When he died in 1943, Eugene de Salignac was entirely forgotten. He was born in Boston in 1861, a descendant of French nobility, and, after a failed marriage, started working for the City of New York as the official photographer for the Department of Bridges; a position he would hold from 1906 to 1934. In [...]
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CONTRASTS
January 27th, 2010
When the American photographer Berenice Abbott returned to New York in 1929 after nearly a decade in France, she found a city transformed by modern life. After the Works Progress Administration was established a few years later, she was hired to document the city, producing a large number of often dramatically [...]
PROFESSIONAL MENDICANCY
January 27th, 2010
An article in the Brooklyn Eagle of January 26, 1901 reported that police officials believed that “professional mendicancy” was responsible for an upsurge of beggars in New York City. In sync with the xenophobic mood of the time, city officials blamed the “wholesale immigration of professional mendicants [italics mine] from Europe” for a new, assertively [...]
POP CULTURE THEN/ NOW
January 18th, 2010
Lunch Atop a Skyscraper (New York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam) is a famous photograph taken in 1932 by Charles C. Ebbets during construction of the RCA Building (renamed as the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center. The photograph depicts 11 men eating lunch, seated on a girder with their feet dangling [...]
A TASTE OF VENICE?
October 9th, 2009
If you’re unable to get to Venice, Italy you just might be able to get to Central Park, New York for that gondola ride you were dreaming of during your more romantic moments. At thirty dollars for a half hour, the Venetian Gondola Tour will give you a taste of liquescent amour while you sail [...]
CRATER’S OBLIVION Part 2
September 23rd, 2009
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Not until the disappearance of teamsters’ boss Jimmy Hoffa in 1975, would a missing person’s investigation inspire as much publicity, allegations, speculation, innuendos, gossip and, of course, jokes. The confusion started almost immediately with none other than Mrs. Crater. When the Judge failed to return to Maine for 10 days, only then did she [...]
ANACHRONISTIC SPENDING
August 20th, 2009
While New York City is purportedly in debt up to the tips of its skyscrapers and down to the pits of its subways, what does the Brooklyn Heights Association propose doing?…Replacing the streetlights in that district with antique lampposts. A projected $2.7-million plan will replace the 229 still-functioning “cobra head” streetlights with replicas of cast-iron [...]
RFK AT CONEY
May 30th, 2009
The eyes of his audience are upon him as Robert F. Kennedy, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate from New York, campaigns at famed Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, September 13, 1964. (AP Photo) NY Public Library
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FLYING OVER THE WOUNDS
April 27th, 2009
Military jets flying over Lower Manhattan this morning as part of an
authorized military photo shoot frightened many New Yorkers and enraged
the mayor, who was never told the event would be occurring.
The Department of Defense had pre-approved the flight of a presidential
Boeing 747 and two F16 military fighter jets, seen above in a photo
taken by NY1 [...]
JAUNTING AMID THE RUINS
April 25th, 2009
After an entire year of diligently squandering taxpayers’ money, it’s little wonder that our elected officials need a restfully extravagant, globe-trotting holiday where they could squander yet more money. Indeed, birds may have to fly, fish have to swim, and when there’s a junket to embark upon, politicians are even more oblivious of, and callous [...]
SNOWY BEAUTY
March 2nd, 2009
The first (and hopefully last) snowstorm of the season is now in progress. An earlier mix of snow and sleet is now a heavy falling of rapidly accumulating pure snow. The sidewalks and cars (including my own) outside my apartment window are deeply buried in the wintry whiteness.
We start with those light snow showers tonight. [...]
WOODEN TANKS ON HIGH
January 24th, 2009
Rooftop water tanks have dotted the NYC skyline since the late nineteenth century. They’ve changed little in that time, reaching their height of technological integrity around the 1920s, and stand like stately if quaint remnants of the city’s abiding past. Nonetheless, water tanks, mostly wooden, were and are a crucial source of New York’s water [...]
