This was a few days ago, but only catching up with it now. This is another case of the city screwing our first responders, with Bloomberg being among the most eager to screw them, and few people from the City Council or Public Advocates office stands up for them...again. And it is another example of Norman Siegel, candidate for Public Advocate, already advocating for New Yorkers. This is Norman Siegel's comment at a press conference and rally on behalf of 9/11 Heroes:

We are here today to be supportive of those New Yorkers – firefighters, NYPD, Port Authority police officers, and emergency medical technicians – who heroically assisted in the rescue and recovery effort after that horrific morning of September 11, 2001.

We are here today to speak out in defense of those New Yorkers – whose injuries and illnesses, in some cases life-threatening, were sustained from their exposure to toxic materials during the rescue and recovery effort after the WTC terrorist attacks.  read more »

Last night was the first of three Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) endorsement meetings. It was a full house and a late night. Personally I was mostly in the back with Jacob, talking to Rock Hackshaw, Norm Siegel and their respective campaign people. So I don't have as many personal observations, but I can combine my limited observations, my wife's obsevations, the candidate questionaires the club received, and the final outcomes. You can find the candiadte answers to the club's questionaire on the CBID website.

The short story is that CBID as a club has basically gone through the same calculations I have personally gone through on these three races.  read more »

Surprised no one else has written about this one. Awhile back I wrote about a case where the NYPD arbitrarily denied three bloggers press credentials. Those three bloggers were Rafael Martínez Alequin, a long-time critic of Tsar Bloomberg's, who publishes the New York City Free Press, Ralph E. Smith, who publishes The Guardian Chronicle, and David Wallis is founder and CEO of Featurewell.com. Gary Tilzer also had an excellent analysis of this situation.

Norman Siegel, the attorney representing the three bloggers, has won their case and they have been issued press credentials. From Your Free Press:  read more »

Latinos for Norman Siegel Party on the eve of Three Kings Day
Monday, January 5th
6:30 to 9:30 PM

at Camaradas el Barrio Bar & Restaurant
2241 First Avenue at 115th Street

Norm Siegel is running for Public Advocate. Well known for his work on behalf of 9/11 widows and firefighters, Norman Siegel is also fighting the Bloomberg term limits coup. But his advocacy for the people of NYC goes back decades to his years with the ACLU’s Southern Justice & Voting Law Project and later as the Executive Director of the New York Civil Liberties Union. You can read more about his decades of service to NYC here.

Latinos y Latinas por Norman Siegel is holding their kick-off event for Norman on Jan 5th. This is the first of a series events geared to the Latino community to raise awareness and support for Norman’s campaign for Public Advocate.

Public Transportation:
By public transportation, you can take the No. 6 subway to 116 Street, or any local bus traveling on the East Side of Manhattan (116 Street is a Limited Stop).  read more »

From the Norm Siegel Campaign:

New Yorkers for Norman Siegel will be holding a birthday bash for civil rights attorney Norman Siegel as we rev up the campaign to elect him NYC Public Advocate in 2009. The celebration will take place at Azza Restaurant & Lounge on 137 East 55th Street (between Lexington and Third Ave) from 6:00-8:30 PM on Monday, December 1st.

The program for the evening features guest speakers State Senator Eric Adams, former ACLU Director Ira Glasser, Vanessa Ramos, Deputy Director for Policy at the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, and Connie Steensma, Chair Emerita of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. There will also be a performance by the New York Granny Chicks of the Granny Peace Brigade. The event has already attracted a wide array of hosts and sponsors from all five boroughs, reflecting the diverse, grassroots, citywide campaign that New Yorkers for Norman Siegel is ready to wage.  read more »