For Occupy Wall Street, the Honeymoon is Over
It's been one week since Occupy Wall Street was booted from Zuccotti Park in a pre-dawn raid. But there were already signs that the movement was growing unstable and fragmented.
Tag Archive | "Michael Bloomberg"
Opposition to Black Persists
Monday, December 6, 2010
Sentiment opposing Cathleen Black, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s choice for the new public schools chancellor, continues to be strong in Brooklyn, and opponents have said the fight is more than symbolic—some officials are taking legal action against the appointment.
Bloomberg Brings in Hanukkah at Brooklyn’s Biggest Menorah
Thursday, December 2, 2010
By Sanya Khetani It was 5:30 p.m. and a crowd was gathering at Grand Army Plaza outside Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. A cherry picker idled prominently in the center, waiting to swing into action. A few [...]
NYPD to investigate ticket quotas at Brooklyn precinct
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
NYPD will launch a probe into memos at the 77th precinct in northern Crown Heights, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. The decision was made after an officer posted at least two notices that listed a required [...]
Joel Klein Steps Down as Schools Chancellor, Bloomberg Taps Businesswoman for the Job
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Joel Klein, the longest running New York City school chancellor, stepped down, after eight years. Klein, joined by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the newly- appointed chancellor, Cathie Black announced at a press conference yesterday that [...]
Walmart Eyes Location in Brooklyn
Monday, April 26, 2010
Walmart is scouring locations in Brooklyn for its first New York City outpost, Crain’s reports. The Arkansas-based retail giant was unsuccessful in its attempts to open a location in Queens and Staten Island earlier this [...]
Election Day Dispatches
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Ishita Singh, Leah Finnegan and Terry Baynes report from polling places around Brooklyn.
Photo for 11/02/09: The election
Monday, November 2, 2009
The candidates for New York City Mayor delivered last-minute appeals to voters on Sunday. At a catering hall in Bedford-Stuyvesant Comptroller William Thompson urged New Yorkers to reject an incumbent “who thinks he’s above democracy.” [...]
The Brooklyn Lens Webcast
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
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