At age 28, Jackie Robinson stepped onto Ebbets Field to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. On May 1, 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker, 26, debuted in a Major League Baseball game with the Toledo Blue Stockings as a barehanded catcher.
120,000 students left the DoE public school system over the last 5 years while enrollment at public charter schools is up 9%. Students In 2021-22, there were 1,058,888 students in the NYC school system, the largest school district in the United States. Of those students: 13.9 percent of students were English Language Learners 20.6 percent … Read more
Subway restrooms have shuttered since mid 2020. Where do people go if they have to go? What is MTA’s solution? Hire more cleaners.
Most people assume that every black American who lived in the US before 1870 was a slave. That is simply not true thanks to Dennis Richmond, Jr. who researched his family history. In 1860, three years before the Emancipation Proclamation, The United States Federal Census Schedule reported 488,070 free black Americans. True, many might say quasi-free, since these African Americans … Read more
Gas Sale station at 68-29 Woodhaven Blvd. Normally, the lowest priced station in the area.
How to control inflation? (1) watch the price of crude oil/energy; (2) cut down criminal theft and property damages; and (3) reduce government’s need for more money from honest taxpayers. CPI June 2020.
When using force in self-defense, New York State does not allow use of deadly force by ordinary citizens even when in his or her own home or business. Duty to retreat is required. As evidenced by video of Jose Alba, he retreated yet he is criminalized. “Duty to Retreat” must be removed to stop wrong … Read more
———- Forwarded message ———From: Nicholas Giordano <giordan@sunysuffolk.edu>Date: Tue, Feb 1, 2022 at 5:37 PMSubject: Re: [EXTERNAL]RE: NY Post Hi Phil, I broke it down by Senate and Assembly. Included everyone who voted “Aye” on the bill. Let me know if you need anything else or have any other questions. NYS Senate bill S1059C. Here’s everyone who voted … Read more
Austin Simon, 34, was killed Friday July 1 around 11 pm at Broadway and 139 Street, was already on parole for assaulting a cop at the time of the deadly encounter — and had at least eight prior busts, including for assault, robbery, and assault during a domestic dispute. Update July 8, 2022. Bail reduced … Read more
Modernize and standardize. Allow full spelling of middle name, hypen, apostrophe, caps, case-sensitivity, nickname, and 2-byte names. Also, voters should be able to self-correct address changes and party registration online. Update: July 6, 2022. Judicial Watch sues New York after New York City Board of Elections failed to clean voter rolls for years.