Zimmerman Wont Testify - Defense Rests Case

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During the entire trial, George Zimmerman has maintained he shouldn't be found guilty of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, but his defense attorneys counseled him not to testify on his own behalf.

Meanwhile, Trayvon Martin's family is praying for peaceful justice, saying they have faith.
Zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second degree murder charges, claiming he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense.

Now that lawyers defending Zimmerman have decided to rest their case, the trial may go to the jury as early as Friday.

CITY ISLAND BRIDGE UPDATE

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NYC DOT has provided City Island Images with the following information and at their request, with the understanding that we do not use any quotes.

Registration of the construction contract for the City Island bridge is currently underway at the Comptroller's Office. Although the timeline for the project's start will be determined when registration is complete, we have been told by more than one source that this will occur in less than six months.

$100+ CITY ISLAND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT APPROVED

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The City Island Bridge contract has been officially awarded to Tutor Perini Corporation by NYC DOT. They were the low bidder for the $102.7 million replacement of the City Island Road Bridge over Eastchester Bay.

This long awaited and controversial project includes the construction and removal of a temporary bridge and approach roadways, demolition of the existing bridge structures, construction of a single steel tower cable-stayed bridge with private utilities, reconstruction of approach roadways, and the rehabilitation of City Island Esplanade and Pelham Bay Park with landscape improvements.

Business owners as well as community leaders are in agreement that the bridge needs serious repair, but disagree on the decision New York officials have made concerning their bridge project. The City Island Bridge is the only way in and out of the island.

The new bridge will be the first cable-stayed bridge built in the State of New York. Prep work has already started, with substantial completion expected by the end of 2016.

Although Tutor Perini Corporation has not yet started any on-site work on the project, groundbreaking is expected to begin within the next six months. The contract has been awarded by NYC DOT and the NYC Comptrollers Office is now expected to register the project.

The current City Island bridge is a low-rise 20-foot-tall bridge over Eastchester Bay connecting City Island with the Bronx mainland. It was built in 1901 and rehabilitated in 1977. The bridge is expected to cost $150 million, with Federal funding on the project covering $100 million.

The Replacement of the City Island Road Bridge covers both the demolition of the existing bridge and the construction of both a temporary bridge and the new single tower asymmetrical steel cable-stayed replacement bridge.

The temporary bridge will be constructed next to the current bridge from Pelham Bay Park to City Island Avenue and the new span will be built where the existing City Island Bridge now sits.

Construction is set to begin within the next six months and is scheduled for completion sometime in 2016.

RESPONDING TO STRESS

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We all live in a time, which represents challenges that nobody really wants. Everyone is stressed out with: AIDS, Climate change, Hunger, Poverty, Terrorism, Violence.

As our society deals with economic, natural, social and spiritual well-being perils.

SABOTAGE SUSPECTED

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The brakes were disabled before train exploded in Lac-Megantic, Canada according to railway chief.

A total of 72 tanker cars carrying crude oil jumped the track, setting off a huge fireball.

At least 40 people are missing. Officials in the town 130 miles east of Montreal say some victims were likely vaporized by the intense blaze, which burned for 36 hours after the crash.

The driver-less train barreled into a small Quebec town and derailed, causing a deadly inferno and claiming 13 lives.

PELHAM BAY PARK EVENTS

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Pelham Bay Park Events:

2,700 acres makes Pelham Bay Park the city's largest park. Like many of New York City's parks, the land on which it sits has a long and intricate history.

Many of the park's historic features remain observable to the modern park visitor.

Pelham Bay Park has many significant environmental features. Its variety of habitats enables one to see a diversity of wildlife throughout the park.

Kids Shows start Weds 7/10 -

Summer Concert on Friday 7/12 -

Family Fun Day on Saturday 7/13 -

Orchard Beach Summer Concerts Begin Sunday 7/14

THE TEA WAR

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This war does not occur in China, where the cultural revolution caused destruction. It is right in our United States.

The headlines surfaced following immigration reform: GOP Ready For 'Culture War'. The Grand Old Party, or Grand Old Party as it is called Republican, is ready for a culture war. Then came this: 'Furious' Readies Fight Against Tea Party GOP.

Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories Behind the Headlines

THIS WEDNESDAY: War Correspondents at The Brooklyn Brewery presents Mike Kamber, author of "Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq." Don't miss this opportunity to hear the stories behind the headlines of the past decade from an award-winning photographer who worked at The New York Times bureau in Baghdad from 2003-2012. Brooklyn Brewery founder and former Mideast correspondent Steve Hindy moderates. Tickets are $15 and include one Brooklyn beer. All proceeds help RISC train more war correspondents in first aid.

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CITY ISLAND CELEBRITIES

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Topless Celebrities - The Sexy Side Of Celebrity Gossip ..

Only on City Island, NYC can you see Vincent Pastore (Big Pussy) watering the lawn like a tough guy. He is really a pussy cat.

He's enjoyed roles on TV crime movies and miniseries, such as Gotti and The Last Don, but his most popular is Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos.

Pastore plays the part of a mafia soldier who is caught in a jam and reluctantly agrees to help in an investigation of the Soprano crime family. After leaving The Sopranos, Pastore has continued to work on TV and in film.

New Rules for NYC City Pedicabs

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As of July 12, all trips must be quoted by the minute, and such per minute pricing includes all passengers and there can be no per person charge.

Also a stopwatch must be available and turned on for each trip. Each trip must be begin with the driver explaining to the passengers what the per minute charge will be, and the stopwatch must be visible to passengers on board.

This will begin to address the problem of drivers charging by the block, by the avenue, by the person, by the whatever whimsical criterion they were using, and pricing will be more transparent, going forward.