Archive for November, 2013

Mayor Bloomberg’s Water Tunnel improvements Update

Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter Strickland today visited a construction site in Newburgh, New York where work has begun on a project to build a 2.5-mile-long bypass tunnel approximately 600 […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Business

45th Precinct Community Council

Precinct Community Council meetings are a way to bring the local community and police together. It is a great way to bring to light any problems in the neighborhood and work out solutions. Captain McGeown is always on hand to listen. […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Bulletin Board, Local News

President Obama Proclaims November National Family Caregivers Month

In recognition of the sacrifices that are made by loved ones in the service of our Veterans, Seniors, and the Disabled President Barack Obama has declared November 2013 National Family Caregivers Month. The following is the proclamation as issued by […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Domestic News

Pelham Parkway Horse Stable Sold At Auction

Rusty or Bronco as he is known to many has had his stable sold. Today a tax lien court ordered auction took place at Bronx Supreme Court. The ramshackle structure and the land it sat on was sold to the […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Local News, Uncategorized

New York City Fall Forest Weekend

The New York Botanical Garden is a magical place all year round. My favorite place in the Garden is the Thain Family Forest. It is a 50 acre tract of the native forest that once made up most of New […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Features

Water for the Future

The following is a statement issued by Mayor Bloomberg on the state of the capital improvements that are being made to the Delware water tunnel. Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter […]

by · November 5, 2013 · Domestic News

Does Government Create Jobs

On November 1, 2013, Andrew R Thomas Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the University of Akron in the Great State of Ohio has in 13 short paragraphs taken apart the tea party’s mantra that government does not […]

by · November 4, 2013 · Editorials

What is bullying?

By Christian Claudio Bullying is a widespread and serious problem that can happen anywhere.  It is not a phase children have to go through, it is not “just messing around”, and it is not something to grow out of.  Bullying […]

by · November 4, 2013 · Features