The Culvert Chronicles back issues from June 2008:
DRUNK DRIVERS AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Jun 05, 2008; ... When people commit crimes, they want to be coddled. They want to do their dirt and never have their dirty linen exposed. Nassau and County Suffolk counties have started to put the names and faces of persons apprehended while driving drunk in the media. Those who committed a drunken driving ...
Going, Going, Gone
Jun 05, 2008; ... The hand writing that has been on the wall for the last few months. Now it has finally sunk in. Hillary has lost the democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States. Take it to the bank. The people have chosen their candidate. Now it has become an issue about the popular ...
New York College Of Podiatric Medicine Commencement
Jun 05, 2008; ... The New York College of Podiafric Medicine, established in 1911, is the first and largest of the eight U.S. schools of podiatric medicine. Its clinical affiliate-Foot Clinics of New York-is the world's largest foot health center, recording nearly 30,000 patient visits a year. The NYCPM has ...
Four Defendants Sent To Prison For Their Roles In Gang Attack Against Off-Duty Police Officer
Jun 05, 2008; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that four Bronx men were sent to prison for their roles in a gang attack against off duty New York City Police Officer Eric Hernandez, at a White Castle Restaurant on January 28, 2006. Three of the young men pled guilty earlier this ...
New Legislation Aimed At Creating New Jobs, Affordable Housing
Jun 05, 2008; ... The New York State Senate Democratic Conference recently called for the Governor and State Legislators, both Republican and Democrat, to take action before the end of session and approve new Brownfields legislation that will speed-up neighborhood clean-up projects statewide. At stake, ...
Lessons In Black Studies #52
Jun 05, 2008; ... Introduction To Black Studies Last week, we started a segment of learning about a town in Mississippi called Mound Bayou. This town is significant because it was an all Black town, one of the town's laws was that no White man could own land in the town. Many of the town's ...
100 Inner-City Youth And Supporters Demands Action By Mayor Bloomberg In Response To Far Rockaway Shootings
Jun 05, 2008; ... On May 28, 100 young people from Far Rockaway, Queens and communities across the city, along with adult supporters, community leaders, family members of victims, and elected officials gathered on the steps of City Hall for a rally protesting the lack of basic services in Far Rockaway, in the ...
The Costs Of Health Care Are Burying American Families
Jun 05, 2008; ... Unpaid medical bills are piling up on kitchen tables all over America. In addition to the rising costs of food, gas and housing, more and more working families are becoming overwhelmed by skyrocketing health care costs. Since 2001, average premiums for family health insurance coverage have risen ...
Starrett City Residents Breathe Easier With The Announcement Of Sale Terms
Jun 05, 2008; ... With grocery bags in his hands, Jose Figueroa stood on a hill above the politicians as they announced an agreement on Monday that would keep his rent at the sprawling Starrett City residential complex in Brooklyn affordable for years to come. During the last year, in nervous ...
Does Anybody Ever Listen To Anything?
Jun 05, 2008; ... Sometimes when frequenting business establishments it hits me that the people who work there never listen to what you are saying. They stand around as if they were in a drug-induced stupor. Some have a strange glare on their faces and appear to be looking into space. Far be it from me to ...
Operation Protect Your Home Comes To Long Island
Jun 05, 2008; ... Long Island homeowners struggling to avoid foreclosure will be able to have their loans reviewed by bank and mortgage servicing company representatives on June 7, during a forum hosted by Senator Craig M. Johnson and Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi. The event is the latest part of ...
No Tolls Paid On 24,000 E-ZPasses
Jun 05, 2008; ... Nearly all have been issued to government agencies, with the biggest batches going to the NYPD, the Fire Department and the state police. But some are puzzling. A handful of the freebie E-ZPasses are used by the Port Washington Police Department - the only local police department ...
Ensuring Fire Safety For All New Yorkers
Jun 05, 2008; ... As the father of two daughters, I know how much parents worry about the safety of their children. Sometimes it's all we can think about. Many of the terrible scenarios that flood our imaginations are things completely out of our control. But what if I told you that one of the greatest risks is ...
Information Corner
Jun 05, 2008; ... Summer Solstice Celebration At The Cathedral Of St. John The Divine The dawning of summer will be celebrated again this year with Paul Winter's 13th Annual Summer Solstice Celebration on June 21 st at 4:30 AM -6:15 AM at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at ...
