Silent Skies Alleviates Aircraft Noise Pollution

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Congress is considering new legislation requiring airlines to buy quieter aircraft US Rep. Joe Crowley (NY-14), along with Reps. Steve Israel (NY-3), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Grace Meng (NY-6), local elected officials, civic organizations, advocates and community members announced the introduction of the Silent Skies Act (H.R. 3650), legislation that aims to improve the quality of life for those who live near airports. Far too many communities are impacted by constant engine noise all day long, and the deafening sound poses certain health risks, disrupts student learning and drowns out the joys of daily life. The Silent Skies Act will require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue regulations by the end of 2015 requiring commercial airplanes to meet Stage 4 noise standards, which is a significantly lower decibel level than those currently in use.

NYC Bridge and Street Closures

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The Brooklyn Bridge will be fully closed Manhattan-bound on Saturday from 12:01 am to 7 am. One of three eastbound lanes will be closed from 6 am to 2 pm on Saturday to facilitate bridge maintenance.

One of four Brooklyn-bound lanes on the Williamsburg Bridge will be closed on Saturday from 6 am to 2 pm to facilitate bridge maintenance.

The Willis Avenue Bridge will be closed to all traffic for bridge testing on Saturday from 2 am to 6 am. Motorists will be detoured to the Madison Avenue Bridge at East 138th Street. Pedestrians and bicyclists may use the Third Avenue Bridge.

HAPPY FOREVER

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Questions of personality have vexed mankind from the dawn of person-hood: Can people change?

How do others perceive me? What is the difference between normal and pathological behavior?

One's personality is so pervasive and all-important that it presents a clinical paradox of sorts: it is hard to assess our own personality, and impossible to overlook that of others.

RIP NELSON MANDELA

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NELSON MANDELA
Born: July 18, 1918, Umtata, South Africa
Died: December 5, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa

He was the greatest world leader of his time, according to people who knew and dealt with him.

The former South African President died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection.

This anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure all over the world and a true symbol of global reconciliation.

DOES TIME HEAL ALL?

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Back in May, NY Senator Jeff Klien and other politicians were touting the benefits of a Metro North transportation expansion proposal into the Bronx. But that was then and this is now.

Some of you may recall that a terrible accident occurred on the Hudson River Railroad near Spuyten Duyvil, where several lives were lost and dozens more were injured, but not the one that occurred this week. This is from news articles, which appeared back in 1882 newspapers.

http://www.catskillarchive.com/rrextra/wksdfl.Html

http://myinwood.net/the-spuyten-duyvil-railroad-disaster-of-1882/

This week's horrible accident that killed four and left dozens injured, casting a dark shadow over the holiday season. AS funeral services are being held, City Island Images wonders what millions of New Yorkers are thinking as they deal with this tragedy and worry about their safety and that of so many other commuters who have to rely on Metro North, which some feel is another accident waiting to happen.

The causes of this and previous accidents, four in the past seven months is alarming to say the least. A May 17 train derailment and collision in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the death of a Metro-North employee on May 28 in West Haven, Connecticut; and a freight train derailment in the Bronx back in July 18.

These four recent accidents caused 5 deaths and 129 injuries to Metro-North employees and customers. How many more have to occur before we say this is unacceptable and we've had enough.

COLD WEATHER AHEAD

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CHANCES FOR RAIN INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT NEARS AND MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH EASTERN REGION.

Weather forecasters are warning NYC residents to prepare for an arctic blast which has already threatened 32 million Americans living in the Midwest and southern regions of the nation with ice and send temperatures sinking by as much as 50 degrees.

The worst of the ice storm should stretch from Texas through Arkansas and parts of Tennessee, Missouri and Kentucky. Some places could get a half-inch or more of ice, enough to weigh down power lines and snap tree branches.

MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS?

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Is the soon to be NYC Mayor moving forward or backwards?

Bill DeBlasio has chosen Bill Bratton as the new NYPD commissioner. He was Rudy Giuliani's police commissioner and this 66-year-old is not a native New Yorker.

The mayor elect has also announced the appointment of Anthony Shorris as First Deputy Mayor. NYC's second highest-ranking City Hall official is a former executive director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has also served as deputy education chancellor and former finance commissioner during the administration of former Mayor Ed Koch.

DeBlasio says "Bill Bratton is a proven and progressive crime-fighter, and my charge to him is clear:

Use the best technology and tactics to focus our law enforcement’s efforts on criminals to reduce crime even further, and make our streets and neighborhoods even safer.

Continue the NYPD’s success in keeping our city safe from terrorist threats.

Continue the groundbreaking work in progressive policing to keep the NYPD at the cutting edge of innovation and pioneering police strategies.

And repair relations between the police and the communities it protects by ending the overuse of stop-and-frisk, and ensuring police tactics are applied constitutionally, consistently, fairly and without bias."

WELCOME JOURNALISTS WORLDWIDE

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City Island Images @CIMAGES on Twitter in NYC, USA is now searching for contributing editors from every continent, and as many datelines as we can find on earth.

Breaking news as well as your feature article, podcast or video submission wanted. Please write to admin@cimages.me

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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF…

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LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF… HISPANOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA!
What used to be the unilateral and monolingual
United States Declaration of Independence is now a multilateral, multilingual conversation of followers, influence makers, and brand ambassadors.

This takes on a new meaning sharing a multitude of social platforms, it is more important than ever for Latinos to have a voice that speaks with everyone and not just specific audiences organization with a growing interest in the Hispanic market.

Many organizations are finally beginning to intensify attention and focus on US.

NYC CHRISTMAS TREE GRIDLOCK

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Back in 1931 NYC construction workers lined up for their pay checks standing next to the first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

The Christmas tree went on to become an icon and an annual tradition and a New York landmark.

This afternoon, four blocks around Rockefeller Center will be closed to cars and filled with barricades.

As Fifth and Sixth Avenues shut down, traffic will be pushed from avenue to avenue.

With 48th to 52nd Streets closed, the 40s and 50s will be virtually full of folks and impassable.

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