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DISTRICT ATTORNEY – NEW YORK COUNTYDefendant Falsely Claimed Investor Funds Were Used to Purchase Goods for Resale to Major Merchandiser
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the sentencing of DANIEL…ROTARY CLUB of the BRONX CREATES BEATRICE CASTIGLIA CATULLO AWARD
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 12noon at the Sammy’s Shrimp Box in City Island and in conclusion of the Celebration of Women’s History Month, the Rotary Club of the Bronx has created Beatrice Castiglia-Catullo Award. The Award
…Haitian-American Author Cindy Similien-Johnson, Panelist at a Women Empowerment Conference
Photo Credit:JaJo Photography.New York, NY - On Saturday March 26, 2016, Haitian American Author Cindy Similien-Johnson will be one of the panelists at the EVE WITHIN CONFERENCE, a two-day conference for individuals fighting to…President Obama: MLB exhibition in Cuba ‘something extraordinary’
Today I'm taking Michelle and our girls out to a ballgame. That's something Americans do all the time, but this game is something extraordinary.It's the first exhibition game between a major league team -- the Tampa Bay
NEW YORK CITY COMPTROLLER SCOTT M. STRINGER LEADS DELEGATION OF LATINO LEADERS ON TRIP TO ISRAEL…
(New York, NY) – New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer recently returned from a trip to Israel with a delegation of prominent members of the City’s Latino community. The trip was organized in cooperation with the Jewish Community…
Uganda is to host international tax symposium
By Godfrey Olukya 24-3-2016
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) has announced that
its flagship Africa event, the Africa Tax Symposium will take place in
Entebbe, Uganda, from 4-6 May 2016.According to a statement…
New York-based club plans mobilization to protest GOP’s embrace of Trump
(New York, NY) – The Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY) plans to protest Donald Trump’s attendance at the New York State Republican Party’s Gala in Manhattan on April 14th.
“MDCNY plans to mobilize our communities to protest…
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson’s Statement Regarding the Upcoming Sentencing of Peter Liang
“Peter Liang was indicted, prosecuted and subsequently convicted by a jury because his reckless actions caused an innocent man to lose his life. There is no evidence, however, that he intended to kill or injure Akai Gurley. When Mr. Liang…
At 26 years of age, I made a decision to leave my Cuba.
Commencement of the Landmark Solar Park Freetown Project
Government of Sierra Leone/Abu Dhabi, UAE; Solar Park Freetown (6MW) – winning project of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) / Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) financing facility (IRENA
…DONALD TRUMP, ANDREW CUOMO AND COMPANY
ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORD: DONALD TRUMP, ANDREW CUOMO AND COMPANYYou should know that in Hato Tejas, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, where I was born and grew up, there was a saying that goes like this: “Actions speak louder than words.”…
Keeping things in Perspective:
While the world focuses on a very small deadly virus in our times and has not yet figured out how to eliminate it from causing more devastation to innocent victims, Islamic Cultural Center of North America (ICCNA) of the Bronx on…
Senator Gianaris Seeks Nominees for Veteran’s Hall of Fame
(Queens, NY) -- Senator Michael Gianaris invited local residents to nominate veterans from the community whose service on behalf of our nation warrants induction into the New York State Senate Veteran’s Hall of Fame.This…
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY JEH C. JOHNSON ON THE ATTACKS TODAY IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
As the President said today, we stand in solidarity with the Belgian people in condemning the terrorist attacks that occurred this morning in Brussels, we mourn the loss of those killed, and we will do what we can to help Belgian…HRA EMPLOYEE INDICTED FOR STEALING FROM ELDERLY, INFIRM CLIENTS
Eligibility Specialist Used Access to Clients’ Information to Change EBT Cardholders’ PINs and Steal Their BenefitsManhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of ROBERT TEJADA, 32, for using his…
A Detailed Trademark Consent Agreement between Brewers is Rejected
March 22, 2016Robert J. EnglishConsent agreements can be one way for trademark applicants to overcome an examiner’s refusal to register a trademark because of a likelihood of confusion with another party’s registered mark.…
Students and Families in Jackson Heights Receive Computers and Educational Training as Part of…
Council Member Daniel Dromm Supports PowerMyLearning’s Family Learning Workshop at PS89QNew York, NY (March 19, 2016, 1 PM) - This Saturday, 135 students from PS89Q and their families took home a free computer loaded with educational…
One New York: A City We All Can Live In. New Rules for Fairness and Affordability
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
NEW YORK, NY 10007
Background
The City Council voted today 42-5 to pass a sweeping mandatory inclusionary housing measure key to the Mayor’s affordable housing agenda. The vote caps a year…My Homeboys
Dear fellow citizens:In case no one told you this, I will. Our ignorance has created and keeps millions of professional employments, earn promotions for these professionals and build economic engines for them in certain communities. You…
We Can Do It.
To end two of the most critical concerns facing the world today, violence and terrorism, we must first observe the following:All our decision makers’ communications (public and private) in regards to public policies must be…
THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN BELGIUM
CHAIRMAN CHARLES M. COOPER JR.'S STATEMENT ON THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN BELGIUMToday, Africans in New York express our deepest condolences to the people of Belgium for the heinous attacks that took place in Brussels today. One of the…
Obamas in Havana
¡Hola desde Cuba! Michelle, the girls, and I are here in Havana on our first full day in Cuba. Cubans have lined the streets to welcome us, and it’s humbling to be the first U.S. president in nearly 90 years to visit a country and a people…
New Constituents Opportunity:
Regardless of whom the voters end up sending to the White House next year, the United States politics has forever changed. Parties’ establishments will undoubtedly go back to their drawing boards to brainstorm for a new…
Senegalese Immigrants in New York Are at War with Their President
For immediate releaseBronx, New York- The Senegalese Community in New York, under the leadership of their Ambassador, are converging in drove in my community center in the Bronx early this morning, to fulfill one of their…
Another story – two lives changed:
When Augustine started our Panim El Panim Life-Skills Program, he had just returned home from a 9 year incarceration for drug related offenses. After 7 years in prison, Augustine learned that he had a 7 year old. He has said that once
NEW YORK CITY
Affordable Housing – The Mayor’s affordable housing reforms received several high-profile endorsements this week. With a Council vote on the horizon, momentum is building for bills that will dramatically improve the affordability of housing…
National Black Church Initiative
34,000 Black Churches Will Not Support President Obama Supreme Court Choice Because He Refused to Nominate a Qualified African American Woman JuristAnother slap in our faceWashington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative…
Israel squeezes lifeline of Jerusalem’s Afro-Palestinians
Afro-Palestinian Shahlin Husani having lunch with Muron, his son, after a Friday prayer this month. Mr Husani points to a photograph of a relative, Ossama Jebdeh, who he claims was one of the first Palestinians to be
22 National Progressive Leaders Launch ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ Open Letter; Call For ‘Voting Renaissance’…
By Brian Stewart. Tuesday, March 15 2016
Leaders call for a massive, nonviolent mobilization to stand up against Trump’s bigotry and incitement of violence.A new open letter signed by more than 20 leading progressive voices calls the…
DISTRICT ATTORNEY – NEW YORK COUNTY
DA VANCE: PHONY REAL ESTATE AGENT CHARGED WITH STEALING $250,000 IN DOWN PAYMENTS THROUGH HARLEM PROPERTY SCAMManhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of DAN STERN, 51, for stealing approximately…