High School Journalists Get The Scoop From Chancellor Klein
Jun 05, 2008; ... High school reporters recently went head to head with Chancellor Joel Klein during a press conference for student journalists. At the roundtable discussion with high school journalists, nearly 50 student reporters from nine schools questioned the Chancellor about a variety of issues, ...
Graduates Of The Day From The Class Of 2008
Jun 05, 2008; ... Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein recently commended seniors in the Class of 2008 who overcame remarkable obstacles to graduate this year. The chancellor will honor these graduates and others who have beaten the odds to earn a diploma at a celebration at the Department of Education's headquart ...
Assembly Approves Comprehensive Debt Collection Practices Package
Jun 05, 2008; ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-Queens) is pleased to announce the passage of a series of bills aimed at curbing abusive and unfair debt collection practices in New York State by providing consumers with the information and means necessary to protect themselves from unscrupulous collectors ...
Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm A. Smith's Statement On NYS Commission On Property Tax Relief Preliminary Report Of Findings And Recommendations
Jun 05, 2008; ... June 3, 2008 - "It is time to lower property taxes and the recommendations outlined by the property tax relief commission represent a major step in the right direction. Based on our preliminary assessments, the proposed plan would help control the rate of school tax increases while providing ...
Cuomo, Backed Up By Legislators, Declares Victory Over MTA
Jun 05, 2008; ... The MTA has decided against going the legal route to defend lifetime free EZPasses for past and current board members, earning praise from AG Andrew Cuomo, who had deemed the practice illegal and pledged to fight it in court. The MTA is right to change course and alter its policies ...
NY Legislators Hail New Law Aimed At Cracking Down On Internet Pervs
Jun 05, 2008; ... Not only have the latest advances in communications revolutionized the way people communicate, they have also opened new opportunities for sexual predators and perverts, Assemblymember Ellen Young stated. But with the implementation of a new law, "We are giving New York some of the most ...
Sen. Clinton Calls On Bush Administration To Issue Long Overdue Safety Regulations For Cranes
Jun 05, 2008; ... Senator Biliary Rodham Clinton is calling on the Bush Administration to issue new safety standards for cranes and derricks and questioned why the administration has failed to update these regulations. In a letter to Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, ...
The Everest Stroke Study: An Ongoing Clinical Trial Designed To Test The Safety And Effectiveness Of A Therapy Called Cortical Stimulation In Improving Hand And ArmFunction In Stroke Victims
Jun 05, 2008; ... Chris Ware was healthy, active and just 25 years old when he suffered a debilitating stroke that left him paralyzed on the right side of his body. Although strokes are most commonly experiened by older adults they can occcur at any age. According to the American Stroke Association, a ...
New York's Two 'Top Doc's' Urge New Yorkers To Quit Smoking As New Cigarette Tax Goes Into Effect
Jun 05, 2008; ... State Health Commissioner Dr. Richard F. Daines and City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Frieden today jointly urged New Yorkers to quit smoking rather than pay an extra $ 1.25 per pack in state cigarette tax that takes effect today. The state tax on a pack of cigarettes now totals $2.75. New ...
Just Call Her Dr. Dickens
Jun 05, 2008; ... Since taking office in January, 2006, Council Member Inez Dickens has worked hard to sustain and expand quality health care services for all people regardless of economic condition. Further, she has been uncompromising in her advocacy for preventive health care measures and insists that health ...
Health Care In Patient-Centered Medical Home
Jun 05, 2008; ... (News USA) - Statistics show that American women make 90 percent of their families' health care decisions. But that can be a complicated task in today's health care system. In the past, all family members might have seen the same family doctor. Today, they are just as likely to see several ...
Sweet Dreams Without The Health Nightmares
Jun 05, 2008; ... (NewsUSA) - If you need espresso to function in the morning, it might be time for a wake-up call. A good night's sleep allows people to wake up feeling energized, but over 70 million Americans still struggle to get enough zzzs. Poor sleepers now fuel a $20 billion worldwide sleep ...
Cigarette Taxes Go Up, So Will Smuggling
Jun 05, 2008; ... New York City - Representative Anthony D. Weiner (D - Brooklyn and Queens) released the following statement about New York having the highest cigarette tax in the nation: "Higher cigarettes will help curb smoking and its deadly consequences. But expect little new revenue to City, State. Instead ...
