Archive for 'Politics'
Serrano votes against debt ceiling deal
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by Bernard L. Stein.
Congressman José E. Serrano voted against the legislation raising the nation’s debt ceiling, saying the package urged on Congress by President Barack Obama and the leaders of both parties cut necessary programs and failed to raise taxes on the wealthy.
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Engine 60 is saved from the budget axe
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Cowbells rang in the sunlit square in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street and 3rd Avenue on June 29, as chanting residents rejoiced, celebrating the escape of their engine company from fiscal cuts. The city budget had put Bronx fire companies at risk of closure again this year, sparking weeks of protest from worried [...]
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Protesters to city: Leave our firehouse alone
Posted on 06. Jun, 2011 by Matthew J. Perlman.
Losing Engine 60 would imperil Mott Haven, critics say Chanting residents gathered in front of the firehouse on 143rd Street in Mott Haven on June 1, playing drums, hoisting protest signs, and marching against city budget cuts they say could endanger lives. One proposed cut would eliminate Engine 60 from the 143rd Street firehouse, near [...]
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Proposed cuts worry Mott Haven school officials
Posted on 10. Mar, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed laying off city school teachers in dramatic numbers to compensate for budget shortfalls. In Mott Haven, the Courtlandt School, an elementary school on E. 140th St., would take a beating, potentially losing as many as a third of its 53 teachers. Samuel Gompers Career and Technical High School on Southern [...]
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Proposed education cuts cast pall over Mott Haven schools
Posted on 28. Feb, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed laying off city school teachers in dramatic numbers to compensate for budget shortfalls. If the cuts are passed by the state Senate and Assembly as proposed, the school districts that comprise Mott Haven, Melrose, Hunts Point and Longwood would not be spared.
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Puerto Rican delegates lose ground
Posted on 06. Jan, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
Delegates of Puerto Rico and other US territories will no longer be allowed to vote on the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., one of a number of rule changes brought in by the new Republican majority in the House. Delegates from Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands [...]
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In the News, Sept 27-Oct 3
Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.
St.Luke’s School on E. 139th St. near the corner of Cypress Ave will be celebrating its 100th year Anniversary on October 2nd. Alumni from around the country will be attending, to participate in school tours, along with a mass and evening event at Eastwood Manor. Those interested in attending are asked to rsvp by accessing [...]
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In the News, Sept 13-19
Posted on 15. Sep, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.
Incumbent State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. (D) appears to have scored an easy victory over his challenger, Carlos (Charlie) Ramos in the Sept 14 primaries, according to early wire reports. Early results show Diaz with 79% of the vote in the 32nd District, which includes Hunts Point, Mott Haven and Melrose, according to the Gotham [...]
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In the News, Sept 7-Sept 17
Posted on 12. Sep, 2010 by Joe Hirsch.
A number of non-profits around the city are trying to make sure Bridges Juvenile Justice Center—otherwise known as Spofford—will not be turned back into a jail after it is decommissioned this fall. The Correctional Association and the Children’s Defense Fund will help organize a meeting of community members at the Betances Community Center at the [...]
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In the news, Aug. 29-Sept. 5
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Bernard L. Stein.
Mott Haven’s Mychal Johnsonand Hunts Point’s Tanya Fields and will be among the panelists discussing reporting on last spring’s international conference on climate change at the People’s Council on Climate Justice on Sept. 18. Both attended the conference in Bolivia. The discussion at the Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, between Bank and Bethune, will begin [...]
