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BRONX BIG BROTHER
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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, the nation’s oldest and largest youth mentoring organization, to celebrate National Mentoring Month by declaring January “Mentoring Month” in the Bronx.
Little Brother Brian (left) was on hand to receive a proclamation from Borough President Diaz.
NEW NYC HS OPENING SOON
Fall of 2012, New York City will open The Academy for Software Engineering, NYC’s first public high school that will actually train students to develop software.
This amazing project has been the dream of Mike Zamansky, a highly-regarded teacher at Stuyvesant public high school. It was jump started when Fred Wilson, a VC at Union Square Ventures agreed to get the tech community to help with knowledge, advice, and money.
BUDGET ADDRESS
Governor Andrew Cuomo's Budget Address
Presented by
Commissioner Ben Lawsky
Department of Financial Services
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Villa Barone Manor
737 Throgs Neck Expressway
Bronx, NY 10465
5:30PM-6:30PM
RSVP to jennifer.rivera@exec.ny.gov
CITY ISLAND THEATER GROUP
AUDITIONS:
Friday, January 20th @ 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 21st @ 2:15 p.m.
AT GRACE HALL, 116 CITY ISLAND AVENUE
THE STORY:
Meet The Presidents and More...
Presidents and African American History, at National Historic Site in Westchester County, Saturday, Feb. 11, noon to 4 PM
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Sunday, January 22Great Horned Owl at BPMM @ 4:30 p.m.
Dr. Robert DeCandido, better known as "Birding Bob" to legions of New Yorkers who follow him around city parks looking for feathered friends, will answer your every owl question. Learn about which owls are seen most often this time of year and take a stroll outside sipping hot chocolate to ward off the cold while Bob attempts to summon these amazing creatures from their treetops.
THE ORCHARD BEACH PAVILION
ILLUSTRATED TALK: “THE ORCHARD BEACH PAVILION”
Wednesday, January 18
7:30 pm
Huntington Free Library
9 Westchester Square, Bronx, NY
Friends of Pelham Bay Park member Deborah Wye, a retired MoMA curator, will explore the history of the landmark Orchard Beach Pavilion and its distinctive architecture. She will describe its origins as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project lead by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, and its possible renovation for future generations.
GLOBAL ENERGY CONSERAVATION
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As the International Year of Sustainable Energy kicks off, United Nations officials are calling on governments, the private sector and civil society to help expand energy access, improve efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy.
Globally, one person in five still lacks access to modern electricity and twice that number – three billion people – rely on wood, coal, charcoal, or animal waste for cooking and heating.
Headlines 1/17/12
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SHIPWRECKED SEARCH CONTINUES. Captain In Court.
US CAMPAIGN UNDER SIEGE. Candidate Discourse.
WISCONSIN GOVERNOR. Voters Seek Recall.
NY BUDGET DEFICIT. Education Reform.
TODAY'S COMMUTE. Snow, Rain.