By Sarah Grothjan 7/11/12 12:04pm

Stoop violation

Screen Shot 2012-07-11 at 10.22.13 AM

It’s Gategate! Wrought Iron Fence Doesn’t Protect Brooklyn Stoop Drinkers from Fines

While some New Yorkers are advocating for the right to consume oversized sodas, others are vying with authorities to crack open a cold brew in peace.

Andrew Rausa and two friends must have underestimated New York officials’ interest in regulating peoples’ drinking habits when they were given summonses for public drinking. Getting in trouble for drinking on your stoop is nothing new, but Mr. Rausa, a legal eagle, believes a humble fence gives him the right to imbibe, and he’s fighting back. Read More

By Staff 10/12/05 3:50pm

Vito Lopez, Reformer?

One of The Politicker’s most knowledgeable Brooklyn sources keeps insisting that there’s more to the fight over the next county leader than reformers versus regulars or black versus white pols — that there are factions within factions, and lots of history.

In that light, it’s worth taking a second look at the pounding Vito Read More