State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries and City Council Member Brad Lander propose legislation to hold banks accountable (New York, N.Y.) On Wednesday, August 25th 2010, in the midst of the unrelenting foreclosure crisis, the New York State and City legislature will hold a press conference on the steps of City Hall to [...]
Former Senior Vice President, commercial real estate, Capital One Bank (Bethpage, N.Y.) Sustainable Long Island is pleased to announce the recent addition of Robert Bernard, senior vice president, commercial real estate, Capital One Bank in Melville, New York, to its Board of Directors. Robert Bernard has extensive experience in the banking industry dating [...]
To benefit the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association (Middle Island, N.Y.) Lakeview Rehabilitation and Care Center will host a fundraiser for the Long Island Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association on Saturday, September 18 from 10 am to 4 pm. Rain date to be announced. Suggested donation is $5. Food will be available, as [...]
State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries and City Council Member Brad Lander stood with their colleagues to propose legislation that shifts responsibility for foreclosed homes to the banks (Long Island, N.Y.) On Wednesday, August 25th 2010, New York State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffries, City Council Member Brad Lander and New York Communities [...]
Mandates that Buildings Getting State Benefits Must Be Used as Polling Places that Are ADA-Compliant (Queens, N.Y.) NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D-Queens), Chair of the Senate’s Elections Committee, today announced that Governor Paterson has signed legislation (S5029A), which would amend the election law in relation to the use of certain buildings as polling [...]
Woodhaven Town Hall, August 31 (Queens N.Y.) NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr., Chair of the Senate Elections Committee, is sponsoring a series of Town Hall meetings for voting machine demonstrations around his district to help familiarize Queens voters with the introduction of the new optical scan voting machines in the primary elections next [...]
Sunday, September 12 at 4 pm (Long Island, N.Y.) Smithtown Township Arts Council is please to present the A La Carte Shakespeare Company on Sunday, September 12 at 4 pm. Tickets are $20 and include the show and box picnic dinner.* A perfect introduction to Shakespeare for family audiences! Performance will be held in [...]
In the 68th Assembly District (New York, N.Y.) On Tuesday, August 24th, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer announced his endorsement of Robert Rodriguez, former Chair of Community Board 11, for the open 68th State Assembly seat. Manhattan Borough President Stringer said this about Robert, “He is a progressive Democrat and a real civic and [...]
Oppenheimer sponsored education reforms are key to winning $700 million in federal grant money (Long Island, N.Y.) New York State was today named a winner in the federal government’s Race to the Top competition, which will bring up to $700 million in federal funds for education innovation in the state. In announcing the recipients [...]
“I’d like to sign up again if I could.” (Bay Shore, N.Y.) Mercy Unto Thousands, a community-based outreach and educational program provided by Mercy Haven, Inc., successfully completed the eighth series of its Breakthrough sessions in Bay Shore, NY. Mercy Unto Thousands is a community outreach program which includes ongoing education in the areas [...]
