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Neither residents nor firefighters were reportedly injured after a one-alarm fire broke out inside a Bushwick apartment house last Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 3. More ... Sunnyside Shines sponsored a weekend of events as part of the area’s annual tribute to jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. On Friday, Aug. More ... Flames ripped through the basement of a Bushwick home during a one-alarm fire that broke out early on Sunday morning, Aug. 7, it was reported. More ... Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced at a City Hall press conference last Wednesday, Aug. 3, the introduction of the Business Transparency on Trafficking & Slavery Act, which would require companies to disclose any measures taken to identify and address instances of human trafficking, slavery and child labor in their supply chains. More ... With the cost of cybercrime in America and across the globe continuing to grow, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Orrin Hatch have introduced the “International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act,” bipartisan legislation that takes action to combat cybercrime against America and foster cooperation with other countries. More ... In its continuing effort to meet the ongoing shortage of blood, Commu nity Board 5 is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Glen dale. More ... Seeking to help relieve the strain of tight local budgets on New York’s law enforcement agencies, Sen. More ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott announced that they have secured $1.5 million in private funding that will allow students across the state to take the state Education Department Regents Exams in January 2012. More ... Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg recognized the 2011 class of NYC Ladders for Leaders, a program that provides professional internships to New York City high school and college students, at an Aug. 8 graduation reception at Gracie Mansion. More ... MTA New York City Transit announced that its MetroCard bus and van will make stops around locations in Queens this August. More ... Queens College has once again been named one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review. More ... As students and parents review their college bills, they may be considering a private education loan to close the gap between college costs and available financial aid. . Private loan terms vary from lender to lender, sometimes widely, so it’s important for borrowers to consider their loan choices carefully. Which lender? More ... Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Peter King, authors of the “James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,” have written to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to request that she appoint by early next month members of the Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee. More ... The board of trustees of Ridgewood Savings Bank has announced its recent officer promotions. William C. McGarry, chairman and chief executive officer of Ridgewood Savings Bank, announced the promotion of Francis P. O’Hagan to vice president and chief investment officer. O’Hagan first joined Ridgewood Savings Bank in January 2008. More ... One month after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the New-York Historical Society committed its resources to a new initiative called, “History Responds,” with exhibitions, public events and educational initiatives. More ... Seeking to help the New York Blood Center eliminate its blood shortage, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo is teaming up with the organization and WPLJ’s Scott & Todd Blast Off Morning Show to host a blood drive in Rego Park on Saturday, Aug. 20, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. More ... Army Sgt. First Class Nazly Confesor has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operation New Dawn in the Iraqi Theater of Operations or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Theater of Operations. More ... |
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