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Reverend Billy to Publicly Announce NYC Mayoral Bid

James David Morgan wrote this post at 10:31 am on February 24th, 2009.

Update: The press conference will be held on Sunday, 12:ooPM at Union Square South, not on Thursday, as indicated below.

This Thursday, Reverend Billy will announce his NYC mayoral candidacy.  The press conference is set for noontime, in Union Square, a site at the center of his Union Square Not For Sale campaign.  Details are forthcoming, but first mention of the possible run occurs in the above video – the January 18 edition of the weekly Hour of Power – at about 41:00.

Via Twitter, thanks Beka!

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