NYT Bike Share Reporting Malpractice

Two good takedowns of Ginia Bellafante's lazy, incompetent bike share article from the Sunday NYT. 

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/04/29/the-embarrassing-laziness-of-ginia-bellafantes-bike-share-kvetchfest/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Streetsblog+%28Streetsblog%29

http://brooklynspoke.com/2013/04/28/ginia-bellafante-and-john-cassidy-drive-into-a-bar/

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How the Media Broke Up With Austerity -- Daily Intelligencer

A trickle of truth begins to flow on the austerity debate. But how can
you dilute the ocean of bullshit?

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/04/how-the-media-broke-up-with-austerity.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nymag%2Fintelligencer+%28Daily+Intelligencer+-+New+York+Magazine%29&utm_content=Google+Reader


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Triumphant Return of the Smith/9th Street Subway Station

Sad to have missed the grand reopening. But happier to have it back.
I see Brad Lander, Joan Millman, Marty Markowitz, Carlos Menchaca, and
Craig Hammerman were all there. Who else am I missing? I'm going to
take a detour on my way home today to check it out.

Modern Farmer | Who Can Stop These Adorable Pigs?

So you watched "Wild Hogs" with Travolta and friends, and thought, "How could this get any worse?"

"This may seem like a ludicrous pitch for a doomsday blockbuster or a leftover gag fromBabe: Pig in the City or an excuse to put even more bacon in our diet but the fact is, wild pigs have overrun the planet. To wit: Pig populations are nearing a million in the state of Florida, encroaching on urban areas and destroying an F-16 fighter plane in Jacksonville. Feral pigs arerunning (hog) wild in the streets of Berlin, with dedicated pig squads waging a losing battle to overtake them. They've become a fixture on the West Bank, after Israeli settlers, some say, released boars to destroy Palestinian croplands. There are even thousands of radioactive wild pigs wandering Europe, thanks to the tainted feeding grounds near Chernobyl."

http://modernfarmer.com/2013/04/who-can-stop-these-adorable-pigs/

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The 1891 Battle Over a Trolley Along Prospect Park West | Curbed NY

The PPW NBBL NIMBYs, Version 1.0. The parallels are downright eerie.
I need to illustrate this post with that group photo at the Overlook
Hotel bar from the end of The Shining when I have time.

http://m.ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/04/25/the_1891_battle_over_a_trolley_along_prospect_park_west.php


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Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Offers to Help Foes of Queensboro Bridge Plan - DNAinfo.com

Well, I'd say that sounds like Jim Walden all right.  I wish he'd been as candid with reporters when he filed suit on behalf of the NBBLers. 

""I don't know the facts and circulation about what's happening there," Walden said."

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130423/upper-east-side/lawyer-opposing-prospect-park-bike-lane-offers-cb8-help-against-bridge-plan

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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Movies With A View 2013 Line Up Announced | Brooklyn Heights Blog

With the exception of 8 Mile, a pretty great lineup. 8 Mile? A
missed opportunity for a double header with Who's The Man? or Cool As
Ice.

http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/57849


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