Statement by Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz on the Resignation of NYC’s Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner Gladys Carrión December 12, 2016 Statement by Senator Ruben Diaz on the Resignation of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services Commissioner Gladys Carrión […]
NYC Council Member Andy King Expresses Satisfaction January Date Set For Departmental Trial for NYPD Officer Richard Haste In Ramarley Graham Shooting “While I am extremely grateful that a date has been set for the departmental trial of Officer Richard […]
TESTIMONY OF BX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. RE:”Transit For All”MetroCard Campaign December 13, 2016 Good evening. I testify here today in opposition to the proposed four percent fare hike the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has proposed for MetroCard users […]
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio calls on New York to divest from fossil fuels Day before New Yorkers take action, as global commitments surpass $5 trillion in assets, DiCaprio urges New York to divest New York, NY — Just one day before […]
Thursday, December 15 — America’s first life insurance policy issued by a general insurance company was issued on this date in 1794 in Philadelphia. The Insurance Company of North America was organized two years earlier, with a capital of $600,000. But […]
Daniel De Leon (1852) A newspaper editor, De Leon joined the Socialist Labor Party in the US in 1890 and soon became one of its leaders. He led a radical faction that seceded from the Knights of Labor in 1895 […]
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Abase Definition: (verb) Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. Synonyms: Chagrin, Humiliate, Humble, Mortify Usage: Today she overwhelmed me with shrill reproaches, and abased me to the level of a hearth-brush.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS HITS THE STREETS TO REMIND EMPLOYERS OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE On Thursday, December 15, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, representatives from the Commission Human Rights Commission (CCHR) and Small […]
Over 2,000 students, parents and educators with 100 health and science professionals are expected to attend on Saturday, December 17, 8AM to 3:30PM, at Frederick Douglass Academy I, 2581 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (between 148th and 150th) in Manhattan. […]
The influential City & State magazine will complete its Borough 50 Series with a final stop in the Boogie Down Bronx. The Borough 50 Series ranks the most powerful community leaders from each borough in a special print issue of City […]
Engel, Benedetto, King, Bailey Write to Bronx Postmaster Urging Immediate Action On Missing Mailboxes Bronx, NY—Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, City Council Member Andy King, and State Senator-elect Jamaal Bailey wrote the following letter to Bronx Postmaster Lilliam […]
by David Greene Three-weeks after a still-unexplained explosion, the shelves remain bare at the popular Morton Williams Supermarket at Jerome Avenue and East Kingsbridge Road. Worker’s remain busy at repairing the damage caused by the November 13 explosion, that blew […]
Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo & Senator Ruben Diaz: Christmas Comes Early for Tenants at Stebbins-Hewitt & Bronx River Houses with Delivery of New Appliances Assemblyman Marcos Crespo and Senator Ruben Diaz worked to secure $3 Million in funding for New […]
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