LEGISLATION TO REFORM COMMERCIAL CYCLING IN NYC

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New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer and Transportation Chair James Vacca today announced the details of legislation that will reform the enforcement of commercial cycling laws in New York City. DOT recently announced a safety campaign designed to inform business owners of the city’s commercial cycling laws. DOT also announced it will deploy inspectors to enforce criminal penalties, which are often difficult to prosecute, against businesses that fail to comply with existing laws.

Jazz Podcasts

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How do we bring in the younger and emerging artists who are unpopular with general public? We know that Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Duke Ellington, Count Basie had a following. We knew that Dave Brubeck had a hit record with Take Five. But what do we do with the Thelonious Monks that no one wanted to hear? Nobody wanted to hear Thelonious Monk. So we played his music in the afternoon. Afternoon programs were the best programs we had at Newport.

GUN VIOLENCE HITS CLOSER TO HOME

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4-year-old Lloyd Morgan is dead after being hit by a bullet in the head during a Bronx shootout at a basketball court last night. Two men were also wounded in the gunfire during a tournament at an E. 165th St. court in Morrisania, according to public safety officials..

7/22/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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"DARK KNIGHT" MOVIE MASSACRE SUSPECT. Goes To Court Before A Judge.
James Holmes is accused of killing 12 moviegoers in a Aurora, Colorado theater during opening night of the new Batman movie makes his first court appearance. Meanwhile, moviegoers returned to theaters, but prefer back-row seats and check for security.

WORST DEADLY DAY IN IRAQ. Many Killed As Dozen Cities Targeted.
A wave of bombings kills 50 in Iraq and injures 200 after an al-Qaida leader warns they are regrouping there.

LONG-DELAYED DREW PETERSON TRIAL. Jury Selection Begins.

Bring Back The Lost Art of Handwritting

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I remember school days where using paper with wide solid blue lines, each delineated space then subdivided by a dotted line. Capital letters were expected to reach the next solid line. Until you did it right, you had to write with a pencil, but when your writing was considered adequate, you were awarded the privilege of writing with a pen!

RETUMBA

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Join ¡Retumba!

on

Thursday, July 26th

from 6:30 - 8:00 pm

at

Van Cortlandt Park

"Barefoot Dancing Festival"

Rain or Shine

on the lawn in front of the

Van Cortlandt House Museum

Broadway at West 246th Street, Bronx, NY

http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/VanCortlandtPark/events/2012/07/26/bar…

AND

Sunday July 29th

at the "Festival de Loiza"

on

Lexington and 105th Street

East Harlem, NY.

http://cccadi.org/loiza/

¡Retumba! performs at @ 4:30 pm

NYC FREE ATTRACTIONS

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Brooklyn Bridge: Opened back in 1883, it was considered to be an engineering wonder, the longest suspension bridge in the world. Take the A or C train to High Street, Brooklyn, and walk back to Manhattan with your camera to capture some of the finest skyline views.

Central Park: The city's second largest park and Manhattan's backyard. It is the green space where folks jog, skate, bike, walk, climb some rocks and steal a kiss, or two.

CITY ISLAND IMAGES WINS AWARD

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City Island Images publisher Roberto Soto has received The 2012 PRSUN Award. Through this award, PRSUN recognizes movers and shakers who have lived up to the social mission of informing, empowering, and building communities in their personal or professional lives.

PRSUN celebrated their 10 year anniversary during a networking event last night.
Following the award presentation last night, Soto said " City Island Images is honored to serve a growing online community that according to Google, received nearly 30 thousand page views last month."

This Week in History

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This Week in History, Jul 22 - Jul 28

Jul 22, 2003
Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome. U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia. The story of the 19-year-old supply clerk, who was captured by Iraqi forces in March 2003, gripped America; however, it was later revealed that some details of Lynch's dramatic capture and rescue might have been exaggerated.

Jul 23, 1984

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