Graffiti Removal Efforts with the Community and the NYPD 49th Precinct Councilman Mark Gjonaj was proud of the men and women in blue that keep our streets safe and clean. Councilman Gjonaj joined the NYPD 49th Precinct and community activists […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the 6th Anniversary of the Oak Creek Sikh Gurdwara Shooting (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement ahead of the sixth anniversary of the tragic shooting at […]
Official Statement from Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Spokesperson Daryn Cline While the presence of Legionella bacteria at the Jacobi Medical Center is concerning, it is not at all surprising. New York City’s growing and unabated problem with Legionella bacteria is evident by […]
Former Fordham Rams pitcher and Aberdeen IronBirds starter Jimmy Murphy [South Orange, NJ], Fordham adjunct professor and Cirillo World President John Cirillo [Chappaqua by way of Brooklyn], and IronBirds manager Kyle Moore [Wetumpka, Alabama/Sarasota, FL] in pregame get together prior […]
Calling All Adventurous Families! CITY PARKS FOUNDATION SEEKS PARTICIPANTS FOR ITS NEXT FREE “FAMILY ADVENTURE RACE” ON AUGUST 12 IN STATEN ISLAND Supported by New York Road Runners New York, NY — City Parks Foundation’s “Family Adventure Race” is an exciting, parent-child race […]
BP DIAZ HOSTS CARIBBEAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION On Thursday, June 21, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual host his annual Caribbean Heritage Celebration at the R & J Banquet Hall. The event recognized the vibrant history and […]
Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against New York City Department of Education and Public Schools Athletic League Calls for Equal Access to School Sports 17,000 New York City Black and Latino public high school students don’t have any sports teams at their […]
Congressman Crowley Statement on Board of Elections Dropping LeFrak Polling Lawsuit (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement after the Queens Board of Elections abandoned their legal effort to move LeFrak City’s longtime polling […]
BetterBin News: NYC Dept. of Sanitation and Van Alen Institute, in collaboration with the Industrial Designers Society of America and American Institute of Architects New York, Announce BetterBin Litter Basket Redesign Competition The New York City Department of Sanitation and […]
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Seeks Bodycam Footage from NYPD Shooting of Man Experiencing Mental Health Crisis (New York, NY)—In a key test for New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), civil rights group New York Lawyers for […]
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