As the Mike Bloomberg's NYPD began removing Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park this morning morning, they immediately created a media-free bubble around their police action, pushing reporters out of view and clearing the airspace of news helicopters. Bloomber and his police commissioner said they were protecting the press.
It was a cloudy morning and at times it appeared that the heavens were set to shed some tears. However, the weather held up as mother nature welcomed members of Ed Sadler's large and wonderful family, some who had traveled from as far away as California. There were local community leaders there, as well as many City Islanders (clam diggers and mussel suckers), all there to pay tribute and to participate in his wake, the Bronx funeral services and City Island burial ceremonies, where Ed Sadler was born, lived and loved or 95 wonderful years.
OCCUPY THIS. NYPD & Sanitation Clears Tents and Tarts From Zuccotti Park.
US DEFENSE SPENDING. $350 Billion First Round Cuts.
CHINA SEEKS PAYMENT. Price for Freedom.
ARAB LEAGUE ACTS. Syrian Death Toll.
NYC SUBWAY. Soaring Crimes.
US Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) was joined by New York Metro Area Postal Union President Clarice Torrence, State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, representatives from Assemblyman Michael Benedetto’s office and the National Association of Letter Carriers, community groups, and concerned citizens in a rally calling on the U.S. Postal Service to keep the Einstein and Dreiser Loop Post Offices open.
As the holidays approach, foreign factories are kicking into overdrive in
order to provide Americans with monstrous piles of cheap goods --
merchandise that has been produced at the expense of American labor. This year should be different. This year Americans will give the gift of genuine concern for other Americans. There is no longer an excuse that, at gift giving time, nothing can be found that is produced by American hands. Yes there are plenty of goods and services!
It's time to think outside the box, people. Who says a gift needs to fit in
Memorial Services are being held at Schuyler Hill Funeral Home on Treemont Avenue in The Bronx this afternoon and tonight.
SCHUYLER HILL
3535 E Tremont Avenue
Bronx, NY 10465
(718) 792-0270
(718) 823-4770
Burial ceremonies will be at the Pelham Cemetery on City Island @ 10:30 AM
73 Earley St, Bronx, NY 10464 (718) 885-3036
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the health care overhaul law.
This country's highest court will consider a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, which is President Obama’s legislative achievement.
This latest development now sets the stage for oral arguments before March and a decision is expected sometime in late June, during the middle of the 2012 presidential campaign.
APEX SUMMIT. US Seeks Iran Sanctions.
OCCUPY PROTESTERS. Not Welcomed.
US/RUSSIA LAUNCH. Space Station.
SUPER-COMMITTEE. Looks Stuck.
CAIN IS ABLE. Respects Women.
It was fitting to attend this matinee and the 6 (devils number) in a total of 8 performances of Arthur Miller's "THE CRUCIBLE". There were approximately 100 persons in the audience watching this afternoon's theatrical experience. The play was directed by Maria Provenzano and Nick Sala.
This Week in History, Nov 13 - Nov 19
Nov 13, 1982
Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated. Near the end of a week-long national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict.
Nov 14, 1851
Moby-Dick is a novel by Herman Melville about the voyage of the whaling ship Pequod, is published by Harper & Brothers in New York.
Nov 15, 1867