Catholic And Yeshiva Teachers And Students Rally - Call On Assembly Member Bichotte To Support Education Tax Credit
Dozens of students, parents and teachers from Catholic and Hebrew schools of Brooklyn’s 42nd State Assembly District held a peaceful and respectful rally Monday outside Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte’s office to call on her to support the Education Investment Tax Credit bill, currently up for passage in the Assembly.
The bill, which would benefit children by expanding private K-12 scholarship opportunities and increasing resources for public school programming, has been supported by ...
Met Council’s 39th Annual Legislative Breakfast Honors Government Leaders
On Sunday, May 31, 2015, Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) honored Congress Member Grace Meng, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, New York City Council Member Mark Levine, New York Council Member Mark Weprin, New York State Assembly Member James Brennan, New York State Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder and New York State Assembly Member Nily Rozic, who champion Met Council’s core mission to aid, sustain and empower vulnerable New Yorkers. More than 250 elected officials, ...
Shootings Up In NYC; NYPD To Deploy More Patrol Officers
New York City police say shootings are up so far this year and to combat the spike, 330 officers are being pulled from their usual duties for special patrols.
Chief of Department James O'Neill said Monday the NYPD does not take the rise lightly and is focused on stopping the violence.
The department used similar patrols last summer to combat a rise in shootings and other violence predicted during the hotter months. This year, the patrols will start next week, a month earlier than last ...
Cuomo, NY Democratic Party Push To Make Tax Cap Permanent
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for lawmakers to permanently extend a cap on local property taxes.
The governor and the state's Democratic Party announced Monday that they will launch what they say is a "robust" media campaign to support the cap, which Cuomo pushed through the legislature in 2011.
The online ads will be paid for by the party, which says the cap has saved property owners $7.6 billion so far.
Republicans in the Senate also want the cap made permanent, but some ...
Goldfeder Fights for Flood Insurance Reform at New York Insurance Association Annual Conference
Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder led a bipartisan group of state Senators and Assembly Members in discussing his proposals to fix flood insurance practices at the New York Insurance Association (NYIA) 2015 Annual Conference. The Assemblyman brought his concerns over insurance industry practices in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, including rising flood insurance premiums and alleged fraudulent practices designed to limit assistance to families.
"It was an honor to be invited by the New York Insurance ...
TRAFFIC ALERT - Overnight Paving Begins on Jackie Robinson Parkway In Queens
Drivers who use the Jackie Robinson Parkway overnight will have to find another route over the next few weeks.
Starting Monday, June 1, the eastbound side of the parkway will be shut down from 11 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. so it can be repaved.
Weekend closures have also been scheduled for the weekends of June 5 and June 12.
The project should take about five weeks, and then the westbound side will be shut down for repaving through mid-August.
(Source: NY1)
NYC Israel Day Parade Faces Jewish Anti-Israel Protesters - Holding Upside Down Signs
Marchers in the Israel Day Parade up Fifth Avenue faced some dissonant spectators: Neturei Karta who don't believe Israel should exist.
Standing near them at Sunday's celebration were other Orthodox men heckling Toeiva marchers while hoisting signs that read: "Judaism considers male homosexuality a sin worse than murder."
But mostly, New York's annual celebration of Israel was greeted by tens of thousands of spectators devoted to the Jewish state. As usual, security was especially tight ...
Ex-NY Senate Leader, Son Plead Not Guilty in Corruption Case
The former leader of the New York Senate and his son have pleaded not guilty in a federal corruption case.
An indictment levels conspiracy and extortion charges against 67-year-old Dean Skelos and his 32-year-old son, Adam. They were arraigned Monday in Manhattan.
The indictment returned Thursday says a medical malpractice insurer provided Adam Skelos with a no-show job while it lobbied his father on legislative matters.
Authorities allege $300,000 was illegally steered to the ...
