Following Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s announcement that she will resign from the Board of Governors upon the swearing-in of her successor, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, released the following statement:“Chair Yellen’s term was historic for many reasons. She was the first woman to lead […]
Mayor De Blasio and Police Commissioner Help Name Police Academy Library
On a chilly Monday morning ( November 20, 2017) very much like the ones patrolman Benjamin Ward felt when he was a beat cop in New York City, Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Police Commissioner James O’Neil joined hundreds of NYPD members, current and former and the family of former Police Commissioner Benjamin Ward to help witness the dedication of […]
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On the Road in Greece: Businesses in Tripolis
Small businesses predominant in the provincial city of Tripolis, in the middle of the Arcadian mountains. I visited Sypsis Meat Market to thank them for helping me in an accident. I saw the preparation of organic meats from the Arcadian mountains. Photos of calfs, lambs and wildlife from the mountains were displayed. Lilies and floral arrangements made this an […]
Following Byzantine Footsteps: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Daughter, sister, Mother of Emperors, captive of barbarians, incest, this was the life of Galla Placidia. Used as a political tool in royal marriages, she had a hard life. She lives on today through her Byzantine masterpiece of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Marta Chirico, our Ravenna guide, unfolded the glory of Galla Placidia’s Byzantine masterpiece created between 425-430 […]
Missing Medals Secured For Queens Korean War Veteran
House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (DNY) was joined by NYS Assembly Member Michael DenDekker, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to present military service replacement medals to Jackson Heights resident Robert West, a veteran of the Korean War. Crowley secured for West of a total of four military decorations including: The National Service Medal, the Korean War […]
Justice For All Discusses Overdevelopment And Affordability
Tales of 21st century Long Island City are told again and again in meetings of the Justice for All Coalition (J4A) – zoning changes with huge construction development as a result; industrial and residential displacement owing to rising rents; the untruth of the term “affordable,” and planners that don’t bother to consider the possibility of environmental disruption, despite the flooding […]
Vallo Transportation Hosts Special Bullying Prevention Presentation
Vallo Transportation promoted their fifth annual anti-bullying awareness campaign, the “No Bullying Zone.” To celebrate this milestone anniversary, the company increased outreach efforts in the community and hosted a special bullying prevention presentation at JHS 194 in Whitestone. The presentation featured national anti-bullying speaker Tom Thelen. Thelen is a youth motivational speaker, author and founder of the Victimproof Bullying Prevention […]
Thanking And Giving – It’s Great To Be Grateful
We were heartened to witness the generosity of so many people toward those who would have had a paltry Thanksgiving this year – they now have some large poultry to warm their holidays. Ranked as everyone’s favorite holiday, the first Thanksgiving was truly based on a life-or-death situation, when the Pilgrims were near starvation, and would have perished had they […]