I love libraries & archives so much!! The Municipal Archives recently released 140+ hours of NYPD surveillance videos dating 1960 -1980. Why is this important? Chris Nichols notes, “The footage provides an extraordinary, never-before-seen visual record of one of the most tumultuous eras in American history. Among the highlights in the Read more…
SUNSHINE FOR GARNER GRAND JURY Support the release of the Eric Garner grand jury proceedings! The struggle for justice for Eric Garner continues. A Staten Island grand jury failed to indict anyone for Garner’s death, now millions of people want to know: What’s in those grand jury proceedings? So far, Read more…
Subway-wise, the MTA’s officially announced a name change for our beloved hub. It will always be Atlantic-Pacific to me. Poetry-wise, some of my poems were in the April edition of the Brooklyn Rail. Library-wise, we filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg, Ray Kelly, the NYPD, the Dept of Sanitation, and the Read more…