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add to facebookPerhaps a more compelling reason as to why Giuliani's list was taken down might be the various health code violations at the restaurants, noted by the Village Voice [via Curbed]. As for Da Nico, Gothamist has never been but now we have all the more reason to go.
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The shock of all shockers: Republicans can attract lots of big donations from corporations! The G.O.P. has apparently raised near the record amount for a convention, from contributors like Pfizer, AT&T, and Microsoft, as well an Indian tribe that runs a casino and our own Mayor Bloomberg, who put up a cool $5 million. While the goal is for $64 million, the article states the RNC's number is in the tens of millions and that this will usher in an era of privately-financed conventions, according to campaign experts.
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An interesting juxtaposition of convention news today: The Times reports that Wall Street firms are going to be wining and dining Republican politicians and delegates in town for the Republican National Convention (august 30-September 2), while Newsday says end of August street fairs will be banned because police need to concentrate their efforts on convention security. There had been 14 street fairs scheduled during the time of the convention, but they have now been reschedule. Police officers will be working 12 hours shifts plus overtime during the convention, and while most street fair organizers understand the demands of the police, they are disappointed that visiting delegates won't be able to see a NYC street fair in its glory, smoky Italian sausages, watery fruit smoothies, cheap socks for sale, and all.
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The GOP also made sure to compliment and praise the city of New York, after the embarrassing effort from Tom DeLay to have all GOPers sequestered away on a boat. But don't worry, everyone, Gothamist is sure there will be more than enough embarrassment to pass around when they come to town.
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