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that useful idiot Sen. Collins skipped out of her meeting aflutter with excitement that Brett Kavanaugh had assured her that abortion rights were settled law — but to Sen. Schumer Kavanaugh refused to say anything at all on the subject? … Continue reading →

Last year, a vast coalition of civic and state politcos requested expansion of the Madison Square Park North historic district. Urban devastation going on in its surrounding blocks is carrying away one unprotected historic building after another. Then-LPC chair Scrinivasan … Continue reading →

Medicare For All = a savings of  $2 trillion over a 10-year period. So says even a Koch-funded think thank. But, as Ryan Cooper writes at The Week, “so far The Washington Post, The Associated Press, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact, and CNN have absolutely beclowned themselves trying to … Continue reading →

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 →