Saturday, January 10, 2009

The Paper Trail

What's making headlines in community newspapers in the (212):

The New York Blade: President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name gay businessman Fred P. Hochberg as chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, an institution that plays a key role in promoting the export of U.S. goods and services. Gay groups had been pushing the president-elect to name Hochberg as his secretary of commerce.

Gay City News: Two months after Democrats won enough seats to claim the majority in the New York State Senate, Malcolm Smith finally cobbled together the votes to seize the majority leader position.
Chelsea Now: More than eight months after the announcement of a plan to save the historic Cheyenne Diner at the corner of 33rd St. and Ninth Ave. by moving it to Brooklyn, the landmark railcar-style restaurant is now facing a fresh set of challenges in its proposed relocation.

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