Keeping Kids Healthy In Daycare
Jun 05, 2008; ... (NewsUSA) - For many parents, dropping children off at daycare or preschool produces both relief and dread -; relief that they can go to work, dread that they've left their child in other people's hands. As many parents realize, bringing together small children builds character and ...
Quitting Smoking Will Save New York City Smokers $3,000 A Year
Jun 05, 2008; ... Season Major League Baseball tickets ...$2,025. A quarter- carat diamond engagement ring.. .$2,799. Aten-day Caribbean cruise ...$1,750. Forthe 1 million New Yorkers who still smoke, these things could be theirs - if they quit. On June 3rd, a pack of cigarettes started costing more than $8, adding ...
Apply Now! Green Cart Applications Are Due June 18
Jun 05, 2008; ... Anyone interested in operating one of New York City's new Green Carts should apply now! All applications must be post-marked no later than June 18, 2008. This year's 500 permits are now up for grabs. Another 500 permits will be available in 2009. Green Carts are mobile food carts that ...
For Highs, Teens Turn To Medicine Cabinets
Jun 05, 2008; ... (News USA) - Studies show that kids who learn about the risks of drug abuse at home are 50 percent less likely to abuse drugs. Yet, a new survey of parents shows that while most say they feel prepared to discuss cough medicine abuse with their teens, only about 20 percent have done so ....
Product Alert: Illegal Aphrodisiac Called 'Stone' Can Cause Serious Poisoning And Death
Jun 05, 2008; ... The Health Department recently warned New York City residents about an illegal aphrodisiac known as "stone," which can cause serious poisonings and death. The product is also known as Piedra, Jamaican Stone, Love Stone, Black Stone or Chinese Rock. Last week, an area hospital alerted the New ...
SOLDIER OF LOVE
Jun 05, 2008; ... (In Honor of Father's Day) Six days a week he arose at 5 a.m. Grandma made his breakfast And he drove to the big estate in his old Ford He milked the cows Fed and cared for the horses, goats and sheep Often mowed acres of rolling ...
ON AND OFF BROADWAY
Jun 05, 2008; ... ON AND OFF BROADWAY Two of Broadway plays missed the main theatre season arriving before we mark our calendars for the Sunday Tonys event. Both are oddly about missing the boat in life .... Conor McPherson's "Port Authority," a one act at the Atlantic doesn't measure up to ...
Mourning The Loss Of Potential
Jun 05, 2008; ... When a famous person dies, whether she or he is a political leader, a scientist, a celebrity in any of the arts, or an outstanding entrepreneur, the media fills the pages and the airways, with their biographies, helping us to understand the loss. ?When a natural or human-caused disaster takes ...
All Stars Project Opens Newly Renovated $19 Million Performing Arts And Development Center At 543 W. 42nd St.
Jun 05, 2008; ... The All Stars Project, one of America's leading non-profit after-school youth development organizations, opened its newly designed $ 19 million national headquarters on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Industrial Development Agency of the City of New York approved $ 12.5 ...
DL Hughley Set To Host 'BET Awards '08' Live From Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium
Jun 05, 2008; ... Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley will take the reins as the host of BET Awards '08. Tagged as "the hottest ticket on television," BET Awards '08 is raising the stakes as the biggest stars in music, sports and entertainment unite under one roof at Los Angeles' historic Shrine Auditorium on ...
Pieces Of A Dream To Headline Benefit For Newark Youth Services Group
Jun 05, 2008; ... With youth crime and pregnancy rates at high levels, a Newark-based youth services organization, The Guiding Hand, is organizing Black men to help mentor younger males. Smooth jazz artists Pieces of a Dream will perform two shows for the group's second annual Father's Day benefit concert on ...
BPRSNY Explores "Music In The Digital Age" During Black Music Month Panel At Burson-Marsteller
Jun 05, 2008; ... The Black Public Relations Society-New York examines how the web has revolutionized the music industry during "Music in The Digital Age," Wednesday, June 18th, 6-8 PM in Manhattan. The Black Music Month panel will be held at Burson-Marsteller, 230 Park Avenue South (19th Street). For ...
