HEALTH ISSUES IN HAITI

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Dramatic improvements in water and sanitation services are needed to eliminate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, health experts who took part in a United Nations-organized briefing to outline concrete steps to stem the spread of the disease in the region said today.

Headlines 1/12/12

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WINTER STORM BLAST.Heavy Winds & Rain.

PRISON RELEASES. Mississippi Governor.

ARMY DESECRATION. US Investigates.

GOP CANDIDATES. Who's On Top?

HAITI QUAKE. 2 Years Later.

Picture The Homeless - Banking on Vacancy

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Frustrated by a landscape of vacant buildings and the seemingly endless cycle of horrible living conditions, rising rents that subsidies and vouchers didn't cover, and the shelter system, our members have been fighting to make the city convert vacant property into housing that poor folks can afford.

Several years and legislative battles later, activists have completed a historic city-wide vacant property count and they're releasing the report on Thursday, January 26th.

The full invitation/ information is below- please RSVP to adrian@picturethehomeless.org

Gone, But Not Forgotten

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UNFORGETTABLE is a broadcast series on CBS TV 2 about a female NYPD detective who remembers everything, which helps her in her career, but haunts her in her personal life.

The cast and crew had been filming in and around City Island for the past several days. Before wrapping up their days of labor, crew members Brian Allen, who works in production and Nick Pettitta, who handles props took time to speak with City Island Images. They told us they worked hard for a few days and enjoyed City Island. They both hope to return again soon.

It's War - On NYC's Dirty Rats

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The Newly appointed big cheese at NYC's MTA used to be the city's rat czar. Joseph Lhota held that job during the 1990s under Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a position which gave Lhota the unique expertise on the vermin that still plagues the NYC subway system today.

H says he will wage war on both male and female rats, but points out that a female becomes sexually mature at five months. With a gestation period only 21 days, he has little time to waste.

Headlines 1/11/12

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GOP MAKES CAMPAIGN HISTORY. Romney Wins Again.

LAST DAY TO COMMENT. NY Natural Gas Fracking.

LIMITED BOOZE SALES. For NYC Residents.

HOSTESS BANKRUPT. Twinkies Troubles?

SNAKES DISCOVERED. Real Ones!

Who Should Determine Dirty Words and Images?

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There are about a half million words in the English language and only seven are officially considered bad words, according to George Carlin.

Although a decision is not expected until early summer, US Supreme Court Justices seemed reluctant Today to end our government’s historic policing of the broadcast airwaves and to strike down the “indecency” rules that guide prime-time TV programs.

IMPORTANT FIRST PRIMARY?

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Rick, Newt, Jon, Ron or Mitt? Who will claim victory late tonight?
Of the 767,383 registered voters in New Hampshire, over 300 thousand are registered as "undeclared," or roughly 41 percent of the total number. This voting population is larger percentage wise than both Republicans 30% and Democrats 29 %.

VISIT THESE LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

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Bartow-Pell Mansion and Museum
http://bartowpellmansionmuseum.org

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov

Bronx River Alliance
http://www.bronxriver.org

Hutchinson River Restoration Project
http://www.hutchinsonriverrestorationproject.org

Friends of the Woodlawn Cemetery
http://www.friendsofwoodlawn.org

The City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum
http://www.cityislandmuseum.org

THE BRONX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org

North River Historic Ship Society
http://www.nrhss.org

NYC Council Seeks Food For Thought

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The NYC Council is conducting this survey to gather information about the perspectives and experiences of City food establishments concerning the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s (DOHMH) food inspection process. In particular, the Council hopes to gain insight into the recently implemented letter grading system and its impact on City restaurants.

This survey is divided into two sections:

The first section includes background questions about your establishment and solicits your views regarding DOHMH’s inspection process and the letter grading system.