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Current and past projects of note that I have worked on

Current Project:

Bayonne Public Advocate
In January of 2008 I established the Bayonne Public Advocate website, a community weblog designed to fascilitate the voice of the people and address political issues in my hometown of Bayonne, NJ. The motto of the website is “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge amongst the people” John Adams.
- April 2nd, 2008, I file legal action against the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority and the Port Authority in the interest of of the public. I was deposed by the PA, eventually the PA would lose their case, here is a full summary of the case with it’s current status.
- October 24th, 2008, I publish a series of video interviews with all Bayonne Mayoral candidates along with a Political Round Table

Past Projects:

Scootering “Evangelist”
In 2003 I began looking for a new way to commute between my home in Bayonne, NJ and my work & school in New York City. Yes trains & buses are readily available but I wanted a more personal and accessible mode of transportation. I began looking into getting a motorcycle. I discovered that Vespa had re-entered the American market the year before. I purchased a 150cc vespa ET4 and fell in love. In 2006 I upgraded to the newer, bigger & more modern Vespa GTS 250cc. I have been an evangelist for scootering ever since.
- May 2005 ForbesAutos,  Story Link, (link went dead, this was a profile of myself  & other scooter owners with our Vespas)
- In the Fall of 2005 I helped to cofound the New York Scooter Club
- Sept 17, 2006 I wrote a NY Times Opinion Editorial about scootering

blogger for VespaWay
Piaggio, Vespa’s parent company took notice of my scooter evangelism and asked if I woudl contribute to a new blogging project. From July of 2005 into 2006 I was a contributor to their product interest website: vespaway.com (primary website no longer active).
- July 1st, 2005, BusinessWeek “blogspotting”, Story Link
- December 29, 2005, NY Newsday, Story Link
- November 26, 2005, the NYTimes writes “As Corporate Ad Money Flows Their Way, Bloggers Risk Their Rebel Reputation” Here is the Story Link (archived), Also of note, is the scan of the print article including a pic of me with my scooter in the story
- August 4th, 2005: BBC World Business does a video story on my vespaway blogging, here is the video in mp4 & wmv formats
- December 5, 2005, US News & World Report,  Story Link