US TROOPS TO LEAVE IRAQ. Before End Of This Year.
NYC MANHUNT. Cops Search for PS 298 Gunman.
OWS Gains Support. Senior Protesters Join In.
LIBERATION DAY. Libyan Rebels Rejoice.
THEY'RE BACK. PB Drills Gulf Coast.
He is the oldest living person on City Island. This "clamdigger", who is a lifetime resident of this tiny NYC island was born and raised in the same house his grandfather built four hundred years after Christopher Columbus landed in America.
He is undoubtedly the best known resident of City Island. Unfortunately, he has lost his appetite, stopped eating and his body is beginning to shut down. Who is this superstar? He is 95 year old Captain Ed Sadler. A proud father, a prouder grandfather and the proudest great grandfather ever.
As far as tourist destinations are concerned, there are very few places on earth can rival the likes of Manhattan, NYC, NY.
But if you haven’t been before, City Island can easily fill your weekend. So if your schedule and budget is better suited for a quick and affordable city weekend...
NYC United Way says that 84% of New Yorkers believe that hunger is a real problem.
As much as one third responding they or a family member had difficulty paying for food.
The poll found that two out of three city residents expect a friend will need help getting food in the coming year. A majority of New Yorkers said they believe the federal government should take the lead in fighting hunger.
Global Strategy Group conducted the phone survey of 700 New York City adults on 8/8 in English and in Spanish. There is a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points.
NY State Office of Developmental Disabilities says they're establishing a Center at 532 City Island Avenue for up to 30 patients between the hours of 9a-3p. The 3000 square foot site, which features large windows is intended to decentralize and downsize the existing day program to better serve their population, as well as to foster interaction with the community.
Officials with OPWDD, which serves more than 126,000 New Yorkers with developmental disabilities say that they chose City Island for it's peace, quiet and tranquility of our community, Pelham Park and Orchard Beach.
Stay Safe Initiative: North Riverdale
Sunday, Oct. 23 – P.S. 81 Fun Fest
Noon to 4 p.m.
5550 Riverdale Ave.
Bronx, NY 10471
The Stay Safe program provides free identification of children containing their biometric information, photo and fingerprints to be used in case they go missing.
Contact: David Osborn (site manager), at 914-667-4116; dostpaul@yahoo.com
Veterans Day Commemoration,
at National Historic Site in Westchester County,
Friday, November 11
Veterans Day will be commemorated at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site, in Mt. Vernon, on Friday, November 11. There will be a brief ceremony at 11 AM, followed by tours, talks, songs and living history demonstrations recalling the lives and service of veterans buried in the historic cemetery, with an emphasis on Civil War soldiers, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
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CNR's Women’s Studies is holding a film festival tonight 21, 2011, at 6:00 p.m. in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Nine short films, diverse in style and content, and done by, for, and about women, will be shown.
LIBYA FALLS INTO CHAOS. Liberation Equals Death.
CLINTON IN AFGHANISTAN. Stop Terrorism.
UN INVESTIGATES. Qaddafi's Execution.
TUNISIA ELECTIONS. Free Press.
JOB BILL. Blocked By GOP.