Chants such as “stalling tactics are no good, sign a contract like you should,” were heard outside of 177 Livingston St. during a sweltering afternoon in Downtown Brooklyn, on July 26 by employees of the Brooklyn Defender Services. The Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) is an interdisciplinary public defenders office that offers legal services such as… Read More

One of my great points of pride as CUNY’s chancellor is the extraordinary quality, accomplishment and devotion of our faculty — the thousands of brilliant scholars and researchers, lecturers and teachers who are the engine of an institution that strives to be the nation’s foremost student-centered public university. From my own experience as a member… Read More

The Brooklyn Canarsie Lions, Inc. held its 2023-2024 New Officers Installation and New Members Induction ceremony on Monday, July 17 at Nick’s Lobster House on Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. Over 125 persons attended the gala event that included several elected officials, who are members of Lions, Inc. They were: State Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Haitian-American… Read More

The United Nations General Assembly has declared World Steelpan Day as Aug. 11. According to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, the draft resolution was adopted on Monday and will be annually observed on the UN’s Calendar. The Office of Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said in a statement that Minister of Tourism, Culture and… Read More

Guyana’s main opposition A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) Tuesday unceremoniously dismissed a $25,000 for each parent or guardian as final compensation offer to the survivors of 20 indigenous children who were roasted to death inside a heavily fortified jungle high school dormitory near Brazil back in May, saying the money cannot even sustain a… Read More

As we continue to explore the rich and diverse culinary culture of the Caribbean from a #MeatFree perspective, I’ve retooled the original version of this classic Caribbean recipe to be fully vegetarian and vegan. You’ll notice subtle differences from the traditional way of doing this dish, as explained in the video down below. Photo by… Read More

Un momento di confronto, uno scambio di opinioni tra esperti su come una grande manifestazione come i Campionati Europei di pallavolo possano essere di impatto su Torino. Questo pomeriggio all’Urban Lab la Federazione Italiana Pallavolo ha organizzato un workshop in cui sono stati sviscerati dei numeri di un evento che il 22 e il 23… Read More

La continua evoluzione delle norme edilizie, anche legate ai recenti incentivi statali, hanno accresciuto in modo importante il numero di richieste che i professionisti del settore presentano agli sportelli degli uffici comunali della Direzione Urbanistica. A seguito delle segnalazioni degli addetti ai lavori sui tempi d’attesa e su alcuni disservizi verificatisi in merito alle procedure… Read More

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