WEATHER KEEPS CROWDS AWAY

Submitted by ub on
Images

Following a busy summer season, City Island began slowing down this Labor Day. The most influential restaurants owner on the island says business is always slow on Labor Day and Sammy Chernin told City Island Images that business was especially slow today due to the wet weather.

The City Island traffic was so light that City Island Images found a News 12 crew doing a live shot on the fact that City Island traffic was virtually non existent due to scattered showers, which kept most folks indoors today.

CITY ISLAND'S FINEST FOOD

Submitted by ub on

City Island Images is searching for the highest quality food at affordable prices that will not take a toll, or hurt our wallets. We are asking our readers to e-mail us, or respond below which one is your favorite City Island restaurant.

This list we are providing will hopefully detail tasty, affordable and highly rewarding gastronomical experiences. If you do not see your favorite food spot, feel free to add it, along with your comments.

But please, instead of just sirloin steak and lobster, we want our readers to consider first-rate fish fries. Or the kind of plate that can make your heart spin.

When it comes to keeping you well fed but financially flush, these City Island food establishments must and should always be providing the finest services, with hometown pride and with no shortcuts.

Best known for seafood, many City Island eateries also have a wide variety of international foods, offering Spanish, Italian, French, Chinese, Japanese to name a few. From sit-down to take-out, there's an establishment to satisfy every palate. Below is a short list provided by The City Island Chamber of Commerce. The following includes member and non member City Island restaurants:

Chamber member Artie's Steak & Seafood
394 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-2090
www.artiesofcityisland.com

Chamber member Bistro SK
273 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-1670
www.bistrosk.com

Chamber member City Island Diner
304 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-0362

Chamber member Filomena's Pizza & Pasta
286 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-9032

Chamber member Johnny's Reef
2 City Island Ave
www.johnnysreefrestaurant.com

Chamber member Sammy's Fish Box
41 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-0920
www.sammysfishbox.com

Chamber member Sammy's Shrimp Box
64 City Island Avenue
Phone: 718-885-3200
shrimpboxrestaurant.com

Chamber member Sea Shore Restaurant
591 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-0300
www.seashorerestaurant.com

Chamber member Seafood City
459 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-3600

Chamber member The Original Crab Shanty
371 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-1810
Fax: 718-885-0581
www.originalcrabshanty.com

City Island Lobster House
691 Bridge Street
Phone: 718-885-1459
http://www.cilobsterhouse.com/

Lido Restaurant & Catering
101 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-2177

Lobster Box
34 City Island Ave
Phone: 718-885-1952
www.lobsterboxrestaurant.com

HAPPY LABOR DAY

Submitted by ub on
Images

US workers have a little less to celebrate this Labor Day, as the minimum wages continue to stagnate and productivity gains are captured by investors.

However, despite the growing turmoil in the Middle East and potential Western involvement in the Syrian crisis, the price of oil has been relatively stable.

But as you can plainly see, Orchard Beach was virtually deserted, with more parking attendants, police officers, lifeguards and NYC park personnel on futy than there were beach goers today.

Therefore, for this reason alone its best just to say... Life is a beach!

LABOR DAY UNEMPLOYMENT

Submitted by ub on

According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, unemployment rates
were lower in July than a year earlier in 320 of this countries compiled
372 metropolitan areas, higher in 38 areas, and unchanged in 14
areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-one
areas had jobless rates of at least 10.0 percent, and 34 areas had
rates of less than 5.0 percent. Over the year, 319 areas had increases
in nonfarm payroll employment, 48 had decreases, and 5 had no change.
The national unemployment rate in July was 7.7 percent, not seasonally

Productivity Rose in Two-thirds of Detailed Trade and Food Services

Submitted by ub on

Labor productivity - defined as output per hour - rose in wholesale trade and in retail trade but fell
slightly in food services and drinking places in 2012, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Productivity changes were as follows:

2.5 percent in wholesale trade,
2.4 percent in retail trade, and
-0.1 percent in food services and drinking places.

Productivity grew faster in wholesale trade and retail trade in 2012 than in 2011, as output increased at

ARE YOU WORKING ON LABOR DAY?

Submitted by ub on
Images

Labor Day carries a lot of weight as the unofficial end of summer, when we take a look at the festivals, picnics, concerts and parties that get piled onto this last three-day weekend of summer vacation. However, others like members of this household are scheduled to work on this holiday weekend.

