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August 22, 2011 at 9:32 pm | Posted in peace action | Leave a comment

Keystone XL Pipeline is about to blow up any chance of protecting ourselves from the devastation-for-profit scheme of the energy tycoons who own your Federal government.

Dust Cloud

July 13, 2011 at 7:53 pm | Posted in peace action, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

50-mile wide cloud engulfs phoenix, az

If newspapers, radio and television cannot inform the public accurately about the issues we’re facing, then it becomes impossible for us to figure out what to do to solve our problems.

We just sit here and get inundated into blind helplessness by the misleading rhetorical cloud of media’s corporate sponsors and the politicians they fund to blow their hot air for them.

We’re so engulfed in the nebula of distortion discourse, we think it’s our normal atmosphere–that the picture we’re getting from the politicians and pundits corresponds to the world we inherited and live in now.

Robert Scheer makes a great example of this in his current post at Truthdig:

Social Security and Medicare have been funded by a regressive tax that falls disproportionately on working middle-class income earners, while caps in the system leave the wealthy—most notably the hedge fund hustlers who helped cause today’s economic crisis—largely untaxed.

He’s talking about the so-called, “Entitlements:” the successful, self-funded public programs that lift the population out of poverty and disease.

These are the programs the Republicans want to “cut” in order to “balance the budget.”

What our intrepid corporate media don’t tell us is that none of the proposed cuts (and/or tax increases) by either party are going to balance the budget within a decade.

By the time I get to Phoenix ... She'll be risin'...

Even right wing news outlet CNS says the same thing:

Neither House Democrats nor House Republicans plan on balancing the budget in the next decade.

What nobody tells you is that 80 Congress members sponsored a bill to balance the budget in 10 years without cutting Social Security and Medicare:

The People’s Budget eliminates the deficit in 10 years, puts Americans back to work and restores our economic competitiveness. The People’s Budget recognizes that in order to compete, our nation needs every American to be productive, and in order to be productive we need to raise our skills to meet modern needs.

Somehow in all the soundbites and on camera posturing, the voices of reason, cooperation and hope aren’t getting through the maelstrom.

Contacts

March 14, 2011 at 3:38 am | Posted in peace action | Leave a comment

Community Boards–Manhattan

This page is located on the NYC.gov Web site at
http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/cb_manhattan.shtml

Community Boards – Find Your Community Board
The official Web sites of the various community boards are independent entities, not affiliated with the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, nor NYC.gov, the Official NYC Web site.

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Queens
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Manhattan

Community Board 1
Neighborhoods:
Tribeca, Seaport/Civic Center, Financial District, Battery Park City

CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 1
49-51 Chambers Street, Room 715
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212.442.5050
Fax: 212.442.5055

Email: man01@cb.nyc.gov
Web site

Chair: Ms. Julie Menin
District Manager: Mr. Noah Pfefferblit
Board Meeting: Fourth Tuesday, 6:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Third Tuesday, 11:00am

Pct:
1
5
7
Pct Phone:
212.334.0611
212.334.0711
212.477.7311

Community Board 2
Neighborhoods:
Greenwich Village, West Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 2
3 Washington Square Village, #1A
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 212.979.2272
Fax: 212.254.5102
Email: cb2manhattan@nyc.rr.com
Web site

Chair: Ms. Jo Hamilton
District Manager: Mr. Bob Gormley
Board Meeting: Second to last Thursday, 6:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Second Thursday, 10:00am
Pct:
1
5
6
9 Pct Phone:
212.334.0611
212.334.0711
212.741.4811
212.477.7811

Community Board 3
Neighborhoods:
Tompkins Square, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown, Two Bridges CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 3
59 East 4th Street,
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212.533.5300
Fax: 212.533.3659
Email: info@cb3manhattan.org
Web site

Chair: Mr. Dominic Pisciotta
District Manager: Ms. Susan Stetzer
Board Meeting: Fourth Tuesday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Second Tuesday, 2:30pm
Pct:
5
7
9 Pct Phone:
212.334.0711
212.477.7311
212.477.7811

Community Board 4
Neighborhoods:
Clinton, Chelsea CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 4
330 West 42nd Street, Suite 2618
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212.736.4536
Fax: 212.947.9512
Email: info@manhattancb4.org
Web site

