Councilmember Rosie Mendez To Appear At TOWN HALL SCHMOOZE 9/28

On Sept. 28, Councilmember Rosie Mendez will be the special guest at the second installment of "Town Hall Schmooze," the weekly live show mixing humor and politics, free-flowing banter and audience participation, hosted by Lower East Siders Sam Greenfield and Yori Yanover at Eastville Comedy Club, 85 East 4th Street.

The show is designed for New Yorkers who are tired and hoarse from yelling at their TV, radio and computer. The audience is encouraged to ask questions and be part of the program. One New York celebrity is featured each week. The show is of interest to all New Yorkers, but is especially oriented to the East Village and Lower East Side.

The inaugural show on September 21 will feature State Senator Daniel L. Squadron as special guest. The guest list for October "schmoozes" is in formation as of this writing.

Co-host Sam Greenfield is a veteran radio host and comic, well known for his unabashed liberal views and for his gift of gab. He's been a talking head on Fox News and MSNBC, and host of his own radio shows on the late, great WEVD and ultra-liberal WWRL (flagship station of Air America). These days, he hosts a morning drive show on WVNJ (whose area of coverage misses the Lower East Side by a hair, but you can hear him online). Sammy also hits the comedy clubs a few times a month with his hilarious take on the news and an ideology coming from somewhere between Jane Fonda and Angela Davis. ("It's where I belong," he insists.)

Co-host Yori Yanover (www.yoriyanover.com) is publisher of The Grand Street News, author of apocalyptic fiction ("The Cabalist's Daughter") and non-fiction ("Dancing and Crying," "How Would God Really Vote") and, recently, writer/performer of his own one-man show, "Biodegradable Hero." Yanover's politics are a little harder to nail down: he is an observant Jew with views on many issues that are surprisingly way to the left or way to the right of what you might expect.

Special guest Rosie Mendez took office as the Councilmember in Manhattan's Second District in January, 2006. She represents The Lower East Side, East Village, Gramercy Park, Rosehill, Kips Bay and the southern part of Murry Hill. A former tenant lawyer and District Leader, she worked on the staff of her predecessor, Margarita López. The Villager reports that she has distinguished herself in housing issues and has also been actively involved in other important local issues, like the rezoning of the Third and Fourth Aves. corridor and the issue of police targeting gay men in video stores last year for false arrests.

"Town Hall Schmooze" starts Sept. 21 and will take place every Monday night at 8:00 PM this fall at Eastville Comedy Club, 85 East 4th St., between 2nd Ave. and the Bowery. Tickets are $10 plus two drink minimum. For reservations call (212) 473-7284. Online ticketing and more information are available on the show's website, http://mondaynightny.com.