Lehman College Hosts Virtual Screening of PBS Documentary “College Behind Bars”

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A Lehman College program (Reentry@Lehman) that serves students who have been affected by the criminal justice system, hosts the fourth and final screening of the PBS award-winning documentary, “College Behind Bars”on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The 55-minute screening will be followed by a panel discussion with film producer, Salimah El-Amin, Lehman College President Daniel Lemons, and Reentry@Lehman members. The documentary is a four-part PBS film series by Lynn Novick that follows incarcerated people through rigorous college programming while exploring how education transforms lives and impacts criminal justice. “The four-hour series, distilled from nearly

By SÍLE MOLONEY

United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 15, 2020, David A. Hay, 40, most recently of Brooklyn, New York, entered a guilty plea to a charge of receiving child pornography. Most recently, Hay served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the New York City Chancellor of Schools. According to court filings, in May of 2010, while living and employed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, David A. Hay exchanged emails with a 15-year-old child. During the course of these communications, the defendant received sexually explicit digital images and videos from

By ANTHONY RIVIECCIO

In last week’s article, we talked about some basic truths regarding Retirement Planning. We talked about how important it is to save and invest early. We talked about how inflation can eat up your money. We also briefly discussed when is it right to retire and for how long. This week we will talk about the products one must use to achieve those goals: Social Security You already have a retirement product with the government. Yes, 80 percent of Americans are covered by social security. Employers and employees normally pay 50 percent each (8.25 percent) towards an

By SÍLE MOLONEY

In late April, NBC New York reported that a doctor working at New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Inwood died by suicide after treating a number of COVID-19 patients. Her father, also a doctor, was quoted as saying at the time, “She was — in every way — in the trenches of this war, fighting the effects of this COVID virus that she contracted herself. She went home and stayed for a week and a half before she felt obligated to go back to the trenches and help, so that’s what she did.” According to several news reports,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sept. 16 that the City will issue a week of furloughs for mayoral office employees. This action, in addition to savings from the adopted budget, will represent a 12% cut to the FY21 Mayor’s Office budget. “Dedicated public servants have worked tirelessly for our city and their fellow New Yorkers throughout this crisis,” said De Blasio. “This is a painful step, but it shows just how committed we are to responsible budgeting and leading the City through these challenging times. Today’s announcement makes it clear we need Albany to step

By DAVID GREENE

Representatives of the United Bodegas of America (UBA) will be granted a sit-down with NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea and his top brass regarding a host of issues including recent robberies and assaults on bodega workers, as well as the dangers for shop workers enforcing the city’s mandated face mask rule. The meeting is expected to take place on Wednesday, September 16 at Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan. In a statement released on Tuesday, Sept. 15 announcing the sit-down, Radhames Rodriguez, the President of UBA, wrote, “It’s been an awful year for all of us in the bodega

By SÍLE MOLONEY

To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the Health Department will conduct an adulticide treatment in the Bronx. Trucks will spray pesticides in sections of the Bronx on Tuesday, September 15, between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting. In case of bad weather or equipment malfunctions, application will be delayed until Wednesday, September 16. The Health Department will use very low concentrations of DeltaGard® and/or Anvil®. The risks of pesticides applied by the Health Department for mosquito control are low to people and pets. Some people who are sensitive to spray

By DAVID GREENE

Business is back to normal along a busy shopping strip in Pelham Bay, after a man reportedly left a pressure cooker outside of a funeral parlor. According to residents and workers in the area, members of the NYPD’s 45th precinct, Emergency Services Unit and the Bomb Squad were joined at the location by members of the F.B.I., who arrived on the scene around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The block was quickly shut down along Crosby Avenue, between Westchester Avenue and Roberts Avenue, after a pressure cooker was found in the doorway of Ralph Giordano Funeral Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Indoor dining is to recommence in New York City on Sept. 30, at 25 percent capacity. On Monday, Sept. 14, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio held a virtual hearing with interested parties from the hospitality sector and signed the extension of two bills in support of New York City restaurants. The first bill extends an existing ban on charging for unconfirmed phone orders until 90 days after restaurants are allowed to operate at a hundred percent capacity. The second extends an existing cap on fees that delivery apps can charge restaurants until 90 days after restaurants are