Damek.

Why is this not being built in New York City, and why am I not moving into it right now?
At least I can prolong the life of my disposable razors if I want…

“Congresspedia, the “citizen’s encyclopedia on Congress” that anyone can edit. Congresspedia is a collaborative project of the Center for Media and Democracy and the Sunlight Foundation and is designed to shine more light on the workings of the U.S. Congress.”
This seems really cool, and I expect it to be more useful to me than their [...]

Dear Senator Schumer,
I understand you have recently called for a federal investigation to see if oil companies and refiners are deliberately withholding gasoline production.
As a constituent of yours — because two previous investigations in 2000 and 2001 have found no evidence of wrongdoing, and because higher oil prices coupled with geologic evidence suggests not artificial [...]

Aaron Naparstek notices something about how most people view bicycles. He’s right, of course, and I share his frustration. Personally, I don’t even own a bicycle, but it’s not in favor of a car, it’s in favor of subways, buses, and walking — and that only because New York’s cycling infrastructure, especially on [...]

The Community Board 8 calendar (w/ agendas) is available for May. (The email notice I received also includes links to PDFs of the various agendas and the CB8 bulletin.) I’d like to highlight a few items of interest to me:
Tuesday, May 2, 7:00 pm, Transportation Committee: The 7th item on the agenda, “Discussion [...]