Youth Community Leadership Course
Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC) has an exciting opportunity for up to 2 members of your school or community group! Community service credit is available as well as expanding leadership and civic engagement opportunities. Please find attached more […]
Montefiore Health System and Yeshiva University Finalize Joint Agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Health System (Montefiore) and Yeshiva University (Yeshiva) announced today that they have finalized a new agreement for Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein), where Montefiore assumes operational authority and responsibility for Einstein, while Yeshiva remains responsible for academic oversight, including […]
Cuomo’s wage proposal in context |Empire Center for Public Policy
Cuomo’s Wage Proposal In Context by E.J. McMahon How would a proposed $15-per-hour statewide minimum wage compare to current pay ranges and historical precedents in New York? One useful standard of comparison is the federal government’s estimate of the median wage […]
SEPULVEDA CALLS FOR DRUG TREATMENT TO FILL VACUUM LEFT BY DRUG GANG TAKE DOWN
Fear Drug Gang Takedowns Leave A Drug Supply Vacuum Bronx Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, applauding police for bringing down the Black Stone Gorilla Gangstas –a violent drug gang– that plied its trade at a major housing project in his district, is calling for a new focus on drug […]
US Attorney Preet Bharara Is Hard On A Pimp Killer
Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Bronx Murder Arising Out Of Prostitution Business Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Samuel L. Whiteside pled guilty on September 10, 2015, in Manhattan federal court to […]
The MMA Journalist: VICE Sports + BX Fight Club = MMA Legal Trouble
The Problem with Sponsoring Illegal Fight Shows in New York by Jim Genia This past week the New York City-based illicit boxing promotion BX Fight Club began hyping their upcoming September 15 show on their Instagram, saying how rapper 50 […]
NYS Proposal To REV-olutionize Energy Delivery Needs Scrutiny
Reviewing REV: New York’s ‘Transformational’ Energy Proposal By Arthur “Jerry” Kremer Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) is a New York State initiative that would create a radically different electric system and fundamentally change the way power is generated and distributed […]
New York Unity Race Aims To Bring Police and Community Together
In the spirit of unity, which can start with good sportsmanship, Crotona Park 5K, a Bronx running club, will host the New York Unity Race on September 20, 2015, from 8 AM to 2 PM. The goal of this unique […]
Partnerships for Parks and Pelham Grand join in Community Cleanup
On Saturday morning, residents of the Pelham Grand, staff, community advisory council members, and community joined with The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation in a My Parks Project along the Pelham Parkway Greenway. Volunteers cleaned from the front of the Pelham […]
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Grows Mural Unveiling – Today at 1p.m.
KINGSBRIDGE TERRACE STEP-STREET MURAL BY ARTIST LAURA ALVAREZ TO BE INTRODUCED SEPT. 14 Sept. 8, 2015 – On Monday, Sept. 14 at 1:00, Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC), Bon Secours Healthy Communities Initiative, and the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) […]
BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Cases of Interest for the Week of September 14, 2015 Monday, September 14th, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Greenfield, D. Justice Fabrizio Part 98 Decision on Motions CHRISTOPHER GARCIA, JAVIER POLANCO, CRISTIAN JUAREZ […]
Polanco Politics: Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis
Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis by Juan Carlos Polanco, Esq., MBA Private financial interests contributed to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis nightmare, and private interests will save it from ruin. Absent Puerto Rican statehood, only a combination of a private financial convention, […]
Over 93K New Yorkers Entered Pope Francis Tix Lottery
On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced 93,143 New Yorkers entered the lottery to see Pope Francis’ procession through Central Park on Friday, September 25. Approximately 80,000 New Yorkers will attend the procession. Lucky New Yorkers will be notified between Thursday, September […]
Today’s Verdict: Coping With Schoolyard and Cyber Bullying
SCHOOL IS BACK AND SO ARE THE BULLIES by David Lesch, Esq. Way back, when I was in school, there was always a bully. It didn’t matter whether it was elementary school, junior high school, or high school. I grew […]
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