The folks at Room 8 have been fighting a subpoena from the Bronx DA for months now, though they've had to do it in silence as they were threatened with prosecution if they even revealed the document's existence. It seems that the Bronx DA was upset by the comments of someone posting anonymously on Room 8 and was hellbent to use the powers of his office to find out who they were and intimidate a small blog into compliance.

A new green striped bike lane padded by a pedestrian area will stretch from 42nd St to 34th St

Today Barack Obama deeply betrayed several campaign pledges and themes and gutted the rule of law and the fourth amendment by voting for the FISA bill in the Senate.

Late last Thursday Obama responded to an anti telco immunity, anti-spying group. He remained committed to his flip flop on the issue. Tonight the group has released a response to Obama.

Obama supporters are pushing back on Obama's capitulation to telco lobbyists. A letter from the 15,000+ (and rapidly growing) members of the my.BarackObama.com group

Help get out the word that parks aren't just for coporate dinner parties any more. Rally at Union Square and Join Reverend Billy for a Picnic. Seriously.

The board of Masaryk Towers wants to gate off a section Rivington Street, which is a pedestrian way. Just as the city begins to experiment with new pedestrian ways, maybe its time to return cars to this street.

After four years, the Mayor's homelessness plan by its own measures is a disaster. He predicted wild drops in homelessness, instead nothing has improved. Yesterday Picture The Homeless put the Mayor on trial for his failed policies.

Freewheels, the Bicycle Defense Fund who spear headed resistance to NYPD arrests at Critical Mass here in NYC is having an ALL YOU CAN EAT brunch fundraiser to benefit this year's Critical Mass ride at the RNC in Minneapolis.

Rosie Mendez has been one of activists' best hopes, but her backing of the Privatization of Union Square has blemished her standing. Benjamin Shepard shares with us his personal tale of confronting Rosie on City Hall steps yesterday, pleading with her to stop this crooked deal.