Articles by: Michael Benjamin

Harlem Assemblyman Wright To Announce For Congress Today

Joined by family, friends and respected clergy, New York State Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright will announce his candidacy for New York’s 13thCongressional seat. Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright will be joined by former New York State Governor David A. Paterson. Notable […]

by · June 6, 2015 · News, Politics

Harlem Rent Control Rally, 6/6

New York tenants are invited to join Mayor Bill De Blasio, Assemblyman Keith Wright, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, other elected officials and tenant leaders at “A Rally for Tenants” at the Harlem State Office Plaza (West 125th Street & […]

by · June 5, 2015 · Housing

Barnard College To Admit Transgender Women

The New York Times reports that Barnard College will begin accepting transgender women, joining other women’s colleges that have created policies on admitting students who don’t identify with their birth sex. The New York Times: http://goo.gl/qWtj63

by · June 5, 2015 · Education News, Women

Cuomo plans rent control rally – UPDATED

According a report in Capital New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning a rally in support of tougher rent regulations, with aides reaching out to officials about attending the event even as tenant groups question his commitment to the issue. […]

by · June 4, 2015 · Government, Housing

Gov Cuomo visits Greene Correctional Facility

Gov. Andrew Cuomo toured the disciplinary housing unit at Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie on Thursday morning accompanied by some personal staff including bodyguards, as well as Acting Corrections Commissioner Anthony Annucci and prison Superintendent Brandon Smith. He asked a […]

by · June 2, 2015 · News
SEBNC To Honor Long-Serving Staff at Annual Meeting

SEBNC To Honor Long-Serving Staff at Annual Meeting

SEBNC annual public meeting, June 17 at 5pm, McKinley Community Center, 751 E 161st Street, Bronx NY.

Comptroller Stringer hosts Bronx Town Hall Meeting Tonight

Comptroller Stringer hosts Bronx Town Hall Meeting Tonight

City Comptroller Scott Stringer hosts Town Hall Meeting with Assemblyman Marcos Crespo tonight at 6:00 PM at Lafayette Estates, 825 Morrison Avenue, Bronx NY.

by · May 28, 2015 · Bulletin Board
DC 37 Leaders, Local 372, Elected Officials and Community Advocates Call For More School Crossing Guards

DC 37 Leaders, Local 372, Elected Officials and Community Advocates Call For More School Crossing Guards

Local 372 President Shaun D. Francois I, DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido, union leaders and activists call for more hours and year-round health insurance for NYC school crossing guards, and for more to be hired “to make sure that […]

by · May 28, 2015 · Labor, News, Photos

Utica College Pioneers – Tutein Named USTFCCCA All-American

UTICA, NY – Bronxite and Utica College junior Rob Tutein was officially named an All-American in the high jump by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Tuesday.  The top eight student-athletes in each event […]

by · May 27, 2015 · Sports
Jerome Avenue Community Planning Workshop, May 30

Jerome Avenue Community Planning Workshop, May 30

This Saturday, May 30, the City Planning Department’s community planning office is holding the first in a series of public “Visioning Workshops” for “Jerome Avenue Community Planning.” The “Community Planning” workshop runs from 10AM to 2PM at the Kips Bay Boys and […]

by · May 26, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Housing

Senate’s MMA Backer Open To Changes

Senate’s MMA Backer Open To Changes Republican Sen. Joe Griffo, one of the main sponsors of a bill aimed at legalizing mixed-martial arts in the state, is open to making changes to the measure should it lead to its passage […]

by · May 21, 2015 · Government, News, Sports
#RedNoseDay, May 21 — Participate Today

#RedNoseDay, May 21 — Participate Today

Red Nose Day IS today. May 21. Participate. Help make children’s lives better. Pass it on. Watch NBC tonight, 8-11PM. http://Rednoseday.org 

by · May 21, 2015 · Bulletin Board
COMPTROLLER STRINGER REACHES SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS CHEATED OUT OF NEARLY $1 MILLION

COMPTROLLER STRINGER REACHES SETTLEMENT FOR WORKERS CHEATED OUT OF NEARLY $1 MILLION

Thirty-three underpaid workers did ironwork at 11 city schools and the Queens Museum New York, NY – On Monday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer presented checks to immigrant workers who were cheated out of nearly $1 million in wages […]

by · May 20, 2015 · Crime, News
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Happy Rockefeller, Wife of Former Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Dead at 88

Happy Rockefeller, Whose Marriage to NY Governor Scandalized Voters, Dies at 88 Happy Rockefeller died at her Tarrytown home, following a brief illness on Tuesday, at the age of 88. Her marriage to Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, soon after both had been […]

by · May 20, 2015 · Announcements, Obituary
Bronx DA Johnson Indicts Former Assembly Candidate Hector Ramirez

Bronx DA Johnson Indicts Former Assembly Candidate Hector Ramirez

    On Tuesday, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson arrested former Assembly candidate Hector Ramirez along with another individual, Ana Cuevas. They were arraigned, entered pleas of not guilty, and were released on personal recognizance bonds of $25,000 and $10,000, […]