Following a historic two-year campaign that created a citywide living wage movement that sets the standards for nationwide policies, the final Living Wage Bill will be voted on by the New York City Council at the stated meeting this coming Monday. This vote will reflect the voice of 74% of New Yorkers who are in favor of the living wage bill, according to poll results released in December from Quinnipiac University.
Seven individuals have been killed after a minivan they were riding in lost control on a Bronx River Parkway overpass and ultimately coming to rest inside The Bronx Zoo.
Three of them were children dead in the one-vehicle accident were children. All of the dead were in the minivan.
The noon time accident occurred on the southbound lanes of the Bron River Parkway, just north of East 180th Street. According to officials, the minivan was traveling southbound in the left lane, when apparently a tire was blown, the vehicle lost control and struck the divider.
Exhibition Talk: Florence Boogaerts
Gardens of the World
Sunday, April 29
4:30 p.m.
Join us for a Sunday afternoon exhibition talk on Gardens of the World by garden
designer Florence Boogaerts.
Discover how gardens around the world differ in concept, design, and function. From
England's double shrub and perennial borders to Japanese gardens that serve as spiritual
retreats; from garden as political statement in
Mt. Stewart, Ireland, to the use of native plants in New Zealand, Boogaerts will
give a fascinating, whirlwind garden tour of the world.
This Week in History, Apr 29 - May 5
Apr 29, 2004
World War II monument opens in Washington, D.C. to thousands of visitors, while providing overdue recognition for the 16 million U.S. men and women who served in the war. The memorial is located on 7.4 acres on the former site of the Rainbow Pool at the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. The Capitol dome is seen to the east, and Arlington Cemetery is just across the Potomac River to the west.
Apr 30, 1945
DEATH AND TERRORISM IN AFRICA. Nigeria and Kenya.
WASHINGTON POLITICS. Dinner, Jokes, Cheap Shots.
ST LOUIS TENT COLLAPSE. Death At Beer Garden.
BRONX SUBWAY STABBING. Over Cellphone.
OCEAN TRAGEDY. California Yacht Race.
Website: http://www.getmyfbifile.com/ helps you generate letters to send to the FBI to get a copy of your own file. According to the Website, you may have one if you ever participated in a civil rights march or a war protest.
Soon-to-be-graduates and anyone else searching for a job:
A good compilation of advice in job seeking, and not just in your next job but for later as well. From @usnews on 10 smart things new grads should do to get a job.
http://bit.ly/HTvvWZ
10 Smart Things New Grads Should Do to Get a Job - On Careers (usnews.com)
money.usnews.com
You have a lot more control over your job search than you actually realize.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join New York City Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook, and the Hot 97 Street Soldiers to hold “The Bronx Push 4 Peace” Festival this afternoon.
Literally millions of US families are facing the same decision as students are preparing to go to college this coming fall. And there are many considerations and financial factors which go into choosing where to go to school. The continually rising cost of a higher education and the increasing and sometimes crushing debt that too many students decide to take on to get their advanced degree.
Saturday, April 28
10 a.m.-1 p.m.Volunteer Garden Clean-up Day
Roll up your sleeves and don your gardening gloves to help us keep the garden and grounds of BPMM looking beautiful.
Light breakfast available. Please wear long sleeves, pants, and sturdy footwear and bring work gloves if you have them.
Garden Clean-Up Day sponsored bycon ed horizontal
Cost Free Registration requested 718.885.1461 info@bpmm.org
Exhibition Talk: Florence Boogaerts
Gardens of the World
Sunday, April 29 Florence Boogaerts
4:30 p.m.