Not exact matches
Linares and Duane were members of the same NYC Council class, (elected in 1992), and grew close during their years there as participants in a small,
yet vocal,
group that consistently voted «no» on the budget deals reached by then - NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr..
Alternating
vocal and instrumental numbers with solo and
group dance numbers, Zikrayat's mission is to highlight the diversity of Arab culture for mainstream Western audiences in an authentic
yet entertaining contemporary representation.
But a
vocal group of carriage drivers has fought to preserve the industry, which is popular with tourists, and the administration has
yet to act on the mayor's promise.
Yet skepticism about the
group's agenda has continued to come in from some
vocal critics.