“Topless women on skates, bikes and foot drew a surging crowd of grateful gawkers in Columbus Circle yesterday when they doffed their shirts to affirm the right to bare a lot more than arms.”
You see, now this is the sort of thing that, as Mayor, I would support. The people’s right to get naked.
From an article in the NY Daily News.
(I had actually heard about this via nonsensenyc, but couldn’t make it to show my solidarity in person.)
just got home.
tired.
but it was a lot of fun and very, very interesting.
kudos to Justin Krebs & the Tank for hosting the event, Jarrett Murphy & Tracie McMillan for moderating and all the other mayoral candidates for doing such a great job!
Just a reminder:
This Wednesday will be the Independent Candidates Mayoral Forum at The Tank from 7 pm-8:30 pm. Jarrett Murphy of the Village Voice will moderate and he and Tracie McMillan of City Limits will ask the questions.
Participants include (who knew there were this many!?):
Andy Horwitz
Anthony Gronowicz
Audrey Silk
Chris Riggs
Christopher Brodeur
Martin Koppel
Seth Blum
Theo Chino
The doors open at 6pm.
The location: The Tank @ chashama - 208 West 37th & 7th Ave.
It is a groundfloor location - close to the A,C,E,N,R,Q,W,1,2,3,B,D,F,V
Unfortunately, the space is not fully accessible — there are three steps.
PLEASE spread the word. This is a word-of-mouth event and we would love to
have a full house.
FYI - on August 10 (a little over a week from now) I will be participating in The Independent Candidates Mayoral Forum. Step off the party line and beneath the headlines to meet 6 passionate and innovative candidates for Mayor.
Wed, August 10
Forum 7:00-8:30
Doors Open 6pm.
The Tank @ chashama
208 West 37th @ 7th Ave
www.TheTankNYC.org
Admission: Free
It should be a good time and will feature Me, Christopher X. Brodeur, Seth Blum, Audrey Silk, Chris Riggs and at least one other mayoral candidate. I believe it will be moderated by jarrett murphy.
From all of us here at “Andy For Mayor” headquarters we wish you a healthy, happy and safe 4th of July. Easy on the firecrackers there kids!
After you’ve returned from your festivities and relaxations, please join my on JULY 6th at THE MARQUEE (on bowery) I will be having a campaign rally/town hall meeting as part of Dixon Place’s HOT Festival at 7:30 p.m. I will be getting a little help from my friends including Chris, Desiree and Joe. My lovely wife Rachel may be there, too. I’ll be giving a speech AND I will also be bring my video camera as part of my “listening campaign.” So if you’ve got issues, come down and let me videotape you making a brief statement of what you want me to do or what you would do if you were mayor.
I think the event costs $10 but you can stay after to see Greg Walloch perform - he’ll have a whole show. Also, the money doesn’t got to me, it’s to help pay for Dixon Place’s AMAZING new theater space that still needs a bunch of construction. so you’ll be doing community service as well as getting involved. right on.
I will be making a campaign appearance tomorrow night at Rififi at 8 p.m. doing a stump speech, gathering signatures and more. Bob Powers will be sharing his “Andy For Mayor Rejected Campaign Slogans And Signs” which is very funny..
Also, I will be appearing on Sunday night at CB’s Gallery as part of Sunday Night FEVA…. it’ll be a lot of fun, so be there. (more info after the jump)
And - to reiterate - I will be at The Mermaid Parade and Pride Parade. Who wants to help me campaign? Lemme know. It’ll be fun. (infoATblogpartyDOTorg).
This week is a busy one.
I’ll be making a stump speech and gathering signatures at the following events:
TUESDAY
The WYSIWYG Talent Show: “I Love A Parade”: Even Gayer Tales of Extremely Gay Gayness!”
7:30 p.m. at P.S. 122 - 150 First Ave. NYC
$7
THURSDAY
“Welcome to our Week”
Rififi (cinema classics)
332 E11th st (btwn 1st and 2nd aves), NYC
8pm
FREE!!!
Saturday and Sunday I will be at Mermaid Parade and Pride Parade.
SUNDAY NIGHT
“Sunday Night FEVA” with Sara Valentine and a cast of thousands.
CB’s Gallery
313 Bowery @ Bleecker Street
7 PM - 12 Midnight
$10
FEVA HOSTS CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF ARTS & ARTISTS ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE
June 16th
Thursday, 6:00-8:00pm
$ Free
Pioneer Theater
155 E. 3rd St. and Ave. A
The Federation of East Village Artists (FEVA) asks “should we stay or should we go?” at a forum about the future of arts and artists on the Lower East Side with the four candidates vying for Councilmember Margarita Lopez’s Council District 2 city council seat. Candidates Darren Bloch, Manuel Cavaco, Brian Kavanagh, Michael Lopez, Rosie Mendez, Chris Papajohn and Gur Tsabar will speak at this event, moderated by long time arts activist and FEVA board member Kevin Duggan.
Council District 2 includes Gramercy Park, the East Village, Lower East Side, and Murray Hill. The discussion at the forum will focus on issues that affect the artistic community of the East Village and Lower East Side, including artist housing, healthcare, and performance space, with opportunities for citizens to dialogue directly with the candidates. This event is free and open to the public.
For those of you concerned with affordable housing in this city, you might want to check out this event. The NYC Rent Guidelines Board will hold public hearings on June 14th and June 16th on the “preliminary” guidelines for rent stabilized tenants of 2 to 4.5% for a one year lease and 4 to 7% for a two year lease (affecting those signed between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006). Tenant turnout at these hearings is crucial to avoiding a third year of high increases. Call the RGB to sign up to testify at one of the public hearings at 212-385-2934. Met Council will be happy to help you prepare testimony.
Manhattan:
Thursday, June 16th 10 am to 6 pm
Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street
(corner of 3rd Ave) Manhattan
(Trains: R/W to 8th Street; 6 to Astor)
If you’re in a rent-stabilized apartment then this could be a good chance to be heard. And check out the Metropolitan Council on Housing’s website for info on affordable housing, tenant’s rights and more.
Now the fun stuff - remember that this Sunday June 12th at Galapagos:
“Say Goodnight Gracie Mansion” -An All-Star Evening of Alternative Comedy and petition-signing party for AndyForMayor.org
Doors at 8 p.m.
Show at 9 p.m.
featuring performances from Jon Friedman (The Rejection Show), Bob Powers (girlsarepretty.com), Todd Levin (tremble.com), Michelle Collins (votergasm.org), Carolyn Castiglia, Becky Yamamoto & other special surprise guests.
Fun stuff!
Just a reminder to join me on Thursday, June 9 for a “meet the candidate” happy hour and petition-signing party at Morrisey Park
121 St. Mark’s near Ave. A.
7-9 p.m.
With Gur Tsabar, candidate for City Council, District 2.