Ferry Service to the Bronx
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NYC Councilman and Transportation Committee Chairman says the push to hopefully one day bring ferry service from the Bronx to Manhattan has officially begun.
COUNCILS PUT MAYORS IN THEIR PLACE
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It may be raining on the parades of NYC and San Diego Mayors today as their respective city councils vote on hot button issues.
Bob Filner, Mayor of San Diego has been battling allegations of sexual harassment, with petitions for him to step down. A tentative agreement was reached following days of mediation involving attorneys for embattled San Diego Mayor and other city officials, but City Attorney Jan Goldsmith has yet to provide details.
NYC CRIME
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NYC bill would give New Yorkers the power to see whether their next-door neighbor ever had a criminal past.
NYC Councilman Peter Vallone will introduce legislation to place the NYPD's gun offender registry online. The database will keep track of those convicted of certain gun crimes.
If you ever wondered is your neighbor was acting like a criminal, now you will be able to learn if they have ever been arrested and how many times.
Allerton Avenue Festival
Don’t miss the 6th Annual Allerton Avenue Festival taking place on Sunday, August 25, 2013 from 12pm to 5pm on Allerton Avenue between Wallace and Barnes Avenues.
The purpose of this event is to bring the community together to celebrate the cultural diversity that makes our neighborhoods a great place to live, work and raise a family.
The day will feature an International Food Show with food samplings of African, Albanian, Bangladeshi, Chinese, French, Greek, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Latin-American, Thai, and many more cuisines!
City Island Lobster House
Turn left once you cross over the City Island Bridge and you will find that the Lobster House offers not much more than good views.
Their service was slow and once the Crab Lobster Feast plate arrived, it was incomplete. The taste of the food was mediocre, but at least they offered large portions and the place appeared to be clean. CITY ISLAND LOBSTER HOUSE 691 BRIDGE STREET BRONX, 10464 718-885-1459
On 02/23/2013 NYC Health Department Rated it: A
Benedict Arnold Returns
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Benedict Arnold Returns,
at National Historic Site in Westchester County,
Saturday, September 14
Maritime Labour Convention
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IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu welcomes the entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), a sister UN agency to IMO.
“The entry into force of the MLC convention marks significant progress in the recognition of seafarers’ roles and the need to safeguard their well-being and their working conditions. This is a truly important landmark for seafarers; and for shipping, on which the global economy relies,” Mr. Sekimizu said.
10 RULES
ELMORE LEONARD: 10 RULES
1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
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Family Festival Sails into Town
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Golden autumn sunshine and refreshing ocean breezes create a perfect setting for the Town of Hempstead’s Family Festival by the Sea on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., in beautiful Lido Beach. Residents and visitors alike are invited to ride a wave of fun and excitement into Lido Beach Town Park for a weekend of live concerts, delicious food, craft and novelty vendors, sand sculptures, circus entertainers, eating contests and great children’s shows.
TURNINGPOINT IN EGYPT
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The increasing crackdown against Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi will be making these peaceful protestors into martyrs.
While billions of dollars worth of US military aid returns to American companies scattered throughout the states. These dynamics are very general but specifically hurts US. Furthermore, the Egyptian military believes in their heart of hearts that it's the only institution keeping that nation from spiraling into a calamitous period of instability.