Early voting starts TOMORROW - 10 AM - 4 PM

 

Listed below are the dates and times for Early Voting, and the 16 poll sites in the Bronx, for the November 3, 2020 General Election

 Early Voting Days and Hours 

Saturday, October 24, 2020	10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, October 25, 2020	10 AM to 4 PM
Monday, October 26, 2020	7 AM to 3 PM
Tuesday, October 27, 2020	12 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2020	12 PM to 8 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2020	10 AM to 6 PM
Friday, October 30, 2020	7 AM to 3 PM
Saturday, October 31, 2020	10 AM to 4 PM
Sunday, November 1, 2020	10 AM to 4 PM

Bronx Early Voting Poll Sites 

  

Andrew Freedman Home	1125 Grand Concourse 10452
Bronx County Supreme Court House	851 Grand Concourse 10451
JHS 45 Thomas C. Giordano	2502 Lorillard Place 10458
Claremont Neighborhood Centers	489 East 169th Street 10456
Bronx Regional High School	1010 Rev James A Polite Avenue 10459
Bronx River Community Center	1619 East 174th Street 10472
Columbus High School	925 Astor Avenue 10469
InTech Academy -MS/HS 368	2975 Tibbett Avenue  10463
St. Frances de Chantal Church	190 Hollywood Avenue 10465
Truman High School	750 Baychester Avenue 10475
Saint Anthony Church	4505 Richardson Avenue 10470
Butler United Methodist Church	3920 Paulding Avenue 10466
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center	1000 Rosedale Avenue 10472
Stevenson High School	1980 Lafayette Avenue 10473
Monroe College	2501 Jerome Avenue 10468
Tremont United Methodist Church	1951 Washington Avenue 10457

NYS OASAS Announces Award to Expand Addiction Prevention Services Across New York State at Start of Red Ribbon Week and National Prevention Campaign

 

OASAS-Certified Providers Will Use Funding to Expand the “Triple P” Positive Parenting Program

 

 

The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports today announced the award of nearly $800,000 to expand the “Triple P” Positive Parenting Program, an evidence-based prevention practice that has been shown to reduce risky behaviors among youth. Nine OASAS prevention providers were awarded funding under this initiative, which was provided through the federal State Opioid Response Grant and administered by OASAS. The announcement of this funding coincides with the start of Red Ribbon Week. This national prevention campaign runs from October 23-31, 2020 and is designed to educate youth, families and communities about the prevention of alcohol and substance misuse. 

“We are committed to investing in prevention and treatment services across the state to help individuals and families impacted by addiction,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, Co-Chair of the State Heroin and Opioid Task Force. “This funding to expand programs for our young people will help to reduce negative behavior and encourage positive actions and emotional well-being. We want to make sure people have access to the resources and services they need to lead healthy and safe lives, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and continue our efforts to combat the opioid epidemic in New York.”

“OASAS prevention providers play a significant role in helping young people avoid actions and behaviors that can lead to substance use, or other behavioral problems,” OASAS Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said. “The expansion of this important and effective program will enable more young people and families to receive prevention resources that can help lead them towards a healthy life, free from addiction.”

The Triple P program has been shown to reduce risky behaviors among youth, such as substance use and juvenile offending, as well as encourage positive social behavior and emotional wellbeing. The program has also demonstrated success in reducing parental depression, stress, anxiety, and family conflict, and increasing positive family interactions. Funding awarded through this program will help providers establish collaborations with other community partners who are focused on assisting caregivers of at-risk young children ages 12 and younger. Recipients will also provide services, such as training and implementation oversight geared towards parents and families affected by the opioid crisis.

Award recipients are listed by region alongside their award amount below:

Central NY

• Farnham Family Services: $100,000

Finger Lakes

• CASA Trinity, Inc.: $43,351

New York City

• Network for Human Understanding: $100,000

North Country

• Alcohol and Substance Abuse Council of Jefferson County, Inc., dba Pivot: $99,996
• Citizen's Advocates Inc.: $100,000

Western NY

• Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Inc.: $100,000
• Every Person Influences Children: $74,181

Funding for two other providers, both in the Mohawk Valley region, was previously announced. The Center for Family Life and Recovery, Inc. in Utica will receive $88,200, and the HFM Prevention Council (Creative Connections Clubhouse) in Johnstown will receive $81,701.

OASAS will be sharing prevention messages on social media throughout the observance of Red Ribbon Week with the hashtags #RedRibbonWeek and #NYGoesRed, and providers are also encouraged to share their own prevention messages. 

