Raanan Geberer

* I have interviewed a wide variety of well-known people in government, civic affairs, business and entertainment. * I helped the revived Brooklyn Daily Eagle to grow from a small specialized publication that people read mainly for its legal ads to one that is widely read by decision-makers in city government, the courts and private industry. * I managed a staff of reporters and served as liaison with our production department. * I built up a database of sources that was extremely valuable to myself and other staffers. * I' have freelanced for a wide variety of publications, some of which include Newsday, the American Airlines in-flight magazine, Editor and Publisher, Hadassah Magazine, Railway Age and HFN. * I have done newsletter work for the College of Mt. St. Vincent and the Bronx Council on the Arts. * I'm proficient in Microsoft Office, Drupal webside management and other programs. * I'm a frequent user of social media, including Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. * I've led historical walking tours for the Transit Museum and the Center for the Urban Environment. * I'm an elected judicial delegate in Manhattan as well as a member of the New York County Democratic Committee. * I'm a lifelong railfan. * I participated in two archaeological digs, and won certificates of commendation. * I served as a volunteer stage manager for the Atlantic Antic, NYC's largest street fair. * I am now a member of the Co-op Council of the Penn South co-op and serve on several committees.

Jack and Layla fight to save Chelsea’s NYCHA buildings, Mamdani not listening

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Residents of NYCHA’s Elliott-Chelsea and Fulton Houses need to keep up the pressure against the housing authority’s plan to demolish and replace the buildings, several hundred people stressed during a demonstration at Fulton on Saturday, March 14. The plan by NYCHA, The Related Companies, and Essence Development would destroy all 2,056 apartments on the two […]

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These are the people running to replace Bottcher, who saw greener pastures elsewhere

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ICE’s abuses of power, affordable housing, and the planned demolition and redevelopment of NYCHA’s Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses were front and center at the Chelsea Reform Democratic Club’s Zoom forum on Monday, Jan. 27, featuring the four candidates for the Democratic nomination for City Councilmember representing Council District 3. The candidates are Leslie Boghosian Murphy, an

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The Art Deco buildings in Chelsea, by Raanan Geberer

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When people talk about Art Deco architecture in New York, some think of the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building. Others think of the luxurious apartment buildings on the Bronx’s Grand Concourse. However, there’s another center of Art Deco — Manhattan’s Chelsea district. Among Chelsea’s Art Deco structures— built during the late 1920s and

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