In a speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference this morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the US-Israel relationship remains strong despite controversy over his speech to the US Congress on Tuesday. Netanyahu said […]
Highlights Over $7.2 Billion in Total Bronx Development Since 2009 Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued his annual development report, highlighting the total development seen in The Bronx since he first took office in 2009. The […]
This morning, the NYC Parents Union greeted the lifting of the longtime ban of cell phones in New York City public schools with cheers. “We applaud and thank Mayor de Blasio for fulfilling his campaign promise and putting the safety […]
Post by contributor Lenore Skenazy Thanks to our mistaken belief that no one under 18 can have any legitimate sexual feelings—and hence any sex they’ve engaged in was coerced and bound to render unspeakable emotional harm—we have laws on the […]
Assemblyman Crespo Joins W.E.S.D.A and Local Teens To Raise Awareness Of Teen Dating Violence Last Friday, Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo joins W.E.S.D.A. for a one-day workshop to empower young women and bring awareness of healthy and unhealthy relationships as […]
Council Member Andy King Bill Expediting the Removal of Downed Trees Damaged By Storms Passes City Council CITY HALL – City Council Member Andy King (12th District/Bronx) applauded the NYC Council’s passage of Int. No. 74-A last week, which creates an […]
On Thursday, the state Assembly voted 87-45 for the DREAM Act, a bill that would open up state-level college tuition assistance to children of immigrants and undocumented immigrants who are in the country illegally. The vote was largely along party […]
Parents Urge Governor and State Legislature to Place All Priority Schools Under Receivership this Fall, Providing Bold, Structural Change for Chronically Failing Schools Includes 91 Priority Schools in New York City New York, NY – On Wednesday, Families for Excellent Schools (FES) […]
The tide of battle may have shifted on the legislative side of [the UFC’s Dan] Zuffa’s campaign to get MMA sanctioned here in New York, but the judicial angle still rages with the intensity of a bloody border conflict, and […]
Writing on his blog, The MMA Journalist, blogger Jim Genia posted responses from state legislators about lifting the ban on professional mixed martials arts (MMA) bouts in New York. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on the MMA bill: “I have […]
Assembly Bill A.5166 seeks to enact statewide ban on housing discrimination due to income for prospective tenants BRONX, N.Y. – Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner (Bronx-77AD) introduced a new bill that will fight to end tenant discrimination based on income across the […]
“We must not forget, it was 50 years ago today [February 21] that brother Malcolm X was gunned down at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. Although he is not with us today, the humanitarian works of the Malcolm X movement […]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a letter to the United States Congress proposing that the United States Postal Service’s Morrisania branch, located at 442 East 167th Street, Bronx, NY, 10456, be renamed in honor of former U.S. […]
COUNCIL MEMBER ANDY KING AND THE SAFETY NET PROJECT HOST KNOW YOUR RIGHTS SERIES NYC Council Member Andy King and The Safety Net Project will host their fourth in a series of “Know Your Rights” trainings on Tuesday, Feb. 24, […]
After disappointing New York State Court of Appeals decision for Nassau County, State Senate Coalition demands passage of bills that will strengthen protections for children against sex offenders New York, NY – On Sunday, the New York State Senate […]
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