ON MARCH 23rd, Brooklyn Borough President [Marty Markowitz] joined the City Meals-on-Wheels program in serving the senior citizens of Brooklyn by packing and delivering food to home-bound Brooklyn residents.
I am your sibling whether you accept me or not," [Walter Mosley] continued, weaving images and metaphors that at times were reminiscent of poems by Längsten Hughes, particularly "I, IW and "Consider Me. A pleasant musical interlude was provided by the Persuasions, and they unleashed impeccable harmonic renditions of "I Have a Dream," "Don't Hold Back," John Lennon's "Imagine," and a moving gospel number, "If I Could Touch the Hem of His Garment," that must have touched some of the old timers in the authence and sent them hurtling back to Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers. Congressman Anthony Weiner, President William Pollard of Medgar Evers College and Brooklyn's District Attorney Charles Hynes set up the close for the choir. Weiner, as ever, discussed the importance of health care "for...
... equally energetic and insightful from Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn's borough president, and he re...
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said: "Job creation has lagged in the Bronx and the outer boroughs, so I am very happy to see that the Tri-Level Joint Legislative Task Force has made this topic its priority. I look forward not only to working with the members of the task force to develop an aggressive plan of action to create new employment opportunities and expand the green economy in the Bronx and the five boroughs, but also to hearing from my constituents about the types of jobs and development they would like to see come to their borough. Assemblyman David Weprin said: "I applaud Senator [Malcolm A. Smith] for calling this press conference today and reforming the Tri- Level Joint Legislative Task Force on Jobs. New Yorkers need to get back into the workforce and this task fo...
... Ruben Diaz, Jr., Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall...
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams, in collaboration with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, St. Jerome's Catholic Church and Community Board 17, held a disaster relief donation drive on Saturday for the victims of the fire that took place at 346 E. 29th St. in Flatbush last Saturday. The drive took place at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. The drive took place at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. Since - Williams' disaster relief meeting, which took place Tuesday, Feb. 22, the council member and his staff have worked tirelessly to help displaced residents by collecting clothing donations, toiletries, nonperishable food items and toys.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York wiU host the 24th annual "Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. [Martin Luther King Jr.] - Come Share the Dream" on Monday, January 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Avenue). Danny Glover is scheduled as the keynote speaker. Call (718) 636-4100. Sista's Place (456 Nostrand Ave.) will host "A Tribute to Martin Luther King," featuring the Onaja Allen Gumbs' Group. Showtimes are 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, January 16. For reservations, call (718) 398-1766. The Queens Central Library (89-11 Merrick Boulevard) will present "A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." on Saturday, January 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Queens Borough Presi...
On Monday, November 22, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham kicked off the holiday season by distributing nearly a thousand Thanksgiving turkeys and about six tons of trimmings - apples, collard greens, baking potatoes, sweet potatoes and pita bread - to representatives of nearly a hundred Brooklyn community groups at Borough Hall Plaza. Generous sponsors for this year's event included Best of Brooklyn, Inc., Amalgamated Bank, Con Edison, the CourtUvlngston-Schermerhom Business Improvement District, Fairway Market, FreshDlrect, the Fulton Street Mall Improvement Association, Health Plus, Salaam of New York, ShopRite of Brooklyn, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market.
As word of the vote came in at press time, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz released a statement saying, "Today's vote by the MTA to eliminate or scale back subway and bus service, Access-A-Ride and discounted student fares is unconscionable, and couldn't come at a worse time for New Yorkers not only struggling to keep their jobs, but who will soon have fewer commuting choices to get to and from the workplace. These 'punitive' measures fail to equitably spread the burden of funding public transit throughout the entire MTA region. It's ridiculous. It's already a recession," [James Polite] said. "To put more of a burden on low-income people is ridiculous. I know it's a deficit, but there has to be another route." In a released statement by the MTA on its budgetary proposal con...
Following the borough president was not going to be easy, as Gov. [David Paterson] noted as he greeted the authence with his wife, Michelle. "Usually, I speak extemporaneous on such occasions," the governor began, "but this time I thought I would write my speech, but somehow I lost it backstage. I think [Marty Markowitz] found it. [Danny Glover] spoke of King's remarkable evolution from Montgomery to Washington, D.C, to Memphis, to the steps of Riverside Church and to the pages of the minister's book, "Where Do We Go From Here - Chaos or Community?" For Glover, who has been a tireless advocate of Haitian self-determination, Dr. King's evolution, his "love and its transformative values are our only hope to survive as a human species... a revolution of values found in a love poem." Sen. ...
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