New Yorkers struggling with an addiction, or whose loved ones are struggling, can find help and hope by calling the state’s toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (Short Code 467369). 

Available addiction treatment including crisis/detox, inpatient, community residence, or outpatient care can be found using the NYS OASAS Treatment Availability Dashboard at FindAddictionTreatment.ny.gov or through the NYS OASAS website.

Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Settlement Of Tax Shelter Lawsuit Against AIG For Entering Into Sham Transactions Designed To Generate Bogus Foreign Tax Credits

 

American International Group Agrees to Disallowance of More Than $400 Million in Foreign Tax Credits and Imposition of 10 Percent Tax Penalty

 Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the settlement of a tax refund lawsuit brought by insurance and financial services company AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. (“AIG”) involving seven cross-border financial transactions that the United States asserted were abusive tax shelters designed to generate bogus foreign tax credits that AIG improperly attempted to use to reduce its tax liabilities in the United States.  AIG filed this tax refund lawsuit in 2009, seeking to recover disallowed foreign tax credits and other taxes related to the 1997 tax year.  The United States obtained overwhelming evidence that these transactions lacked any meaningful economic substance, were devoid of any legitimate business purpose, and instead were designed solely to manufacture hundreds of millions of dollars in tax benefits to which AIG was not entitled.  According to the terms of the settlement, approved yesterday by United States District Judge Louis L. Stanton, AIG agreed that all foreign tax credits that AIG claimed for the 1997 tax year and all later tax years for these same transactions, totaling more than $400 million, would be disallowed in their entirety.  AIG further agreed to pay a 10% tax penalty.

Acting U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said:  “AIG created an elaborate series of sham transactions that were designed to do nothing – and in fact did nothing – other than generate hundreds of millions of dollars in ill-gotten tax benefits for AIG.  Our system of taxation is built upon the premise that all citizens and corporations must pay the taxes they owe, no more and no less.  People and companies who game that system to avoid paying their fair share of taxes undermine public trust in our tax laws.  We will continue to be vigilant in holding accountable those who use economically empty transactions to avoid paying their taxes.”

As alleged in filings in Manhattan federal court:

During the mid-1990s, AIG Financial Products Corp. (“AIG-FP”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG, designed, marketed, and entered into seven cross-border structured finance transactions with various foreign banks.  These complicated transactions, involving hundreds of agreements, numerous shell companies, and intricate cash flows, had no economic substance but rather exploited differences in U.S. and foreign tax laws to create profits from U.S. tax benefits.  In particular, the transactions generated more than $400 million in foreign tax credits that AIG used to reduce its U.S. tax liabilities.  The U.S. has a worldwide tax system that taxes companies on income earned abroad, but also grants credits for foreign taxes paid.  AIG, was able to turn a profit by obtaining credits from the U.S. Treasury for foreign taxes it did not actually pay in full.  AIG obtained more than $61 million in foreign tax credits during the 1997 tax year alone, the tax year resolved by the settlement. 

In 2008, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a Notice of Deficiency to AIG that, among other things, disallowed the foreign tax credits AIG had claimed in connection with the seven transactions and asserted a 20% tax penalty.  In 2009, after paying the deficiency, AIG filed a lawsuit against the United States in Manhattan federal court challenging the IRS’s determination and demanding a refund.  In response, the United States asserted that the IRS had correctly disallowed the tax benefits because the transactions had no economic substance, a basic requirement for seeking tax benefits. 

According to the terms of the Settlement, AIG agreed that all foreign tax credits that AIG claimed in connection with the seven cross-border transactions that were the subject of the litigation would be disallowed in full for the 1997 tax year and all subsequent tax years during which the transactions were operating, totaling more than $400 million.  AIG further agreed to pay a 10% penalty.  The settlement allows AIG to retain certain income expense deductions relating to six of the transactions that were structured as borrowings, as well as remove certain amounts related to the transactions from its taxable income.  In addition, the settlement resolves certain of AIG’s tax refund claims unrelated to the cross-border transactions stemming from AIG‘s restatement of its publicly filed financials.

The Acting U.S. Attorney thanked the Tax Division of the Department of Justice, as well as the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, including Jill Frisch, Matthew Avon, Jackie Levinson, Barbara Felker, and Michael Gilman, for all of their assistance throughout the litigation.

