Gothamist: New Owner for Birthplace of Hip-Hop

felixthecat

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:42:26 -0500

oin THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN COALITION Sunday October 5th, 2:00 PM at City Hall for a rally. The People Have Spoken Coalition has formed to galvanize New Yorkers into defending their referendum vote(s) that imposed two-term limits on New York City's elected officials (Mayor, Controller, Public Advocate, City Council members, and Borough Presidents). The People Have Spoken Coalition is a cross-section of New Yorkers-diverse in race, age, ethnicity, and occupation-who oppose any legislative override of the People's Term Limits Law. "We call upon our fellow New Yorkers anyone and everyone to join us in this important citywide effort in maintaining the existing law," Norman Siegel, who is a member of the coalition, said. "The City Council should not undo the people's will." LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

Reflect

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:06:09 -0500

the birthplace of hip hop? This doesent even belong on a map or in the yellow pages.

thefacts

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:07:10 -0500

"DJ Kool Herc himself told NY1, "We have landmark status in our hearts" Haven't it in your hearts won't help, bro'. The White Folks Downtown get landmarked because they take it to the streets and to City Hall. NY1 also said the response from the hip-hop community (whatever the hell that is) was non-existent. Pretty pathetic. Too busy shooting up and rowdying at hipper joints, I guess Bling ain't king if you can't sing.

JacqueMehoff

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:42:37 -0500

maybe the new owners just got a bit of that bail out deal.

ides_of_march

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:22:11 -0500

Why don't all the rich hip-hop artists pool some money together and buy it or are they too busy spending it on drugs, jewlery and guns?

Snoopy

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:09:27 -0500

"It is difficult to understand why the owners would choose to put the affordability of over 100 families’ homes at risk.” And people wonder why this city is in trouble. It is very easy to understand. It's called profit. It's called $$$. It's called Mitchell-Lama status is of another era. Why would an owner care about affordability of 100 families? He is concerned about his family. Charity begins at home.