Chairman Crowley Statement on Republican Vote to Weaken Consumer Protections (Washington D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Republicans voted to dismantle consumer protections: “Republicans are once again putting corporate special interests above […]
MOTT HAVEN COMMUNITY HOSTS TOWN HALL ON SITING OF NEW JAIL IN SOUTH BRONX NEIGHBORHOOD Jail Would Be Setback for a Community in Need of Schools, Housing, Economic Development WHAT: Town Hall Protesting Plan for New Jail in the […]
DSNY Issues ‘Snow Alert’ for Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10 p.m. The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 10 p.m. In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with the Office of […]
Statement from State Senator Gustavo Rivera as Trump Implies Using Death Penalty on Drug Dealers “It is abhorrent that Mr. Trump would suggest that our country should deal with the opioid crisis by imposing the death penalty on drug dealers. […]
Senator Jamaal T. Bailey Informs Constituents on their Unclaimed Funds (MOUNT VERNON, NY) Senator Jamaal T. Bailey announced along with the State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and local elected officials the amount of unclaimed funds in the 36th Senatorial District and […]
The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. Kate Chopin (1851-1904)
Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac (1658) Originally of the minor Gascon nobility, Cadillac came to America in 1683 to seek his fortune. He became a favorite of the governor of New France, was placed in charge of […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Protect Predatory Student Debt Collectors (Washington D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on reports that the Trump administration will block states from protecting students from […]
In wake of NYCHA lead scandal, Senate passes IDC sponsored bills to create state Independent Monitor of NYCHA & to empower New York City Council with oversight power Legislation is part of a comprehensive package announced by the Independent Democratic […]
BP DIAZ RELEASES SOUTH BRONX TECH SURVEY Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in collaboration with the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, has developed a community survey questionnaire as a follow-up to the two […]
Monday, March 5 Governor Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public events scheduled. The state Legislature is in session. 1:00 PM — Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul discusses Women in Leadership at the NYS Council of School Superintendents Conference. Albany […]
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