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Former BP Diaz Jr. & Hip Hop Legend Fat Joe Discuss Uplifting The Bronx at Lehman College Event

By ARIEL PACHECO, DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
Friends, former Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Hip Hop legend Fat Joe, gathered at Lehman College on March 26 to discuss their respective professional lives, as well as their upbringings and their ongoing commitment to improving The Bronx. The annual event at Lehman, ordinarily held in the form of a lecture, was, this year, called, “Hip Hop with a Heart: The Civic Mind of The Bronx.” The lecture series itself dates back to 1970.

SSB/DOB Urge Construction Workers Cheated by Valor Consulting to Sign Up for Free Safety Training

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYC Department of Small Businesses Services (SBS) is urging more than 17,000 active, construction workers to apply to SBS’s no-cost training program after their site safety training (SST) cards issued by Valor Consulting were deactivated following the revocation of the company’s status as a city-approved, safety training course provider. Those who apply will receive new replacement cards instead.

Legendary Yankees Radio Voice John Sterling to Retire & Be Recognized on April 20 at Yankee Stadium

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Yankees announced on Monday, April 15, that legendary Yankees play-by-play radio voice John Sterling, who has called 5,420 regular season Yankees games, and 211 postseason Yankees games, is retiring effective immediately. The team said Sterling will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on Saturday, April 20, and will visit the WFAN booth during the game. Additionally, they said he will be made available to media in the Yankee Stadium press conference room prior to the 1:05 p.m. match-up against Tampa Bay.