City Island Temporary Bridge?

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How do you get in and out of City Island? Hopefully, by crossing a temporary bridge, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. We will also continue to report on this boondoggle which has experienced multiple problems.
The project has been on and off several times and by the looks of all the political buck passing, there's more.

City Island's temporary bridge now open | News 12 Bronx http://bronx.news12.com/news/city-island-s-temporary-bridge-now-open-1… via @News12BX

City Island Temporary Bridge Undergoes Load Test « CBS New York http://cbsloc.al/1UKYM6J

Santa Teresa

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My late and great father used to say that he loved and admired three women, my grandmother, my mom and Mother Teresa.

One of them will soon become a canonized saint. In Rome, Pope Francis signs off on the miracle needed to make Mother Teresa a saint at The Vatican, elevating a holy woman, who made the poor her life's mission one of the Roman Catholic Church's highest honors.

Mother Teresa is going to be canonized http://bit.ly/1PcLEqU

Mother Teresa is set to be canonised as a saint http://dailym.ai/1Rt3mb4

College Capping Course

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Another semester has ended and over a dozen of my MARIST College students presented their final projects to their colleagues and distinguished faculty members today.

The following senior class Capping Projects represent topics, which our students are personally interested in and are extremely passionate about. They have been told to submit them within a Total Running Time of 10 minutes.

This eclectic mix of multimedia projects include, an ode to mom, an assortment of social issues, video games, comedy skits and music videos, just to name a few.

Cuban Candidates Clash

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US Senators Ted Cruz, Texas and Marco Rubio, Florida and both Cuban immigrants found plenty of opportunities to draw attention to themselves and add to their opponents camp pains contrasts.

Rubio: “We will have to work around the world with less than ideal governments. The government in Saudi Arabia is not a democracy, but we will have to work with them … But anti-American dictators like Assad. If they go I will not shed a tear.”

Bill of Rights

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On this, the 224th anniversary of the Bill of Rights, students from across the country discussed and debated issues related to the 1st amendment.

This anniversary marks the date, Dec. 15, 1791, when the required number of states approved the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

Do The Right Thing

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Nearly six-in-10 Americans say the United States should not temporarily bar Muslims from other countries from entering the U.S., and two-thirds say such a ban would go against the founding principles of this country, a CBS News poll shows.

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump sparked a firestorm when he proposed keeping Muslims from coming in.

Donald Trump stands by Muslim ban despite backlash
There are sharp differences by political party. Just over half of Republicans responding -- 54 percent -- support such a ban, while most Democrats and independents do not.

Good & Bad News

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The good news is that City Island's new bridge will not have a toll. but, NY state officials have announced that Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels is set to strengthen toll evasion enforcement at its seven bridges and two tunnels in New York City. This plan aligns with a proposed New York State regulation to suspend the registrations of vehicles that repeatedly evade payment on toll crossings.

City Island Detour?

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City Island traffic may soon be increased by new status of a Yacht Club that has been an institution for decades. The Stuyvesant Yacht Club may soon be leased, or sold, yo NYC Parks Department. This local yacht hub has been on the eastern end of Centre St. for almost a century.

Among the concerns is t he need for onsite parking. Concerns that a full-time concessionaire might compete with local businesses and bring much traffic or recreational nightlife like Dyckman Marina in Manhattan.

Santa Baby

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Our granddaughter Olivia is only one month young and she is already prepared for her very first Christmas.

Her mother Sabrina and her father Stephen agree and we ask all of you... Inst she the most adorable baby girl who has managed to win all of our hearts? We certainly think so. What say you?

Santa Baby By Eartha Kitt https://youtu.be/g7T0IK99ELs via @YouTube

Photo: Stephen Grevenberg, DaD

Human Evolution?

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The Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, was an oval amphitheater in the center of Rome. Fighting and destruction was constantly the biggest draw. Coliseum gladiators may have been the single most barbaric sporting venue in human history. Some of the showdowns witnessed there were so ferocious that we still talk about it today.

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