US Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) today voted against a Republican proposal on student loans, a highly partisan effort that would eliminate critical community preventive health care services in order to extend low interest rates on federally-subsidized student loans. Democrats have been calling for the interest rate to stay low, while Republicans recently supported a budget that would have allowed the rates to double on July 1, 2012.
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are partnering to distribute $3 million and engage the public in preserving New York City’s neighborhoods and historic places. The program, called Partners in Preservation, is New York City’s first citywide preservation effort powered by social media asking the public to vote on its favorite historic places.
In her gorgeous penthouse apartment overlooking Manhattan’s Upper West Side, we sat down with Target Style Expert for Home Sabrina Soto to chat about her new (and first!) book. Available in stores now, Sabrina Soto Home Design is a layer-by-layer guide to designing the home of your dreams.
http://abullseyeview.com/video-sabrina-soto-interview-home-design-book/
Sabrina's new program begins on 5/5/12 @ 8P on HGTV.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killing in Syria, including shelling and explosions in various residential areas as well as armed clashes, and called the situation “unacceptable.”
The comments come as media reports quoted activists as saying that up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in the city of Hama. Meanwhile, state media said 16 people died in the blast in a house used as a bomb factory by ‘armed terrorist groups.’
This spring, the City Island Theater Group is proud to present David Auburn’s acclaimed drama PROOF.
Often called a modern masterpiece, PROOF premiered on Broadway in the fall of 2000 and went on to play 917 performances winning the 2001 TONY AWARD for Best Play and the 2001 PULITZER PRIZE for Best Drama. This remarkable play combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theater.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in partnership with the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Health Plus and the Bronx Tourism Council, hosted the annual Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival, “Exploring Israel—You Don’t Have to Leave the Bronx to Experience Israel for a Day!”
Forty historic New York places representing all five boroughs were announced today as finalists competing for $3 million in grants through Partners in Preservation, a collaboration between American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
A grand total of 40 NYC cultural institutions and historic sites are competing for millions of dollars in grants for preservation efforts in a new grassroots campaign announced yesterday.
Members of the public at large can now vote online for the projects that are most important or favorites to them, ranging from The City Island Nautical Museum to internationally known landmarks, like the Guggenheim Museum, NY Botanical Garden and Harlem's Apollo Theater.
HOT WASHINGTON TOPIC. Student Loan Interest Rates.
CYBER SECURITY BILL. Approved By The US House.
GOVERNMENT ANTI TRUST CASE. US vs Google.
CITY ISLAND MUSEUM. Considered For Grant.
BACK ON BROADWAY. Gershwin Brothers.
Tomorrow 4/27/12 between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM, NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier with space shuttle Enterprise mounted on top, will fly at low altitudes around the Statue of Liberty and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum before landing at JFK Airport. It will also be accompanied by two T-38 aircraft serving as photo support.
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