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Democratic US Senator and Presidential hopeful, Barack Obama, was introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, in the Great Hall of Cooper Union. Obama follows in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln, Bill Clinton, and many others who have graced the stage over the last 150 years. Below is the full transcript of today's speech. 
Did you know that some of the most infamous gangsters in American history got their start here on the Lower East Side? From Bugsy Siegel and Monk Eastman, to Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. This article traces the criminal roots of the Lower East Side back to the post-Revolutionary War period all the way up to modern day motorcycle and street gangs. 
David Mulkins, a history teacher at the High School of Art and Design, became a community activist because he couldn’t sleep at night. Mr. Mulkins was so annoyed by the racket outside his apartment on E.5th St that he started attending meetings in hope of curbing the incessant noise from the bars that increasingly define his neighborhood.
