Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum

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This Friday, Bartow-Pell Mansion will offer a special treat. A time to jazz it up!

Join Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache for a night of Jazz beats and music at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum. A Bronx native and multiple Grammy Award nominee, Bobby is a drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, and bandleader who has performed with a number of jazz legends. Bobby has been named this year's Jazz Journalist Awards' Percussionist of the Year. He is also a co-curator of the Bronx Rising! series at the BMHC Lab and a founding member of the BMHC's Music Advisory Board.

NYC SUPERSIZED DRINKS ARE OK

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Those huge actions behind all of his big dollars and all of his cents were never making a heck of a lot of common sense. Large-size soft drinks are another sip closer to a huge comeback in the Big Apple.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's efforts to ban large sugary drinks from restaurants, fast-food outlets, sports arenas, movie theaters and other outlets has now been rejected by New York Appellate Court ruling the plan was illegal.

ONLINE EDUCATION DANGERS

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As a journalism educator I meet students who are the first in their families to attend a university. They include foreign students, who are recent immigrants and US citizens from low-income families.

FAILING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE

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Our infrastructure is not Republican nor Democrat, but it's necessary repair and upgrades have stalled as partisan political bickering continues to thrive.

Every family, every community and every business needs infrastructure to thrive. Infrastructure encompasses your local water main and the Hoover Dam; the power lines connected to your house and the electrical grid spanning the U.S.; and the street in front of your home and the national highway system.

US DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS CRUMBLING

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A new report warns US drinking water systems require $384 billion in repairs.

Our nation’s aging drinking water infrastructure suffers an average of 700 water main breaks a day and will require an investment of $384 billion through 2030 in order for service to remain reliable, according to a new report released by The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

SPARKS EXPECTED ON CITY ISLAND

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Although his campaign manager has resigned and his political peers continues to shoot harsh words towards him, Anthony Weiner will stick it out and stay in the race for New York City mayor.

As reports surface about Weiner's exchange of lewd photos with women despite resigning from Congress in 2011 and his standing in the polls continue to fall, the City Island Civic Association has invited him and Christine Quinn to appear before the organization tomorrow.

CITY ISLAND CIVIC ANNOUNCEMENT

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The City Island Civic Association will be meeting on Tuesday, July 30th at 7:30pm at 190 Fordham Street.

CICA will have two guests at the next meeting, former Congressman Anthony Weiner and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. Both are candidates to be the next Mayor of New York City.

Letters were sent to all announced candidates as of 04/30/2013. So far, the only announced candidate to attend has been Adolfo Carrion, Island resident and Independence Party nominee. City Comptroller John Liu also attended our January meeting, before he declared his candidacy.

NYC, NY A CITY WITH ECLECTIC VARIETY

Congratulations, you have arrived. Remember, if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. But just to be sure, you could also be watching old episodes of “Gossip Girl” and “Sex and the City” to prepare for your adventure.

Pelham / Bryant Parks
These parks are larger and smaller alternative compared to Central Park but it’s just as beautiful and lively. Concerts and free yoga take place here. There are many seats for hanging out with friends and lunch dates. Come out and tan or read a book all day.

Nautical Museum / Strands Bookstore

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WEDDING PARTY BOAT CRASH

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A deadly nighttime speedboat crash on the Hudson River hurled the bride-to-be and her fiance's best man into the water and left the groom and three others injured, including a friend who was piloting the boat.

Six friends were on board the boat when it struck a barge near the Tappan Zee Bridge, sending Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lennon, both 30.

The bride is presumed dead and the groom is missing as a result of a NY wedding boat ride.

The body matching 30-year-old Lindsey Stewart was pulled from the water, but officials have not issued a positive identification.

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