Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Are stories about $100 million Long Island palaces getting you down? Do you feel increasingly like you’ll never be able to afford to live alone? Does the average home sale price in Manhattan make you want to curl up in a ball of emotions? These are all pretty normal signs of Post-Gentrification Real Estate Depression….
gallery js end gallery js start of gallery code fullscreen It was a momentous day in the history of NYC subways: the first new subway station in over 25 years opened today at 34th Street and 11th Avenue. The 7 train line was extended by 1.5 miles and its Manhattan terminus is now at the…
In an editorial published in yesterday’s Chicago Sun-Times, writer Mary Mitchell essentially argued that sex workers cannot be raped. Mitchell is in disbelief that Chicago-area authorities have charged Roy Akins with aggrevated criminal sexual assault, rather than theft because he raped a sex worker. According to a report from Mitchell’s own newspaper, Akins solicited a…
Jeremy Corbyn has been elected leader of the British Labour party, in a stunning first-round victory that dwarfed even the mandate for Tony Blair in 1994. He won with nearly 59.5% of first-preference votes, beating rivals Andy Burnham, who trailed on 19%, and Yvette Cooper who received 17%. The “Blairite” candidate Liz Kendall came last…
Can you identify this suspect who police said used a card after a man was robbed? Can you identify this suspect who police said used a card after a man was robbed? RICHMOND, Va. – A male was robbed at gunpoint by two men in Shockoe Bottom Saturday night, at 18th and E. Cary Streets….
Continue reading the main story Video Kim Davis Speaks After Release From Jail Ms. Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk, spoke at a rally after she was ordered freed, saying: “I just want to give God the glory. His people have rallied, and you are a strong people.” By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date…
An Unlikely Archivist For Armenian Aleppo: A Punk Drummer From D.C. A 2010 photo of Father Yeznig Zegchanian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, Syria. Jason Hamacher hide caption itoggle caption Jason Hamacher A 2010 photo of Father Yeznig Zegchanian of Forty Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church in Aleppo, Syria. Jason…
On a recent Tuesday morning, members of the DNA Cold Case task force in Cleveland, Ohio, gathered for their weekly meeting. The conference room filled with detectives, prosecutors, a crime analyst, several victim advocates—and one journalist. Rachel Dissell is a reporter for The Plain Dealer, one of two who first uncovered and wrote about neglected…
Stephanie Burns came up with the idea for Chic CEO, a free online platform for female entrepreneurs, in 2008, when she was getting her MBA. Many of her friends had lost jobs in the recession and were asking her for tips on how to start their own businesses. After hosting about 15 friends at…
Councilmember Laurie Cumbo and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson rallying with tenants outside of 285 Schenectady on Wednesday night (UHAB) Dozens of Crown Heights tenants and allies gathered for a candlelight vigil near the corner of Schenectady Avenue and Union Street last night, in solidarity with 55 families at 285 Schenectady and 1646 Union who will…