Jazz Fellowship Applications Open for Black Women or Black Non-Binary Jazz Musicians at BKCM
Applications are now open for the next round of the Jazz Leaders Fellowship at The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM), a 126-year-old nonprofit dedicated to transforming lives through the educational and therapeutic powers of music. Applications must be submitted by May 15 and the winners will be announced in June.
Schools Chancellor Speaks on Disqualifications in PSAL Class 4A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship
NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission to Hold Hearing on Proposed Changes to Sidewalk Cafés
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) announced on Friday, March 15, that a public hearing on proposed amendments to existing City rules relating to roadway and sidewalk cafés will be held on April 16 at 9.30 a.m. The hearing was due to be held on March 19 but has since been postoned to the April date.
Bedford Park: Police Release Bodycam Footage of Police-Involved Shooting Amid DV Incident
Applications Open for Tile, Marble & Terrazzo Worker Apprenticeships
The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) for Tile, Marble and Terrazzo BAC, Local Union #7 of New York & New Jersey will conduct a recruitment from April 15 through Oct. 25 for five tile setter apprentices; five terrazzo worker apprentices; and five marble, carver, cutter and setter apprentices, NYC New York State Department of Labor announced on Friday, March 15.
Yonkers: Nearly 45 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Traffickers Who Traveled Through The Bronx to New Jersey
An investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking resulted in the seizure of around 20 kilograms (nearly 45 pounds) of cocaine worth more than $1 million from a Jeep Grand Cherokee in Yonkers on Wednesday, March 13, federal prosecutors said. Members of the New York Drug Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) tracked the vehicle from Connecticut through The Bronx and Manhattan and into New Jersey, where it allegedly picked up the load of cocaine, prosecutors said.
With PBS Funding Cut from House Spending Bill, Gillibrand Pushes for $575M to Fund Public Broadcasting
Puerto Rico: Four USPS Employees Arrested and Charged with Delay / Non-Delivery of Election Mail
Four U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees assigned to the 65th Infantry Postal Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico were charged on March 7, with delay of mail in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1703(a), as announced by W. Stephen Muldrow, U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico. A federal grand jury in the district of Puerto Rico returned the indictment.