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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Mayor Bloomberg and NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein announced the results of the largest ever school satisfaction survey yesterday. More than 800,000 stakeholders, including students, parents, and teachers responded, a remarkable achievement. As the Dept. of Education noted, 800,000 people represents 1 in 10 New Yorkers, and over 200,000 more people than […]
Tony Evans to Endorse 20/20 on May 29
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008A night for all pastors, church deacons and elders, youth ministers, educators, community leaders, and congregants still uncertain about 20/20 Vision for Schools or not sure what to do next in adopting a local school. Come hear Rev. Dr. Tony Evans of the Urban Alternative, a nationally recognized faith leader and President of the National […]
On the Legacy of Sean Bell
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
50 shots fired by three detectives.
Two men injured and one dead in the early morning hours of his wedding day.
The headlines made New Yorkers cringe, and the Sean Bell tragedy demanded a thorough investigation and an appropriate response. But in the wake of Friday’s acquittal of the police officers, is […]
“Allow me to reintroduce myself”
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008(Monday) “Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is David Paterson and I am governor of New York state.” - From the governor’s inauguration speech on Monday following former Governor Eliot Spitzer’s resignation in the wake of a prostitution scandal.
(Tuesday) “PS: I’m also a philandering cheat, just like my predecessor.”
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Wednesday Weekly Webcast
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008The New York City Leadership Center
Coming September 2008
“Who the center targets and why we need it.”
I was so tempted to go
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Monday Morning MP3 (afternoon edition with Mayor Bloomberg)
Monday, December 31st, 2007This last MMMP3 of 2007 isn’t a true podcast, nor is it even an mp3.
But it is video from this morning’s sixth annual Interfaith Breakfast hosted by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the New York Public Library. While my dad’s been a regular invitee, today was my first. In […]
Ten Facts About New York City’s Children
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007+ Fact One: One out of every 4 people in NYC is a child.
+ Fact Two: Every day 337 babies are born to NYC residents.
+ Fact Three: Every day 2 babies die before their first birthday.
+ Fact Four: Every day many babies are born at risk:
# 174 babies are born into poor families.
# 25 babies […]
Schmap!! New York
Sunday, December 9th, 2007The good people at Schmap!! selected another one of my pictures to use in their online travel guides. This time it’s a picture of a seagull foraging for food at Brighton Beach.
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One Solitary Life
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Because the 75th Anniversary edition of Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular inexplicably removed a reading of this poem from its climactic scene:
He was born in an obscure village
The child of a peasant woman
He grew up in another obscure village
Where he worked in a carpenter shop
Until he was thirty
He never wrote a book
He never held […]
NYS Commissioner: Why
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007LPAC Holistic Leadership Series
Hon. Gladys Carrion, Esq., Commissioner NYS Office of Children and Family Services
“How Faith Communities Can Help with the Crisis of Children and Families of Color”
Rev. Dr. Raymond Rivera of Latino Pastoral Action Center hosted Commissioner Gladys Carrion of the NYS Office of Children and Family Services yesterday as part of their Holistic […]
NYC Marathon: Dan ran to keep the Relief Bus running
Sunday, November 4th, 2007The New York City Marathon runs past my building every first Sunday in November. Most special for Judah and me is the opportunity to root for my friend Dan Stoltzfus as he runs to raise money for New York City Relief. Here’s the scoop, in his words.
Right after 9/11/01, I dusted off […]
“The Emperors of Benevolence”
Saturday, November 3rd, 2007In case Rudy ever finds himself waiting for Medici, the New York magazine on the Robin Hood Foundation:
What does it take to make it onto the board of the Robin Hood Foundation, perhaps New York’s most exclusive club? There are but a few simple requirements: You must have either (a) a ton of money or […]
Sobering
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Last week, 25-year-old Jayson Tirado was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in an early morning traffic dispute. (Video)
I found out this morning that Jayson was one of three or four Tirado siblings who attended Generation Xcel in the mid-90s when we first opened. He attended school with my sister-in-law, and […]
Gangs of New York
Thursday, November 1st, 2007THEY prey on high-school students, second-generation immigrants who want protection or a sense of identity.
And they boast on their YouTube and MySpace pages - posting pictures and detailing their exploits.
As New York’s gang population swells to more than 15,000, membership is increasingly Hispanic - spurred by a wave of street toughs from Mexico - and […]