Last month, when City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Queens) proposed a law that would require all adult cyclists in NYC get licenses and register their bicycles, some worried that the legislation didn't go far enough. For example, what happens when a law-abiding, licensed NYC cyclist crosses over the border line from Queens into Long Island, where unregulated, Mad Maxian bicycle gangs dominate the roads and run over thousands of puppies every day? Wouldn't the anarchic bicycle lawlessness across the state undermine NYC's quest for law and order? Just in time, here comes Assemblyman Michael DenDekker to the rescue! [ MORE]  | This afternoon we spoke with State Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, a Queens Democrat who has introduced legislation that would require every bicycle in New York State to have a license plate. The registration and inspection fee would cost $25 for "private" (i.e. non-commercial) bicyclists and $50 for commercial bicyclists, with a $5 fee every subsequent year to renew the license. Reached by phone, DenDekker elaborated on the bill, and said he looks forward to the day when cameras in bike lanes will help identify scofflaw cyclists and hold them to the same standard of accountability as drivers. (We're assuming motorists and police officers in bike lanes would continue to be exempt from any enforcement.)... [ MORE ] |  | The rally for women's health wasn't the only protest to happen in Manhattan yesterday. Hundreds of protesters gathered at City Hall yesterday morning in support of government worker unions in Wisconsin. Wisconsin lawmakers debated a proposal made by Governor Walker that would end collective bargaining. Protesters said an end of collective bargaining was an attack on the middle class: “We’re reducing American workers’ wages to a global, Third World wage,” one woman told CBS 2, “and it makes the people at the top wealthier."... [ MORE ] |  | Last night the annual In Memorium segment of the Oscars failed to mention a few names (last year they snubbed Brad Renfro, Farrah Fawcett, and Bea Arthur!). This year the "forgotten" few included composer John Barry, Oscar-nominated Don Peterman (cinematographer for Splash, and many others), CAA agent Marty Baum, French filmmaker and screenwriter Eric Rohmer, Maria Schneider of Last Tango in Paris, Monica Johnson (co-writer for many Albert Brooks films), Len Lesser, and Corey Haim (Canada is particularly pissed off about this). Who else did the Academy intentionally (or unintentionally) forget to include this year?... [ MORE ] |  | Tonight's 83rd Annual Academy Awards spread the love around when it came to its awards. While The King's Speech, which had 12 nominations, took home the big awards (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Director) it didn't sweep the field (not that its victory wasn't a homecoming for the film's producer Harvey Weinstein). The Fighter took home both of the Supporting acting awards, and The Social Network took home statues for Adapted Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) and Original Score (how much fun is it that we can now type "Trent Reznor, Academy Award Winner?"). And Natalie Portman's role in Black Swan earned her a Best Actress statue. And at three hours and ten-odd minutes, the show wasn't even that long. ... [ MORE ] |  | Yesterday the Chinatown Fair arcade, really the last of its kind in the city, shut its doors after weeks of rumors regarding its demise. NYC the Blog made it down for their last night, saying, "Some games were removed before the last token was dropped and the space was nearly empty by yesterday afternoon. The end of Chinatown Fair unfolded with players battling each other in fight games until the very end."... [ MORE ] | | |
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