Just Another Pleasant Day on the LES

Helpful NYC hint: if a guy smacks you once with a U-Lock, back off.

Big Changes in Store for Local Bus Line

Apparently the B61 is going to be split into two lines to make it more efficient.

Which is cool, though I must confess it makes me sad to think I can't just grab a B61 on Atlantic and head on up to Hipstertown. But the greater good and all.

Tip of the hat to Word on Columbia Street for breaking this news.

Marriage Equality Delayed

Unsurprising, but the Senate coup has held up a vote on the marriage equality bill until at least September. At which point more reasons will be found to push it back to appease a new Gang of Four who will threaten to shut down the Senate again. Ugh.

Senate Coup Ends

And like that, Paterson unconstitutionally appoints a Lieutenant Governor and within hours, Pedro Espada sits with Dems in exchange for a leadership position. And the Dems sit down to conduct business...then realize they are one short of a quorum since the Republicans were boycotting the session and one Dem was out for a medical emergency. Oy.

So we ended up with one month of time wasted, millions of dollars and a hiring freeze in NYC, but Pedro Espada gets to be leader...until he gets booted out of office by agry voters or guys leading him off to prison eventually.

Politics.