gothamist and The New York Times reported a “printing error” as the cause of the literal mix-ups. As many as 100,000 absentee ballots were sent with return envelopes mismatched to the intended voter.The vendor responsible, Phoenix Graphics, has agreed to pay the cost of reprinting and resending corrected ballots to all those affected. This informative article from The City provides more background on the vendor and its relationship with the Board of Elections.So, what should you do?Do NOT return your incorrect ballot.You can still vote by mail. Your ballot should be re-sent automatically. But, you may request …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: boe, boondoggle, donald trump

Op-ed: Don’t let Trump count New York out in the 2020 Census

August 2, 2020

Even as New Yorkers fight the COVID pandemic, another battle looms — making sure that we’re treated fairly in the 2020 Census. What’s at stake? For starters, billions of dollars in federal aid for health, education, social services and more. The census will also affect the power of our votes in future elections — determining how many congressional seats New York State gets and where the lines are drawn around our state and local legislative districts. Now, more than ever, the census really counts …

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: census, donald trump, opinion

Robyn Hitchcock gives his 1986 song "The President" a Trump rewrite (listen)

June 7, 2020

“There’s nothing I can say to illuminate this sad chapter of history,” says Robyn. “It just seems that in many powerful nations we have the worst possible leaders. So I’ve updated this song first written in 1986, to accommodate the horror of POTUS 45.” Continue reading…

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: donald trump, music news, robyn hitchcock

NY Women's March split in 2 due to controversy (here are Alliance pics)

January 20, 2019

Local group Women’s March Alliance organized the march on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Saturday. Happening at the same time in Foley Square was the Women’s Unity Rally, held by the national Women’s March organization, which has been embroiled in allegations of anti-semitism. Continue reading…

Filed Under: Entertainment Tagged With: donald trump, music news, tamika mallory



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