Manhattan Officials Call Series Of Fatal Construction Accidents "A Public Safety Crisis"
Jun 05, 2008; ... A group of Manhattan elected officials, in the wake of the most recent crane accident that killed two construction workers, today called on the city to treat construction as a public safety crisis. They suggested that the city: * host an immediate public/private summit at City Hall to ...
Amalgamated Bank Expands In The Bronx By Opening A Branch To Serve Underbanked Neighborhoods
Jun 05, 2008; ... Amalgamated Bank, America's Labor Bank, recently opened a Banking Development District (BDD) branch at 94 East Bumside Avenue, which is in an underbanked section of the Bronx. The new retail branch will bring a full range of affordable banking products and services to residents and small ...
SO, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO!
Jun 05, 2008; ... Question: My stepfather is cheating on my mother. I caught him in the act. But the worse part is that the woman that he is cheating on my mother with my Aunt, yes my mother's sister. My stepfather knows that I know about the affair and now he is blackmailing me. He is threatening to tell ...
Ways To Make Your Gas Last Longer
Jun 05, 2008; ... (SPM Wire) It's that time of the year again, when families hit the road for weekend drives to the amusement park, camping trips in the SUV or roadjtripping vacations to historical destinations or to visit relatives. No matter where you travel - even if it's only to work or to the local market - ...
There's Another Duran Around
Jun 05, 2008; ... Roberto Duran is a well known name, for he was at one time a champion boxer during his professional days in the ring. He was not a baseball player. Now, there's another Roberto Duran, no relation to the pugilist. This one is a New York native, and comes from Brooklyn. If he stays healthy ...
TennisPuzzles.com Launches With French Open-Themed Crossword, Wordoku And Word Search
Jun 05, 2008; ... Tennis fans who can't get enough of the French Open action on now can visit TennisPuzzles.com to play tournamentthemed crossword, word search and wordoku* puzzles. The website's debut includes three puzzles that include clues about the French Open, which is being played in Paris this ...
Celtics Meet Lakers
Jun 05, 2008; ... It's Kobe Bryant against Kevin Garnett as the Los Angeles Lakers are meeting the Boston Celtics in the best of seven final series in the National Basketball Association playoffs to determine a league champion. Even without a New York team in the playoffs this year, both the Lakers and ...
'Inside The NFL' Touches Down At Showtime
Jun 05, 2008; ... Showtime Networks and CBS Sports are teaming to bring the highly acclaimed and award-winning NFL studio show, Inside The NFL, to Showtime. The announcement was recently made by Matthew C. Blank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks, Inc., Steve Bornstein, Executive Vice ...
Controversy In The Bronx Over Award Winning Chess Team
Jun 19, 2008; ... Public School 70 is located at 1691 Weeks Avenue in the Bronx, and is well known for its chess team, better known as "The Bronx Bombers." "The Bronx Bombers" has had a year they will never forget. This school year has been a difficult one for the chess team members because they have had to deal ...
WHAT BARACK OBAMA MUST DO TO WIN
Jun 19, 2008; ... If you have read the CULVERT CHRONICLES, you know our predictors gave the readers the outcome of the contest between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. In fact, if the experts had read our commentary, Hillary would be the nominee, and Obama would be the odd man out. Just think Hillary spent all ...
Controversial Bill Would Move Drivers' Courses To Internet
Jun 19, 2008; ... ALBANY - A bill by Rochester Assemblyman David Gantt to move all driver-safety courses to the Internet is drawing fire from groups that run the courses, fearing that the move would increase the cost of the classes and could benefit a lobbyist close to Gantt. AAA and AARP are criticizing ...
Bloomberg Says Tax Rate On Property May Go Up
Jun 19, 2008; ... With the economy in the doldrums, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Friday that the city might scrap a popular tax cut for homeowners in 2009-a step he previously said he would try to avoid. The mayor's remarks come as job losses mount on Wall Street and the city faces a $700 million ...
Gov. Wants To Expand Benefits For More 9/11 Workers
Jun 19, 2008; ... Gov. David Paterson recently announced new legislation that would expand disability benefits to more than 1,000 workers who toiled at the World Trade Center site after Sept. 11. More than 8,800 city workers applied for a "presumptive accidental disability retirement benefit" for ...
