NEW AMERICAN IDOL
The new American Idol is PHILLIP PHILLIPS. This blues playing guitar man from Georgia received more votes than popular teen idol Jessica Sanchez.
http://www.americanidol.com/contestants/season_11/phillip_phillips/
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CRISIS. New Proposals Emerge.
European Union officials wrap up early summit early with several steps for financial crisis repairs. Also planning for Greece to leave?
US GOVERNMENT WAR. Food Stamp Fraud.
Updated proposals are expected to demand explanations from recipients who request replacements cards, claiming the lost them, but are sold on the black market.
FIRE ON NUKE-SUBMARINE. Blaze Injures Six.
The sub's reactor wasn't operating during the fire that burned through the night at a Maine shipyard.
STATES PUSHING CONGRESS. New Highway Tolls.
City Island Websites
Don't believe everything you read. Always, check it out!
Recently, City Island Images noticed a few mistakes made by The City Island Chamber of Commerce, which listed Focal Point Gallery with the wrong address and telephone number. They published Carman's Service Station telephone number, instead of Focal Point.
Today, we see that City Island Civic Website lists Adolfo Carrion as Bronx Borough President, when in fact it's really Ruben Diaz Jr.
What is going on here? Don't they have time to check these facts before posting them on an official Website?
City Island Fire Company Rallly
Along with the City Island Civic Association, NYC Council member Jimmy Vacca will be holding a rally on Monday, June 4 at 7:30 PM at St. Mary Star of the Sea School Gym (580 Minnieford Ave on City Island) to address the proposed closure of City Island's only ladder company.
It appears likely that Ladder 53 will once again be on the City's budgetary chopping block, which would give City Island the worst first-alarm response time in New York City. Please join us and help make it loud and clear that this is unacceptable to our community.
LOC'S TOP 25 TUNES
The US Library of Congress has just added 25 new, but old songs "Oldies But Goodies" to their recording registry.
These most recent recordings, which were identified as significant to American culture include: A series of audio interviews with former slaves, Prince's "Purple Rain" and Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/voices
NYC Transportation Budget Hearing
Today, May 23, 2012 NYC Council Members James Vacca, Chair of the Transportation Committee, and Domenic Recchia, Chair of the Finance Committee, will hold a joint hearing to discuss the Administration’s Executive Budgets with respect to transportation.
Since the Committee’s preliminary budget hearings, MTA’s capital plan has been fully funded through 2014, but the Agency has planned fare hikes of 7.5% in both January 2013 and January 2015. In addition, the East Side Access project was recently announced to be $1B over budget and far behind its scheduled completion date.
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FIRST ARAB ELECTION. Egyptians Vote For President.
The polls opened @ 2A. This is the prize won in last year's Arab Spring uprising, which toppled Hosni Mubarak. Voters will select among 13 candidates representing secular Islamist paths.
FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION. Facebook IPO
Regulators wish to determine if the bank that handled the sale informed clients of a Facebook negative report prior to trading. The stock has dropped double digits.
US CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS. Secret Service Scandal.
Senate members want to know if SS tolerates this behavior.
PROTECTION OF WORLD’S OCEANS
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Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the fragile state of the world’s oceans, urging greater protection for marine biodiversity.
BLESSING OF THE FLEET
Sunday, June 24, 2012 @ 1:00 pm
ON WATER ONLY
No fee to participate
Multi-denominational clergy will bless vessels from the dock of Fenton’s Marine in City Island Harbor with support and cooperation of The City Island Sail & Power Squadron and the Leonard Hawkins American Legion Post.
Rendezvous:
Boats are to assemble in City Island Harbor by the Ferry Dock on Hart Island
at 12:30 pm
Communications:
VHF Channel #71 beginning at 12:30 pm
For information:
please call Dennis at (718) 652-3056.
FLEET WEEK
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Fleet Week 2012 events are scheduled from today, 5/22/12 through Wednesday, 5/30/12.
These events will include military aircraft flyovers, aerial demonstrations, and static/stationary exhibitions throughout the NYC area.
More event-specific information may be issued as it becomes available.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI
9 am
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard Air & Water Demonstrations