THECITYVOTES NOTOTHE JUMP-OUTBOYS! L FRO I M B TH E ES R TRE T ETS Y TOTH B EH E EA A DLIN T ES ALIEN Pa S ge ! 4 ÁurNR sgxGYW THEBROKENWINDOWTHEORY CommissionerW hitmanfiresback! READMORE ONPAGE11 “LC’sbiggestgang,theLCPD,canreturntoits missionofserviceratherthansubjugaঞon.” -AbelmannSchwartz,AorneyatLaw
Onthe13thofFebruary,Honkers,PlayboysAutos,GreenlightTuning, Superstar Cafe and Spin City all came together in Alderney, to organise a huge event and share their love for cars and the community.LibertyBeatwastheretosnapsomeshots! FEELTHEVIBE VOL2 MAR97 2
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W CO E NF A IR R M E ED N P O A T RA A N L O O RM N A E L SIGHTINGSINLIBERTYCITY WHEREǏSITƬƵǏǕG?! Inthecitythatneversleeps,one hardlyimaginesthattherearestill somemysterieslefttouncover. RumorsofBigfootandalienshave beenaroundsincethetimeofthe earliersettlers.Orperhapsthese sightingsallude to the nuclear incidentlastyearinAlderneyas someresidentshavestated.There arenoconcreteexplanationsand weleaveituptoyou,dearreaders, todrawyourownconclusionsuntil veriöableevidencecomestolight. Istheremoreoutthere? LibertyBeatsisrunningan investigationintoongoing phenomenaand strange photographs taken by membersofthepublic. AREWEBEINGWATCHED? VOL2 MAR97 4
LIBERTYCITYTRANSITAUTHORITY Unlikepopularbelief,theLTAismorethanjusta transitbureau.Inadditiontorunningthebusesand subways,theagencyisresponsibleforroadwayand bridgemaintenance. “We’reconstantlyrepairingthebridges.”saysLalo Montez.“Andwestillmanagedamagefrom ayear ago.”Referencing therecentnucleardisasterin Alderneythatcausedareactormeltdown.Sincethe incident,no trainshave been allowed passage throughtheregion,althoughsupervisorsarehopeful ofgoodnewsinthenearfuture. Recently,you may have spotted these new automatedtrainsontracksyoucanride,buta commoncomplaintishowinfrequentytheyare. VOL2 MAR97 5
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ThelastঞmeNorthwoodandHollandmadethe news,thestreetswerecrawlingwithstatetroopers inmilitarygear,andtheeeriehum ofsquadcars staঞonedundertheloomingshadowofmarঞallaw. Now,thosesamestreetsholdsomethingdifferent:a pulse,arhythm,asecondchance.Wemetwith DwayneForestJr.,ownerofSpinCityatjust21years old,thestoreishisfirstbusinessventure. Withmajorfinancialsupportfrom Artemis“Arঞe” Jackson,Dwayneaributesmuchofhissuccessto thejudge’ssupport. OneofDwayne’sgoals:giveaplaorm toupand comingarঞstsinHollandsuchasBullyB.Arঞstscan comeinandhavetheirCDsputupforsaleata reasonableprice. ForDwayne,musicwasaninstrumentalpartofhis well-beingduringprison.Havinggrownupinthe projectsacrossfrom Xenoঞmestreet,itfeltlike homeestablishinghisshoponlyablockawaydespite livinginAlderney. SpinCitymarksanimportantmilestoneasnew arঞstslikePistolB andSwitchbladeriseoutof Bohan.Withthisascension,SpinCityservesasthe marketplacefornew and riveঞngbeatsforthe peopleofLC.HopefullySpinCitycanhelpspinthe narraঞvetowardsamoreposiঞveHolland. E M P O W E R T H E C O M M U N SPIN CITY I T Y ANEW BEATINA CHANGINGNEIGHBORHOOD VOL2 MAR97 8
STRATFORDPROPERTIES Yourdreamhomeiswaiࢼng. ANTI-CRIMEUNIT AttheforefrontoftheinitiativeisattorneyAbelmann Schwartz,Esq.,whohasbeenvocalinhiscriticismof theACU.Schwartzarguesthattheseunitswield unchecked power, engaging in unconstitutional arrests and warrantless searches that disproportionatelytargetlow-incomeneighborhoods suchasNorthHollandandBohan.Hecontendsthat theunit’ssecrecyfostersalackoftransparency, furthererodingpublictrustinlawenforcement. Wehitthestreetsandaskedonehundred randomindividuals,allacrossthecity: “DoyoufeelPOSITIVELYor NEGATIVELYabouttheLCPD?” Thevastmajorityofrespondersanswered thattheirgeneralimpressionoftheLCPDwas negative. PUBLICPOLLRESULTS 81% 9% NEGATIVELY:81% POSITIVELY:9% WilltheLCPD’s recentcommunity effortsswaythe publicopinion? SHUTDOWN VOL2 MAR97 10
THEBROKENWINDOWPOLICY Anofficerwhowillremain anonymoussaid;“Broken Window willhelpreduce crime, but also make peoplehateus.Ifeveryone in the city hatespolice, we’llhaveabiggerissueon ourhands.” VOL2 MAR97 11
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February22,1997,willforeverberememberedasthedayLibertyCitytriedoutanewroleasthe VeniceoftheEastCoast-minusthecharmandwithwaymoresewage.Aøashøooddumpedover tenfeetofwaterontothestreets,sendingemergencyservicesintofull-onrescuemodewhiletheLTA watchedhelplesslyastheirsubwaysystemauditionedforTheLittleMermaid.Bynightfall,thewater hadreceded,butthedamage(andthesmell)washeretostay. ExpertsConfirm:CarsAreNotBoats LIBERTYBEAT Ifyou’reatalentedwriter,photographerorgraphicdesigner,pleasereachout! Weoffergreatsalariedpositionsandbonuses. WRITERS DianeLexington SamirSleiman PHOTOGRAPHERS MilaBella SamirSleiman A HabibiStudiosproduction VOL2 MAR97 16