• Pillar Of Defense: NYU's Pro-Israel Student Group's Response
    Dec 7, 2012 - Pillar Of Defense: NYU's Pro-Israel Student Group's Response By Mia Applebaum and Michael Harris The Jewish Week 12/7/2012 When crisis overtook the Israel-Gaza border on November 14th, we, as New York University’s pro-Israel political organization, were committed to reaffirming our staunch support ... More
  • Immigration Initiative, STEM Jobs Act to be taken up by House of Representatives
    Dec 5, 2012 - Immigration Initiative, STEM Jobs Act to be taken up by House of Representatives By Tony Best The New York Carib News 11/28/2012 5:13 PM Caribbean immigrants already in the U.S. may soon get a signal from an unlikely group of lawmakers in Congress that their dream of coming early to the U.S. can be... More
  • After Hurricane, Some Begin To Question Wisdom of Rockaway Pipeline Project
    Dec 3, 2012 - After Hurricane, Some Begin To Question Wisdom of Rockaway Pipeline Project By Sarah Crean Gotham Gazette 12/3/2012 10:38 PM NEW YORK — Now that the construction of a new chain of natural gas pipelines running from the Rockaway peninsula to Brooklyn has been delayed following Superstorm Sandy, resi... More
  • Congresswoman Yvette Clarke to help seek answers to Rum Row
    Oct 24, 2012 - Congresswoman Yvette Clarke to help seek answers to Rum Row By Tony Best The New York Carib News 10/24/2012 4:20 PM Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke is coming to the aid of Caribbean rum-producing nations to get the Obama Administration to the table to discuss the region’s complaint against the... More
  • Ribbon cutting held for $30.8 million Concern For Independent Living's 90-unit Concern Heights Apartments
    Oct 17, 2012 - Ribbon cutting held for $30.8 million Concern For Independent Living's 90-unit Concern Heights Apartments New York Real Estate Journal 10/17/2012 Brooklyn, NY Concern for Independent Living, a leading non-profit provider of supportive housing, held a ribbon cutting to officially open The Concern He... More
  • Bigwig Lawyer Takes Halevi Case
    Oct 16, 2012 - Bigwig Lawyer Takes Halevi Case By COLlive Reporter COL Live 10/16/2012 Noted New York civil rights and civil liberties lawyer Norman Siegel has agreed to take on the case of Ehud Halevi, the young man who was brutally beaten by 2 NYPD officers. Following a 2 hour meeting Tuesday, Siegel said he an... More
  • Congresswoman Clarke receives highest rating
    Oct 10, 2012 - Congresswoman Clarke receives highest rating The New York Carib News 10/10/2012 4:17 PM “An accomplished and diverse group of jurists.” New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo, was aptly describing Justices Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Darcel Clarke and four other eminent jurists he had just elevated to the State'... More
  • AIA celebrates 25th Diwali festival on a grand scale
    Oct 8, 2012 - AIA celebrates 25th Diwali festival on a grand scale India Tribute October 10 2012 New York: The Association of Indians in America’s day-long Diwali festival that shut down South Street Seaport, and several city blocks, was an inspiring sight on October 7. Tens of thousands of people flocked to the... More
  • Congress Members Voice Doubts about BioWatch
    Sep 14, 2012 - Congress Members Voice Doubts about BioWatch By David Willman, Washington Bureau Los Angeles Times 9/14/2012 WASHINGTON — Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee and a senior Republican colleague voiced grave doubts Thursday about the viability of BioWatch, the nation's system for detect... More
  • U.S. Congresswoman Hosts Legal Clinics for Caribbean Immigrants
    Sep 12, 2012 - U.S. Congresswoman Hosts Legal Clinics for Caribbean Immigrants New York Carib News 9/12/2012 4:16 PM NEW YORK, Sept. 9, CMC – Caribbean American congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has begun hosting legal clinics geared towards assisting eligible young people ready to apply for benefits for temporary r... More