2000 New York Libertarian Convention in Yonkers, NY

The Libertarian Party of New York will present challenging speakers with a variety of perspectives at the 2000 convention Saturday, April 29th at the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers, NY in Westchester.

New: Four people have announced so far that they wish to seek the New York Libertarian Senate Nomination. Read their short biographies and platforms so that you can cast an informed vote at the convention.

Harry Browne, the 1996 Libertarian Presidential Candidate, will appear at the LPNY convention. He will be seeking this year's presidential nomination at the LP National Convention in Anaheim in July.

Other accepted speakers include:

John R. Lott, Jr., the author of a controversial, yet comprehensive study published in 1998 called More Guns, Less Crime. He will speak about his findings and the FBI crime data he worked with to draw his conclusions.

Audrey Capozzi-Pappaeliou, LPNY Vice-Chair & '99 candidate for Brookhaven Town Supervisor on school choice and separating school & state

Kanchan Limaye, arts critic written up in Vanity Fair (Nov. 99) in "Damsels in Dissent" by Sam Tanenhaus. Founder of www.theoccasional.com, Kanchan will speak on "Multiculturalism and Political Correctness versus Interculturalism."

Robert Schulz, 1994 LPNY candidate for Governor, engineer and founder of All-County Taxpayers Association on "Why New York's Government Is Out of Control"

Lawrence Parks, is an economist and founder of Foundation for Monetary Education. He will speak on sound and honest money.

Carol LaGrasse is a retired civil engineer and founder of the Property Rights Foundation of America. She will speak on property rights under assault in New York.

Steven Landsburg is an economist, professor at the University of Rochester, and columnist for Slate. He is the author of The Armchair Economist and Fair Play. He will speak on "fair play", explaining economic issues such as free trade to the lay public.

Richard Cooper, media director for the Libertarian Party of New York, will speak on "Making A Difference In New York."

Speakers do not necessarily endorse the Libertarian Party nor do we necessarily endorse their views.

We will elect new officers, presidential electors and delegates to the national convention.

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Convention Info:

The next convention of The Libertarian Party of New York will be on April 29, 2000. The location will be the Royal Regency Hotel in Yonkers and it will be for one day only.

Seating is limited, so you must register in advance. The meals will be a deli buffet lunch and a sit-down dinner. The costs of the meals are below.

If registered by:

After Feb 15: - - Lunch - $33 Dinner - $52 Both - $79
speakers only - - Lunch - $23 Dinner - $27 Both - $49
 At Door: - - - - Lunch - $40 Dinner - $55 Both - $89
speakers only - - Lunch - $30 Dinner - $40 Both - $59

To register for the convention, print out the registration form and mail it to the LPNY at:

    LPNY
    P.O. Box 728
    Bellport, New York 11713

You can also contact Audrey Capozzi by calling: (631) 286-7631 or 1 (800) 204-6209 option #2 or by e-mail at Audgeo@aol.com.

Directions

Map and customized driving directions to the convention location, courtesy of Yahoo

To get to the Royal Regency Hotel, take Exit 6 off of I-87 (NYS Thruway). It is West of I-87 and on the North side of the road. The address is 165 Tuckahoe Road Yonkers, NY 10710. Rooms are approximately $109 plus tax, but you can obtain a 20% discount by mentioning the LPNY. You can call them at (914) 969-7500 for reservations.

If you don't have a car you still can go to the Convention!

Rail:
From Grand Central Station, Manhattan: METRO NORTH
Harlem Line: To Bronxville Station. About $5 taxi ride to hotel
Hudson Line: To Getty Square Station, Yonkers. About $5 taxi ride to hotel.

For specific information. call 800/METRO-INFO, in NYC call 212/532-4900. Or see the MTA's website, www.mta.nyc.ny.us.

From elsewhere in the state:
Amtrak's Eastern Region includes

Empire route, from Buffalo, through Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Poughkeepsie to Yonkers
Adirondack route, from Plattsburgh, through Albany, Poughkeepsie, to Yonkers

And of course, stops in between these cities. See the website or call 1-800-USA-RAIL for more info.

Bus
Greyhound's Eastern Region

Adirondack Trailways (212) 967-2900 or (800) 858-8555, coordinates with Greyhound for communities on the eastern third of the Adirondack Park. (You may need to switch, call for details.)
Binghamton Hub: Greyhouse and their affiliates use Binghamton as a central hub, so look for local routes, e.g., towns along Rt. 12 from Utica to Binghamton, and switch there for a bus headed for Yonkers.

You then can take a taxi from the train or bus station. Some cab companies (from the pohone book) include: Classic Ride Taxi 968-4444, Ludlow Taxi 968-7676, Sherwood Taxi 476-0041, Union Car Yonkers 968-5111.

You can also see if someone else is going up by car if you sign up on the lpny_discuss list, or a list for your area... see the LPNY online mailing lists

BUT REGISTER NOW IN ADVANCE!!!

See you there!

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