Croton FMC Meeting Tuesday April 22

  The Chair of the Croton Filtration Monitoring Committee Father Richard Gorman has scheduled a Croton FMC meeting for next Tuesday, April 22nd at 7pm

  The meeting will take place at the office of Bronx Community Board #12, located at 4101 White Plains Rd, Bronx 10466 (718) 881 4455.

An agenda will be listed when it is available.

 

 

Koppell Pushes Decision Date Back as Rumors of IDC Return to Senate Dem Conference

   In one story from the New York Observer Oliver Koppell has moved his decision to run against State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein to after the Easter holiday. Koppell had originally said that he would make the decision on running against Senator Klein after the state budget deadline. That was two weeks ago. This latest bit of pondering from Koppell come on the heels of another story in from the State of Politics Blog about a possible reconciliation between the Senate Democratic Conference and the Independent Democratic Conference.

  The Observer quotes Oliver Koppell as very happy from the number of signatures he has received in an on line petition numbering well into the thousands. The only problem is the over 90 percent of the signatures are not from the 34th state senate district home to Senator Jeff Klein. The Koppell residence was redistricted back into the 34th State senate recently after a 10 year absence. Republican State Senator Guy Velella cut the corner where the house sits out of the 34th state senate district after Oliver's wife Lorraine Coyle-Koppell ran for the seat against Velella in 2000. Running on the Democratic Party line she lost to Republican Velella by a singe digit percentage margin.

  The State of Politics Blog says that a meeting between IDC head Senator Jeff Klein and Mainline Democratic Conference Senator Mike Gianaris was set and then cancelled between the two senators. The topic of the meeting is said to have been bringing the IDC members back into the mainline Democratic Conference, possibly at a similar Co-Leadership as is now in place. State of Politics also mentions that mainline Democratic senators such as Ruben Diaz Sr., Adriano Espalliat, and others are tired of being shut out of the decision making process with the current senate leadership in place. Then there is the fear of the IDC gaining even more seats with primaries such one that Gustavo Rivera may face. Mainline Democratic senators kining up against this reconciliation idea are Liz Krueger, Gustavo Rivera, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Bill Perkins.

STATEMENT FROM ASSEMBLYMAN DINOWITZ ON GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNING NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE LEGISLATION

    
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.   81st A.D.

3107 Kingsbridge Avenue Bronx, New York 10463

 (718) 796-5345 -  dinowitzj@assembly.state.ny.us

  “In our world’s greatest democracy, the candidate with the most votes is the winner of an election, except for the most important office on the planet:  President of the United States.  New York now joins the growing number of states that have decided that the winner for President should be the first place finisher.

“Once National Popular Vote is passed in enough states it will mean that the winner of the popular vote will always be the winner in a presidential election.  It will mean that every vote from every voter throughout the country would count equally.  Candidates would have an incentive to campaign all over the country, not just in the battleground states, and they would address the issues of concern to voters throughout the country.  This would drive up turnout.

“And New York would no longer be ignored.  We will no longer be a bystander in presidential elections.  This legislation, signed by Governor Cuomo, is one of the most significant reforms in the election process in the United States in the history of our republic.  I am proud that it received bipartisan support in both the Assembly and the State Senate.”

 

 

Annual BCC Golf Outing on Wednesday, May 21st

  

 

Join the Bronx Chamber for the

Annual Golf Outing

Wednesday, May 21st !

 

This year a portion of the proceeds

will be donated to the American Cancer Society!

 

See below for more details & registration info!

With questions or to RSVP, contact Alexandra at 718-828-3900 or Alexandra@Bronxchamber.org

 

  

 

  

  

   

Annual Business Expo with Keynote Speaker NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

 

  

 

Join the Bronx Chamber for the

Annual Business Expo

on Wednesday, June 11th

at the Villa Barone Manor!

 

 

Become a vendor & showcase your business!

 

Enjoy Breakfast with Keynote Speaker

NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman!

 

 

 

See below for more details & registration info!

