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WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 40, No. 9
Chelsea Market expansion approved
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
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OWS celebrates first anniversary of movement
By ISAAC MARSHALL
After months of heated debate, the City Planning Commission unanimously agreed upon a modified Chelsea Market earlier this month. The decision will be put to a final vote on Oct. 29. The proposed expansion, to be carried out by the Jamestown Management Company, will increase the size of the Chelsea Market by approximately 25 percent, funnel $13.3 million into High Line maintenance and contribute another $5.7 million toward affordable housing projects in Chelsea. Amanda Burden, the chairman of the City Planning Commission, believes the expansion is crucial for Chelsea. “With these modifications, I believe this will be a great addition to the West Chelsea neighborhood,” Burden said. “The additional office space will serve what has become a
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Occupiers clashed with New York City police in front of Federal Hall National Memorial during their protest yesterday. By TONY CHAU After a weekend tune-up, Occupy Wall Street staged a major comeback yesterday in celebration of their one year anniversary. The city-wide protests resulted in nearly 200 arrests yesterday, some after physical altercations with the police. Included in those arrested was Andrew Ross, a So-
Seattle native brings teriyaki to Union Square By SYDNEY WU
Last month, a second location of GLAZE Teriyaki Grill opened near Union Square at 139 Fourth Ave. Founder and CEO of GLAZE, Paul Krug, designed the restaurant to be reminiscent of the numerous hole-in-the-wall teriyaki eateries in his hometown of Seattle, Wash. Krug stated that several years ago, there may have been more teriyaki restaurants in Seattle than fast food, and he wanted to bring some of that culture to New York City. The décor offers a very casual, relaxed atmosphere where people can briefly escape the hectic hustle and bustle of New York City. Certified master chef Dennis
Lake is currently GLAZE’s corporate chef. The menu offers six different appetizers. The most intriguing option is the Crispy Gyoza Dumplings, complete with a homemade dipping sauce that gives the dumplings a tangy kick. Gallatin junior Andrea Muffareh enjoyed the Cold Soba Noodle Salad, made from organic buckwheat noodles and sesame dressing. Muffareh said the salad was refreshing. The main teriyaki plates come with the customer’s choice of chicken, steak, pork or salmon with white or brown rice and salad with sesame, carrot ginger or honey lemon dressing. All
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cial and Cultural Analysis professor at NYU and a longtime Occupy activist. Despite professor Ross’ arrest, Carolyn Dinshaw, the chair of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, stood behind Ross and the OWS movement. “Occupy Wall Street is a very important political movement,” Dinshaw said. “I personally
support it, and I support Andrew Ross in his involvement with OWS.” The centerpeice of their demonstrations was a major rally in the Financial District yesterday to mark the roots of the sociopolitical movement against the top one percent of society’s abuse of power. Protesters assembled at four
different convergence points — Liberty Plaza, Ferry Terminal, 55 Water Street and the South Street Seaport — at 7 a.m. before convening at Bowling Green for the Storm Wall Street event three hours later. Marching down to Wall Street, protesters echoed familiar
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’80s style unsuccessful for Killers
By PATRICK JAOJOCO
Since their 2004 debut album “Hot Fuss,” The Killers have led the revival of ‘80s trends in current music. Unlike other ’80s-inspired groups, The Killers have made the full transition from post-punk, synthpop musings to full-blown ’80s stadium rock. Its newest record, “Battle Born,” is the culmination of that evolution. Frontman Brandon Flowers recognized this fact in a recent interview with the United Kingdom’s DailyMail, mentioning how the band is “ditching disco and going back to rock” with “Battle Born.” But the new set of rock anthems and ballads seems contrived at best. The album starts out with “Flesh and Bone,” an attempt
to construct a cinematic introduction with classical arpeggios folding into the song’s heavily produced synth-drum set chorus. “What are you afraid of/ And what are you made of ?” Flowers asks, to which a chorus of men’s voices replies, “Flesh and bone.” The song is catchy and does what it sets out to achieve, but exudes a contrived sense of drama that is absent in earlier hits from the band’s first two albums: “Hot Fuss” and “Sam’s Town.” Many of the songs on the album suffer from the same overproduction and forced emotion, a result of the band’s attempt to sell itself as
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a stadium-packing rock band. Like their third album, “Day and Age,” “Battle Born” replaces the unique, catchy guitar riffs and bass lines that helped make the band successful with ubiquitous
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