Bart Haggerty, Board of Elections Queens Borough Deputy Chief, who has served as Director of Music Ministry at St. Gregory the Great and chief of staff to City Councilman Eric Ulrich, has prepared this informative primer on the Republican Party organization in Queens. In a nutshell, it covers the nuts and bolts on becoming a county committeeman, state committeeman, getting on the ballot, petitions, party elections, and much more. 2015 is the year we will build the Republican Party from the grassroots up. This primer will serve as our guide.
Free Public Forum: “Could New York City be the Next Paris?”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2015
Free Public Forum:
“Could New York City be the Next Paris?”
Date: Thursday, March 5th, 2015
Time: 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Place: Knights of Columbus, 263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004
More Information: Facebook Event
Ever since the attack on the staff of the magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January, where terrorists killed 12 and shouted, “We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad” and “God is Great,” the Western World, especially New York City, being the world’s #1 target, have been on high alert. There have been 16 known terrorist plots against the city since Sept 11, 2001 according to the NYPD. Another attack on NYC is “not a question of if, but when.” Are we prepared?
Scarlet letters for the Bibi boycotters
Scarlet letters for the Bibi boycotters
By Jeffrey S. Wiesenfeld.
This opinion piece appeared in the New York Post February 26, 2015.
Their excuses are mere protocol — that the upcoming Israeli election supposedly makes the speech political, and that Speaker John Boehner did not consult the White House before inviting the prime minister.
In fact, Iran has been at the top of Israel’s threat list for nearly two decades.
Nor is Netanyahu’s opposition in that election any more willing to embrace an agreement that, like the one the Obama administration is negotiating with Iran, clearly leads to Iranian development of nuclear weapons.
Any member of Congress who boycotts the address will present himself as placing protocol above national security for the American people and our allies.
Cop Beaters, Convicts, and CUNY: a University with a Radical Problem
February 26, 2015
CONTACT: David Seidemann, dseidemann@earthlink.net
Cop Beaters, Convicts, and CUNY: a University with a Radical Problem
The City University of New York (CUNY) has a problem: three of the six people charged in beating of policemen on the Brooklyn Bridge were teachers at CUNY (Eric Linsker, Cindy Gorn, and Jarrod Shanahan).[i]
Unfortunately, CUNY seems to have a soft spot for violent radicalism – and punching police is mild in comparison to the activities of past CUNY teachers