New Report Reveals de Blasio Administration Has Systematically Denied Charter Schools Public Space Since 2014 City’s Rejections Have Posed Major Challenges for NYC Families and Charter Leaders, Kept Schools from Reaching More High-Need Communities School Leaders Join Dozens of Parents […]
After wave of threats against JCCs, IDC announces Religious Freedom Package Legislative measures crackdown on hate against all religious groups Albany, NY — After four bomb threats were lodged against Jewish Community Centers in New York, members of the Independent […]
An effort to calm fears and explain rights Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda along with Senators Ruben Diaz and Jeff Klein will hold a “Know Your Rights” workshop for immigrants at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, right after the Spanish language […]
Miriam Makeba (1932) Nicknamed “Mama Africa,” Makeba was a Grammy Award-winning singer and activist. In 1963, after she testified against apartheid before the UN, South Africa revoked her citizenship and right to return to the country. She settled in the […]
Sometimes I wonder why God ever trusts talent in the hands of women, they usually make such an infernal mess of it. I think He must do it as a sort of ghastly joke. Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Sporty Definition: (adjective) Marked by conspicuous display. Synonyms: Flashy, Gaudy, Jazzy, Showy Usage: The Thompsons thought it inappropriate that their newly widowed neighbor wore such a sporty outfit to her husband’s funeral.
BOROUGH PRESIDENTS CALL FOR ACTION ON LEAD IN PUBLIC SCHOOL WATER SUPPLY All five borough presidents have partnered on a letter to New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, urging the Department of Education to take immediate action regarding recent […]
After City’s Shelter Announcement, Senator Klein Introduces New Legislation to Give Communities a Louder Voice in Shelter Placement Legislation would ensure that communities are given advance notice of hotel use; and lengthen period of review for permanent homeless shelters Albany, […]
Testimony of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Before the City Council Oversight Committee RE: School Planning and Siting for New Capacity February 28, 2017 Good morning. With the formation of a mayoral commission on school overcrowding, we can do […]
Southwest Bronx Community Receiving New Sewers and Water Mains, Extensive Infrastructure Upgrades $46 Million Project Managed by NYC DDC (Bronx, NY –March 1, 2017) Residents who live near Southern Boulevard between Boston Road and Westchester Avenue in the Bronx will […]
George Mortimer Pullman (1831) Pullman was a successful American industrialist and the inventor of the railroad sleeping car. In 1893, he built a company town for his workers in Illinois, and it was showcased in the World’s Fair as a […]
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. Aristotle (384 BC-322BC)
Wraith Definition: (noun) Something shadowy and insubstantial. Synonyms: Ghost, Specter, Spook, Shade Usage: He refused to venture near cemeteries, fearing he’d encounter wraiths, ghosts, and apparitions of all kinds.
Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi Applauds Velez Settlement as Critical but Limited Step in Reducing Homelessness Cautions that vast numbers of families not covered by settlement, remain at risk of homelessness NEW YORK, N.Y. – I applaud the State’s decision to settle […]
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