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1. Hand-screened wallpapers from Brooklyn.

Author

Catinella, Rita F.

Subjects
*WALLPAPER, *ARCHITECTURE exhibitions, *INTERIOR decoration
Abstract

At this year's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, the Brooklyn, New York-based interior and product design firm twenty2 launched its first collection of hand-screened wallpapers. Created by Krya and Robertson Hartnett, the firm's founding principals, the contemporary patterns are named Maxwell Group, Acco Group, Columbia Heights, and Casa Mila. Each design is hand-screened on vinyl-coated paper or a grass cloth of woven jute and carries an ASTM-E84 Class A fire rating. The firm is currently developing a line of hand-printed fabrics to coordinate with the new wallpapers.

Published
2003

2. Democrats See Clout Waning in Brooklyn.

Author

Hicks, Jonathan P.

Subjects
*POLITICAL corruption, *POLITICAL parties
Abstract

Examines how the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the largest such county organization in the United States, has been beset by corruption scandals and weakened influence. A corruption inquiry that ensnared the party's chairman, Assemblyman Clarence Norman, Jr.; Indictments against him and Jeffery C. Feldman, the party's executive director; Allegations that they tried to strong-arm judicial candidates into hiring consultants favored by the party; Assemblyman Roger L. Green, who pleaded guilty to stealing from the New York State Legislature by submitting papers listing false travel expenses.

Published
2004