Mo Meter - Six More to Go

  Our friends at the 161th. Street Bid are at it again, and this time they have a Mo Meter in front of the picture of Mariano Rivera outside Yankee Stadium. Rivera is only six saves away from being the all time leader in saves, as Trevor Hoffman is currently the leader in all time saves with 601. Rivera is currently in second place with 596 saves, all coming with one team the Yankees. 

  As when Derek Jeter hit his 3,000th  hit, there will be a party on 161th Street, with cake served to celebrate another all time baseball record broken by another career Yankee player. 

  Speaking of Derek Jeter, he has moved into 19th place on the all time hit list passing now #20 Craig Biggio who had 3060 career hits. Jeter now has 3064 hits, and next up is #18 Dave Winfield with 3110 hits. with 26 games left in the 2011 baseball season left Jeter may have to wait until next season to pass Winfield. Also with another season like he had this year, Jeter could wind up #10 on the all time hit list at the end of next season right behind the great Willie Mays.

COUNCILMAN KOPPELL AND CHURCH OF THE MEDIATOR SPONSOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY  

Council Member Oliver Koppell, The Visiting Nurse Service of New York,  Medicare Rights Center, and Big Apple Rx invite you to get----
 

Blood pressure screening, nutritional information, free massages, health information,        benefit screening, prescription assistance, giveaways, entertainment and more.   

 

At The Church of the Mediator 

260 West 231^st Street and Kingsbridge Avenue

 

Saturday, September 10, 2011 11AM to 3 PM.  

                         

 

                        

 

Could There Be an End to The Silk Stocking Congressional District?

  The Daily News has a piece on how the Dominican American National Roundtable would radically change the 14th congressional district to make it possible to elect the first Dominican-American member of Congress. The story has the redistricting hopes of DANR which include changing current Bronx congressional districts also. 

  The 15th Congressional district drawn as a black minority district has changed, and is now more Hispanic than black, as the district lines were drawn. To correct that DANR proposes that the 15th CD extend through the Bronx into Mount Vernon to regain a black majority.

  The 14th CD would then pick up the Manhattan Dominican and other Dominicans from the Bronx to create a new Dominican-American congressional district. Current 14th Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's district would go from a 2/3 majority of white upper east side Manhattan voters to a district with less than 1/3 of a white vote, and 2/3 Hispanic.

  You can read the whole story by Celeste Katz of the Daily News here.

DIGNITY FOR IMMIGRANTS MARCH

From Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz Sr.

 

Community  Leaders,  churches,  ministers  and the community in general are planning  to rally on behalf of undocumented immigrants, according to State Senator Rev. Ruben Díaz.

Almost four years ago, U.S. Senator Barack Obama, while campaigning for the presidency  of  the  nation,  promised that if he became president he would solve  the problem of the twelve million undocumented aliens that reside in the  United  States. Apparently, once Barack Obama was elected President of the United States he forgot his promise and has not yet found a solution to solve  the problem of the undocumented aliens. On the contrary, the problem has  multiplied  to the point that there have been more deportations in the last  three  years  than in any previous administration. President Obama is always  blaming  the  Republicans  and Congress  for the lack of action on behalf of the immigrants.

Now that the re-election is at hand, President Obama has promised to deport only  those immigrants with a lengthy criminal record and that are a threat to  the nation’s security. He has suggested stopping deportations for those that have minor offenses and those that do not pose a threat to the nation.

This  is  a  great  idea!  This will solve the situation of more than three hundred   thousand   (300,000)   people  that  are  facing  the  threat  of deportation.

This  is  why  a  group  of  religious  organizations, such as Radio Vision Cristiana  Intl.,  Radio  Cantico  Nuevo,  The  New  York  Hispanic  Clergy Organization, Conlico, and community organizations of the Metropolitan area have  decided to conduct a “Dignity for the Immigrants March” in support of the immigrant community.

This  march  will  take  place  on  Sunday,  October 2, 2011 at 12 noon, on Westchester Avenue, between Third Avenue and Bergen Avenue in Bronx County. From  there  we will march to the steps of the Bronx Supreme Court, located at 161st Street and Grand Concourse in the Bronx.

We would like to send a message to President Obama that “we will not accept excuses,  such  as,  blaming the Republicans or members of Congress for not achieving  such a wonderful idea. We will be calling on the President to be true  to his word and to be faithful to the undocumented immigrants in this country.”

