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SEVERE WEATHER WARNING

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT

FAIRFIELD NEW HAVEN

IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY

BERGEN ESSEX HUDSON
PASSAIC UNION

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST NEW YORK

BRONX KINGS (BROOKLYN) NASSAU
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) ORANGE PUTNAM
QUEENS RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)
ROCKLAND WESTCHESTER

IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY

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The Obama administration seeks billions in additional funding to handle the the immigration emergency. Children continue to cross the borer and not all of them survive in 100 degree heat.

For supporters of immigration, it’s a difficult moment to be optimistic. The White House has declared the legislative effort for immigration reform dead, while looking for more than $3 billion to throw at border control.

AIR QUALITY ALERT

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for New York City.

Active children and adults, and people with respiratory problems, such as asthma, should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. For more information, visit the National Weather Service.

NWS: http://www.1.usa.gov/16w10Sq or the

DEC: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/aqi/aqi_forecast.cfm

EXCESSIVE DRINKERS CAUSE US HARM

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NYC Health Department launched a new ad campaign today to warn New Yorkers of the harms that excessive drinking can cause themselves and people around them. The ads caution that “Just one more drink can hurt,” and call on New Yorkers to think before ordering that “last drink” in order to prevent their friends from hurting themselves or others. The ads will run in subway cars through September and will be posted in the bathrooms of 97 bars across the city in August and September. The Health Department also issued a new report today outlining the harm from other people’s drinking.

VERY NOISY PETS

A barking dog can become a nuisance, especially in the early morning hours, or late at night.

Some dogs are allowed to bark a lot, disturbing people who find it annoying. Living in a vibrant state like New York, some noises are part of the urban or community living, but there are also laws that protect people from having to listen to dogs that bark excessively

NY MEDICAL MARIJUANA LEGISLATION

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22 other states have already legalized medical marijuana and now New York joins that list. NY Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed a bill to establish a medical marijuana program. The new law includes provisions to ensure medical marijuana is reserved only for patients with serious conditions and is dispensed and administered in a manner that protects public health and safety.

There was a time when strangers were welcomed by US...

Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free;
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless,
Tempest-tossed to me
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame is the imprisoned lightning,
And her name, Mother of Exiles.
From her beacon-hand glows world-wide welcome;
Her mild eyes command the air-bridged harbor
That twin cities frame.

EARTHQUAKE

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A huge earthquake with a 6.9 -7.1 magnitude reported on the Pacific Coast of American Continent.

The quake jolted a wide area of southern Mexico and Central America. At least two people are reported dead in Guatemala. So far, only a couple of casualties have been reported.

http://comcat.cr.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000rr6a#summary

FOCAL POINT GALLERY

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Focal Point Gallery 321 City Island Avenue Bronx NY 10464. "Artist Choice"

Every local artists who is interested in exhibiting has until July 9th to submit their art work.

The exhibition opens Friday July 11th with an opening reception 7pm-10pm. The artwork will stay up till the end of the month.

If you are an artist and would like to take part in this exhibition call 718 885-1403 or just bring in your work no later than July 9th.

All work has to be Framed and ready to hang. There is a $20 hanging fee for each piece and a
30% commission.

Civic Equality?

The following paragraphs were written by the City Island Civic Association about two separate construction projects. One for 43 units and the other for 45 units. Please take your time and read each one of them carefully and then decide whether, or not these were treated equally and the same?