Arthur Gregory In The News
The TLD Interview: City Council Candidate Arthur Gregory
The Lo-Down
This is the fifth and final installment of our interviews with the candidates running for the District 1 City Council seat. The District includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Soho, Wall Street and Tribeca. We have already heard from the incumbent, Alan Gerson, as well as challengers Margaret Chin, Pete Gleason and PJ Kim.
Today, we hear from Arthur Gregory. He's a restauranteur, hospitality industry consultant and community activist, as well as a former member of Community Board 1. We met Gregory at a diner on Houston Street last week. Gregory's campaign arranged to have the interview taped for his YouTube Channel.
In these interviews, we want the candidates to be able to lay out their positions fully. For that reason, editing was kept to a minimum. We removed extraneous comments that were repetitious or not directly related to the question asked, and streamlined and rephrased questions to add context. For more information on the campaign, including our interviews with Chin, Gleason Kim and Gerson, see below. The full interview with Arthur Gregory can be found after the jump.
Restaurateur Focuses on Revitalizing Lower Manhattan After 9/11
Newsday
By Claire Curry
Arthur Gregory knows firsthand about the severe setbacks lower Manhattan businesses suffered as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11. 2001. His restaurant. A&M Roadhouse,located two blocks north of the disaster, suffered major damages, including contamination and total loss of inventory, As a result. the establishment was closed for months. Despite the monumental challenges he suddenly faced, Gregory tackled them head on, "When you have a business that was affected by this event like mine. you either pick yourself up and start getting things back in order or lay down and quit" he says. "I did not do the latter" In record time, he reopened the doors of his restaurant catering to the needs of rescue personnel and volunteers.
Local Businessman Joins Council Race
Downtown Express
By Josh Rogers
A new candidate has joined Lower Manhattan’s City Council race hoping to appeal to the younger Obama supporters living Downtown, but he does not quite have the background one would expect: He’s 55, walks with a cane and first worked in politics more than three decades ago.
More DID Drama - Abzug Out - Gregory In - Chin Laughing All the Way to Bank
tenantplanet.org
By MorningStar - June 10th, 2009
As if things were not bizarre enough in the Democratic Primary battle to dethrone New York City Council Member Alan Gerson, a new candidate, Arthur Gregory, has jumped into the fray. We’re not sure who he is, but his candidacy could dynamically change a race that just weeks ago seemed to be a shoe in for the incumbent. Liz Abzug, rumored here last week to be a possible candidate for the seat, has confirmed with several sources that she is, in fact, not running. This does not mean, however, that the race has gotten any less interesting.
Bar Operator Goes Political
Article By: Nightclub and Bar - May 27, 2009
Recently, it seems nearly every day a news story breaks about a proposed drink tax, a vote on an alcohol tax increase, an amendment to an alcohol tax or some other form an alcohol tax can take. Arthur Gregory hopes to put a stop to that.
Arthur Gregory Fights for Downtown
Residents fight plan for north Tribeca towers
Downtown Express
By Ronda Kaysen
Plans for a large-scale development along West St. in Tribeca has some community residents concerned that it may have a dramatic affect on the character of their neighborhood.
Petition Of The Citizens Of Lower Manhattan Asking The Chair Of Community Board #1 To Create A Forum To Discuss Real Board Reform.