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Arthur Schwartz

New York
As seen in: The Villager (New York, NY), BiggerPockets, WBAI-FM (New York, NY), WestView News, The Village Sun
Ferocious labor, employee, civil rights and environmental lawyer, fighter for better parks & playgrounds,local hospitals,tenants' rights & progressive politics

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Arthur Schwartz’s Biography

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40 year labor and civil rights lawyer, Berniecrat activist (Political Director of the NY Progressive Action Network), Greenwich Village Democratic District Leader, with a weekly radio show on WBAI.FM (99.5FM or www.wbai.org) called Advocating for Justice

Arthur Schwartz’s Journalist Portfolio

Advocating for Justice Podcast

Advocating for Justice Podcast

October 8, 2018 interview with Nate McMurray, Candidate for Congress running vs. Chris Collins in Western NY,…

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DOT Lies to the Feds About 14th Street Plan -

DOT Lies to the Feds About 14th Street Plan -

Discussion of Environmental Assessment done by MTA and NYC Dept of Transportation about L-Train Shutdown

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Why I'm backing Nixon and Williams on Sept. 13

Why I'm backing Nixon and Williams on Sept. 13

BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | On Thurs., Sept. 13 (make sure not to forget that our state leaders, ever anxious to dep…

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Facing Death -Thinking About Hospital Closings -

Facing Death -Thinking About Hospital Closings -

By Arthur Z. Schwartz I woke up on the last Saturday in January feeling awful. As I have told WestView reader…

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Saving Humberto -

Saving Humberto -

By Arthur Z. Schwartz Humberto Gonzalez Bernal has lived at 88 Horatio Street, in a 250 square foot studio, s…

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Looking to refinance two STR's on the same property

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By David L. Aylor, Noah Wright, Matthew Becker, Arthur Schwartz
| BiggerPockets Verified
Hello! I am looking to refinance two of my STR's in Asheville, NC. Background: I had 2 couples cabins (not actual cabins) built, finished in December, on several acres of land in Asheville, NC. I financed the deal by a 50/50 mix of construction loan and private loans. I am looking to refinance both loan types bc they are interest only. I have 3 months of performance (so DSCR isn't an option....
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Opinion: New Village newspaper is the story, not Arthur vs. Dusty and George

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By Arthur Schwartz
| The Village Sun Verified
BY ARTHUR SCHWARTZ | Re “Tow and arrest, cease and desist: WestView News saga gets wilder” and “Bus-ted! WestView News editor recounts arrest defending 9/11 Tiles Memorial Bus” (news articles, Jan. 18 and Jan. 19, thevillagesun.com): The way The Village Sun is covering this story only winds up making fun of the hard work that a number of people at Village View [formerly New WestView News and New Westview] are engaging in.
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Opinion: Why I am voting for Mondaire Jones to be our congressmember

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By Arthur Schwartz
| The Village Sun Verified
BY ARTHUR Z. SCHWARTZ | Our community and the rest of Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope have been combined to form what is probably the most liberal/progressive district in the United States. It is called the 10th Congressional District, and the current congressmember, Jerry Nadler, is running in a different district. The primary on Aug.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

writing for the Villager, writing columns about parent activiosts rebuilding parks and playgrounds

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

The news cycle moves too quickly so people can't absorb, and too much fake news gets circulated and believed