NYC Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assembly Member Herman D. Farrell Jr., and community members announce $1.75 million in improvements to J. Hood Wright Park and Recreation Center.
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MOURNING FOR SLAIN WORSHIPERS. High Profile Wisconsin Services Scheduled.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will be among the speakers at a wake and visitation.
GAS REFINERY FIRE. Could Increase Fuel Prices For West Coast Consumers.
Prices are expected over $4 per gallon, but Chevron says other factors are causing the rising fuel costs.
CONSUMER WATCHDOG PROTECTION. Mortgage Borrowers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes new rules to keep mortgage companies from hitting homeowners with unexpected costs and shoddy service.
Lenny B wrott ro cimages.me nothing compared to our night at the Garden in '71, I think it was, when we had primo seats on the left front of stage and watched the stage collapse under the weight of the surging crowd.
But it's what came next that leaves an even more lasting impression: With a giantic hole in the floor of the stage, Plant continues his performance by using the boards overhanging the gap as a springboard while he's wailing away!
I KNOW you remember that night!
Marking the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, United Nations senior officials today highlighted the key role played by the media in empowering indigenous people, stressing that traditional and new media are an essential component to help them preserve their cultures, participate in the social and political aspects of their societies and challenge stereotypes.
Temple Beth El, Your Shul by the Sea, hosted a fundraising barbecue at #2 Bay Street, City Island, the exquisite home of Ken Binder and Steve Roth, with a glorious view of the water. Fifty four temple members as well as residents of City Island, friends and family member attended.
The fundraiser was initiated to help recoup uninsured costs of a burglary in January.
Anne Hutchinson & New Netherland Talk at St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Church, 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, Saturday, Aug. 11 at 1P
480 BC The Persian army defeats Leonidas and his Spartan army at the battle Persia.
48 BC Julius Caesar defeats Gnaius Pompey at Pharsalus.
1483 Pope Sixtus IV celebrates the first mass in the Sistine Chapel.
1549 England declares war on France.
1645 Settlers in New Amsterdam gain peace with the Mohawks.
1805 Austria joins Britain, Russia, Sweden and the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia.
1814 Andrew Jackson and the Creek Indians sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson.
1842 The Webster-Ashburn treaty fixes the border between Maine and Canada.
In many ways, our memories shape who we are. They make up our internal biographies—the stories we tell ourselves about what we've done with our lives. Our memories tell us who we're connected to, who we've touched during our lives, and who has touched us. In short, our memories are crucial to the essence of who we are as human beings.
As City Island Images reported months ago, New York is planning to start building a new $150 million bridge the community does not want. As a result, City Islanders, along with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., NYC Comptroller John Liu and City Council Transportation Committee Chairman James Vacca are finally calling on the City’s Department of Transportation to begin the formal public input process regarding the scheduled construction of the new City Island Bridge, slated for next year, through ULURP as soon as possible.