Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
BRONX WEEK 2011 HOSTS THE ANNUAL BRONX COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION FAIR
The Office of the Bronx Borough President and Bronx Health Links host the annual Bronx Community Health Education Day Fair, one of the largest health fairs in the borough where health care providers, wellness programs and disease prevention services from across the borough provide free information and screenings.
Residents will be able to get valuable information for themselves and their family from Bronx organizations and health educators. Experts will give tips to keep kids active and healthy during the summer months.
Friday, May 20 -- 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
The Bronx County Building - Veteran's Memorial Hall
851 Grand Concourse (At East 161Street)
Congressman Engel, Assemblyman Dinowitz, State Senator Klein and Councilman Koppell Announce Town Hall Meeting May 26th
Congressman Eliot Engel, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, State Senator Jeff Klein, City Councilman G.Oliver Koppell, the SAR High School, and the SAR High School’s Political Action Alliance will host a town hall meeting to discuss critical issues such as the federal, state, and city budgets, neighborhood school funding, senior citizen concerns, the expiration of tenant protection laws, the MTA, parking and transportation issues, job creation and economic development, as well as many other important matters. The elected officials are eager to hear their constituents’ concerns and opinions.
Thursday, May 26th, 7:30pm
SAR High School
503 West 259th Street (at Riverdale Avenue)
Call (718) 548-1717 for more information.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Agenda
Croton Facility Monitoring Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – 7:00 PM
Bronx High School of Science – 75 West 205th Street, Bronx NY 10468, Room 131
I Welcome Father Richard Gorman, Chair
II Consider, Adopt 4/27/11 Meeting Minutes CFMC Representatives
III Presentation about Earthen Dam Safety NYS Dept of
Environmental Conservation
IV Construction Update, Schedule & Costs Bernard Daly, P.E., DEP
Status of Construction in Goulden Ave
V Comments about Goulden Ave Construction Attendees
VI Status of Force Main Design Lauren Competello, P.E., DEP
VII Current Report - Croton Jobs Mark Lanaghan, DEP
VIII Continued Discussion, Public Access to JPR CFMC Representatives
- Plans for June 2, 2011 Public Hearing
IX CFMC Discussion, Set Next Meeting CFMC Representatives
X Adjourn
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ
RE: Fire companies closures
“Mayor Bloomberg is compromising public safety and that cannot be an option for the City to balance the budget. Our community fought hard to keep Ladder 53 on City Island open and we will certainly do the same now to avoid any closures that could put Bronxites in any community at risk. The safety of our residents should be more important than any budget issue and we will fight to avoid the closure of Ladder 53 and Engine 46 and 60,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.
LIU: NYC FUNDS WIN SUPPORT FOR POLITICAL DISCLOSURE
NYC Pension Funds’ Proposal Calling for Sprint Nextel to Reveal Its Political Spending Gets First Majority Vote Since Citizens United
New York City Comptroller John C. Liu announced a victory for NYC pensioners and institutional investors in the effort to increase corporate disclosures of political donations. Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) released vote totals this week that show 53% of votes at its annual shareholder meeting support the New York City Pension Funds’ proposal for transparency on its political contributions. It is one of the largest majorities ever recorded on the issue.
“Investors, pensioners, and taxpayers demand that corporations reveal their campaign spending,” Comptroller Liu said. “This victory for opening the books on political contributions sends a message that corporations ignore at their own risk.”
“Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, I have been spearheading a national campaign to make companies more transparent and accountable with their political spending,” said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio. “The shareholder vote at Sprint Nextel demonstrates that momentum behind this national movement is growing. I commend Comptroller Liu demanding greater corporate disclosure of political spending from these companies. Sprint Nextel should take heed of shareholder sentiment and adopt the resolution.”
The NYC Pension Funds’ shareholder proposal requested that Sprint Nextel:
§ Report its policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures (both direct and indirect) made with corporate funds;
§ Account for Company’s funds that are used for political contributions or expenditures; and
§ Identify the people in the Company who make the decisions on political contributions.
The 53% percent vote support that the NYC Pension Funds proposal received from Sprint Nextel shareholders is the largest majority vote on a political disclosure proposal opposed by management in the past four years, and one of the largest majority votes ever on the issue.
