So what time is tonight's attorney general debate? Would be nice to know.
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WHEN A FACT'S ALL WET
Well, shut my mouth
And send me into battle--
Seems New York's
Rainier than Seattle.
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What time does the debate begin?
1.22*square root of altitude in feet = distance to horizon in miles. Square root of 1250 is 35.35, so 1.22* 35.35 = 43.13 miles. That would include NY, NJ, CT, PA, and .... ?? what's the fifth one? The empire state building says MA, but I don't know about that.
From the In the News section: “When it comes to the ticket of Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane D. Williams, who have endorsed each other in their bids for governor and lieutenant governor, the relationship may be mutually beneficial.”
Tune of “Together Wherever We Go”
Wherever we stump
Wherever we greet
We’re better competing together.
Each stop that we make
Each photo we take
Each hand that we shake, it’s together
Whoever knows you may not know me
They’re skeptical and might say “show me”
So I prize the support that you throw me
So homey, together!
Some laughed and made fun
They’d thought it was done
Believed they had won long ago.
We’re side by side
That’s how we’ll stay
We’re one strong team through primary day
Together til voters say no.
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Is this all substantively accurate?
https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/9di2qe/374_million_to_extend_a_par...
Re Today's Metropolitan Diary. WOW!!! Two women found - in the same week, no less - who've been growing their nails since the first Reagan administration?
This new policy re the Diary stinks. It's time to admit the mistake and go back to what made sense.
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James has done nothing, as far as I'm concerned, as public advocate. I don't know what public she advocated for. Teachout thinks that company and individual donations are 2 separate things. An individual from a company makes the decision to make donations - only difference is it comes from a company checkbook and not an individual's. My money is on Maloney.
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@Sherri Rosen - I hate to say it, due to party loyalty, but I did feel that way about Ms. James’ office. I wrote to her office a couple of times about a city law issue and never even got an acknowledgment, but found myself quickly on her mailing list and then the list asking for contributions. Just her cheery mailing list on how everyone else's issues were being handled, look at the great results THEY got, LOL.
But really, no idea if my issues ever reached her, or if it was her office! (The mass emails were very warm and cheery, and made me wish they'd work that skill on MY concerns!)
tune of "But Not for Me"
She's gotten great work done
But not for you
Results for everyone
But not for you.
You begged for help from Tish
You didn't get your wish
We didn't give your issue what was due. (Hit that "ish" rhyme on iss-ue)
You thought her office lame
An epic fail.
But we still took your name
And sent you mail.
Since we have your address
We beg now nonetheless
Though we did squat for you.
P.S. For all my worries about the Mayor, the de Blasio Public Advocate office was always sure to respond - eventually - with a few suggestions, sometimes not effective, but indeed inventive! One paid off a long, long time later, to my surprise.
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HAIL PERICLES & CAESAR!
I practice yoga in my toga
Like the Greeks and Romans of old
Who stayed true to their highborn station
And refused to put honors on hold.
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Very informative round up of the happenings in our city.
Mostly excited about the primaries next week...unless a pledge is made to fix the MTA and or hold them accountable for their failings with the subway system, neither Nixon or Cuomo will get my vote.
I'm not sure about which neighborhood complains the most about truck jingles, and must admit that where I am now on the UWS, we don't hear ANY -- But I once lived in an area where this ice cream truck incessantly played a cheap synthesizer version of Scott Joplin's classic rag: "The Entertainer" to the point where I gave up ice cream and Scott Joplin for years!
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