Recently added articles from The Culvert Chronicles:
Paterson Signs Loads Of Legislation Into Law
Jul 31, 2008; Goldberg, Delen ... Gov. David Paterson has had a busy couple of weeks reviewing thousands of bills that the state Legislature passed this year. He vetoed dozens, but signed hundreds more into law. Here's a look at the some of the bills that passed the governor's muster: Rosa Parks Day: Bus ...
Where Is The Leadership?
Jul 31, 2008; Webb, Eugene ... Last week in Londell's Supper Club, I was having lunch with some friends when the question was raised, did you hear about the shooting last night? What shooting? Four or five people were shot last night. Wow! I did not hear about it. That is interesting because most people have not heard ...
WHAT IS GOING ON?
Jul 31, 2008; Culvert, Edward R ... Last week, the Chief of the Treasury, Paulson, told the American people to have faith in the economy. Some of us said what? Have faith in an economy where milk and gasoline cost the same. Have faith in an economy where people are losing their homes by the thousands, and sub-prime lending has ...
New York Bans Smoking At Addiction Treatment Centers
Jul 31, 2008; Bauman, Valerie ... ALBANY-Drug addicts, problem gamblers and alcoholics at treatment facilities statewide were stripped of their tobacco crutch last week as New York became the first state in the country to ban smoking in all public and private recovery centers. New York's 13 state-run addiction treatment ...
Buffalo Area Lags Nation In Number Of Home Foreclosures As Mortgage Crisis Passes Us By
Jul 31, 2008; Becker, Maki ... Erie County has largely avoided the impact of the home mortgage crisis that has crippled housing markets across the country, said Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul. The county's foreclosure figures have remained the same, Hochul pointed out in a statement, with 952 foreclosures reported in ...
$4 Million In Homeland Security Funds Delivered To NYC Non-Profits
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... New York City - Non-profit organizations in New York City secured more than $4 million in Homeland security grants - 27% of grants delivered nationwide - Representative Anthony Weiner (D - Brooklyn and Queens), a member of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, ...
Police Dept. Gains Control Of Security At Trade Center
Jul 31, 2008; Dunlap, David W ... The New York Police Department will be given broad control over security at the World Trade Center site under an agreement announced on Thursday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site and is overseeing its ...
Lessons In Black Studies #60
Jul 31, 2008; Culvert, Edward R ... Introduction To Black Studies Last week, we concluded the segment on Black Americans, Black Caribbean's and repatriation of enslaved, then freed Africans back to the Motherland. Controversial, yes, but true. This week, we address another mythical subject. That is the relationship ...
The Mailing Of The Queens Medicaid Food Stamp Data Match Letters And Beginning Of Targeted Outreach Announced
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Eric Gioia, Council Member Comrie, and Council Member David Weprin has announced the first of five borough targeted food stamp mailings - starting with the nearly 200,000 households in Queens that may qualify for food stamps but don't ...
Mental Health Support Makes A More Normal Life For Teens Possible
Jul 31, 2008; Edelman, Marian Wright ... To a stranger, Samantha Brown, 18, would look like any other teenager. The petite student is dressed in the latest gear, face covered in glitter makeup. Her friendly eyes dance behind oversized glasses while two pink barrettes keep her hair off her face. She's extremely bright and does well in ...
Gov. Signs Bill To Deliver Workers' Benefits To NY Livery Cab Drivers, Protect Crucial City Industry
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Governor David A.Paterson has signed into law a bill which establishes clear rules to determine when livery cab drivers in New York City, Westchester, and Nassau County are considered employees or independent contractors of livery bases-cab companies that dispatch livery drivers across the City ....
Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer Announces ............
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... * Recruitment Effort For Correction Officers Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-Queens) has been contacted by the New York State Department of Correctional Services (DCS), requesting her assistance with their Department's Correction Officer recruiting effort. Accordingly, under the ...
NY'ers Feel Heating-Oil Bill Chills
Jul 31, 2008; Fenner, Austin; Greene, Leonard ... Even as air conditioners hum throughout the city and thermostats soar past 90 degrees, residents are already getting hot under the collar over the cold reality that winter's heating megabills are just around the corner. With fewer measures now available to help offset soaring costs, New ...
Keyspan Foundation Is Now The National Grid Foundation
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... The KeySpan Foundation has a new name-the National Grid Foundation - and a renewed commitment to education and the environment, shown by the awarding of $135,000 in grants for expanded initiatives across the entire National Grid service area in New York and New England. To support the ...
What Happens To A Child's Enthusiasm To Learn
Jul 31, 2008; Culvert, Edward R ... Do you remember the thrill of your first day in school? Do you remember how the night before you found it difficult to sleep? In fact, for many of us sleep did not come. Morning seemed like it would never come. When the first rays of light broke the dawn and cut through the remnants of night, it ...
Information Corner
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Brooklyn Healthy Men - Healthy Family Day Join Bushwick Family Ministries Healthy Men-Healthy Families Day of Screenings, Info & Activities at Bushwick Family Ministries 1243 Bushwick Avenue, (cor. of Weirfield & Bushwick) Brooklyn, NY 11221 on Saturday, September 13, from 10:00 ...
Putting A Cork To Alcohol Loophole Adults Would Still Be Liable Even If Minors Brought Their Own Drinks
Jul 31, 2008; DeMare, Carol ... A law to make parents and other adults responsible when minors drink on their property even if the hosts didn't serve or provide the alcohol has been proposed by a county legislator. You might think a state law already covers this, but not so. The state law has a loophole which the local ...
Schumer, Clinton Call On Bush Administration To Issue New Safety Regulations For Cranes
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... Senators Charles E. Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton have called on the Bush Administration to issue new safety regulations on cranes and derricks, to detail how safety enforcement will be brought into compliance with new regulations, and to explain why the administration has failed to ...
Fun Ways To Improve Children's Literacy Skills
Jul 31, 2008; Anonymous ... (StatePoint) Many parents don't realize how easy and fun it can be to bring the family closer together while improving their children's literacy skills. "Spending time together and learning as a family can be a simple, inexpensive and easy activity. It just requires a little time, ...
Making City Government Accessible To All New Yorkers
Jul 31, 2008; Bloomberg, Mike ... Some 200 different languages and dialects can be heard on the streets of New York. While that incredible diversity is one of our city's greatest historic strengths - it can also create significant challenges. Nearly half of all New Yorkers speak a language other than English at home - and nearly ...