Month: June 2012

Biking in Astoria

Randy Cohen, The Ethicist, on how cars kill

Preach on, my brother: http://92yamericanconversation.org/randy-cohen-how-do-cars-kill/

“More space for people”

I was at the meeting about the proposed Newtown Avenue plaza. Not many of you were, I couldn’t help but notice. Anywhere, there were about 80 people there. And I would say a slight majority was against. The anti-change group were a rabble of loutish rude rich Greeks representing United Brothers, Key Foods, and the…
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Newtown Ave Meeting: Tomorrow

Let’s put a pedestrian plaza in Newtown Ave between Key Food and Athens Cafe! Not as crazy as it sounds. There’s an NYCDOT and Community Board meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, June 5, from 6:30 to 8pm at Astoria World Manor, 25-22 Astoria Blvd. No doubt Key Food will be fighting hard to save their five parking…
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