NYC FOCUS: A Few Events

MEET AND SUPPORT NORMAN SIEGEL for NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE

LINDA STEIN & ANN SNITOW

cordially invite you to a fundraiser in honor of NORMAN SIEGEL

Please come meet the People’s Advocate, and show your support for his campaign for NYC Public Advocate.

Wednesday, October 29th, 2007, 6:00 to 8:00pm

at the studio of Linda Stein 100 READE STREET

Bet. West Broadway & Church St. (Reade is one block north of Chambers St.)

Subways: A or C to Chambers St.; R or W to City Hall;

1, 2, 3 to Chambers St.; 4, 5, 6 to Brooklyn Bridge

PARKING ON SOME SIDE STREETS AT 6 PM; ON READE STREET AT 7 PM

Suggested Contribution: $25 to $250


Drinks & Refreshments will be served

RSVP to Theresa Canter at 212-448-6271


Why Are We Still in Iraq – And How Can We Get Out?
Sunday, November 4th, 5:30 PM

The Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, Democracy For New York City, and Independent Neighborhood Democrats, with many others (list belelow) present A Town Hall Meeting with the Brooklyn Democratic Congressional Delegation

Bring your questions and comments to:

Old First Church
Corner of 7th ave and Carroll St.
Park Slope, Brooklyn

Moderated by DFNYC Exec and CBID President Josh Skaller.

Invited Congressional Members:

Yvette Clarke

Jerry Nadler

Ed Towns

Nydia Velazquez

Anthony Weiner

Co-Sponsored by:

Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats; Independent Neighborhood Democrats; Lambda Independent Democrats; Democracy For New York City; 57th Club; Park Slope Greens and the Green Party of Brooklyn; Vietnam Vets Against the War (NY/NJ); Ethical Culture; Rev. David Dyson; More joining all the time!!


Democracy for NYC November 2007 Linkup
WEDNESDAY,November 7, 7PM

East Village/LES, *New Linkup* Julip, 9 Avenue A, betwn Houston and 2nd Street, with host Tracey Denton 7pm

Upper West Side, The Parlour, 250 West 86th(btwn Broadway & West End), with host Merle McEldowney,7pm

West Village, Kettle of Fish, 59 Christopher St. (near 7thAve.) with hosts Abhishek Mistry and Judith Ren-Lay,7pm

Upper East Side, Molly Pitcher's Ale House, 1641 2ndAvenue @85th Street, with host Barbara Pearl, 7pm.

Astoria, Queens, at Sanford Diner, 30-13 Broadway, withhosts Costa Constantinides and Jeremiah Frei-Pearson.Note: this Linkup will begin at 7:30.

Sunnyside, Queens, at The Grind, 39-24 Queens Blvd. in the back room, with host Dan Jacoby, 7pm

Bayside, Queens, The First Edition, 41-08 Bell Blvd, right near the LIRR stop, with host Steve Behar of Democrats for New Politics, 7pm

Park Slope, Brooklyn, Ozzies, 249 Fifth Avenue with host Josh Skaller, 7pm

Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Wycoff Bennett Homestead, 1669East 22nd Street, 7pm with host Annette Mont


Klezmer, African and Bluegrass music all in one evening! Fighting for a better Brooklyn!

The Klezmatics, Kakande, and Demolition String Band
Thursday, November 8
Doors at 7pm
Brooklyn Lyceum
227 4th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 857-4816
$20 in advance, $25 at the door
For online tickets, go to http://www.dddb.net/klezmatics

Several local merchants, such as Erica’s Rugelach and Maria’s Mexican Bistro, will be donating food, baked goods, and drinks to the show.


CONGESTION PRICING HEARINGS

Got this from Straphangers Campaign:

Chapter 384 of the Laws of 2007 established the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission, a 17-member body directed to undertake a review and study of plans to reduce traffic congestion and other related health and safety issues within the City of New York.

As part of its statutory mandate, and to provide the opportunity for maximum public involvement, participation and comment, the Commission is conducting this series of public hearings to be held in each borough of the City of New York, on Long Island, and in Westchester County.

Persons wishing to present pertinent testimony to the Commission at any of the above public hearings should complete and return the enclosed reply form as soon as possible. It is important that the reply form be fully completed and returned so that persons may be notified in the event of emergency postponement or cancellation.

Oral testimony will be limited to five (5) minutes’ duration. In preparing the order of witnesses, the Commission will attempt to accommodate individual requests to speak at particular times in view of special circumstances. These requests should be made on the attached reply form or communicated to the Commission as early as possible. In the absence of a special circumstance, witnesses will be scheduled in the order in which reply forms are postmarked.

Twenty copies of any prepared testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Commission would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements.

York College Performing Art Center
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
6:00 PM
94-20 Guy R Brewer Blvd Between Liberty &
Archer
Queens, NY

Hostos Community College - Main Theatre “C” Building
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
6:00 PM
Corner of 149th & Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY

New York City Tech Klitgord Auditorium
Thursday, November 1, 2007
6:00 PM
285 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY

College of Staten Island – Williamson Theater Center for The Arts
Monday, November 5, 2007
6:00 PM
2200 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY

For more info and for the application, click here (PDF)