City council appoints women to parks committee after sex harassment scandal – New York Post
FOIL Persistence and Lawsuit reveals the Truth: Fort Greene Park Report Shows City Ignored Architect’s Advice – Patch
The city was forced by two court rulings to release the architect’s 162-page report after it initially redacted one third of the documents.
– Note: This site can relate after the Parks Department refused to submit certain documents in response to this blog’s FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests on the “formation” of Washington Square Park Conservancy in full — although what was received was still very damning, there was clearly more — and got snarky in their response back to our appeal. I was told later – it shouldn’t be this way, of course – that the only way to fight this is with a lawyer and legal action which the Fort Greene Park case shows.
NYC Was Supposed To Be A ‘No Kill’ Animal Shelter City By 2015. What Happened? – Gothamist [I was having trouble viewing this article, not sure if it’s just me…]
New York City Council Hearings via the Health Committee on Tuesday, June 18th beginning at 10 a.m. City Hall Council Chambers, Manhattan – will address a number of animal-related issues, including reforming the city shelter, ACC (Animal Care Centers), banning the capture and sale of pigeons for trafficking and live shoots, banning foie gras in NYC, banning declawing of cats, and much more. See the full list of agenda items here. Public comment and attendance requested.
Tough road for the Washington Square Hawk fledglings: Bond and Broadway Fledgling Returned – Urban Hawks