New York City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer joined parents and children on July 6 to celebrate the installation of a traffic signal outside of PS 11 on Skillman Avenue in Woodside. The traffic signal comes after months of advocacy from Van Bramer and the local community. “I am thrilled that the Department of Transportation has agreed to install these […]
I On Politics
MOYA VISITS YONKERS FACILITY HOUSING IMMIGRANT CHILDREN: Council Member Francisco Moya and several elected officials toured, on July 3, Rising Ground, a facility in Yonkers that houses unaccompanied minors—including immigrant children separated from their families under the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. “It’s difficult to manage the cognitive dissonance that comes from visiting an immigrant children’s facility on the eve of […]
Vallone Announces Traffic Signal For Alley Pond Environmental Center
Council Member Paul Vallone announced on July 3 that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved the addition of a traffic signal at the intersection of Northern Boulevard and the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Bayside. Vallone had advocated for this longstanding community request and the DOT has stated that the work should be completed in the coming days. “The […]
DOT Names Five Dockless Bike Share Companies
The New York City Department of Transportation named the five companies on July 3 that would begin to offer dockless bike share later this month in neighborhoods in boroughs outside Manhattan. Eventually, each neighborhood will host no fewer than 200 bicycles. Regular pedal bikes will be supplied by the companies Lime, Motivate, ofo, or Pace. Those bikes will be supplemented […]
It’s A Safe Bet For Schools
If you are reading this issue hot off the presses, today is July 11, or 7-11, considered by many to be a lucky day. In fact, this issue represents our whole week, and we’ll gladly share the good fortune with all of you. Seven or eleven are the numbers that make you a winner when shooting “craps”—no, it’s not a […]
Letters to the Editor
Post Primary Plea To The Editor: After viewing the concession speech of Michael Grimm on Staten Island who overstepped his bitter opposition to incumbent Dan Donovan to call for his party’s unity, I am struck with a compelling urge to speak to Democrats with the same message and fervor. While he strives to bring unity to “protect the president,” I […]
DOE Employees To Get Paid Parental Leave Starting In Sept.
School is out for summer, but 120,000 Department of Education employees represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), including all public school teachers, have a new benefit waiting— six weeks of paid parental leave at 100 percent salary—beginning September 4. “Through collective bargaining with the UFT, we were able to reach an agreement to provide this parental leave benefit […]
Save A Young Life Foundation Golf Event A Success
The Achilles and Mary Mavromatis Memorial Golf Classic celebrated its 12th year honoring the memory of the late Archie Mavromatis, community leader and archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate as well as his wife. It was the most successful Save A Young Life Foundation (SYLF) golf event to date, raising over $32,000 for children and young adults suffering from terminal and […]