The United Nations humanitarian arm has provided nearly $10 million in fresh funding in recent weeks to assist Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.
The allocation from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will enable UN agencies and their partners support life-saving assistance, including shelter, emergency food aid, water and sanitation, and clothing, for Syrians uprooted by the fighting in their homeland.
Friends and neighbors who are taking to the road this weekend will find rejoice. The prices at the pump are moving in a different direction. They are actually lower that they were last month.
US consumers are finally feeling less pinched by gas prices. The average national price for a gallon of gas is $3.54, which is 40 cents cheaper than the year's peak price in early April.
I know Fathers Day is coming, but the fact is that men can't compete with women, so let's hear it for all those lovely ladies and celebrate Fathers Day by paying them a special tribute.
Here is a few facts and worthwhile observations:
They are much better looking.
The following is an updated list of all available assembly-member E-mail Addresses:
Abbate, Jr., Peter
49th
abbatep@assembly.state.ny.us
Abinanti, Thomas
92nd
abinantit@assembly.state.ny.us
Amedore, George
105th
AmedoreG@assembly.state.ny.us
Arroyo, Carmen
84th
ArroyoC@assembly.state.ny.us
Aubry, Jeffrion
35th
AubryJ@assembly.state.ny.us
Barclay, William
124th
BarclaW@assembly.state.ny.us
Barrett, Didi
103rd
BarrettD@assembly.state.ny.us
Barron, Inez
40th
BarronI@assembly.state.ny.us
Benedetto, Michael
82nd
benedettom@assembly.state.ny.us
Blankenbush, Ken
122nd
Bronx Chamber Upcoming Events
06/15/2012
The Bronx Commercial / Investment Forum
Take this opportunity to learn about the advantages and opportunities of being in The Bronx from successful business leaders as well as visionaries that have made the move and relocated to The Bronx.
06/16/2012
The Bronx Residential Open House
This is an opportunity to hear about investment opportunities; the benefits of home ownership; short sales; refinancing; neighborhoods; and more.
06/19/2012
2012 Bronx Business Expo
Parks and Recreation is pleased to welcome Maoz Vegetarian to the Harlem Meer in Central Park. Maoz Vegetarian’s newest location in Central Park is its seventh location in New York City, and the latest is the first in the Upper East Side.
This Friday, June 15, the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation will host the first ever “Bronx Commercial Investment Forum.”
The event will offer an opportunity to learn about the advantages of being in the Bronx from successful business leaders as well as visionaries that have relocated their companies to the borough.
VICTORIOUS DEMOCRATS. They hold on to their Arizona seat in US House of Representatives.
Former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' aide Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly, who narrowly lost to Giffords back in 2010.
IRAQI CAR BOMB. New Wave Of Coordinated Bombs Kill 63.
These bombings targeted religious processions during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the 8th century death of a revered Shiite imam.
PENN STATE WITNESS TESTIFIES. He Saw Sexual Assault.
Following repeated efforts, UN observers were unable to reach the Syrian town of al-Haffeh today as angry crowds surrounded their vehicles, stopping them from proceeding any further, after which they were shot at as they departed.
“The crowd, who appeared to be residents of the area, hurled stones and metal rods at the UN vehicles. The UN observers turned back,” the spokesperson for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS), Sausan Ghosheh, said today.
Three FDNY Firehouses, Including Two in the Bronx and One in Queens, Two Hotels and a Former Bank in Manhattan Are Symbols of New York City’s Rapid Growth at the Start of the 20th Century.
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission today unanimously gave landmark status to three firehouses, two hotels and a former bank, citing their architectural distinction and important roles they played in the City during a period of intense growth shortly after the consolidation of the five boroughs in 1898.