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PAL Closes Harlem Street for Play
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
The Police Athletic League is closing off a street in Harlem today for this summer's first "Play Streets" event. Kids were playing sidewalk games, like double dutch, hopscotch and tug-of-war under the hot sun, until they were joined by Manhattan District Attorney and league chairman Robert Morgenthau, who helped ...
NAACP Slideshow
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Pictures of important members and events that celebrate the NAACP's centennial.
Thanks to the NAACP for help in sourcing photographs.
Ethnic Media Call for Immigration Reform
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Hundreds of ethnic media organizations across the country are organizing to demand action on federal immigration reform. New America Media, an association of ethnic news outlets, has produced an editorial calling on the White House and Congress to enact a "just and humane" reform package.
Marcelo Ballve, contributing editor of ...
NY State Offers Businesses Programs to Survive the Recession
Monday, July 06, 2009
Declaration of Independence On View at NYPL
Friday, July 03, 2009
Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks to Withhold Senators' Pay
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Copious Franks, Hyperbole & Condiment Puns at Hot Dog Weigh-In
Thursday, July 02, 2009
“They say that competitive eating is the battleground upon which God and Lucifer wage war for men's souls, my friends, and they are right! For the battle that will occur on July 4 is a battle for the ages, a battle of the titans!”
Otherwise known as Nathan's International ...
The Board of Education Makes a Comeback
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
The law that gave Mayor Bloomberg control of city schools expired at midnight. That means the Board of Education is back. Earlier this morning, the five borough presidents gathered at Gracie Mansion to determine their appointees; the mayor also makes two appointments. The newly reconstituted board's first meeting is expected ...
Council Supports Muslim Holidays in Schools
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The City Council is urging the Bloomberg Administration to add two Muslim holidays to the public school calendar. Councilwoman Annabel Palma supported the resolution that passed this afternoon.
"This is not just another day off. This is a city embracing yet another culture, a city saying the Muslim community needs ...
Spitzer Offers Advice on State Senate Upheaval
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Former New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer has some advice for Governor Paterson on dealing with the chaos in the New York State Senate. Spitzer says Paterson should encourage his constituents to use their 2010 voting power to eliminate uncooperative senators from the legislative body. Spitzer says that elected officials ...
Governor Orders Senate Into Evening Session
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Report from Karen DeWitt in Albany:
Governor Paterson has ordered all 62 state senators to come together for another special session today. The session held earlier this morning ended in 20 minutes, with no legislative action, after Republicans refused to acknowledge a Democrat as the presiding officer.
"These people, who for some reason want to play political games, when they really need to be standing up for the public, should hang their heads in shame. They are now the do nothing Senate and should be known that way until they come in and begin to discharge the business of the people."
On Paterson's "Senate to do list" -- renewing mayoral control of the city's schools. The current law expires at midnight, reverting the school system back to a Board of Education. Mayor Bloomberg says Joel Klein will still be at the helm.
"The chancellor is still in charge of the school system, he has a contract and we will honor that contract, and we've started to work to see what we have to do."
Senate Holds Session, Takes No Action
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Peace Trunks, Check. Loafers, Check.
Friday, June 26, 2009
The Leonard Lopate Show: David Sedaris and Isaac Mizrahi
Friday, June 26, 2009
The Takeaway: Remembering Stonewall
Friday, June 26, 2009
Before Stonewall: A Century of Gay Musicians
Friday, June 26, 2009
Long before the cataclysmic effect of the Stonewall riots 40 years ago ...