A View From The Mosques
Most Muslims interviewed at city mosques say the are voting for Barack Obama. Their views are in keeping with a national trend: More Muslim and Arab Americans are voting blue than in years past.
Place: Manhattan
Netroots Effort Shows Net Effect
Growing grassroots Internet activism – commonly referred to as the “Netroots” – is credited with helping energize the Democratic Party. Young Obama supporters are runnings phone banks, organizing "street teams," and hitting battleground states, using the Internet as an organizing tool.
via AM New York
Campaign T-Shirts Fit to a 'T'
Campaign T-shirts – ranging from "Blondes For Obama" to the canine-inspired “Bark for Obama” – are for sale in Union Square.
New Citizens Beat Voter Deadline
More than 200 people were sworn in as U.S. citizens in Lower Manhattan on Oct. 10 – just in time to make the state voter registration deadline.
via The Villager
Tompkins Square Playground in Limbo
Some East Village residents are upset over what they call the slow pace of a playground overhaul project in Tompkins Square Park.
Target Aims at Bullseye Pop-up Shops
Target opened four mini-stores for four days in Manhattan – capitalizing on the buzz-generating "pop-up" shop trend.
New Battle in Fight To Save Temple
Community groups saved an historic synagogue from destruction. Now the coalition is working on a long-term preservation plan amid financial strife.
‘Waterfalls’ Has Trickle-Down Effect
The Waterfalls installation already has attracted 340,000 viewers – about a quarter of them tourists – boosting the local economy, officials say.