Indiana's Purdue University in Fort Wayne is about to celebrate it's 46th Annual Commencement Ceremony this Wednesday, May 15, at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, where 2,126 Indiana University and Purdue University certificates and degrees will be conferred to their students.
US Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) is in opposition to House Republicans’ “Pay China First” Act (H.R. 807), legislation that would ensure that if House Republicans cause a default of our nation’s economy, bondholders from China and other foreign regimes and banks will be paid before our veterans, enlisted troops, and seniors on Medicare.
“Mr. Speaker I rise in strong opposition to the ‘Pay China First’ Act.
“You could also call it the ‘Put America Last’ Act, because that's exactly what it does.
As we approach the twilight years, we're struck by the inevitability that the party must end. And one clear, cold morning after we are gone, our partner will awaken in the warmth of the bedroom and be struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore."
No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute."
Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, or say "I love you."
After claiming for years how environmentally sensitive the Putnam Nature Trail is the NYC Parks Department felt it was unnecessary to perform an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) related to its proposal to pave 1.5 acres of asphalt on the Putnam Nature Trail.
An environmental impact statement (EIS), under United States environmental law, is a document required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for certain actions "significantly affecting the quality of the human environment".[1] An EIS is a tool for decision making. It describes the positive and negative environmental effects of a proposed action. (source: Wikipedia)
We don’t know how the Parks Dept. determined that paving 1.5 acres of asphalt on the Putnam Nature Trail would NOT significantly affect the quality of the human environment? We have over 2000 people on our petition who have written passionately how it will negatively impact their experience with nature and the environment.
Something just doesn’t add up here. Who stands to gain from the Parks Dept. pushing this project through without the proper environmental reviews??
Remember that you generously write a check for $337 million every year (almost $1 million a day) to the NYC Parks Dept. You generously write this check so the Parks Dept. can protect and preserve your Parks! Nature can’t be destroyed for free, it takes money. Let’s stop funding the destruction of nature.
“The Putnam Trail is a jewel. It’s a mindless, destructive and wasteful act to pave the Putnam Trail. To spend 100s of thousands of dollars or more to pave over this treasured parkland seems to be the antithesis of what a Parks Dept. should be doing”
Eric Seiff, Chairman of the Board-Friends of Van Cortlandt Park
New Video on Putnam Nature Trail.
Please watch the recent video of Gotta Run with Will. Will Sanchez’s guest IS the Putnam Nature Trail. View countless citizen’s voice their passions about why they love the Putnam Nature Trail and why they feel it’s disastrous to pave the trail with asphalt and remove 400 trees.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will once again host the largest networking event of its kind in the Bronx, the 15th Annual Bronx Bankers Breakfast. The event is produced in partnership with the Business Initiative Corporation of New York and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC).
More than 400 leaders in the fields of banking, business, real estate and tech come together to attend the Business Initiative Corporation (BIC), the largest event of its kind. This year’s keynote speaker will be Benjamin M. Lawsky, New York State’s first Superintendent of Financial Services.
As Superintendent, Lawsky is the supervisor of all Insurance companies in New York, all New York State-chartered depository institutions and the majority of United States-based branches and agencies of foreign banking institutions. He also regulates all of New York State’s mortgage brokers, mortgage bankers, check cashers, money transmitters, budget planners, and similar providers of financial services. Entities supervised by the Department number approximately 4400, with assets of about $6.2 trillion.
They wiggled. They jiggled. They wore low-cut gowns, along with short skirts and shorts. They kowtowed the club owners and smiled at the customers…and they did it all just to play the music they loved.
The Girls In The Band tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz musicians and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.
These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism, harassment and dealt with diminished opportunities for decades, yet they were determined and continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them.
Today a new breed of gifted young women are taking their rightful place in the world of jazz, which can no longer deny their talents.
NYWIFT invites you to attend a special screening of The Girls In The Band on Thursday, May 16th at Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center, 144 West 65th Street. Screening time is 6:30pm, which will be followed by a Q&A and reception.
If you see something suspicious, make sure you speak up and report it. The recent case in Cleveland reminds us that police officials work for us and it is their job to follow each and every lead the public generates.
If you've seen any crime committed, you should report all crimes so that the public safety officials can investigate. Reporting crime must always be done, no matter how small or insignificant the crime.
NYC Comptroller John C. Liu has announced that the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) — one of the largest public pension funds in the nation — has fully divested its stock holdings of publicly traded gun and ammunition manufacturers. The sale of these assets follows a review of NYCERS’ exposure to investments in gun and ammunition makers following recent tragedies, including the school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
Modern technology has helped us in many ways, among them dozens of new methods to gain our attention. It’s hard to talk to someone without your phone buzzing at least once.
Chances are that you will check your Twitter feed or Facebook wall while reading this article. Type a memo at work without having an e-mail pop up that ruins your train of thought.
But what constitutes distraction? Does the mere possibility that a phone call or e-mail will soon arrive drain your brain power? And does distraction matter? Do these interruptions make us dumber?
Mother's Day Weekend Garden Party - Saturday and Sunday, May 11 & 12