Thursday, May 31, 2012

Feds shut down 26 interstate bus companies

Feds shut down 26 interstate bus companies

Twenty-six bus operations that transported more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 between New York and Florida have been closed for safety violations in what federal officials say is the government’s largest single safety crackdown of the motor coach industry.

Feds shut down 26 interstate bus companies
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu, 31 May 2012 14:53:44 GMT

Principal at Sunset Park school denies cheating with letter full of grammatical errors to faculty

Principal at Sunset Park school denies cheating with letter full of grammatical errors to faculty

The principal of a Sunset Park public school where investigators are probing charges teachers gave students answers on state exams in exchange for perks denied the charges Wednesday in a poorly- written letter.

Principal at Sunset Park school denies cheating with letter full of grammatical errors to faculty
MARK MORALES
Wed, 30 May 2012 23:26:19 GMT

Holder to black pastors: Civil rights at risk

Holder to black pastors: Civil rights at risk

Attorney General Eric Holder, speaking to black pastors at a Congressional Black Caucus event designed to get out the vote this election year, warned his audience that the civil rights they enjoy are under attack. “I’ve heard a consistent drumbeat of concern from citizens, who — often for the first time in their lives — [...]

Holder to black pastors: Civil rights at risk
The Admin
Thu, 31 May 2012 02:06:59 GMT

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

NEW THIS MORNING

NEW THIS MORNING:

* Merryl Tisch, the chancellor of the state Board of Regents, is mulling a run for mayor of New York City as a Republican in 2013 as business and civic groups encourage her candidacy, the Wall Street Journal writes: http://on.wsj.com/KEZLlu

* A new Quinnipiac poll released this morning has Governor Cuomo's approval rating at 71 percent, the highest score for a New York State governor in 11 years: http://bit.ly/M68xgB  

* Appearing next to challenger Adriano Espaillat, Rep. Charlie Rangel acknowledged that it won't be easy to win re-election but defended himself against charges of ethical misconduct, the New York Times reports: http://nyti.ms/KbDXko

* Rangel is set to get endorsements from Mayor Michael Bloomberg as well as former mayors Ed Koch and David Dinkins in coming days, the Post writes: http://nyp.st/JMem2g

* Eleven inmates are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit accusing New York City corrections officials of allowing guards to beat inmates without provocation, the Times reports: http://nyti.ms/JOMTs1

* A fire company in the Bronx is used less frequently than any other in New York City but it is still rescued from closure year after year as part of the mayor's budget dance with the City Council, the Times writes: http://nyti.ms/L1YgRf

* Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is backing a lawsuit against the state's plan for New York City's taxis, saying the governor and the mayor bypassed the City Council, the Daily News writes: http://nydn.us/KbOlcI

* The Bloomberg administration is looking to target delivery cyclists who ride on the sidewalks with more enforcement agents and higher fines, the Daily News writes: http://nydn.us/L1RdIh

 

Summer on the Hudson: Shape Up in West Harlem Piers Park Zumba

Summer on the Hudson: Shape Up in West Harlem Piers Park Zumba

Date: June 2, 2012

Shape Up NYC (partnered with the Department of Parks and Recreation, Equinox, NYC Service, and Empire BlueCross Blue Shield) offers more than 175 free fitness classes every week at locations across the five boroughs to helpNew Yorkers shape up.

Mercy Irizarry teaches Zumba class on Saturdays in West Harlem Piers Park – Enter at 125th St.

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 12:00 pm

Contact phone: 311

Location: West Harlem Piers Park

Summer on the Hudson: Shape Up in West Harlem Piers Park Zumba
Wed, 30 May 2012 04:00:13 GMT

Summer on the Hudson: Learn To Ride

Summer on the Hudson: Learn To Ride

Date: June 2, 2012

New riders, ages 5 years and up learn to balance, ride, and enjoy life on two wheels. Don’t have a bike? A limited number of kids bikes will be available free of charge from Bike and Roll NYC. To ensure bicycle availability, please reserve by calling (212) 260-0400.

REGISTER for the Learn To Ride here: http://www.bikenewyork.org/learn/kids/learn-to-ride-kids/

Start time: 11:00 am

End time: 4:00 pm

Contact phone: 311

Location: West Harlem Piers Park

Summer on the Hudson: Learn To Ride
Wed, 30 May 2012 04:00:13 GMT

Monday, May 28, 2012

Mitt Romney Once Said War Vets Should Be Taught How to Milk Cows

Mitt Romney Once Said War Vets Should Be Taught How to Milk Cows

"Well Ken, maybe you can teach the vets to milk cows." — Then-Senate candidate Mitt Romney responding to a homeless veterans' shelter director's complaint that state aid wasn't enough to afford milk for the men. [Buzzfeed]

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Mitt Romney Once Said War Vets Should Be Taught How to Milk Cows
Andre Tartar
Mon, 28 May 2012 07:18:10 GMT

Unemployment For Young African American Vets Topped 40 percent in 2011

Unemployment For Young African American Vets Topped 40 percent in 2011
Examiner.com
The number is even worse for young African American male military veterans who face a 40 percent unemployment rate. "Our young men and women in uniform put their lives on the line for all of us so that we may remain free. The least we can do is make ...
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Original Cotton Club Dancer Dies

Original Cotton Club Dancer Dies

Juanita Boisseau performed at the Harlem club in the early 1930s before moving to France and becoming a fixture of Paris' Jazz Age.

Original Cotton Club Dancer Dies
Mon, 28 May 2012 14:19:35 GMT

George Zimmerman Wants Damaging Evidence Sealed In Trayvon Martin Case

George Zimmerman Wants Damaging Evidence Sealed In Trayvon Martin Case

George Zimmerman is following the lead of prosecutors in his pending case for the murder of Trayon Martin, by requesting that certain evidence in his trial be kept under wraps. Zimmerman's lawyer, Mark O'Mara, filed a motion last week requesting that his client's text messages, emails and journal entries not be released to the public, until they can be reviewed by both sides… Continue


Witness To Horrific Miami Face-Chewing So Upset He May Move

Witness To Horrific Miami Face-Chewing So Upset He May Move

Witness To Horrific Miami Face-Chewing So Upset He May Move News that a man apparently chewed off half of the face of another man on a Miami causeway—prompting police to shoot and kill the naked attacker—has horrified the world. And one of the most distressed is witness Larry Vega, who seemed to be in shock, telling a television station, "When I looked forward, there's a guy on top of another person, eating him up like, just tearing, tearing his face apart. It's going to take some time to forget. I never thought I would see someone else eating someone. It was really, really horrific." [ more › ]
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Witness To Horrific Miami Face-Chewing So Upset He May Move
Jen Chung
Mon, 28 May 2012 19:22:04 GMT