NYS Gets $3 Billion For Budget   (Manhattan, N.Y.) Bruce Ventimiglia, co-chair of BALCONY (www.balconynewyork.com) and chairman and president of Saratoga Capital Management, LLC (www.saratogacap.com), an asset allocation company based in Garden City, New York, today (Wednesday) called for the return of the stock transfer tax as a way to bring an estimated $3 billion [...]

Dowling College MBA Program is Ranked by Crain’s New York   (Long Island, N.Y.) Dowling College’s Townsend School of Business is pleased to be identified as the largest MBA program on Long Island, in terms of enrollment and one of the largest MBA programs in the New York metropolitan area as reported by Crain’s New [...]

Proceeds to benefit combat-wounded heroes and firefighter Foundation (Long Island, N.Y.) On May 27th, Lido Golf Club in Lido Beach, NY will be the site of a fun-filled, annual golfing event and dinner.  The event was created to honor brothers and firefighters who died serving and protecting their fellow New Yorkers on 9/11.  As in [...]

Addebbo Cuts The Ribbon For Middle Village Satellite Office   (Long Island, N.Y.) On Saturday, May 8, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., cut the ribbon for the grand opening of his second, satellite office in Middle Village to better serve the northern part of his 15th Senate District.  The Senator’s family, friends, staff and [...]

Challenges Senate to Release Redistricting Reform Bill from Committee for Floor Vote; Calls for Immediate Constitutional Amendment for Permanent Redistricting Reform   (Long Island, N.Y.) Monday evening, Bill Samuels, candidate for Lieutenant Governor and State Senate President and Chairman of the New Roosevelt Initiative, released his detailed proposal on Independent Redistricting.  Fixing New York’s corrupt [...]

Charity supports combat-wounded and their families (Long Island, N.Y.) Colonial Springs Country Club in East Farmingdale, NY will host the 1st Annual Hope For The Warriors® Classic.  All proceeds from the event will benefit Hope For The Warriors®, a national nonprofit that supports combat-wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen.   Colonial [...]

Allows prosecutors to bring Felony charges   (Albany, N.Y.) The State Senate today gave law enforcement new tools to put away career car thieves.  Legislation sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Jeff Klein (D-Bronx) makes it easier to bring felony auto theft charges against suspects previously convicted of a broader range of vehicle-related crimes.  This will [...]

Joins with Assemblymember Miller to Help Promote Cost Savings for Small Businesses   (Long Island, N.Y.) On Thursday evening, May 13, NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. and Assemblymember Michael Miller held a meeting where small businesses met with representatives from National Grid and Con Edison to learn about several energy conservation programs designed to [...]

The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events by Jesse Richards argues that global violence and poverty are on the decline (Long Island, N.Y.) The Secret Peace: Exposing the Positive Trend of World Events by Jesse Richards seeks to demonstrate that despite conventional wisdom, global affairs are trending towards peace and prosperity. Citing [...]

Senate Republicans Follow Agenda To Oppose Bill Protecting Women   (Long Island, N.Y.) Conspiring behind a radical right-wing agenda, seven Senate Republicans attempted to block the passage of no fault divorce legislation (S3890) in today’s meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.    New York, the only state in the nation without no fault divorce protections, [...]