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	MENENDEZ AND GUTIERREZ RALLY IN PERTH AMBOY PERTH AMBOY – U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was joined by U.S. Representative Luis V. Gutierrez at a "Get-Out-The-Vote" rally hosted by "Victory 2012"- New Jersey's 2012 statewide coordinated campaign - in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. Joined by U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (NJ-6) and Albio Sires (NJ-13), among other local elected officials, Menendez and Gutierrez spoke to supporters about the importance of voting on November 6th and about the issues that are at stake in this year’s elections....

	Beverage Ban Passes Against Wishes of New Yorkers NEW YORK (September 13, 2012) – Despite strong opposition from New Yorkers and business owners throughout the City, the Board of Health today rubberstamped Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on sugar-sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces – as expected. In keeping with its promise to stand up for the choices of New Yorkers and defend businesses in New York from arbitrary attacks, members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices are exploring all avenues to challenge the Board’s ruling, including in ....

Ahora La Soda en Manos del Departamento de Salud.... Nuevamente el Alcalde Michael Bloomberg rechazó los reclamos de los newyorkinos de elegir el tamaño y la cantidad de bebidas endulzantes que puede tomar el consumidor, y el mismo siguió con su propuesta injusta y selectiva, que perjudica a pequeños y grandes comerciantes, y sobretodo minoritarios, si llegara a implementarse su propuesta que prohibiría la venta de bebidas endulzadas de 16 oz. en ciertos negocios, sin embargo otros negocios si podrán vender este tamaño. Con el alegato de red....

New Yorkers for Beverage Choices Speak Out Again.... NEW YORK (July 23, 2012) – New Yorkers for Beverage Choices today rallied on the steps of City Hall with hundreds of New Yorkers and business owners who oppose the Bloomberg Administration’s proposed beverage size restrictions. The event provided a forum for New York City residents to make their voices heard against the proposed ban on certain sugar-sweetened beverages, like soda, juice drinks, teas, sports drinks and flavored waters. The steps of City Hall were packed to capacity as hu....

Pido La Palabra:Entre Bloomberg y la Soda Por Jose Zabala Vivo en la ciudad de New York, donde una de sus encantos es elegir, entre un mar de opciones, lo que verdaderamente uno prefiere hacer, una ciudad de normas, leyes y culturas diversas, donde ha prevalecido por siglos la democracia social y económica. Jamás pensé que me iba a llegar a preocupar por las imposiciones y/o restricciones que pretenden imponer las autoridades oficiales para el consumo de un producto. Desde hace cierto tiempo estoy sintiendo que se han venido es....

New terminal bridge, Delta Sky Club highlight .... NEW YORK – Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL), along with city, state and federal officials, today broke ground on a $160 million renovation and expansion of its facilities at New York LaGuardia Airport. The project, which includes a 630-foot connector bridge linking Terminals C and D, a new Delta Sky Club in Terminal C and expanded security lanes in both terminals, comes as Delta creates a new domestic hub at LaGuardia, with service to 26 new cities by July 11. It represents the largest expansi....

Memo to supermarkets and grocers: Better clean .... State legislators are proposing a new law that would give Mayor Bloomberg’s health cops the authority to inspect grocery stores and farmers’ markets — much as they do restaurants, The Post has learned. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Queens), complaining that there are too few inspectors from the state Agriculture Department, wants the city Health Department to pick up the slack. “Is protecting our food important? I think it is,” Avella said. “When I had a problem with a supermarket in....

New York police demolish anti-Wall Street camp Protesters in New York faced off with police Tuesday after being kicked out of their Manhattan tent camp in a surprise night raid that threw the two-month-old Occupy Wall Street movement into crisis. After police tore down their tents and emptied Zuccotti park, several hundred protesters played cat and mouse with authorities seeking to re-establish a base to continue their anti-capitalist protests. About two dozen people were arrested when one group of activists tried to occupy a small p....

NY officials delay protesters' park cleanup Officials in New York City on Friday postponed a planned clean-up of the downtown Manhattan park where anti-Wall Street protesters set up camp a month ago, averting what many feared could have been a showdown with authorities. Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway said the private owner of Zuccotti Park, Brookfield Office Properties, decided late on Thursday to delay the cleaning, which had been slated to begin at 7 a.m. EDT. He offered no reason for the delay. Protesters celebrated the postponement....

NY swindler called 'mini-Madoff' to be sentenced A New York businessman called a "mini-Madoff" because he was arrested only weeks after the billion-dollar swindler, faces up to 40 years in prison when he is sentenced. Nicholas Cosmo pleaded guilty last year to mail and wire fraud in a $413 million stock scheme. He was scheduled for sentencing Friday in U.S. District Court on Long Island. Cosmo is the former head of the Long Island-based Agape (uh-GAH'-pay) World and Agape Merchant Advance in New York City. Agape solicited investors ....

Unions give Wall Street protesters A diverse group of powerful unions joined demonstrations near Wall Street on Wednesday, lending some focus, credibility and potentially hundreds of participants to a group that started out with a few camped-out college students. Among those planning to join the clamor were members of the Chinatown Tenants Union and the Transit Workers Union, the liberal group MoveOn.org, and community organizations like the Working Families Party and United NY. Organizers have called for students at colleg....

McLain Ward Re-Writes Record Book with Win in th.... Bridgehampton, NY—September 4, 2011— McLain Ward of Brewster, NY, made history yet again with another win in the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix and FEI World Cup Qualifier at the 36th Annual Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, NY, on Sunday. Riding Antares F, owned by Grant Road Partners, LLC, the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist tied his own record winning a grand prix at the Classic on three consecutive days. He also tied Margie Engle’s record by winning the featured Grand Prix at t....

COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI ANNOUNCES NEW YORK LGAC BO.... Series 2011A Tax-Exempt New York Local Government Assistance Corporation Subordinate Lien Refunding Bonds: $184,040,000 Awarded State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the award, through a competitive sale, of $184,040,000 of New York Local Government Assistance Corporation (LGAC) Series 2011A Subordinate Lien Refunding Bonds to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The true interest cost of the winning bid was 1.654503 percent. The true interest cost of the other bids submitte....

New York considers possible hurricane evacuations New York City prepared to evacuate coastal areas and rescue stranded New Yorkers with a fleet of police boats in case the city gets socked by Hurricane Irene this weekend. "We hope for the best but we prepare for the worst and that's why I think this city is ready for this weekend," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters on Thursday while outlining the city's hurricane preparations. Irene, now a powerful Category 3 hurricane battering the Bahamas, was projected to move up the East Coast,....

Hampton Classic Horse Show Cancels Opening Day A.... Bridgehampton, NY—August 25, 2011—After communicating with the National Weather Service and the Town of Southampton's head of emergency management monitoring Hurricane Irene, the Hampton Classic has announced that activities scheduled for its Opening Day on Sunday, August 28 will not be taking place. The Classic plans to re-schedule most competitions scheduled for Opening Day for other times later in the week. A revised time schedule will be posted on the Hampton Classic website (www.hampt....