Crowley: Chicken Noodle Soup is “Mmm, Mmm Bad”

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US Congressman Joe Crowley is a seven-term representative from NY's 7th Congressional District, which includes sections of Queens and the Bronx Rep. Crowley’s remarks as prepared:

“Today, Republicans in the House will once again bring up a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

“We’ve seen a lot of repeal from them, but not as much with respect to their so-called plan to replace.

“But, I think I’ve figured out what the GOP wants to replace the Affordable Care Act with.

SLURP ME... DELICIOUSLY

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Summertime and all the Slurpees today are delicious and FREE: it’s 7/11 and that means 7 ELEVEN stores started giving away these cold drinks from 11A until 7P and that’s how they celebrate their nationwide store chain's anniversary.

The 7 ELEVEN City Island Images visited was located near the end of the #6 New York City Subway line. This store was giving away a few hundred an hour and their bar tender, who at first did not want his photo taken told City Island Images "I expect to serve hundreds more of these delicious Slurpees."

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TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES

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After months of meetings and planning sessions, NYC’s public bike share program -- Citi Bike -- is hitting the street this summer! Your outspoken support for better bicycling in the Big Apple helped to make this program a reality. Thank you!

Transportation Alternatives wants to be sure we continue to advocate for the needs surrounding your daily bicycle trips. With the roll-out of public bike share getting closer and closer, we’re interested in finding out how you plan on taking advantage of this great new public transit option.

How will YOU use Citi Bike?

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MITT ROMNEY ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE GOP BASE. Reaches Out To Black Voters.
GOP Presidential candidate addresses the NAACP in a speech that focuses on the US economy.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS VOTE ONCE AGAIN. To Repeal Obamacare.
GOP pushes for a symbolic repeal vote with same objective and a different argument: To spare 20 million Americans from a tax.

OHIO FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILS, Causing Massive Explosion
Columbus evacuates a mile-wide area of the city following an 11 car derailed and some exploded into fire balls.

NOT MUCH ON THE HILL. Looking Busy Are Deceiving

NYBG Celebrates Monet

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On July 19, enjoy a cocktail while viewing Monet's Garden, then relax on the Conservatory Lawn for a live concert. Light picnic fare, beer, wine, and other refreshments will be available for purchase. Visitors are invited to bring their own lawn chairs and blankets (seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis). Diptyque, world-renowned purveyors of fragrance and scented candles, will be "scenting" the evening and providing complimentary samples. (Want a chance to win elegant diptyque candles?

SYRIA & UN AGREE TO END VIOLENCE

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In a discussion described as “very candid and constructive,” Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, agreed on an approach to ending the violence in the Middle Eastern country.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS & EVENTS

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The Bronx Council on the Arts celebrates its 50th Anniversary with a limber summer season full of free, fun, interactive, and new projects and partnerships for public engagement. Focusing on BCA’s own unique brand of programming, professional development, and opportunities, It’s ELASTIC! showcases Bronx artists and ideas at BCA’s future home at 2700 East Tremont Avenue, Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx Terminal Market, Poe Park Visitors Center, and other vibrant sites throughout the Bronx--going beyond the white cube and black box to feature creative resilience.

BxIndie Music at Sunset: Jazz Guitar

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Enjoy a plain air performance by local BxIndie musicians, through a collaboration with the Bronx Council on the Arts. New this year, you can bring your own folding chair and enjoy the performance from the comfort of your own favorite seat. This evening, jazz guitarist Doug Wamble, described by The New Yorker as a"one-man compendium of avant-Americana", performs.
Free with admission to the grounds. Wave Hill - A public garden & cultural center.

http://www.wavehill.org

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EGYPT'S LEGISLATURE IGNORES COURT. Parliament Meets Despite Supreme Court Ruling.
The Islamist-dominated parliament meets in defiance of a ruling by the country's highest court dissolving the legislature.

SPAIN BAILOUT. European Finance Ministers Offer Economic Lifeline.
The deal which is expected to be finalized soon, says 37 billion euros can be ready by the end of the month.

VULNERABLE HOMEOWNERS. Losing Out Over $400
A National Consumer Law Center report says outdated state laws and misinformation allow big banks to buy houses for a pittance and resell them.

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