"You Are Insulting My Integrity," and other declarations made at the most recent school rezoning meeting

THINGS GETTING HEATED / Photo via Michael Nagle for The New York Times

Oh, good gravy.

If you haven't yet read the New York Times article about the Park Slope School Rezoning Meeting held a couple of weeks ago, you should toss a bag of popcorn into the microwave right now and click on over there. We've written about the controversial rezoning plan time and time again, but in short: P.S. 321 and P.S 107 might be subject to rezoning, and some Brooklyn residents are pissed because of things like diversity, real estate values and some dude named Jim Devore, who sounds like he just might be one Snackable shy of a full lunch-box.

The NYT article reads like a great You-Can't-Handle-the-Truth!-esque drama, replete with loud outbursts and the appearance of officers to calm the sitch. Here are a few highlights that I found particularly noteworthy:

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Who Gives a Shit: Should We Have WiFi Underground?

Guess what, everybody?  The MTA is spending $200 Million to outfit thirty more subway stations with wireless service! This is because they've already completed all of their other important projects, like making sure the subway system is completely immune to flooding after the next superstorm, Post-Sandy restoration of the Staten Island Railway, completing the new 2nd Ave. Subway line, extending the LIRR to Grand Central, express service on the F line, and arrival clocks on subway platforms.  Also, fares are going way the hell up, and so with a total of 200,000,000 U.S.D. (yeah, count the zeros, bitchz!) burning a hole in their proverbial pocket, the MTA has figured that the best way to spend said money is by giving your fellow passengers a way to annoy the living fuck out of you on your daily commute.

So, once again, FiPS is compelled to ask the musical question: "Who gives a shit?"  To help you decide what to think about the matter of WiFi in subway stations, here are a few pros and cons:

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Who Gives a Shit: Should Car Services Be Required To Provide Car Seats for Kids?

The Twitter exchange that sparked this conversation.

I don't have children of my own, and I don't particularly care for yours.  In a perfect world, you and your sticky little kids would just stay home all the time, so that the rest of us can go out and have a civilized meal in peace. On the other hand, I know that scenario is not realistic.  And I don't really expect you to keep your child locked in a cage in the basement, like they do in Austria.  Because that'd just be creepy.

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Your FiPS Guide To Voting Tomorrow

Voting in elections is an important way for citizens of this great country to voice their opinions.  Nevermind that opinions are like assholes--everybody has one, and most of them stink.  This is your one chance to exercise one of your most cherished rights as a citizen!  People died so that you could vote!  Well, no one that you know, most likely, but rest assured that it happened.  Probably.  I mean, they might not have been thinking about you going to the polls at the precise moment they stepped on a land mine, but it was almost certainly in the back of their mind, somewhere.  God bless America, and God bless our troops!  

Anyway, since it's so goddamned fucking important, we, here at FiPS have decided to tell you how to go about this whole voting thing.

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Here are some Fun Facts About Hurricane Sandy

Information is power.  And since many of us will be without power after Sandy hits, we thought we'd put together a few Hurricane Sandy fun facts.   Whether you're completely ignorant, or just temporarily within a "cone of uncertainty," here are a few things you should know about Hurricane Sandy.

• A lot of people don't know this, but Hurricane Sandy is named after two-time Tony award-winning actress, Sandy Dennis ("A Thousand Clowns," "Any Wednesday")

• The Delaware National Guard has been mobilized to help residents deal with the storm, which means that if Maryland is smart, they'll launch their attack right now.

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