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.
US PAKISTAN RELATIONS. Talks Break Down Over Apology.
CHINA HUMAN RIGHTS. High Level Discussions Expected.
USSS STANDARDS. Rules Of Conduct Enhanced.
LOCAL SHUT DOWNS. Forced By TSA And MTA.
POLITICS OR PROGRESS. Which will Triumph?
As you may know, this year's StudentCam competition asked students to create a 5-8 documentary on the topic of the Constitution and why it is important to them. Each morning during the month of April we featured interviews with the top 27 prize winning film makers on C-SPAN's morning program, Washington Journal.
Today's interview with Grand Prize winner Matthew Shimura discussing his video about due process and the Japanese-American internment during World War II marked the culmination of this year's competition.
US Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) today voted against a Republican proposal on student loans, a highly partisan effort that would eliminate critical community preventive health care services in order to extend low interest rates on federally-subsidized student loans. Democrats have been calling for the interest rate to stay low, while Republicans recently supported a budget that would have allowed the rates to double on July 1, 2012.
American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation are partnering to distribute $3 million and engage the public in preserving New York City’s neighborhoods and historic places. The program, called Partners in Preservation, is New York City’s first citywide preservation effort powered by social media asking the public to vote on its favorite historic places.
In her gorgeous penthouse apartment overlooking Manhattan’s Upper West Side, we sat down with Target Style Expert for Home Sabrina Soto to chat about her new (and first!) book. Available in stores now, Sabrina Soto Home Design is a layer-by-layer guide to designing the home of your dreams.
http://abullseyeview.com/video-sabrina-soto-interview-home-design-book/
Sabrina's new program begins on 5/5/12 @ 8P on HGTV.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killing in Syria, including shelling and explosions in various residential areas as well as armed clashes, and called the situation “unacceptable.”
The comments come as media reports quoted activists as saying that up to 70 people have been killed in an attack on a house in the city of Hama. Meanwhile, state media said 16 people died in the blast in a house used as a bomb factory by ‘armed terrorist groups.’
This spring, the City Island Theater Group is proud to present David Auburn’s acclaimed drama PROOF.
Often called a modern masterpiece, PROOF premiered on Broadway in the fall of 2000 and went on to play 917 performances winning the 2001 TONY AWARD for Best Play and the 2001 PULITZER PRIZE for Best Drama. This remarkable play combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling evening of theater.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in partnership with the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, Health Plus and the Bronx Tourism Council, hosted the annual Bronx Israel Independence Day Festival, “Exploring Israel—You Don’t Have to Leave the Bronx to Experience Israel for a Day!”