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Illegal Day Care Center Crackdown – The Mayor and Health Department have launched a series of reforms aimed at improving the safety of day care centers across the city. The new policies include the creation of a unit tasked with identifying…

New York is not only the birthplace of the women’s rights movement, but it has a proud history of courageous women who triumphed over discrimination and advanced equality and opportunity for women everywhere. From suffrage pioneer Susan B.…

as'salaamu alaykum,Inshallah this Thursday I, along with 130 members of our community, will be leaving to visit Mecca and Madina with the intention of performing the Umrah. Alhamdulilah, this is the seventh year that we…

My poverty is so chronic and comfortable I feel like I’m on top of the world. I get panic attacks just thinking about wealth, luxury and prestige. That is why anytime I gracefully ride on public buses and see people driving expensive…

Bronx, New York-On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 12:00-2:30 PM students, parents, teachers and elected officials will have a unique opportunity to witness the historic launching of Claudette Colvin Scholarship in the present of a living legend,…

Dear Bronx Elected Officials:Thank you for reading and accepting our proposal to you. As you may be aware of, on December 1st last year, we had launched two programs in the Bronx, namely The Peace County and We Refuse To Yield To Evil.…

State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Queens) will honor National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza on Wednesday, March 9th, in Albany. One of the best hitting catchers in baseball history, Mike Piazza will be recognized for his…

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 Landmark settlement provides for independent monitor to oversee NYPD’s counterterrorism activities(New York, NY) – Today, the Muslim Democratic Club of New York (MDCNY) expressed support for the settlement reached by the NYPD and…

Southern Africa Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS) will be held in Maputo, Mozambique 4-6th May 2016MAPUTO, Mozambique, March 3, 2016/ -- Gigawatt Mozambique announced this week a $200-million investment into Mozambique’s…

"I did not vote for you. Either time. I have voted Republican for the entirety of my life. I proudly wore pins and planted banners displaying my Republican loyalty. I was very vocal in my opposition to you -- particularly the ACA.…

The Attorney General won a major court victory in his lawsuit against Donald Trump and Trump University. This week’s ruling by the Appellate Division will allow the Attorney General’s entire fraud case to move forward as he seeks…

On Friday, March 4th, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, Annie Cotton-Morris, President of the Woodside Tenants Association, community members, and youth broke ground on the nearly $500,000 improvement of basketball courts and play area at…

 DISTRICT ATTORNEY – NEW YORK COUNTY   Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of STEFANY HERNANDEZ, 25, a former home health aide, for stealing more than $260,000 from the…

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State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), along with Assemblymembers Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and Michael DenDekker (D-East Elmhurst), hosted a Town Hall Meeting on public and student safety because of the uptick in…

We must consider the followings for our quest to a Peaceful Coexistence:People with limited options for survival, do not recognize legal, religious, moral or ethical boundaries. People who are unjustly wronged consistently…

(Plainfield, IN 3/5/16) - The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) today offered heartfelt condolences on the passing of Shaykh Taha Jabir Al-Alwani, a founder and former chairman of the Fiqh Council of North America.In a statement…

Please join us in thanking one of the Peace December family members who has gracefully asked to sponsor the catering for our ‘Peacemakers Dinner’ on Friday, March 18th, 6:30-8:30 PM.  He is the same generous person who had sponsored all…

Bronx, New York- Today at Peace December Headquarters in the Bronx, a historic event was held to officially launch the annual ‘Claudette Colvin Day’ celebrations, after sixty one years since her refusal to get up from her seat for a white…

The three sentences from a dark skinned fifteen year old Montgomery schoolgirl spoken on Wednesday, March 2, 1955 that helped dismantle the Jim Crow Laws. “It’s my constitutional right.” “I paid the fare.” “I will not move.” On…

By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx County, New York Tel 718-991-3161…

Dear Council Members:As a tax paying constituent, I have been attending events hosted by elected officials and tax payed non-for-profit events where sugary drinks and junk foods are served. Since funds for buying these unhealthy drinks…

Bronx, New York-On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, 12:00-2:30 PM students, parents, teachers and elected officials will have a unique opportunity to witness the historic launching of Claudette Colvin Scholarship in the present of a living…

In response to the recent uptick in slashings and stabbings Citywide, and the attempted kidnapping of a 10-year-old girl on her way to school locally, State Senator Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), along with Assemblymembers Francisco Moya…

The Mayor and DM Buery in Brooklyn for UPK – The Mayor and DM Buery used a visit to Bishop Ford pre-K center in Windsor Terrace to remind local parents of the March 4th pre-K early application deadline. Last year more than 68,000 children…

(Plainfield, IN 2/28/16) Earlier this morning, vandals spray painted vulgarities on the front wall of the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) headquarters in Plainfield, IN.Security cameras on the property show the…

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