With questions or to RSVP, contact Alexandra at 718-828-3900

 or Alexandra@Bronxchamber.org

 

 

  

   

    

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26th Annual Banquet of the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization,

  It was the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization's biggest moment when His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan was in attendance for the coalitions 26th annual banquet this past Saturday. Seated on the dais along with Cardinal Dolan were NYHCO President State Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz Sr., New York State Attorney General Eric Schniderman, Comptroller Tom Dinapoli, Congressman Charlie Rangel, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senate co-leader Jeff Klein, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Assembly members Marcos Crespo, Mark Gjonaj, Jose Rivera, and Luis Sepulveda, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, City Council members Maria Del Carmen Arroyo, Fernando Cabrera, Vanessa Gibson, and Andy King, as well as Republican candidate for governor Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

  It was standing room only with proud clergy members and followers who enjoyed every minute of the luncheon. The six honorees were Rev. Byron Castello, Rev,. Amaurys Mella, Rev. Rosa Cadiz, Rev. Danilo Lachapel, Hna. Carmen V. Sanabria, and Rev. Hector Castillo.    

  Cardinal Dolan thanked the elected officials for their help, but said that munch more help from them is needed. He added that like charter schools the parochial schools also need help like was given to the charter schools. Of the elected officials many tried their hand at opening with a Spanish dialogue. State Comptroller Dinapoli said that he is the one who signs Senator Rev Diaz Sr.'s check, and that Senator Diaz earns every dollar. Since he was in the Bronx Congressman Rangel again let everyone know that he is an alumnus of DeWitt Clinton High School. The best line however had to come from Bronx Borough President  Ruben Diaz Jr. with one of his usual sayings about the Bronx, "This is Gods Country".  

 The honorees are seated at the front table, and the elected officials are seated behind the honorees as the program begins with the pledge.

Left - Cardinal Dolan poses for photo with Bronx Borough President Rubin Diaz Jr. and New York State  Comptroller Tom Dinapoli.

Right - Cardinal Dolan chats with Comptroller Dinapoli. 

 

Cardinal Dolan addresses the huge crowd on hand for the NYHCO luncheon.

Left - State Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein speaks of the recently passed state budget, and what it means for the people in the room.

Right - Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda is seated between 13th congressional candidates incumbent Congressman Charles Rangel and challenger State Senator Adriano Espaillat with Public Advocate Letitia James on Senator Espaillat's other side.

 

Senator Klein's Annual Bunny Breakfast

  Saturday State Senator Jeff Klein invited hundreds of children and their parents to his Annual Bunny Breakfast. There was a healthy breakfast, face painting, a giant Easter bunny, and Magician John Tudor of Simply Magic. Senator Klein was very brief in his comments saying that the event was for the children as you will see in the photos below. 

Left - Two young girls are singing the opening song.

Right - Senator Klein is very brief in his opening statement explaining that today is for the children.

Left - Jazmin Valentine before getting her face painted.

Right - Jazmin with her face painted.

Left - Danlye and Tanvir are building their bunnies.

Right - Senator Klein even had a life size bunny for children to have their photo taken with.

 

Left - Senator Klein joins the children as the magic act is about to start.

Right - You can see the crowd as John the Magician starts his act.

 

Left - John the Magician make a bunny appear with the help of his assistants.

Right - John goes into the audience to show the next one he made appear.

Left - A balloon is placed in a box held by 2 assistants.

Right - John the Magician turns the balloon into a bunny, to the surprise of his assistants.

Council Member Cohen Introduces Legislation to Make Parking More Convenient for Motorists

  At Thursday's Stated Council Meeting, Council Member Andrew Cohen introduced legislation that would make parking more convenient for motorists throughout New York City.  The bill states that on blocks longer than two hundred feet, signs indicating parking, stopping or standing regulations shall be posted every one hundred feet or less.

There are currently no guidelines for the placement of parking signs on city streets.  The Department of Transportation presently installs signs where they deem necessary. 

“Trying to find parking is extremely difficult already.  To make matter worse, on too many streets in our city, particularly in the outer boroughs, the irregularity of parking signage makes this daily routine frustrating.  This law will require that signs are placed at regular intervals and help ensure that the parking regulations are more easily visible for motorists,” said Council Member Andrew Cohen.

“Additionally, some motorists receive fines for parking illegally, unbeknownst to them, as they are unaware of the parking regulations due to the fact that the signage is posted much further down the street.  This law would assist motorists in adhering to the regulations currently in place which would lessen the fines they inadvertently receive,” the Councilman added.

The bill has been submitted to the Council’s Transportation Committee for review.