Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

Once again, Sen. Collins finds a way to let herself hear what it is convenient for her to hear, regardless of how blatant is her snookering. Of course, Brett Kavanaugh says abortion rights are settled law; what he will do … Continue reading →

Councilmember Rivera’s betrayal on Tech Hub is one of the most callous, cynical, and egregious put-up jobs I’ve seen in the forty-plus years I’ve been following NYC politics. A friend called up and said that Rivera had been on WBAI … Continue reading →

Like so many of the Republican office-holders boosting him, Kavanaugh is the perfect amalgam of prurient and self-righteous. When it was Clinton in the hot seat, Kavanagh wanted access to every orifice. When Trump is committing treason, Kavanaugh prefers that … Continue reading →

In the Grand Foyer of the Paris Opera? I bet the Macrons would have made it a foursome. And Beyonce and Jay Zee could have come, too. Talk about stealing Trump’s thunder. But classical culture has become an albatross to … Continue reading →

To give yet another example of the rot that has debilitated the Landmarks Preservation Commission: Andrew Berman writes in his email that the LPC has made the peremtory announcement that it will only consider–consider, mind you–SEVEN of the nearly TWO HUNDRED … Continue reading →

Only two actual preservationists sit on the Landmarks Preservation Commission. These and other  fun facts on de Blasio’s reign of terror vs. the city’s architectural heritage are covered in a Daily News piece from last February. Eric Uhlfelder opined that “One … Continue reading →

One of De Blasio’s very first actions as Mayor in 2014 was to appoint Meenakshi Srinivasan as chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. She became, and was obviously tasked by the Mayor to become, the Scott Pruitt of LPC. She … Continue reading →

The Geenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation issued this rebuttal to City Council member Rivera’s three-card monty feint on zoning “protections.” “In response to Councilmember Carlina Rivera’s release of a letter requesting a ‘zoning protection’ plan for requiring special permits … Continue reading →

Do we realize how much invaluable national security expertise vanishes with Peter Strzok’s firing?

Our First Couple were able to bask in their moral superiority as the GOP opposition became more and more lawless and extreme–and more and more lawless and extreme.