CITY ISLAND CIVIC MEETING

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The City Island Civic Association wants all City Islanders to know that the next meeting of their will take place on January 28th 2014 at 190 Fordham Street. This will be our first meeting of the year. 2014 dues are $20.00 cash or check.

RIP PETE SEEGER

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He was an environmental activist, a folk singer and an American troubadour. Pete Seeger is dead at 94. He was always buoyed by his characteristically soaring spirit. Pete Seeger played on City Island and even took part in Occupy Movement protests.

The banjo-picking and guitar strumming troubadour who sang for college students, migrant workers, and star-struck politicians introduced generations to American folk music heritage.

The following are a wide sample of his appearances, but on this anniversary of the birth of Jose Marti, here is Pete Seeger singing about the great Cuban poet.

DON COQUI CABARET?

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Turns out that the new restaurant that is scheduled to open up on City Island is a partnership between Paul, the Albanian owner of The Lighthouse and Jimmy, the Puerto Rican former owner of Jimmy's Cafe and current owner of two other Don Coqui restaurants.

City Island Images visited with these individuals today and they told cimages.me that they've also teamed up with the former owner of Lido Restaurant. However, they say that unfortunate operational issues have now delayed their grand opening.

Happy Birthday Jose Julian Marti

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This larger-than-life bronze equestrian statue depicting Cuban icon, patriot, journalist and author José Martí (1853–1895) is found in NYC's Central Park and stands at the head of The Big Apple's Avenue of the Americas.

Martí was also a well know poet who fought for Cuba's liberation, also known as of the pearl of the Antilles, from Spanish rule.

ASIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

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Celebrate the Year of the Horse with performances and traditional craft activities which are inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia.

Moon Over Manhattan
1 February 2014
1:00pm - 4:00pm

725 Park Avenue (at East 70th Street), New York, NY
$5 students, seniors, children; $7 members (Dual Family members FREE); $12 nonmembers. Tickets available the day of event

STATE OF THE UNION

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With Obama's ratings close to an all-time low, the president should try to make this State of the Union speech a total game-changer, but he's probably going to be low-key.

Is it a solid and unified state or more like the state of disunion? There is little President Barack Obama can do to help the Democrats this year. He appears to be less popular and his value on the campaign trail has been severely limited, especially in the places that matter most for Democrats.

Learn Media Production

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The 2014 TWN Media Production Workshop Application Deadline Feb 3rd, 2014

Starting its 37th year, the Third World Newsreel (TWN) Production Workshop provides an exceptional low cost "hands-on" training program with practical skills and resources for emerging filmmakers. This intensive 4-month program supports and trains filmmakers,prioritizing people from communities that historically have been marginalized, and with limited economic resources or access to mainstream educational institutions or training programs.

IT NOW COSTS HALF A BUCK

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It will now cost nearly one half dollar to mail a letter. $0.49 for a first class stamp and $0.34 for a post card.

The USPS claims that literally and figuratively, they deliver for America. Even in an increasingly digital world, they claim to remain part of the bedrock infrastructure of this nation’s economy, serving its people and businesses and binding the nation together.

Multimedia News and Information Platforms

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The interactive world is constantly changing, and the number of different devices that connect it all is growing every year. City Island Images does not publish 10 times a year, or once a week. We publish news and information content 24/7

The issues that arise is that there are no rules for this 24/7 multimedia service. As content organizations create new products with different systems and media technology, it’s inevitable that we’ll have to come up with creative ways to adapt for our audience.

GRAMMY AWARDS

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Some of the most popular musicians representing many generations, from Bruno Mars to Katy Perry to Paul McCartney and Ringo to Taylor Swift received their industry's highest recognition.

For the rest of us, it's an opportunity to see and hear some of our favorite stars. But other than live performances, what music do we listen to? Gone are the simple days of the Victrola, the home stereo system, and the Walkman. With the demise of record stores and the advent of digital sound, music fans have a dizzying array of choices as to where they get their music and how they listen to it.