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"The Department of Buildings is about to change the Rules of New York City to allow developers to build illegally anywhere in the city."


Very Young Girls examines the exploitation of underage girls who are forced, bullied and coerced into prostitution. Most girls start between the ages of twelve and fourteen and are usually taken in by pimps who present themselves as both boyfriends and father figures, only to turn the girls out on the street a week or two after meeting them. David Schisgall's documentary is clearly swimming in dark waters, and you'd be forgiven for not rushing to watch a movie about such depressing subject matter. But skipping this film for CSI reruns would be a big mistake.


The District 3 City Council seat has been a source of intense scrutiny. From prior to the Term Limits speculation about candidates, which had Brad Hoylman running against Andrew Berman and Maria Derr tagging along, we now have Christine Quinn back in the mix with Derr still tagging along. Various stragglers are in tow but, mainly, it is Quinn.


 

Pete Gleason describes his views on the board game he helped create which underscores the lack of support from politicians for those directly impacted by the 9/11 terror attacks.


"I have a past, but I'm looking towards the future," said Project Comeback graduate Douglas Rucker as he took the stage at the TriBeCa Film Center to receive his certificate during the graduation ceremony on Friday.


 
A last minute post for those of you who need some last minute goodies for your Valentine. Go to St. Luke's School today and not only will you be able to stock up on homemade, sugary goodness, but you'll be helping to provide meals, a safe place to go after school and some basic necessities for children who are orphans due to AIDS in Ilinge, South Africa.


Thanks to 9/11 Environmental Action for the heads up.               
                 
On The Agenda:

1)     Update on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum by Joe Daniels, President & CEO.

2)     Presentation on Strengthening the Safety, Oversight and Coordination of Construction, Demolition and Abatement Operations,  by Cass Holloway, Chief of Staff and Jerry Russo, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Operations.


Lower East Side Activist Rob Hollander is fuming over changes made to the procedure for challenging new developments, implemented by Mayor Micheal Bloomberg and Department of Buildings Commissioner Robert Limandri. This is in response to Monday's announcement that, among other major reforms that included making diagrams of proposed buildings available online, limited the time period citizens have to challenge new buildings to 30 days. 
 

No less reprehensible a character than Ken Starr has weighed in on the marriage equality debate, working with the Prop 8 Legal Defense Fund in defending the constitutionality of the "defense of marriage" act and proposing that the 18,000+ same sex couples recently wed in California be forcibly divorced.


After well over a hundred letters in a hundred hours the DOB agreed to meet with the CAAAV.


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