COMMUNITY BOARD 7 TAKES NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR
COMMUNITY BOARD TAKES NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR… For the third year in a row members of Community Board 7 took a daylong bus tour through the Norwood, Bedford Park and Kingsbridge communities on Saturday, June 3. Members visited Project Renewal Transitional […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Reintroduction of the Voting Rights Advancement Act
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Reintroduction of the Voting Rights Advancement Act (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the reintroduction of the Voting Rights Advancement Act: “Four years ago, the Shelby […]
Assembly passes Sepulveda bill allowing 17-year-olds to pre-register to vote
With voter turnout at record low numbers, a new bill that just passed in the closing days of the New York State Assembly session could very well go a long way to bringing out new voters. Bronx Assemblyman Luis […]
Decaf Coffee
Friday, June 23 — Through the centuries of coffee’s popularity, if someone ordered the beverage, there was no question about what kind. Today, many Americans prefer their coffee decaffeinated. That option dates to early in the last century, thanks to Ludwig […]
Where The Pols Are — June 23
Friday, June 23 Governor Cuomo is in New York City. Comptroller Stringer has no public schedule. 9:00 AM – Public Advocate Letitia James Delivers Remarks at The Brooklyn School for Math and Research Commencement The Brooklyn School for Math and Research, […]
Garcia calls out Diaz on subway service
Metrocard dust up between candidates In an email to supporters and reporters, Elvin Garcia, a Democrat running for City Council in District 18, accused rival Sen. Rev. Rubén Díaz of being AWOL on the deteriorating subway service experienced by Bronx commuters. […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Governor Cuomo’s Historic Nomination of Justice Paul Feinman to Court of Appeals
Chairman Crowley Statement on Governor Cuomo’s Historic Nomination of Justice Paul Feinman to Court of Appeals (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Manhattan Appellate Justice […]
Councilmember Andy King Fight to #endALZ
#thelongestday The Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in our country and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Wearing purple, Council Member Andy […]
Ronald McDonald House Charities Celebrate 14 African American Future Achievers Scholarship Winners
Wednesday, June 7th was the annual New York Tri-State Area African American Future Achievers (RMHC/AAFA) Scholarship Luncheon. The New York Tri-State Area McDonald’s Owner/Operators Association hosted the elegant luncheon for 14 deserving high school graduating seniors from across the New […]
Schumer Pushes Plan To Give NY Dozens Of New DEA Agents To Target Heroin Specifically & Choke Trafficking
SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS DEPLOY SPECIAL HEROIN COMBAT TEAM TO STATE AS OPIOID DEATH SPIKE CONTINUES ACROSS NY, LI; DOSE OF NEW AGENTS WOULD FIGHT FLOW & SCOURGE OF DEADLY DRUG; OVERDOSE RATES HERE NOW AMONG HIGHEST IN NATION On The […]
Chairman Crowley on Anniversary of Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program
Chairman Crowley on Anniversary of Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the five-year anniversary of President Obama’s issuance of administrative measures designed to […]
Jim Owles Liberal Dems Club Endorses Amanda Farias in CD18
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club has endorsed Bronx Democrat Amanda Farias for City Council in the 18th Council District. Farias holds endorsements from the National Organization for Women New York City, Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, Council Member Helen Rosenthal, VoteProChoice, and Filipino […]
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