This amazing video is a couple of years old, but a great lesson for all would-be unscrupulous politicians and those that would seek to do illegal business with them. It depicts disgraced former Brooklyn Assemblywoman Diane Gordon soliciting a bribe from a developer. Gordon was trying to get the developer to build her a $500,000 home and outfit her office with a pair of expensive doors, in exchange for helping the developer get a city contract to develop a vacant lot in her district. Gordon was sentenced to two to six years in prison, after she was convicted of 8 of 9 counts, including “two counts of receiving bribes, two counts of official misconduct and two counts of ‘receiving awards for official misconduct.’”
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August 5, 2011
Never Seen a Politician Take a Bribe Before?
October 26, 2010
Hey, we know this guy! That’s Morgan Pehme, New York Civic Chief of Staff, speaking to NY1 about the term limit question that will appear on the November 2 ballot. Watch the segment here.
October 26, 2010
Mike Long and Henry Stern Start Term Limit Push | The New York Observer
Celeste Katx at Daily News sniffed: “[Bloomberg ]thinks three terms is good for him — and only him.”
What’s your opinion on the issue of term limits?
October 18, 2010
Perverted Justice
Why Public Crimes Outrage Us; Readers Name More Offenders.
A recurring question which many people have asked is: Why do there appear to be so many crooks in government? Here are some thoughts on the matter:
There are criminals in the private sector, as well, but their crimes are less likely to be reported by their companies and publicized by the media.
October 13, 2010
This past Saturday was the 70th anniversary of the birth of John Lennon, born and raised in Liverpool, England, but a New Yorker by choice for the last nine years of his life. His tragic death on December 8, 1980 in front of his home led to outpourings of sorrow from around the world. Mayor Koch led a memorial gathering at the Bandshell in Central Park days later on on Sunday, December 14, attended by an estimated 100,000 people, to honor his memory. Recordings of Beatles’ music were played for the crowd, but no speeches were made.
On December 18, 1980, a resolution to honor Lennon was introduced in New York’s City Council by the Councilmember-at-Large from Manhattan. It was co-sponsored by 30 members from all five boroughs, a majority of the Council. Here is the text of the resolution.
October 6, 2010
Looking For A Bar
New York Civic is looking for a bar or restaurant willing to host our next networking event. Does anyone know of a location (preferably in midtown Manhattan) that would appreciate 150 drinking patrons on a slow weeknight in December? Please Reblog with any suggestions you have! And if you’re interested, here are photos from the last event we held in Bryant Park.
September 23, 2010
IMPORTANT DATE CHANGE: New York Civic’s Fundraiser Is Next Week, NOT Tonight! The new date for the event, featuring our special guest Mayor Ed Koch, is September 30th. If you have not received a mailed notice of the event and would like to come, please email morgan@nycivic.org or call 212-564-4441.
September 23, 2010
Having a million followers doesn’t mean anyone cares about you, but getting retweeted by someone with a million followers may cause your tweet to go viral.
Yo Blagg, check out my strat.
We enjoy a good viral Tweet on the interwebs.
September 17, 2010
Had a dream last night that I was at an environmental activist camp and while on a hike by a stream we were attacked by crew-cutted Tea Party types with spears. I took one in the leg, fell in the water and nearly drowned until I was dragged to safety by Laura of Superchunk. What do you dream about?
September 17, 2010
DId you miss our end of summer event last week at Bryant Park? (photos here). Too bad, there were some fireworks between former City Council candidate Pete Gleason and everyone’s favorite Village Voice writer Wayne Barrett:
Former City Council candidate Pete Gleason caused a stir at the NY Civic soiree at Bryant Park last week, when he showed up and accused Village Voice writer Wayne Barrett of being a hypocrite for not denouncing the newspaper for running sex ads.
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So there Gleason was last week, brandishing a flier with the headline “Is Wayne Barrett on the level?” with a photocopy of “Nailah” — “a wet Indian & Ebony 21yr old freaky nasty GFE” — on all fours from the back pages of the Voice.
Looks like the Village Voice really is “back.”
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