HIkind Outraged By Bichotte's Insensitive Remarks
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) expressed his shock over remarks made by Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte who made divisive, inciting remarks about the Jewish community last night. Appearing on Leon Goldenberg’s “Community Matters” radio program, Bichotte spent several minutes in a combative rant about Jewish pressure being placed on her following her vocal opposition to NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Parental Choice in Education Act, which includes Education Tax ...
PHOTOS: Hundreds Attend Bike Etching Event In Far Rockaway Hosted By Shomrim And Yeshiva Darchei Torah
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In coordination with Yeshiva Darchei Torah, the RNSP held its third annual bike etching event at the Annual Bike-a-Thon, on Sunday May, 31. Hundreds of people attended the event.
A Bike etching consists of engraving a serial number on the bikes. The serial number is then filed with the NYPD and RNSP and can help return a recovered stolen bike to its rightful owner. This bike registration is free and is one of the many community services provided by the ...
Rains, High Water Slow New York City On Sunday
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Rain and high water is disrupting New York City traffic by road, rail and air.
The National Weather Service issued a citywide flash flood warning for the Sunday evening hours, urging motorists not to drive where water covers the roads. Hours later, flooding closed the Long Island Expressway in both directions at Utopia Parkway in Queens and an entrance ramp on the Jackie Robinson Parkway at Union Turnpike.
The high water slowed traffic on the Brooklyn ...
Material Being Lifted by Crane at NYC Building Falls
A piece of mechanical equipment being lifted by a crane at a Manhattan office building broke free Sunday morning and fell about 28 stories to the sidewalk below, causing minor injuries to 10 people, officials said.
Police said the call came in around 10:45 a.m. Officers who responded to the high-rise building in Midtown East found that a crane's payload heading to the top of the building had broken free. It fell to the sidewalk, shearing the side of the building along the way. The building ...
Crane Collapses In Manhattan On Madison Avenue And East 38 Street
The following is via Breaking911.com:
Emergency personnel are currently on the scene of a crane collapse on Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The exact address is 261 Madison Avenue and East 39th Street..
NYPD is reporting that the crane struck the 30th floor around 10:40AM, Sunday morning.
There are two minor injuries being reported. According to initial reports, it appears there are offices damaged.
The NYPD Emergency Services Units are advising that the facade is loose on the side of ...
Observatory At One World Trade Center Opens To Public
There's a new bird's eye view of New York City.
The One World Trade Center observatory is officially opening to the public on Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Visitors will get a view of the city and its surroundings from above 1,250 feet and stretching 50 miles past the Manhattan skyline and Statue of Liberty to the Atlantic Ocean.
The observatory is on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors. It opens at 9 a.m..
The building is the nation's tallest, at 1,776 feet.
Tickets are ...
NYC: 4 Pilots Say A Green Laser Was Pointed At Their Planes
Several pilots say a green laser was pointed at their planes while they were flying over Long Island.
The Federal Aviation Administration says it happened to four planes Thursday between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., about four miles northwest of Farmingdale.
The planes were at about 8,000 feet when the pilots say their planes were illuminated by the laser.
Pointing a laser at a plane is a federal crime.
No injuries were reported and the FAA has alerted New York State Police.
(AP)
Gov. Cuomo Proclaims Hurricane Preparedness Week In New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is encouraging New Yorkers to prepare for dangerous storms as hurricane season nears.
Cuomo has proclaimed this week as hurricane preparedness week in New York state.
Division of Homeland Security Commissioner John Melville says Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Lee, and Superstorm Sandy have shown everybody there's not a single area of the state that will never have to think about hurricanes and severe weather.
Officials are urging people to talk to family, neighbors, ...
NY Cracks Down On Drivers For Passing Stopped School Busses
State traffic safety officials say they're serious about enforcing laws against passing stopped school busses.
The Governor's Traffic Safety Committee says police issued 1,186 tickets to drivers for illegally passing a stopped school bus on April 16, the date of an annual safety initiative.
State officials say there are 2.3 million students in New York who ride school buses each day. And they estimate that roughly 50,000 drivers illegally pass stopped school buses in New York every ...
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