Senator Montgomery Advances Teen Health Agenda
Jun 19, 2008; ... State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (D-Brooklyn) recently called for the adoption of her three-pronged Teen Health Agenda aimed at safeguarding New York's young people from sexuallytransmitted disease and unintended pregnancy. Senator Montgomery's Teen Health Agenda was discussed and ...
Rising Gas Prices...What About That Rebate Check?
Jun 19, 2008; ... In May, elected leaders in Albany discussed several options to help drivers deal with rising gas prices. So far, none of them have been voted on. One month later, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.21, according to the American Automobile Association. The ...
Lessons In Black Studies #54
Jun 19, 2008; ... Introduction To Black Studies Samaria Part #1 Last week we saw that Moses' wife Zipporah was a Black woman. Her father, Jethro was the fourth son of Abraham. This is controversial because all along most people were told that Africans made no appreciable contribution to any ...
City Correction Officer Guilty Of Attempted Official Misconduct - Admits Role In Disabling Surveillance Camera In Effort To Cover-Up An Assault On An Inmate
Jun 19, 2008; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced the conviction of New York City Correction Officer Nicholas Zito on a misdemeanor charge of Attempted Official Misconduct in connection with an assault on an inmate at a City jail facility on Rikers Island. Zito, 35, of Staten ...
Rikers Island Jail Guard Pleads Guilty In Connection With A Two Thousand Dollar Pay Scam
Jun 19, 2008; ... Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson recently announced that a New York City Correction Officer has admitted that he wrongfully collected over two thousand dollars in paid leave from his job on Rikers Island. Mr. Johnson said that William Walsh, 47, of Coram, New York, pled guilty ...
Remembering Mildred Loving
Jun 19, 2008; ... In early May, Mildred Loving, a widow, grandmother and great-grandmother, quietly passed away at her home in rural Caroline County, Virginia. Yet her passing was noted across the country because Mrs. Loving, who was Black, and her late husband Richard, who was White, made history when their ...
Engel Supports Extending Unemployment Compensation
Jun 19, 2008; ... In the past five months the American economy has lost 324,000 jobs and 1.5 million workers are now considered long-term unemployed, therefore Congressman Eliot Engel voted a resounding yes to extend unemployment insurance benefits to help them through this economic downturn. The ...
Completion Of Medicaid Food Stamp Data Match And Bronx Borough Results Announced
Jun 19, 2008; ... City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, together with POTS Executive Director, Sister Mary Alice Hannan and Majority Leader Joel Rivera recently announced the completion of, and the results for the Bronx Medicaid food stamp data match, an initiative that identifies current Medicaid recipients ...
Access-A-Ride Into Nassau
Jun 19, 2008; ... Assemblywoman Audrey I. Pheffer (D-Queens) is happy to report that the AccessA-Ride program will now be providing service across the border into Nassau County. Legislation that was introduced by Assemblyman Mark Weprin and sponsored by Assemblywoman Pheffer had passed both the Senate and ...
If You Are Bad Enough To Commit The Crime, You Ought To Be Bad Enough To Show Your Face
Jun 19, 2008; ... It is interesting to watch the assortment of thugs and scumbags who prey on the public when they are caught with their hand in the cookie jar. They cover their heads and faces and do not want to be seen on the television screen. When they are beating up old people and brutalizing women, ...
FHA Extends Financing For Immediate Purchase Of Foreclosed Homes
Jun 19, 2008; ... In an effort to stabilize declining home values in certain neighborhoods, the Bush Administration recently announced a temporary policy that will extend governmentbacked mortgage insurance and allow for the immediate sale of vacant foreclosed properties. For one year, the Federal Housing ...
Manhattan BP Scott M. Stringer Joins Residents In Protest At Building Owned By Notorious Slumlord
Jun 19, 2008; ... Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer recently joined residents of 700 Fort Washington Avenue in Washington Heights in a protest over lack of buildings services, including more than two weeks in which the tenants could not use their stoves because of a shutdown of the cooking gas system ....
The Waterfalls: Transforming NY's Waterfront With Public Art
Jun 19, 2008; ... When you think of beautiful, powerful, cascades of water falling from the sky, you probably imagine Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, or Angel Falls in Venezuela, or Niagara Falls along the Canadian border. You probably don't think of New York City. But soon you will. Starting Thursday, June ...