Month: March 2024
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FY 2025 Budget: Supporting Ukraine and Ensuring Russia’s Strategic Failure
As President Biden said about Russia’s brutal war of aggression, “The stakes in this fight extend far beyond Ukraine. If we don’t stop Putin’s appetite for power and control in Ukraine, he won’t limit himself just to Ukraine and the costs for America and our allies and partners is going to rise.” The President’s FY 2025 Budget Request includes $1.5 billion for countering the Kremlin’s aggression. The $482 million requested for Ukraine, along with the National Security…
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Mayor Adams Celebrates New All-Time High Total Jobs Record, Announces $85 Million Delivered To Small Businesses Through Groundbreaking Opportunity Fund
Deputy Mayor Maria Torres‑Springer, Housing, Economic Development and Workforce: Good morning, everyone. My name is Maria Torres‑Springer, and I’m the Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce. I’d first like to thank our host here at Black Seed Bagels, a story of small business success here in our city, and we’ll hear from one of…
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MANUFACTURING JEWELERS AND SUPPLIERS OF AMERICA March 10-12 2024
MJSA Expo brings together the industry’s most renowned trade suppliers and subcontractors to provide buyers—designers, manufacturers, trade suppliers, contractors, bench jewelers, retailers—with an unparalleled shopping experience. Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America 2024 The Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America (MJSA) Expo 2024 is scheduled to take place from March 10-12, 2024, at the Javits…
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JA NEW YORK SPRING SHOW Mar 10 – Mar 12 2024
The JA New York Spring Show will take place from March 10 to March 12, 2024, at the Javits Center in New York City. The event will run from 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday, March 10 and Monday, March 11, and from 10 AM to 4 PM on Tuesday, March 121. This premier jewelry…
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Mayor Adams Hosts “Hear from The Mayor” Radio Show
Gary Byrd: Well, each and every Sunday of the month WBLS is proud to welcome the 110th mayor of New York City, the second mayor of color, and the first hip hop mayor in the city’s history. It’s time this morning to hear from the mayor, our mayor, Eric Adams on 107.5 WBLS. Mr. Mayor, good…
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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on the Helicopter Crash in Texas
Yesterday, Jill and I learned of the tragic deaths of two National Guardsmen and one U.S. Border Patrol agent whose helicopter crashed while they were conducting routine operations near Rio Grande City, Texas. A third Guardsman was badly injured in the crash and is hospitalized. These brave Americans dedicated their lives to protecting our nation. They signed up knowing the…
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White House. Message to the Congress on the Designation of Funding as an Emergency Requirement in Accordance with Section 6 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with section 6 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366; the “Act”), I hereby designate as emergency requirements all funding (including the transfer and repurposing of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Act pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency…
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Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Convicted in Manhattan Federal Court of Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States and Related Firearms Offenses
Hernández Conspired with Some of the Largest Drug Traffickers in the World to Transport Tons of Cocaine through Honduras to the United States A federal jury convicted Juan Orlando Hernández, also known as JOH, 55, of Honduras, on all three counts in the indictment, which included cocaine-importation and weapons offenses. Hernández is scheduled to be…
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MARCH 09, 2024 Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 4366
On Saturday, March 9, 2024, the President Joe Biden signed into law: H.R. 4366, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,” which provides in divisions A through F, full-year funding through September 30, 2024, for departments and agencies of the Federal Government covered by 6 of 12 appropriations bills. Division G includes extensions for existing authorities. Thank…
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Mayor Adams Adds to City Hall Communications Team
Ryan Birchmeier to Serve as Communications Director Erika Tannor to Serve as First Deputy Communications Director Charles Lutvak to Serve as First Deputy Press Secretary NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the appointment of and elevation of key members of the City Hall communications team halfway through his first term. On…
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Mayor Adams, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, Cirrus Announce First-of-Its-Kind Partnership to Build Workforce Housing in NYC
Union Pensions, Cirrus Pledge Over $100 Million in Initial Stages toBuild Affordable Housing for Working-Class New Yorkers Latest Effort in Adams Administration’s Commitment to Use Every Toolto Address Housing Crisis NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York and Vicinity (BCTC) President Gary LaBarbera, and Cirrus…
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Hamas and the US Pushing Israel into the Ramadan Trap
Hamas and the US are being implicated in pushing Israel into what is being referred to as the “Ramadan trap.” Recent developments indicate that President Biden is advocating for a cessation of hostilities without ensuring the release of hostages 14. Additionally, efforts to broker a ceasefire with Hamas have not yielded results, with negotiations ongoing but…
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NYC Mayor Announces New $25 Million Space To Help Launch And Grow Bipoc, Woman-Owned, Other Health And Beauty Businesses At Brooklyn Navy Yard
R.F. Wilkins Consultants to Develop and Operate State-of-the-Art Facility to Position New York City as Leader in Nearly $450 Billion Health and Beauty Industry Facility Will Create an Estimated 900 Direct and Indirect Jobs in First Five Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer,…
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President Biden Is Taking Action to Lower Costs for Families and Fight Corporate Rip-Offs… WTF?
President Biden is fighting to lower costs for American consumers—and he is taking action to address corporate price gouging. Congressional Republicans have no plan to lower costs for Americans and have instead proposed giveaways to the wealthy, big corporations, and Big Pharma that will increase the cost of prescription drugs, utility bills, health insurance premiums,…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Answered Questions From Representatives of the media and Appears Live On CBS News New York’s Streaming Network
Mary Calvi: Subway riders are about to deal with something they haven’t seen in nearly 20 years: random bag checks. Cindy Hsu: Mayor Eric Adams making that bold announcement after a series of violent attacks on the subway in recent weeks have left riders uneasy. His Honor and Chief of Transit Michael Kemper are live with us…
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New York. Gov. Hochul to announce new measures in fighting subway crime
The governor of New York is trying to take away the rights to use public city transportation from those who have been convicted of armed attacks on the subway or city buses for 3 years. She believes – will these criminals take taxis and Uber instead?The MTA will ramp up bag checks and possibly add…
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Mayor Eric Adams Appears Live On NY1’s “Mornings On 1”
Jamie Stelter: It has been a violent few days in the city’s subway system. Since last Thursday, there have been at least eight violent crimes underground. Among the attacks, a stabbing on the 4 train in the Bronx, a subway conductor, slashed in the neck on the C train, and multiple attacks at Penn Station. That…
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Nikki Haley DROPS OUT of 2024 Presidential Race After Trump DOMINATES on Super Tuesday
Nikki Haley Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race After Trump Dominates on Super Tuesday Nikki Haley has decided to drop out of the 2024 presidential race following the Super Tuesday nominating contests where former President Donald Trump and President Biden dominated [1]. Former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley, encouraged Trump to earn the support of…
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Biden’s speech, in which he warns what will happen if Putin makes a minor incursion into Ukraine.
…. Q: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you. Your top foreign policy advisors have warned that Russia is now ready to attack Ukraine. But there’s still little unity among European allies about what a package of sanctions against Moscow would look like. If the U.S. and NATO aren’t willing to put troops on the…
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New York Governor Announces New York State Returned Nearly $9.7 Million to Consumers in 2023
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, Governor Kathy Hochul … announced that the Office of Consumer Services at the New York State Department of Public Service — the staff arm of the Public Service Commission — and the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection assisted 276,000 New York households with a…