WEATHER ALERT
High winds warnings have been issued for parts of our area, according to US National Weather Service officials.
NY Senator Klein Interview Posponed
Traffic happens to be a way of life in NYC, this is why we called NY Senator Jeff Klein's office while in route to his office to advise that we were on our way. We reached out to his press secretary in Albany with plenty of advance notice, well over a week ago and scheduled an hour long interview inside his Treemont avenue office. City Island Images was able to set up and later confirm our 3:30P interview this afternoon, but Klein was not there when we arrived on time and was still not there when we finally had to leave for our next appointment.
BRONX EDUCATION SUMMIT
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The Bronx Borough President has put together a day-long conference designed to create an educational agenda for the Bronx. Borough President Diaz has gathered the most influential educational figures to discuss crucial topics affecting Bronx schools, such as special education, English Language Learners, and higher education.
IS IT NEWS OR HYPE?
The National Hispanic Media Coalition, NHMC, and the National Latino Media Council, NLMC have once again selected writers to this years class of its Television Writers Program out of nearly 200 applicants:
The NHMC/NLMC Television Writers Program is an intensive scriptwriters workshop which prepares and places Latinos in writing jobs at major English language television networks.
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Headlines 10/14/11
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ZUCCOTTI PARK CLEANUP OFF. Victory Chants and Cheers.
GOP PROPOSES NEW PLAN. Real American Jobs Act.
DEBT REDUCTION SUPER-GROUP. Last Day To Say.
BRONX 75% NY UNSATISFIED. Queens Does Best.
BASEBALL NLCS NOW EVEN. Game Five Next.
Apple Eco-Friendly Cleaning
Apple Eco-Friendly Cleaning
Apple Eco-Friendly was founded by a group of low-income NYC women workers, who against odds have developed a way to organize themselves in the quest for a better job, better treatment and eventually a better quality of life.
Their unique green cleaning business model is based on social responsibility, environmental justice, and collective ownership.
In order to achieve their mission; empower women day laborers to gain a voice at the workplace and create democratic economic alternatives, they focus on four core pillars.
Top 3 Causes of Death for College Students
Top 3 causes of death for college students are 1) Unintentional deaths/accidents 2) Homicide 3) Suicide
New York Cyberbully Census
NY State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein, (D-Bronx/ Westchester), and Assemblyman William Scarborough, (D-Jamaica) were joined by Miss New York 2011 Kaitlin Monte, anti-cyberbullying advocates, and victims to announce the launch of the New York Cyberbully Census.
Borough President Diaz Meets with Chinese Business & Academic Leaders
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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. met with a delegation of Chinese business leaders and academics, led by Mr. Li Wen Qiang, president of the Jiangsu Win-Win Group, and accompanied by former State Assemblyman and long-time friend of the Bronx Richard Brodsky.