This Week in Her and History

Submitted by ub on
Images

This Week in History, September 1 - September 7

Sep 01, 1864
Atlanta falls to Union forces. On this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated, destroying the city's munitions as they went. On November 15 of that year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city before continuing their march through the South. Sherman's Atlanta campaign was one of the most decisive victories of the Civil War.

Sep 02, 1969
First ATM opens for business. On this day in 1969, America's first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. ATMs went on to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions. By the 1980s, these money machines had become widely popular and handled many of the functions previously performed by human tellers, such as check deposits and money transfers between accounts. Today, ATMs are as indispensable to most people as cell phones and e-mail.

Sep 03, 1783
Treaty of Paris signed. The American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1783. The signing signified America's status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies, and the boundaries of the new republic were agreed upon: Florida north to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River.

Sep 04, 1886
Geronimo surrenders. On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe's homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo's surrender, making him the last Indian warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest.

Sep 05, 1836
Sam Houston elected as president of Texas. On this day in 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. He was born in Virginia in 1793, but Houston moved with his family to rural Tennessee after his father's death; as a teenager, he ran away and lived for several years with the Cherokee tribe. Houston served in the War of 1812 and was later appointed by the U.S. government to manage the removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee to a reservation in Arkansas Territory. He practiced law in Nashville and from 1823 to1827 served as a U.S. congressman before being elected governor of Tennessee in 1827.

Sep 06, 1915
First tank produced. On this day in 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per hour. However, improvements were made to the original prototype and tanks eventually transformed military battlefields. The British developed the tank in response to the trench warfare of World War I. In 1914, a British army colonel named Ernest Swinton and William Hankey, secretary of the Committee for Imperial Defence, championed the idea of an armored vehicle with conveyor-belt-like tracks over its wheels that could break through enemy lines and traverse difficult territory. The men appealed to British navy minister Winston Churchill, who believed in the concept of a "land boat" and organized a Landships Committee to begin developing a prototype. To keep the project secret from enemies, production workers were reportedly told the vehicles they were building would be used to carry water on the battlefield (alternate theories suggest the shells of the new vehicles resembled water tanks). Either way, the new vehicles were shipped in crates labeled "tank" and the name stuck.

O - BAM - A

Submitted by ub on

The always say the opposite of whatever he says
If he likes anything, they hate it.
Even if it was their idea in the first place.

So he doesn't necessarily NOT want to do it.
They definitely WANT to use up some missiles bullets etc so their friends make money.
He just wants to do the same thing they want to do.

So what ever they say he will go with it.
Really what he is trying to achieve is being on the same SIDE as they are on ANY thing.

He is pulling the rug right out from under them.
They wont easily be able to bad mouth him and lie about it.

NYC BRAZILIAN DAY CELEBRATION

Submitted by ub on
Images

Brazilians on Brazilian Day have been celebrating Brazilian culture and their Independence in NYC for the last 29 years and they continue to make this annual event bigger, while it gains popularity.

Always taking place in the Little Brazil 46th Street, the fest has expanded to 25 blocks of party on September 1st.

This year they have brought top Brazilian artists Gusttavo Lima and Zeca Pagodinho as headliners to keep this party going.

Don’t forget to wear your green and yellow to receive plenty of friendly beijos!

BASIC INFORMATION
Little Brazil, NYC
46th Street

TRIBUTE TO WWII VETERAN NEW YORKER

Submitted by ub on
Images

City Islander and proud US Military veteran Jim Mullarkey has taken on a his solemn responsibility to bury NY indigent veterans who die without a known family member to bury them. He is undoubtedly performing God's work.

Warren Bryant was born on January 9, 1923 and died on July 7 2012, and served in the US Army from March 3, 1943 until January 19, 1946.

PFC Bryant died over a tear ago, but his case was passed around for 12 months until NYC Office for Veterans Affairs contacted Mr. Mullarkey. Since no family members were found, this fellow veteran and City Islander made sure he received a proper burial.

Jim Mullarkey is being assisted by Eddie Gonzales, owner of the City Island Body Shop on the avenue.
When it comes to NYC veterans, Mullarkey has sought to make sure that New Yorkers, who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces get a dignified burial.

On a lighter note, Mullarkey's daughter Patrol Office Jacquiline Halpin retires today from NYPD's Manhattan Precinct 19, after 25 years of service with NYC's finest. Our very best wishes to her.

Today also happens to be the anniversary of the death of Jim's mom and Jacquiline's grandmother, Beautrice Ruane Mullarkey. She passed away on 8/31/51.