Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, junior Senator from New York, a Senate Armed Services Committee member, announced yesterday that a key Senate committee passed her legislation that would require the panel that reviews military discharges to have at least one mental health […]
Click below for a link to last night’s BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank that featured a discussion on women in the military with two Bronx veterans . They spoke first hand about their experiences including ‘straight talk’ about prejudice and abuse, […]
On Friday,the President signed into law the following two acts in advance of Memorial Day: H.R. 685, the “American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of a single congressional gold medal to the American Fighter […]
President Obama Nominates Julián Castro as Next HUD Secretary, and Shaun Donovan as OMB Director by Eric Schultz, Dep. White House Press Secretary May 23, 2014 President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks announcing his intent to […]
Through the beauty aid giant Mary Kay’s global cause-related marketing program, Beauty that Counts®, customers can make a difference in the lives of women and children simply by purchasing a limited-edition fragrance. In the United States, from May 16, 2014 […]
DirecTV has a new owner as of yesterday, as AT&T bought the satelite TV giant for $48.5 billion. As the Associated Press reports, “With 5.7 million U-verse TV customers and 20.3 million DirecTV customers in the U.S., the combined AT&T-DirecTV would […]
Joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and other top officials, President Barack Obama honored 53 law enforcement professionals at the White House’s East Room yesterday, stating, “The United States owes a debt to the police […]
“Today marks the beginning of National Small Business Week, a time to highlight the crucial role that America’s small businesses play in our economy. Employing millions of Americans and creating nearly two out of three new jobs, America’s small businesses […]
Ahead of Memorial Day, Congressman Joe Crowley announced legislation today that he has authored with the goal of Improving how doctors provide care for veterans. The bill mandates that doctors ask their patients if they have served in the armed forces, […]
Congressman Eric Cantor, a representative from Virginia who as Majority Leader is the second most powerful member of Congress, will tour the Bronx Charter School for Excellence this morning and participate in a roundtable discussion with students, parents, and local […]
President Obama announced more than 300 private and public sector commitments to create jobs and cut carbon pollution by advancing solar deployment and energy efficiency. The commitments represent more than 850 megawatts of solar deployed – enough to power nearly […]
Reuters is reporting that fast food labor organizers said in New York stated Wednesday that workers seeking better compensation and working conditions are planning strikes in 150 cities in the United States on May 15. According to Reuters, “U.S. fast-food workers taking […]
Kicking cats is apparently the new ‘tough guy’ sport, as demonstrated by Andre Robinson. The Brooklyn resident was filmed last Friday kicking a local neighborhood cat, named King, while his friends laughed manically.
Another carriage horse accident on the afternoon of April 23rd added fuel to the fire between the carriage horse industry and animal activists. A horse named Spartacus collapsed, apparently after being spooked by a bus, on Central Park South, just […]
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