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Council approves Willets Point plan

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Stephen Stirling

The City Council’s nearly unanimous vote last Thursday to approve the redevelopment of Willets Point has paved the way for a massive mixed−use neighborhood featuring [...]

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A one-man semi-acoustical jam: An interview with Keller Williams

Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Stephen Stirling

By Stephen Stirling
PopMatters.com
10/05/05
The story reads like nearly every rise-to-success story ever written about a musician. It begins in Fredericksburg, Virginia with a quirky boy sitting [...]

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Herself, Her Characters: An Interview with Regina Spektor

Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Stephen Stirling

By Stephen Stirling
PopMatters.com
7/12/06
Traipsing through the musical killing fields takes balls. When musicians release an album, they openly place the target on themselves. Critics pour over [...]

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B-Boys will be boys: An interview with Byron Hurt

Posted on April 10th, 2008 by Stephen Stirling

By Stephen Stirling
PopMatters.com
2/17/06
Every family has its unmentionable topics. Religion, politics, the uncle no one likes to think about; there are some subjects that just don’t [...]

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Fires & Accidents

Toxins found at Flushing airport site: Pathologist

Toxins found at Flushing airport site: Pathologist

TimesLedger Newspapers Thursday, May 14, 2009 12:32 PM EDT Via YourNabe.com Work on ...

Politics

Democrats criticize Padavan’s support of McLaughlin

Democrats criticize Padavan’s support of McLaughlin

TimesLedger Newspapers Wednesday, May 13, 2009 7:24 PM EDT Via YourNabe.com A letter ...

Willets Point

Willets Point’s only resident feels beaten, betrayed

Willets Point’s only resident feels beaten, betrayed

Iron Triangle Tracker Monday, May 4, 2009 2:30 PM EDT Last week, ...