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 Cover image: Will Chin Change the LES? Democratic candidate for the City Council District 1 seat Margaret Chin had just defeated incumbent Councilmember Alan Gerson (on her fourth try!), and was eager to speak to her constituency on Grand Street, the only segment she had not won (Gerson got 748 votes, Chin 343). She’ll win the council seat by virtue of being the Democrat, but she also wants our mandate.
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EDITORIAL Let Us In COMIC ESSAY Will Chin Change the LES? Democratic candidate for the City Council District 1 seat Margaret Chin had just defeated incumbent Councilmember Alan Gerson (on her fourth try!), and was eager to speak to her constituency on Grand Street, the only segment she had not won (Gerson got 748 votes, Chin 343). She’ll win the council seat by virtue of being the Democrat, but she also wants our mandate. THE TALK OF GRAND STREET Squadron Praises Rockefeller Laws Reform on ''Town Hall Schmooze'' Open Mic at Broadway East ... Ralph Tish Turns 102 ... Gillibrand Bringing Back Meat Inspections ... Silver, Squadron, Chin Attend Seward Park Info Fair ... Steel Topping Gouverneur ... East Meeting West on Marco Polo Day ... Tony Corsano at the Edgies ... Henry Street Seniors’ Block Party DEPT. OF COOPERATION Cold Winter, Vote, Challenge East River Management LOCAL BOOK The Neighborhood that Keeps On Giving Joyce Mendelsohn’s revised guide to the LES is a delicious treat, even to us locals | |||||||