In January 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission removed long-standing limitations on corporate spending on political campaigns. Since then, investors in numerous companies have redoubled their push for disclosures of political spending.
The New York City Comptroller serves as the investment advisor to, custodian and trustee of the New York City Pension Funds. The New York City Pension Funds are comprised of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, Teachers’ Retirement System, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Fire Department Pension Fund and the Board of Education Retirement System. The New York City Pension Funds hold a combined 8,125,023 total shares in Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) with an asset value of $41,518,867.53 as of 5/16/2011.
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In addition to Comptroller Liu, the New York City Pension Funds trustees are:
New York City Employees’ Retirement System: Ranji Nagaswami, Mayor’s Representative (Chair); New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio; Borough Presidents: Scott Stringer (Manhattan), Helen Marshall (Queens), Marty Markowitz (Brooklyn), James Molinaro (Staten Island), and Ruben Diaz, Jr. (Bronx); Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37, AFSCME; John Samuelsen, President Transport Workers Union Local 100; Gregory Floyd, President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 237.
Teachers’ Retirement System: Ranji Nagaswami, Mayor’s Representative; Deputy Chancellor Kathleen Grimm, New York City Department of Education; Mayoral appointee Tino Hernandez; and Sandra March, Melvyn Aaronson and Mona Romain, all of the United Federation of Teachers.
New York City Police Pension Fund: Mayor Michael Bloomberg; New York City Finance Commissioner David Frankel; New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (Chair); Patrick Lynch, Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association; Michael Palladino, Detectives Endowment Association; Edward D. Mullins, Sergeants Benevolent Association; Thomas Sullivan, Lieutenants Benevolent Association; and, Roy T. Richter, Captain’s Endowment Association.
New York City Fire Department Pension Fund: Mayor Michael Bloomberg; New York City Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano (Chair);New York City Finance Commissioner David Frankel; Stephen Cassidy, President, James Slevin, Vice President, Robert Straub, Treasurer, and John Kelly, Brooklyn Representative and Chair, Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York; John Dunne, Captains’ Rep.; James Lemonda , Chiefs’ Rep., and James J. McGowan, Lieutenants’ Rep., Uniformed Fire Officers Association; and, Sean O’Connor, Marine Engineers Association.
Board of Education Retirement System: Schools Chancellor Cathleen Black, Mayoral: Philip Berry, Gitte Peng, Robert Reffkin, Tino Hernandez, Joe Chan, Tomas Morales, Linda Laursell Bryant, and Lisette Nieves; Patrick Sullivan (Manhattan BP), Gbubemi Okotieuro (Brooklyn BP), Dmytro Fedkowskyj (Queens BP), Joan Correale (Staten Island BP), and Monica Major (Bronx BP); and employee members Joseph D’Amico of the IUOE Local 891 and Milagros Rodriguez of District Council 37, Local 372.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. will host a dance event to honor the borough’s seniors.
Residents will grab their poodle skirt and roll up their t-shirt sleeves to do the peppermint twist, the mashed potato and the swim at this old fashioned Sweet Shoppe sock hop.
Thursday, May 19 -- 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
177 Dreiser Loop – Community Room A,B,C
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ TO SOLICIT PUBLIC INPUT ON JEROME PARK RESERVOIR ACCESS PLAN
On Friday, May 20, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will join with elected officials, community organizations and local activists to call for greater public access to the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The borough president will also announce a public hearing, hosted by the Croton Monitoring Committee, to solicit community input on the future use of the Jerome Park Reservoir, to be held on Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Vladeck Hall in the Amalgamated Houses located at 74 Van Cortlandt Park South (on the corner of Hillman Avenue and Van Cortlandt Park South). The hearing will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In March, the Department of Environmental Protection released a plan that would allow for very limited, three-day public access pilot to portions of the reservoir once the Croton Watershed Filtration Plant is completed in 2013.
The Press Conference calling for greater public access to the Jerome Park Reservoir will be held at the Intersection of Reservoir Avenue & Claflin Avenue, overlooking the reservoir
Friday, May 20, 2011--10:30 a.m.