Even  if  the  Republicans  and  members  of Congress oppose this wonderful initiative  to  deport  only hardened  criminals,  President  Obama  could implement  it  anyway.   If he really wants this to happen, he can do it by just  signing  an  executive order. “Si se puede Mr. President, “Yes we can Mr. President.” Only if you are willing to.

I am State Senator Ruben Díaz and this is what you should know.

Espada's Defense- My Accountants Said it Was Legal

Here is one we found on a Daily News Site titled

"Ex-Sen. Pedro Espada's Defense: My Accountants Said That Petting Zoo Was Totally Fine"

 Celeste Katz of the daily news writes "Espada claims expenses charged to a janitorial company the feds say he controlled - including pony rides and a petting zoo for a family member's birthday party, home repairs and a down payment on a Bentley - were all approved by accountants". 

The article goes on to say that the feds are looking back to 2001 in Soundview Health Centers financial records. You can access the article at this link and see for yourself.

BP DIAZ & NEW YORK YANKEES HOST INAUGURAL 'BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S CUP' LITTLE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the New York Yankees co-hosted the inaugural “Borough President’s Cup” Little League Championship. The game featured a match-up between the Little League Raiders and the Rolando Paulino Little League, who competed for the title in a game at Yankee Stadium.

The Little League Raiders won the game, defeating the Rolando Paulino Little League 9-7 in extra innings.

To compete for the “Borough President’s Cup,” players for each Little League had to meet a set of requirements unrelated to their performance on the field. Those included a B-average in school, 90 percent or greater school attendance and a demonstrated commitment to community service.

 BP Diaz with little league Raiders presenting BP's Cup to the winner.

“This game is not about showcasing the best athletes in the Bronx, but those students who represent the best of our borough overall: good students who have shown us that they want to make the Bronx a better place,” said Borough President Diaz. “What better way to reward them then to give them a chance to walk in the footsteps of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and all the Yankee greats.”

“The Little League Raiders would like to thank Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and his staff for an outstanding job on putting together the Borough President’s Cup.   It is our pleasure to participate in this tournament. We are very excited to have the opportunity to play the championship game at Yankee Stadium. We would like to thank Mr. Brian Smith, SVP, Corporate/Community Relations and Mr. Rocky Halsey and staff of the New York Yankees organization for allowing us this opportunity. It makes us proud to say that we are from the Bronx,” said Peggy Guzman, director of the Little League Raiders.

“Thank you, Borough President Diaz and the New York Yankees, for this opportunity. The dreams of our players, to play at Yankee Stadium, have become a reality.  This moment will make a difference in the lives of these very promising young people, and we will never forget this game,” said Rolando Paulino, commissioner of the Rolando Paulino Little League.

The “Borough President’s Cup” will be an annual event.

September 11th Tenth Anniversary: The Bronx Remembers

 

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

&

The Supreme Court of Bronx County

Cordially invite you to join them and the Bronx community  

as they pay homage to our families, friends and neighbors  

 who perished on September 11, 2001.

  

Thursday, September 15, 2011

12:00-2:00 PM Lou Gehrig Plaza

161st Street, between Grand Concourse & Walton Avenue

Bronx, New York

In partnership with

Bronx Tourism Council 

 

Sponsored by 

Kramer Dillof Livingston & Moore, Esqs.

John C. Dearie, Esq.

Louis Rose, M.D.  

 Trolman Glaser & Lichtman, Esqs.

Plumbers & Gasfitters Local Union No. 1

For Information and to confirm your attendance

please call:  718-590-3522

 

Upcoming Event:Townhall Meeting On Public Safety in Northern Manhattan

New York City Councilmember

Ydanis Rodriguez

10th Council District

&

New York State Senator

Adriano Espaillat

31st Senate District

&

New York State Assemblymember

Guillermo Linares

72nd Assembly District

 

Invite You To Attend A Townhall Meeting

On Public Safety And Meet

The New Commanding Officer of the 34th Precinct

Deputy Inspector Barry Buzzetti

   

Co-Sponsored by:

 

U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel, State Assemblymember Herman D. Farrell Jr.,

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer,

City Councilmember Robert Jackson, Community Board 12, Manhattan,

New York City Parks & Recreation,

Isabella Geriatric Center and the 34th Precinct Community Council

 Date: Thursday, September 1, 2011 /  Time: 7:00pm -9:00pm

Place:   Isabella (Auditorium)

515 Audubon Avenue (On the Corner of W 190th St & Audubon Ave)

 

Representatives of the New York County District Attorney’s Office will be Present

Please call 917-521-2616 for further information.