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The completion of a $39 million renovation at the Riverdale Osborn Towers in Brownsville was celebrated recently at the property, at 440 Watkins St.

Your message of change will ignite hope and action in people of many countries who might still be passive in the face of inadequacies and injustice." Baldwin Spencer, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda, in a letter to Barack Obama, Nov.

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you very, very much. I am deeply touched by Moeen Qureshi's too kind introduction, but I think I'll ask him to introduce me wherever I go from now on.

Citizens Against Government Waste is combing through the fiscal year 2010 omnibus bill containing six appropriations bills , preparing to announce earmark totals.

Congresswoman VelA zquez: "Make The Right Decision And Designate Gowanus Canal A Superfund Site." Thank You, Congresswoman VelA zquez! I am sure most of you have seen this op-ed piece by Congresswoman Nydia VelA zquez which appeared in the Daily News Brooklyn section on Tuesday, but just in case you have not, I am posting it here.

WASHINGTON - The feds handed New York City a nice, fat pot of homeland security cash Tuesday.

Bennie Thompson got the memo.

In a high-profile House hearing on Thursday, Rep. Thompson (D-Miss.), the Homeland Security Committee chairman, squashed Republican efforts to subpoena White House social secretary Desiree Rogers and put the blame for Tareq and Michaele Salahi's uninvited entry into the White House squarely on the Secret Service. That's just where the administration had signaled it wanted blame to go, in a Wednesday-night memo to White House employees.

The White House kept Rogers away from the proceedings in Cannon 311, and the Salahis declined to appear, though Thompson began a process to subpoena the Virginia couple for a future hearing. That left Mark Sullivan, the Secret Service director, who said that three of his agency's employees had been put on administrative leave.

The New York Times recently unveiled a story about industry lobbyists and the power they have over the United States Congress.

This mail has a special photo of NYC Mayor + SVA Director attached! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Greetings and Happy Thanksgiving to the admirable Supporters of SVA! The next meeting of the legendary STONEWALL Veterans' Association of the historic 1969 Gay Civil Rights Stonewall Rebellion is this Saturday the ...

Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health care debate is a less visible, but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.

I swear, some people aren't even pretending any more. The New York Times : In the official record of the historic House debate on overhauling health care, the speeches of many lawmakers echo with similarities.

Governor signs Executive Order No. 30 Establishing the New York 2010 Census Complete Count Committee Governor David A. Paterson has signed Executive Order No.

The Brooklyn-based, umbrella Vincentian group, Council of St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Organizations, U.S.A., Inc.

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York will receive $3 million in federal funding to help protect State and local government networks from cyber security attacks and incidents.

New York City voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to grant Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg a third term or instead side with his Democratic opponent, Comptroller William C. Thompson Jr.

Five months have passed, including the just completed "cybersecurity month," since President Obama said that he would hand pick a cybersecurity coordinator for the federal government.

21 to press Congress for comprehensive immigration reform . Two buses made the one-day trek from the 11th congressional district in Brooklyn and were hosted by Rep.

For many in New York and around the world, Marco Mason is a perfect example of what a community leader should be.

Senators dominate this weekend's Sunday shows, where they'll discuss the next steps for health care reform and Afghanistan's Nov.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepped up the pressure on House Democrats on Friday to support her preferred version of legislation that would require the federal government to sell health insurance in competition with private insurers.