MAY DAY EVENTS AND MORE

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St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 914-667-4116

www.nps.gov/sapa

Special free Programs in May 2014

Thursday, May 1, First Thursdays at St. Paul’s, open from 1 to 9 PM
Please join us for a 7 PM walking tour of the grounds, exploring the history and variety of birds at St. Paul’s, with well known ornithologist Dr. Robert (Birding Bob) DeCandido.

Wed., May 7, 1 PM, Folk and Bluegrass Music
Our lunchtime series features a performance of folk and bluegrass music, with banjo, from Sarah Lawrence College

Sat., May 10

ASSORTED INTERESTING EVENTS

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Event: Deadline Club $10,000 Fund for Journalism Student Scholarships
When: April 25, 2014 (deadline)
Where: Online

WEATHER WARNINGS

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The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for New York City and surrounding areas from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM tomorrow, 4/24/14.

A Red Flag Warning means a combination of dry brush and gusty wind conditions support fire danger. Exercise extra caution when using outdoor gas and charcoal grills.

In addition, smokers should never carelessly discard cigarettes. Immediately report a brush fire to 911. For more information, visit http://1.usa.gov/1hpDJB1 or see the attached FDNY/OEM press release.

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He was absolutely the worst ever, or was he really?

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He was and continues to be considered the worst ever, but is he still? Today marks the birthday of former US President James Buchanan, the one many consider one of the worst of all time.

James Buchanan was the 15th president of the United States. He served from 1857 to 1861, during the build-up to the Civil War.

Buchanan was single for his entire presidency; he’s the only guy from Pennsylvania and held the presidency just before Abraham Lincoln. It’s that final black mark that Buchanan's presidency appeared to show indifference to the onset of the US Civil War.

NYPD BLUES?

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A public relations stunt involving #MyNYPD got much more than NEW YORK POLICE DEPARTMENT officials bargained for. Their Twitter hashtag suggestion actually backfired after getting flooded with police brutality images.

NYPD's Twitter page, @NYPDnews was asking everyone to tweet pictures of interactions between the public and city cops. The police department suggested they use the hashtag #myNYPD.

However, a few folks decided to use this rare opportunity to post photos of police brutality, some of which took place during the Occupy Wall Street movement.

NEW YORK CELEBRATES EARTH DAY

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New York State officials have announced that the MTA is piloting new solar technology that allows customers to access real-time train, subway and bus arrival information without connection to the electrical grid. The MTA, Metro-North Railroad and New York City Transit are testing the performance and reliability of two solar-powered kiosks that use MTA Subway Time™ and MTA Bus Time™ to provide Metro-North customers with real-time arrival estimates for connecting subways and buses at Metro-North’s Woodlawn station.

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS

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BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ ISSUES NEGATIVE ULURP RECOMMENDATION ON CITY ISLAND BRIDGE

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a negative recommendation on the proposed construction of a new City Island Bridge. The recommendations come as part of the borough president’s charter mandated responsibilities in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY

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TODAY is the 44th anniversary of EARTH DAY and over a billion people worldwide are expected to be celebrating their day of action.

Earth Day focuses on green cities to discuss the impact of more and more people migrating to large metropolitan areas to live in.

Earth Day should be everyday, where folks take time to embrace ecology and reduce pollution, plant some trees planting and take time to soak up nature, while reading a great book about the universe.

http://www.earthday.org/

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