No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Courier Life Publications , via YourNabe.com By Steven Witt He isn’t often referred to as “Party Marty” for nothing. ... In his victory speech, [Borough President Marty] Markowitz thanked Mayor Michael Bloomberg for overturning the term limit law allowing him to run for a third term. NoLandGrab: Because Markowitz knows in his heart that he's not qualified...
Atlantic Yards Report (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
While Brooklyn Borough President Marty "can’t wait to get the shovel in the ground" for the Atlantic Yards arena, according to the Courier-Life, he disavows it as his legacy:When asked about his legacy, Markowitz turned reflective, saying there is no legacy and he has no children.“When the lord calls me, that group of Markowitzs’ are gone, so there’s...
Atlantic Yards Report (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Remember, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, thanks to the override of term limits, is running unopposed for a third-term.Brooklynites this weekend got a mailer reminding us to vote for Markowitz, with the essential argument that the job of Borough President to increase pride and happiness, rather than, say, to weigh in on things like land use.As shown in...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It’s a war of the flyers.Borough President Marty Markowitz’s office is currently distributing a one-page fact sheet about the beep’s controversial plan to construct a $64 million amphitheater in Asser Levy Seaside Park. But Brighton Beach residents o...
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... parking lots won't be bothersome at all. Lucid Culture , The Brooklyn What Runs for Brooklyn Borough President Local punk rockers The Brooklyn What have officially launched a write-in campaign for the Brooklyn Borough Presidency, an effort that actually got started a couple years back. The local, Brooklyn raised punk rock band has been running informally since summer 2007,...
NewPages Blog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz is seeking the next Brooklyn poet laureate and has appointed a five-member Brooklyn Poet Laureate Recommendation Committee to evaluate candidates for the volunteer position. The Committee will recommend a pool of three finalists to the borough president, from which he will choose one to be the bard of the borough.Candidates...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Community Board 13 members are “soulless” for failing to join Brighton Beach residents in opposing Borough President Marty Markowitz’s controversial $64 million amphitheater project for Asser Levy Seaside Park.So said several Brighton Beach residents...
