Scenes from a Prop 8 Protest

As Will wrote on Tuesday, we were out protesting tonight against the passage of California’s Prop 8 tonight along with several thousand (reports put the turnout at 7,000-10,000) of NYC residents. The protest started at the Mormon Church on 65th Street & Columbus Avenue (across from Lincoln Center) and marched down Broadway to Columbus Circle.
I’ve [...]

Voting Machines… and Memories

During the past few elections there’s been a lot of talk about the electronic voting machines that are being used more and more. Ignoring for a moment the issues around the security of these machines, I have to say I’m not interested in using them… And this from a guy who likes technology.
There’s something very [...]

Fire!

It’s been quite a few weeks in Manhattan.
There was the steam pipe that blew in the middle of a street in midtown.
There were the rains that flooded the subway system.
Today one of the only buildings that was heavily damaged during 9/11 that’s still standing—and a building that’s in the process of being torn down—caught fire. [...]