Byproducts or not, Geese have become so much a part of the area and of our beautiful community that they merit their own street crossing signs. (Anyone thinks this sign looks like ducks?)
It’s tough to cross busy streets even for a human being, so you can imagine the difficulty for our feathered friends. And in Port Washington sometimes a goose has just gotta go.
Photo: Megumi Wada
National Night Out is organized in conjunction with various police organizations nationwide, is to inform the public about various police and community programs.
Drug prevention initiatives, town watch organizations, or even tips on how to burglar proof your home, are only a few of the educational highlights of a typical National Night Out gathering.
Since National Night Out always occurs on the first Tuesday in August, this year's milestone 30th annual gathering and festivities took place Tuesday, August 6, 2013 in neighborhood communities from coast to coast.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US Representative Jose Serrano, and Bronx President Ruben Diaz Jr. have joined forces with LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Puerto Rican Bar Association and the New York Urban League urging Congress to pass a bipartisan legislative solution to restore the Voting Rights Act and ensure that all New Yorkers have full and equal access to the ballot box.
Stepping Stones Lighthouse, which can be seen from City Island just off Kings Point, looks great from far away, but it has belonged to the people of North Hempstead for about five years and none of the specific renovations the town pledged during its application have ever taken place.
The town of North Hempsted continues to claim they lack the necessary funds to fix this place up, but Pam Setchell, President of the Northeast Lighthouse Preservation Group told City Island Images the interior is beyond terrible.
SALSA MONTH
1303 Louis Niñé Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10459
Take the 2 or 5 trains to Freeman Street, or the BX 19 bus
BMHC Co-Sponsors 52 Park's 200th Concert
The BMHC is partnering with 52 People for Progress to present the 200th concert at 52 Park! Lower East Salsa will perform at 5:00pm and the Eddie Montalvo Orchestra will follow at 7:00pm.
Sunday, August 11th, 5:00pm - 9:30pm
View flyer. Take the 2/5 trains to Jackson Ave. or the 6 train to E. 149th Street. Click here to view a map.
Bronx Rising! Music, Film & Spoken Word of the Borough
The final concert, “More Jazz Classics,” featuring music from the Valerie Capers Quartet, will take place this Friday, August 9th.
This band features the classic sounds of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, George Gershwin, and more. I urge all residents to come out for this last concert until next summer.
If you plan on attending, please enter the park at Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue and be sure to bring your beach chair or blanket.
Should it rain, the location of the concert will change to International Caterers, which is located not too far at 3243 Ampere Avenue.
NY Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez who was a 14-time All-Star and three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner, was not so popular on the baseball diamond in Chicago yesterday.
He has been suspended by Major League Baseball through the remainder of the 2013 season, beginning Thursday, and all of the 2014 season for violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program and the Basic Agreement.
The one time baseball slugger said, "I'm fighting for my life," Rodriguez said Monday. "I have to defend myself. If I don't defend myself, no one else will."
Event: McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute (SRI) on Immigration Reform
When: August 5, 2013 (deadline)
Where: University of Texas at El Paso
A form petition by local resident Carl Lundgren, who is the Green Party candidate for Bronx Borough President has been making the rounds. The letter is asking that the bridge contract be revoked.
It states that the process, or lack thereof, by which this contract was approved is problematic. The residents of City Island were not involved in the process and had no say in the design nor were community hearings held to address their concerns.
Geneith Turnbull, Deputy Comptroller for Contracts
Charles Odiase, Executive Director
The Associated Press reports that 12 players have already accepted 50-game drug suspensions from the league.
The players reportedly include:
Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers outfielder
Jhonny Peralta, Detroit Tigers shortstop
Antonio Bastardo, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher
Jordany Valdespin, New York Mets outfielder
Evereth Cabrera, San Diego Padres shortstop
Jordan Norberto, free agent pitcher
Francisco Cervelli, New York Yankees catcher
Jesus Montero, Seattle Mariners catcher
Cesar Puello, New York Mets outfielder