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Lower East Side and the Rise of NY Hardcore; Harley Flanagan's Take

Laura L.M Hill
March 16 2012


What does it mean to be created by a neighborhood? We know a lot of Upper East Siders who can make that claim. But what if the neighborhood that created you vanishes? And better still, if the neighborhood vanishing had something to do with you being there in the first place? What kind of story does that look like?

There is no more compelling history of an iconic...

 
 
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"The 99% Take On AIG"

Laura L.M Hill
February 7 2012


 

In May, the first "whistle blower" lawsuit was unsealed, naming AIG, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank as defendants. Derek and Nancy Casady, a retired journalist and a health-food storeowner in Southern California filed the suit. Following motions to dismiss by the defendants and the Casady's responses to those motions, Oral argument has been set for April 23, 2012 before Judge John A. Houston, United States District Court, Southern...