Governor Cuomo Announces $357 Million in New Pavement Renewal Projects - Not One Cent For Any Bronx Project

 

Incorporates Construction Techniques that Reduce Fuel Consumption and Decrease Production of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Funding Supports Pavement Revitalization Projects in Every Region of State

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $357 million in funding for the renewal of roadways in every region of New York State. These infrastructure renewal projects will incorporate the use of environmentally conscious construction techniques such as warm-mix asphalt and cold in place asphalt recycling that can be applied at significantly lower temperatures, thereby reducing fuel consumption and decreasing the production of associated greenhouse gas emission during construction. These techniques also allow existing materials to be reused and can reduce the amount of materials that would otherwise be trucked to landfills. The projects announced today are currently being designed and construction will begin next spring.

"New York continues to lead the nation in demonstrating that infrastructure investments supporting economic growth can be balanced with protecting our precious environmental and natural resources," Governor Cuomo said. "These investments are laying the foundation for sustained growth in tourism and business development while enhancing the resilience of the supporting infrastructure."

This funding, administered by the New York State Department of Transportation, will support 135 paving projects and the renewal of approximately 1,740 lane miles of pavements across New York State. The projects announced today will be implemented in a manner that is sensitive to the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals established in New York State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, one of the most ambitious and comprehensive climate laws in the world.

State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez said, "Under Governor Cuomo's leadership, New York State is building back better and in a sustainable manner that will support regional economic development for decades to come. New York is leading the way by incorporating climate friendly strategies into our historic investments in resilient transportation infrastructure."

Capital Region

Approximately $35.0 million in projects to renew 196 lane miles of the roads in Columbia, Greene, Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington and Warren counties:

Mohawk Valley

Approximately $56.4 million in projects to renew 128 lane miles of the roads in Oneida, Herkimer, Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie and Otsego counties:

Central New York

Approximately $31.5 million in projects to renew 262 lane miles of the roads in Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland and Madison counties:

Finger Lakes

Approximately $41.2 million in projects to renew 187 lane miles of the roads in Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Yates, Seneca counties:

Western New York

Approximately $42.5 million in projects to renew 234 lane miles of the roads in Niagara, Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties:

North Country

Approximately $30.3 million in projects to renew 279 lane miles of the roads in Lewis, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex and Hamilton counties:

Mid-Hudson Valley

Approximately $58.3 million in projects to renew 167 lane miles of the roads in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Sullivan counties:

Southern Tier

Approximately $34 million in projects to renew 226 lane miles of the roads in Steuben, Schuyler, Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga, Broome, Chenango and Delaware counties:

Long Island

Approximately $16.7 million in projects to renew 59 lane miles of the roads in Nassau and Suffolk counties:

So what did New York City receive?

New York City

Approximately $11.4 million in projects to repair 4 lane miles of concrete pavements on ramps within the following roads in New York City:

• $ 190,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the East Bound Brooklyn Queens Expressway (I-278) Exit 27 Ramp to Atlantic Avenue in Kings County.
• $ 800,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the East Bound Grand Central Parkway Entrance Ramp from Northern Boulevard/ 34TH Avenue in Queens County.
• $ 1.2 million for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the entrance ramp from Flushing Meadow Park to Whitestone Bridge/ Northern Boulevard East in Queens County.
• $ 300,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs on the East Bound Long Island Expressway (I-495) at the West Bound Grand Central Parkway Ramp in Queens County.
• $ 361,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the West Bound Grand Central Parkway ramp to East Bound Long Island Expressway (I-495) in Queens County.
• $ 1.6 million for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the West Bound Grand Central Parkway entrance ramp from Astoria Boulevard North in Queens County.
• $ 220,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the West Bound Grand Central Parkway exit ramp to 31st Street in Queens County.
• $ 810,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the South Bound Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) exit ramp to Belt Parkway in Queens County.
• $ 610,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the East Bound Brooklyn Queens Expressway (I-278) Exit 39 Ramp to Queens Boulevard and 65th Place in Queens County.
• $ 2.7 million for full depth concrete pavement repairs on the Jackie Robinson Parkway at various locations including the Exit 6 Ramps to and from Metropolitan Avenue, the Exit 3 ramp to Cypress Hill Street,
• $ 500,000 for full depth concrete pavement repairs at the West Bound Grand Central Parkway Bridge over Bell Boulevard in Queens County.

$ 2.1 million for full depth concrete pavement repairs on the North Bound Korean War Veterans Parkway from Boscombe Avenue to the North Bound West Shore Expressway exit ramp in Richmond County.

And nothing for any project in the Bronx.