Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) announced the start of New York’s 14th Congressional District Veterans Day student essay competition to pay tribute to the members of our armed forces. Now in its fourth year, the annual contest asks middle school students to write about what it means to commemorate the holiday. The winning essay will […]
Malliotakis Provides Ortiz with Supplies for Puerto Rico
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R, C, I-Brooklyn, Staten Island) delivered a truck-full of supplies collected in her Staten Island district office to Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D- Brooklyn) to be shipped to Puerto Rico for victims of Hurricane Maria. The Category-5 hurricane completely destroyed the island’s power grid, leaving all 3.5 million residents without electricity. Malliotakis’s donation drive was run in partnership […]
St. Francis Prep Welcomes Franciscan Brothers from Africa
On September 28, St. Francis Prep welcomed Brothers Gerald and Bernard, O.S.F.. The two Franciscans arrived from Lare, Kenya, where they work at St. Francis Secondary School. The school is run by the same order of brothers that originally founded St. Francis Prep in 1858. Prep’s President, Brother Leonard Conway, O.S.F., first met the brothers when he travelled to Africa […]
Closing for Renovations
Local Subway Stations To Close For 8-Month MakeoverStraphangers in Dutch Kills and Astoria are bracing themselves for eight months of chaos and inconvenience when the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) shuts down two pivotal subway stations in the western Queens neighborhoods on October 23. The 36th Avenue (Washington Avenue) and 30th Avenue (Grand Avenue) elevated N/W stations will be shuttered on October 23 for structural repairs and technological […]
I On Politics
CROWLEY TO FEDS, CONGRESS: DO MORE FOR PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement calling for urgent assistance for Puerto and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Irma: “Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are in crisis. The federal government and Congress must do significantly […]
The ‘Energetic Felling’ Of Old Kosciuszko Bridge
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the energetic felling or controlled demolition of the old Kosciuszko Bridge in both Brooklyn and Queens that took place on Sunday, October 1. Gov. Cuomo explained, “The Kosciuszko Bridge had to be replaced. It was 78 years old, the structural integrity was questioned, it was built to handle one quarter of the volume. It is […]
Keep The Statue, And The Holiday
Every year there is controversy surrounding the grand legacy of Christopher Columbus. We are aware of the many effects of that fateful voyage and huge repercussions that are still felt today. There were gigantic changes in the entire world as a result of Europe’s discovery of the other half of the world we call home. Without those changes, we would […]
Massacre In Las Vegas
Between the onslaught of natural disasters and this unnatural disaster, the mass murder of at least 59 people, and hundreds of injured innocent concertgoers in Las Vegas, we are very concerned about the safety and health of our country. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their families.
Letters to the Editor
Dire Time Of Need September 27, 2017The Honorable James N. MattisSecretary of DefenseU.S. Department of Defense1000 Defense PentagonWashington, D.C. 20301 Mr. Secretary: We write to ask to meet with you as soon as possible to discuss the military’s role and response in providing assistance and relief to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in its dire time of need after Hurricane […]