Bronx Council on The Arts

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The First Wednesday Bronx Culture Trolley will roll tomrrow.

Venues include:

Butterfly 2Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Children's Butterfly Making Workshop
BronxArtworks Artisans Collective
Bronx Museum of the Arts
No Longer Empty
Gordon Parks Gallery
BronxArtSpace
Bruckner Gallery at the Bruckner Bar & Grill

Longwood 2Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos

Home Is Where the Bronx Is, BCA’s 3rd BRIO Bronx Artists' Biennial, presents recent work by twenty-one 2010 and 2011 BRIO award-winning artists in visual and media arts.

NYBG Celebrations

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During the Spring Gardening Open House at The New York Botanical Garden on May 5 and 6, experts will be on hand to share all they know about the Rock Garden and the Azalea Garden. Docents will lead tours of the Azalea Garden and the historic Rock Garden. A variety of Home Gardening Demonstrations will instruct on the care of azaleas, alpine flowers, and woodland plants.

MAY IS NYC BIKE MONTH

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May is Bike Month in NYC and it is the perfect time to take advantage of New York City's extensive system of cycling and walking trails, or you may wish to ride your bike around town, like we see Ms. Whitcombe doing. She is a very proud clam-digger and is about to become a local City Island businesswoman and entrepreneur. Digital image provided by mussel-sucker/photojournalist: Larry Christen

"Gems of Holiness" Shabbaton

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Honoring Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener, D.Min.
May 4 - May 6, 2012

Please join us as we honor Rabbi Shohama for her 70th birthday and 10 years of service as our spiritual leader.

During this "Gems of Holiness" weekend, corresponding with Parshat Kedoshim (Holiness), we will celebrate the holiness of our community with song and dance, prayer and learning, gala festivities and tremendous love for our rabbi and community.

GLOBAL JOBS CRISIS CONTINUES

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The global employment situation is alarming, says a new United Nations report released today, which also warns that recovery is not expected any time soon.

The World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy – published by the UN International Labor Organization (ILO) – says that around 50 million jobs are still missing compared to the situation that existed before the global economic crisis.

FAMOUS BRONXITES

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Famous people who were born or raised in the Bronx

This Saturday May 5th at 2:00 PM

Come join Professor Vic Mastro as he describes some of the most famous actors, actresses, singers, performers, models, TV hosts. comedians etc...who were born and raised, right here in the Bronx, maybe even on your own block.

It promises to be an afternoon of fun and eye opening info.

City Island Branch
320 City Island Avenue
Bronx, New York 10464
(718) 885-1703
Fully Accessible

5/1/12 News & Information Service 24/7

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BIN LADEN KILLING REMARKS. Poor Campaign Distraction.

MURDOCH UNFIT TO LEAD. Massive Global Media Empire.

MAY DAY DEMONSTRATIONS. International Occurrences.

US/CHINA DIPLOMACY. Activist Chen Guangcheng.

DELTA AIRLINES. Purchases Oil Refinery.

City Council Approves Living Wage Bill

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Living Wage NYC, New York City Council Member Oliver Koppell, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store (RWDSU, UFCW) President Stuart Appelbaum, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, New York City Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio, New York City Comptroller John C. Liu, and other elected officials on the steps of City Hall for a press conference immediately before the “Fair Wages for New Yorkers” Act came to a vote before the City Council.

LIVE VIDEO FROM....

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Fascinated by the Cornell heron cam for a few days now.

So far 4 chicks have hatched and there's one more egg.

http://www.livestream.com/cornellherons

Great Blue Heron Nest at the Cornell Lab

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Great Blue Heron Nest at the Cornell Lab on Livestream. Hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at Sapsucker Woods Pond, Ithaca, New York.

Camera 1: Nest as seen from above.

Camera 2: Panoramic view (link at bottom of page)

- Watch live streaming Internet TV.

Broadcast your own live streaming video...

Erin Merryn’s Law

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IDC Announces Passage of Erin Merryn’s Law

Important Anti-Abuse Legislation Sponsored by Assembly-member Jeff Dinowitz in the Assembly. The Independent Democratic Conference was joined today by Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz, (D-Bronx), and nationally recognized anti-abuse advocate and survivor Erin Merryn to hail the passage of important legislation to stamp out child sexual abuse in New York.

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