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
- Israeli Singer-Songwriter Broza To Perform At Brooklyn Center March 15, 2010FLATBUSH — Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2009-2010 World Stages series with Israeli singer/songwriter David Broza on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at 2 p.m. Since the mid 1970s, David Broza has been steadily gaining […]
- Letter to the Editor: Wants More Probes of MTA March 15, 2010Your coverage of public transit cutbacks has been excellent, especially Harold Egeln’s articles on buses and Ron Geberer’s coverage of trains. I just want to suggest that you add another dimension and demand that MTA reveal more about the compensation […]
- St. Francis Women Beat LIU March 15, 2010Long Island University's Connie James, left, and St. Francis's Brittany Lilley fight for the ball in the second half of the Northeast Conference women’s championship basketball game at Long Island University in Brooklyn this past Sunday. St. Francis won 77-68. The two Downtown Brooklyn schools have a longstanding rivalry. * * * Questions? Comments? […]
- St. Francis Professor Explores Origins of English Modernism March 15, 2010BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — St. Francis College Professor of English Gregory F. Tague is pleased to announce the publication of his second book of 2010 and fourth scholarly book overall, Origins of English Dramatic Modernism, 1870 to 1914 (Academica Press), which […]
- BP Markowitz’ Concerns About New Domino Similar to CB1’s March 15, 2010Questioned Permanence of 660 Affordable Units, Impacts on Schools, Transportation By Linda Collins Brooklyn Daily Eagle DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Borough President (BP) Marty Markowitz’ concerns about the New Domino development appeared to mirror those of Community Board 1, which voted against it last Tuesday. At the BP’s hearing on Thursday at Borough Hall he ask […]
- On This Day in History: March 15 Old-Time Tough-Guy from Brooklyn March 15, 2010From the New York Post in January 1973: “DILLINGER” STAR IS STABBED. In a street row outside a bar on Ninth Avenue near the second-rate hotel where he had a room, the actor Lawrence Tierney required surgery for a ‘serious stab wound’ in the abdomen.” The following June there was this stark news report: “Former movie actor Lawrence Tierney was questioned and […]
- Hannah Senesh School Withdraws Plans for Courtyard Development March 15, 2010Carroll Gardens residents, community groups and public officials were pleased with the announcement Friday that the Hannah Senesh School at Smith Street and First Place had dropped plans to expand into its courtyard/parking lot space. Said State Assemblywoman Joan Millman: “I applaud the school for understanding the community’s concerns and deciding not to p […]
- Fire Safety Seminar in Bensonhurst March 15, 2010In the wake of a Bensonhurst fire that killed five, Council Members Vincent Gentile and Domenic Recchia hosted a fire safety seminar Wednesday, Feb. 24 at P.S. 163. More than 40 people were in attendance and heard from the Department of Buildings regarding how to ensure that buildings are safe and adhere to zoning and building code. The also receive useful t […]
- Boymelgreen’s Bank First in NY To Be Shut By Feds Since 2000 March 15, 2010Real Estate Developer Known for B’klyn Properties By Marcy Gordon Associated Press BROOKLYN — The shutdown on Thursday of LibertyPoint Bank, chaired by Brooklyn-based real estate magnate Shaya Boymelgreen, was the first closure of a New York state-based bank in 11 years, according […]
- Golden Sponsors Legislation For Authority To Oversee MTA March 15, 2010BROOKLYN — State Senator Martin J. Golden (R-Southern Brooklyn) recently announced that he has cosponsored legislation in the New York State Senate, S. 6645, that would create the Metropolitan Transit Authority Interim Finance Authority. The MTA Interim Finance Authority would be […]
NY Times (NY Regional)
- Ex-Chief of Park Avenue Bank Is Charged With Fraud March 16, 2010Charles J. Antonucci Sr. pretended he came to the rescue of his troubled institution by investing $6.5 million of his own, but it was not his money, the authorities said. […]
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- Experience Necessary: Christos Tsiamis Heads E.P.A.’s Gowanus Cleanup Project March 16, 2010Christos Tsiamis, a chemical engineer and a poet, is assessing the contamination of the Gowanus Canal and the best plans for rectifying it. […]
- Drew Student Accused of Stealing and Selling Historic Letters March 15, 2010Federal prosecutors say a freshman at Drew University stole famous letters written by a founder of the United Methodist Church and world leaders, including Abraham Lincoln and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. […]
- New York Region Comes to Grips With Shock of Storm’s Fury March 15, 2010Officials across the metropolitan region called damage from the weekend storm some of the worst they’d seen. […]
- New York Case Faults Public Defender Programs March 15, 2010Civil liberties groups are watching a case about the quality of public defender programs that is about to be argued before New York’s highest court. […]
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- Race for Monserrate’s Old Senate Seat Winds Down March 15, 2010Voters in the special election on Tuesday for the state’s 13th Senate District will choose among Hiram Monserrate, José R. Peralta and Robert Beltrani. […]
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Media Matters
- Hemmer falsely claimed the self-executing rule "does not require a single vote"
March 16, 2010On the March 16 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, co-host Bill Hemmer falsely claimed that the House was considering a "self-executing rule that does not require a single vote" to pass health care reform. In fact, the self-executing rule requires a majority vote in order to pass and, as Ezra Klein has noted, "the effect" - Quick Fact: Hemmer uses poll to falsely portray Senate health bill as funding abortion
