AFFORDABLE LEGAL ADVISE

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Just because a lawyer can afford to pay for expensive advertising doesn't make him a better lawyer," says Robert Grant Niznik, founder of Shpoonkle, who is about to graduate from New York Law School.

Robert Grant Niznik says he is well aware of the lousy job market and wondered what he was going to do after graduating from New York Law School.

At the same time, he'd read about middle-class folks who didn't qualify for Legal Aid, but couldn't pay high-priced attorneys.

He came up with the idea of a matchmaking Web site. http://www.shpoonkle.com

Holiday Celebrations

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NY Senator Jeff Klein will be holding his 17th Annual Christmas tree lighting this Friday, Dec. 16, at Peace Memorial Plaza (Williamsbridge Road and Pelham Parkway). This holiday tradition will feature caroling from students at St. Lucy's School and a special appearance by Santa! There will also be cocoa and treats for the first 100 children attending. For more information, call 1-800-718-2039.

Menorah Lighting

Location: Bronx House, 990 Pelham Parkway South

Date: Dec 20th

Time: 3:30 pm.

There will be cookies and hot cocoa.
Christmas Tree Lighting

Happy Holidays

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So many of us complain that we eat too much for the holidays. The sweets, the appetizers, and main courses overflow and many quickly rush to join a gym to get the weight off.

Bronx Seasons Greeting

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., joined Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayors Linda Gibbs and Cas Halloway, as well as Health Commissioner Thomas Farley to announce that obesity rates among New York City public elementary and middle school students have decreased over the past five years across all race and ethnic groups, marking the biggest decline in childhood obesity reported to date by any large city in the country. The event took place at P.S./I.S. 218 on Gerard Avenue.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. also wishes everyone happy holidays!

New MRI Equipment

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Tomorrow morning, NYC Council Member James Vacca will join officials at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of a highly advanced MRI machine at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center. Council Member Vacca allocated $2 million in City Council capital funds that helped Einstein purchase the new equipment, which will augment the research capabilities of the College of Medicine and enhance its efforts to develop improved understanding of a variety of diseases and disorders.

Winter Wonderland

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On Friday, December 15, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., together with The New York Yankees will host the 2011 Winter Wonderland celebration. Five thousand kids will receive toys and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while taking pictures with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at Yankee Stadium.

WHEN: Friday, December 15, 2011 @ 5 p.m.

WHERE: Yankee Stadium Gate 6—Hard Rock Café Entrance

Big city living

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New York City ranks first on any list of US cities with the most expensive cost-of-living, but that doesn’t stop droves of people from moving here each and every year.

You could purchase a single-family home in many other US locations for what you’d pay for a 1BR studio condominium in New York City. How do I know this? I live, as well as own one and for me, there’s nothing like living in NYC.

However, living in a small space requires some extra special efforts:

NYC EMERGENCY TEST

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New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system – a new, free emergency notification service that will allow authorized government officials to send geographically targeted emergency alerts to enabled mobile devices on the AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon wireless networks.

Headlines 12/15/11

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IRAQ WAR ENDS. 4,500 Americans dead, 32,000 wounded, $800 BILLION.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN? Again for Third Time This Year.

US PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Are Not Meeting Federal Standards.

CENSUS FACTS. One in Two People Low Income.

PRAGMATIC. Named Word Of The Year.

SYSTEM MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES

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As previously announced on City Island Images, in order to conduct an upgrade to our 24/7 on-line news and information service pack, the system must be shut down starting on December 20th, and may unfortunately be unavailable on and throughout the holidays.

It is possible these upgrades will be in fact completed early, but City Island Images cannot guarantee this. If the upgrade is completed earlier than expected, we will be delighted to continue our services system-wide.

Service pack 24/7 is a maintenance upgrade that includes bug fixes and latest browser compatibilities.

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