Email Author Steven Thrasher

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• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 27, 2010

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2009 Stories by Steven Thrasher

• Liquor Store Bursar Fraud Case Sprinkles Glory on NYU, City

  published Dec 24, 2009

  The dailies are covering the story of John Runowicz, a former NYU employee who allegedly bilked the university out of $409,000 by submitting bogus receipts for reimbursement. According to the Post, ... More >>

• Congressional Research Service Says ACORN Didn't Break the Law, But James O'Keefe May Have

  published Dec 23, 2009

  A report from the Congressional Research Service, released by House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, states that the beleaguered community service group ACORN has at no point "violated the terms of fe... More >>

• Chuck Schumer and Ben Nelson Go Hunting, Bring Back Health Care Reform

  published Dec 23, 2009

  Politico has an interesting piece about a hunting trip Senator Schumer took with Senator Ben Nelson in Nebraska last month. They note that the trip went surprisingly well, given how poorly political h... More >>

• Celebrating the Solstice with Mama Henes

  published Dec 21, 2009

  "Winter begins in 20 minutes," said "Mama" Donna Henes to a curious onlooker as she set up a blessing circle in the middle of Bowling Green in Manhattan. The self-described urban shaman was preparing... More >>

• Atheists, Religious Abuse Support Group Team Up to Sue Church

  published Dec 18, 2009

  It's been a busy year for atheists, and they're not, as you might expect, slowing down for the holidays. NYC Atheists has been charging forward on many fronts in 2009, from letting people know you can... More >>

• Christmas Gets Tougher For NYC's Poor, Post Readers Rejoice

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Santa is not bringing an end to the bad news for the city's poor this Christmas. With a record high number of homeless families, and the city's homeless shelter system for single adults already at 99.... More >>

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  The Sailor Man in New York

  published December 15, 2009

  Somewhere in the Indian Ocean, the Maersk Alabama has just been attacked by pirates. Again. Cargo ships are attacked somewhere in the... More >>

• So, Who in Jersey Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriager Vote Delayed

  published Dec 10, 2009

  It would have been pretty embarrassing if Jersey were to one-up New York on civil rights and pass their marriage equality bill just weeks after the Empire State told its own gay couples to go to hell.... More >>

• State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill, 38-24

  published Dec 02, 2009

  The New York Senate voted down the Marriage Equality Bill, on a roll call vote of 24 to 38. The vote was taken after two hours of debate, ending with an impassioned plea by Senator Duane, during whi... More >>

• Gay Marriage Debate Continues: Diaz Cries "Treason"!

  published Dec 02, 2009

  So, Who Do We Have to Blowr We'll find out shortly. The marriage debate has begun in the state senate. By the end of the day, the undecideds should be outed, and marriage advocates (if they haven't r... More >>

• Gay Marriage Debate On Now in Albany! Vote May Actually Be Held! (Update: Valesky Switches to Yes)

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Amazingly, the special sessions in Albany have finally yield something of a result: the New York State Senate is at this very moment debating the gay marriage bill. The Marriage Equality Act, bill ... More >>

• Chatting with a Signer of the 'Manhattan Declaration: A Call to Christian Conscience'

  published Nov 27, 2009

  This week, 150 Christian religious leaders unveiled the Manhattan Declaration: A Call to Christian Conscience, named after our very own borough. It's a manifesto signed by prominent Christian leaders ... More >>

• Heartwarming Holiday Cheer: Pick Up Your Kid or Else!

  published Nov 26, 2009

  A private Seventh Day Adventist school in our neighborhood spread the warmth of the holiday season with this sign: Note item number two: "The school building will be closed at 12:30 P.M. Students n... More >>

• Gillibrand and McCarthy Are Now Like Two Bullets In a Revolver

  published Nov 24, 2009

  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy made a public showing of reconciliation today. As we wrote last month, Gillibrand is hardly the raging conservative the left initially tri... More >>

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  Who Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriage in New York?

  published November 17, 2009

  In Europe, Gay Pride parades are held each year on the occasion known as "Christopher Street Day"—a nod to the New York street that gave... More >>

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  The Pet-Death Business

  published November 10, 2009

  Riding around Manhattan on a delivery run with a car full of pet cremains, it's hard not to look at the world differently. The omnipresence of... More >>

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  If Gay Marriage Passes, Won't the NY Masses Just Overturn Itr

  published Nov 10, 2009

  Our e-mail box was flooded this morning with desperate pleas to call our state senator and demand that gay marriage come up for a vote during the special session of the New York state legislature call... More >>

• An Interview with the Tweeting Anarchist, Elliot Madison

  published Nov 10, 2009

  When Jackson Heights resident Elliot Madison learned last week that charges against him had been dropped by the Allegheny County District Attorney in Pennsylvania, he had little reason to celebrate. T... More >>

• Post Aroused By Yankee Win, Levi's Johnston, "Horse & Buggery"

  published Nov 05, 2009

  We certainly don't want to rain on our own Crazy Yankee Chick's parade, but we have to note how aroused the Yankees have gotten the New York Post. You have to scroll past bunting banners and pinstripe... More >>

• Halloran Wins Race, Queens Elects America's First Heathen

  published Nov 04, 2009

  Holy Tyr! Queens voters made American history tonight, when they chose Dan Halloran as the nation's first openly heathen elected official. Halloran will serve as the City Council member from the 19t... More >>

• Vast White-Wing Conspiracyr 15% of Black House Members Under Investigation

  published Nov 03, 2009

  David Paterson took a lot of heat for saying racism was behind his poor press and dismal poll numbers. When he tried to rope President Obama into the act, the White House distanced itself from the gov... More >>

• Battle in Bayside Heats Up

  published Nov 03, 2009

  Dan Halloran, Republican candidate for city council in district 19, repeatedly refused to be interviewed by the Voice as long as we insisted on asking him about his unusual religion. (Born a Roman Cat... More >>

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  GRAND OL' PAGAN: What Does the Republican 'Heathen' Running for New York's City Council Actually Believer

  published Oct 26, 2009

  Conservative. Republican. Paganr It was an odd news story that briefly upended what should have been a sleepy City Council race in Bayside: the Queens Tribune reported that a conservative Republican ... More >>

• Lawsuit, Hot Dog Stories in the News Fail to Fill Us With Racial Outrage

  published Oct 20, 2009

  The Daily News has brought us a pair of racially charged stories that fail utterly to fill us with righteous indignation, for some reason. Yesterday brought us the tale of urban novelist Teri Woods' ... More >>

• Number of Stimulus Jobs Produced: 30,383. Number of These in New York: 54

  published Oct 16, 2009

  While the nation was preoccupied with hot air, the White House released its first list of actual jobs created thus far from the federal stimulus. Tallying up to a paltry 30,383 jobs, they've got a lo... More >>