March 16, 2010While interviewing Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA), Fox News host Bill Hemmer highlighted a poll question regarding constituent responses to Altmire "if he votes for health care legislation that includes federal funding of abortion," claiming the poll shows that "if abortion language is not changed, 58 percent say they will likely not vote for" - Right-wing media set sights on family of 11-year-old who spoke about his mother's death at health care event
March 16, 2010Right-wing media have recently targeted 11-year-old Marcelas Owens and his family for attacks after he appeared at a health care reform event to speak about his mother, who reportedly died after losing her health insurance. These attacks follow a history of media conservatives attacking or mocking the uninsured, and previous attacks by right-wing media on th - Quick Fact: O'Reilly falsely claims health bill will "require American taxpayers to fund abortion"
March 15, 2010On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly claimed that the health care bill will "require American taxpayers to fund abortion." In fact, the Senate bill, now being considered by the House, prohibits health insurers from using federal subsidies to pay for abortion services restricted under the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of federal funds - Right-wing media attack "Slaughter solution" as unprecedented, but GOP "set new records" for its use
March 15, 2010Media conservatives have falsely characterized a legislative proposal reportedly being considered to finalize health care reform in the House as unprecedented, undemocratic, and unconstitutional. But the rule in question is an accepted part of House procedure, and Congress repeatedly used the rule under GOP leadership, according to a former GOP staff directo - Charen falsely claims health care reform "mandate[s] racial and ethnic quotas"
March 15, 2010Columnist Mona Charen falsely claimed that the House health care reform bill contains mandated "racial and ethnic quotas for medical schools and other federal contractors." In fact, the bill contains no quota mandates.Charen falsehood: House bill mandates "racial and ethnic quotas" From Charen's March 12 syndicated column: Among the - Myths and Falsehoods on budget reconciliation
March 15, 2010In recent weeks, conservative media have promoted a number of myths and falsehoods about the possible use of the budget reconciliation process to finalize passage of health care reform. Myth: Reconciliation is the nuclear option Myth: Reconciliation undermines democracy Myth: Reconciliation in general is "arcane," abnormal, and rarely used Myth: Re - Palin's new anti-health care reform Facebook post is full of old falsehoods
March 15, 2010On March 14, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted a new anti-health care reform essay on her Facebook page that contains numerous falsehoods regarding reconciliation, House rules, and "federal funding of abortion."Palin rehashes falsehoods about the House vote, reconciliation, abortion funding Palin: Democrats want to use reconciliation to "b - Doocy falsely suggested Senate bill allows for federal "funding for abortion"
March 15, 2010On Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy falsely suggested that the Senate's health care reform legislation contains "language that does allow for" federal "funding for abortion" beyond what is currently allowed under the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of federal funds for abortions except in cases of life endangerment, rape - Karl Rove brings his misinformation tour to Meet the Press
March 14, 2010Karl Rove brought his misinformation tour to Meet the Press by making false claims about the Iraq war and the use of reconciliation to pass health care reform legislation.Rove falsely claimed it "was not" Bush policy "to go into Iraq and take their" oil revenues "to pay for the cost of the war" From the March 14 edition of NBC - Will, Brooks mislead on deficit reduction in health care reform
March 14, 2010Columnists George Will and David Brooks both claimed that the deficit reduction provisions of the Senate health care bill are, in Brooks' words, "totally bogus" because "it has 10 years of taxes and six years of benefits." In fact, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the Senate bill will not only reduce budget de - Quick Fact: Perino falsely claims health care benefits would take years to start
March 12, 2010On March 12, Fox News contributor Dana Perino falsely claimed that people would "not see benefits for four to five years after" the health care reform bill passes. In fact, numerous benefits contained in the Senate bill would become available in the first year after the bill is enacted.Perino falsely claims benefits will take years to begin Perino: - Beck attacks social justice
March 12, 2010Glenn Beck has repeatedly attacked the concept of social justice and churches that promote it, asserting that it is "code language for Marxism" and warning that "when you see those words, run." In fact, numerous churches and religious faiths, as well as prominent religious scholars, espouse social justice, including the Catholic Church, t - Media Matters: In which Glenn Beck hosts talk of tickle fights
March 12, 2010This may forever be remembered as the week when "tickle fight" entered the political lexicon. The story stretches back to last week, when Eric Massa (D-NY) announced his resignation from the House of Representatives. It took many people by surprise, including conservative commentators, who initially reacted to the story by trumpeting ethics allegat - Karl Frisch: Gone fishin': Right-wing media hook another dubious Obama conspiracy theory
March 12, 2010After Robert Montgomery wrote in an ESPNOutdoors.com column that the federal government had a strategy in the works that "could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters," it was only a matter of time before the conservative media took the bait -- hook, line, and sinker. Easily
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