Archive for October, 2017
Sex Offenders Continue to Endanger Most Vulnerable Families
Sex Offenders Continue to Endanger Most Vulnerable Families In the ongoing saga of the fight against sexual predators endangering children throughout New York, Senator Jeff Klein is calling attention to those living in family shelters with his latest investigation. The […]
New DEC Mute Swan Management Plan Announced, GooseWatch NYC Asking Public for Comments
In December 2016, Governor Cuomo signed legislation into law sponsored by Assemblymember Cymbrowitz and Senator Avella to stop the DEC’s plan to kill New York’s mute swans. The new law established a two-year moratorium on the DEC’s mute swan management plans, and requires […]
Whose Birthday Is It? October 5, 2017
Larry Fine (1902) Fine was just a toddler when his left arm was badly burned by acid used in his father’s Philadelphia jewelry store. To help strengthen his damaged arm, Fine learned to play violin, which led him to a […]
Quote of the Day: October 5, 2017
It is not right to glory in the slain. Homer (900 B.C. – 800 B.C.)
DADDY YANKEE, PR DAY PARADE, PR INSTITUTE: RELIEF EFFORT FOR PUERTO RICO
NEW YORK’S LEADING PUERTO RICAN AND HISPANIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS JOIN FORCES TO WAGE A CAMPAIGN TO HELP PUERTO RICO RECOVER AND REBUILD Established immediate partnership with Daddy Yankee to collect emergency supplies at concerts in New York City, Chicago […]
Klein Brings Awareness to Addiction in Hunts Point
In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, Senator Jeff Klein hosted a free naloxone training. The event in Hunts Point was one of 600 internationally recognized events that helped to shine a light on the the growing epidemic of widespread […]
Crowley: Congressional Republicans Are Putting American Health Care At Risk
Chairman Crowley Statement on Congressional Republicans Putting Americans at Risk by Allowing Expiration of Key Health Care Programs (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on Republicans’ failure to extend critical health care […]
Mariano Rivera, Evelyn Lozada and Steiner Sports Assist Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico, Mexico and Caribbean
Fans Are Encouraged to Continue to Assist by Donating Supplies at New Rochelle Steiner Warehouse New Rochelle, New York — Yankees all-time great Mariano Rivera and Basketball Wives reality star Evelyn Lozada are in partnership with Steiner Sports Marketing on […]
The First Woman US Senator
The first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, was 87-year-old Rebecca Felton of Carterville, Georgia. She was appointed by the governor to the seat vacated by the death of Senator Thomas Watson.
Links to Local Disaster Relief Efforts/Information
Links to Local disaster relief efforts/information Where interested Bronxites can make donations of cash, goods and supplies for hurricane/earthquake relief. 9/30 Southern Blvd Event English: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwSZEkByApUeWXBOMHlBLWZEUnc Spanish: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwSZEkByApUeWkgzVEYxb281TU0 Aspira https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwSZEkByApUeRmI4YlpQQzMxNFk Empire State Relief https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwSZEkByApUeblRvQjZEbnU3a3M FDNY https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwSZEkByApUeTU1qUkNQdGVHek0 Gjonaj, Klein, […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Ryan-McConnell Tax Framework
Chairman Crowley Statement on Ryan-McConnell Tax Framework (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on the tax framework released today by congressional Republicans: “This is […]
VIDEO: Chinese Troops Explode into Djibouti
China’s soldiers are now stationed deep into Djibouti in the horn of Africa.
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