NYC has announced plans to transform the iconic Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx, which has been vacant since 1996, into the world's largest indoor ice facility. The landmark armory, which occupies a full City block at 29 West Kingsbridge Road, will be redeveloped into a 750,000-square-foot ice sports facility to be known as Kingsbridge National Ice Center (KNIC).
According to Pew Research figures, there are 11.1 million immigrants living illegally in the U.S. This is the group for whom proposed legislation would provide a path to citizenship for most.
If the cutoff date for being in this country is Dec. 31, 2011, then based on their latest published estimates for March 2011, all 11 million would be eligible to apply. Pew does not know how many will apply and certainly not all will qualify because there are other requirements beyond just having been in the country.
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, along with and 68 community-based organizations from all over the country committed to improving the health and well-being of Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian communities and advancing health equity, submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for today's hearing on the bipartisan Senate immigration bill, "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act" (S.744).
In their testimony, these organizations urged Congress to rethink the barriers their bill places on health care access for immigrants.
72 year old folk singer Richie Havens, who entertained thousands at Woodstock, has died of a heart attack.
I first met Mr. Havens in Greenwich Village and interviewed him later when he returned to the site during the opening of the Woodstock Museum.
In memory of Mr Havens and Earth Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEC_97p3C0k
Event: LinkedIn for Journalists
When: April 24, 2013, 9:30 – 11:00am
Where: National Press Club Journalism Institute, Washington D.C., Bloomberg Room
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Screening & Discussion
Maziar Bahari, Journalist and Filmmaker
Joel Simon, Committee to Protect Journalists
in conversation with Jon Stewart, Political Satirist
Dear public servant:
I am writing to ask you to sign on to the appropriations letter being circulated by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, requesting funding for the Office of Museum Services (OMS) at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). It is funded through the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee.
I remember when writing a letter by hand was considered a very personal and kind of a special art form.
However, texting has grown to be the preferred means of communication, most certainly in our personal lives but in the business world as well. When used appropriately, it benefits sender and receiver with ever quicker communications. If someone is busy at the moment, a text is a great and a discreet way to ask them to call me when they are available.
Mayoral Forum On Sustainability is AT CAPACITY!
Unfortunately, not able to accommodate additional seating requests at this time.
However, you can still watch the debate live by tuning into NYLCVEF's livestream of the event! Be sure to sign up for a livestream link and they will email it to you no later than April 21, the day before the forum.