Smoking Ban?!?!?!?
I heard about Bloomberg trying to ban smoking in NYC public places. I also got this from my friend Harold who is the proprieter of the Raven:
Dear Friends

As you probably know Mayor Bloomberg has proposed a ban on smoking
in all bars in NYC. Now I'm not a smoker, but I know from all the
ashtrays I dump every night, that most of you are.
This is a stupid thing that the Mayor wants to do and all of you
smokers out there need to let your voice be heard. Mayor Bloomberg
was elected to help the local businesses of NYC. This ban will
surely hurt the bar business.
Bars are your last refuge; don't let them take it away.

The Mayor's proposal needs to be voted on by the city council.
Contact your councilman and the Mayor and let them know what a
mistake this is.

The Councilperson for Raven's district is Margarita Lopez. You can
contact her at lopez@council.nyc.ny.us
Phone: (212) 788-7366
Fax: (212) 614-8813

Mayor Bloomberg can be reached at
Phone: (212) 788-9600
Fax: (212) 788-2460

If you want to find your own local council member go the Links and
More page of Raven's website, www.raven-nyc.com, and click on
Government Guide. Type in your zip code and you'll get all the
details on your elected reps.

This is really important and I urge all of you to do this.