Chair: Mr. J.D. Nolan
District Manager: Mr. Robert J. Benfatto
Board Meeting: First Wednesday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Third Wednesday, 10:00am
Pct:
10
MSP
MNP
13 Pct Phone:
212.741.8211
212.239.9811
212.767.8400
212.477.7411

Community Board 5
Neighborhoods:
Midtown CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 5
450 7th Avenue, Rm. 2109
New York, NY 10123
Phone: 212.465.0907
Fax: 212.465.1628
Email: office@cb5.org
Web site

Chair: Mr. David Siesko
District Manager: Mr. Wally Rubin
Board Meeting: Second Thursday, 6:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: First Thursday at 10:00am
Pct:
10
MSP
MNP
Pct Phone:
212.741.8211
212.239.9811
212.767.8400

Community Board 6
Neighborhoods:
Stuyvesant Town, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Sutton Place CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 6
866 UN Plaza, Suite 308
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212.319.3750
Fax: 212.319.3772
Email: mn06@cb.nyc.gov
Web site

Chair: Mr. Mark Thompson
District Manager: Ms. Toni Carlina
Board Meeting: Second Wednesday, 7:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Fourth Thursday, 10:30am
Pct:
13
17 Pct Phone:
212.477.7436
212.826.3211

Community Board 7
Neighborhoods:
Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 7
250 W. 87th Street
New York, NY 10024
Phone: 212.362.4008
Fax: 212.595.9317
Email: office@cb7.org
Web site

Chair: Mel Whymore
District Manager: Ms. Penny Ryan
Board Meeting: First Tuesday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Fourth Wednesday, 9:30am
Pct:
20
CPP
24 Pct Phone:
212.580.6411
212.570.4820
212.678.1811

Community Board 8
Neighborhoods:
Upper East Side, LenoxHill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 8
505 Park Avenue, Suite 620
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212.758.4340
Fax: 212.758.4616
Email: info@cb8m.com
Web site

Chair: Ms. Jackie Ludorf

District Manager: Ms. Latha Thompson
Board Meeting Third Wednesday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Last Tuesday, 10:00am
Pct:
19
CPP Pct Phone:
212.452.0600
212.570.4820

Community Board 9
Neighborhoods:
Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, and West Harlem

CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 9
16-18 Old Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Tel: (212) 864-6200
Fax: (212) 662-7396
Email: NYC-CB9M@juno.com
Web site

Chair: Hon. Larry English, Esq.
District Manager: Eutha R. Prince
Board Meeting: Third Thursday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Second Wednesday, 10:00am
Pct:
26
30 Pct Phone:
212.678.1311
212.690.8811

Community Board 10
Neighborhoods:
Central Harlem CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 10
215 West 125th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10027
Phone: 212.749.3105
Fax: 212.662.4215
Email: mn10@cb.nyc.gov
Web site

Chair: Mr. W. Franc Perry
District Manager: Mr. Paimaan Lodhi
Board Meeting: First Wednesday, 6:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Third Wednesday, 10:00am
Pct:
28
32 Pct Phone:
212.678.1311
212.690.8811

Community Board 11
Neighborhoods:
East Harlem CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 11
1664 Park Avenue, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10035
Phone: 212.831.8929
Fax: 212.369.3571
Email: info@cb11m.org
Web site

Chair: Mr. Matthew Washington
District Manager: Mr. George Sarkissian,
Board Meeting: Third Tuesday, 6:30pm
Cabinet Meeting: Last Wednesday, 10:30am
Pct:
23
25 Pct Phone:
212.860.6411
212.860.6511

Community Board 12
Neighborhoods:
Inwood and Washington Heights

CB Address:
Manhattan Community Board 12
711 West 168th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212.568.8500
Fax: 212.740.8197
Email: mancb12@verizon.net
Web site

Chair: Pamela Pelanque-North
District Manager: Mr. Ebenezer Smith
Board Meeting: Fourth Tuesday, 7:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Third Thursday, 9:30am
Pct:
33
34 Pct Phone:
212.927.3272
212.927.9711

New York City Council–Manhattan

New York City Council Members
NAME DISTRICT BOROUGH POLITICAL PARTY
Mail Maria del Carmen Arroyo 17 Bronx Democrat
Mail Charles Barron 42 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Gale A. Brewer 6 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Fernando Cabrera 14 Bronx Democrat
Mail Margaret Chin 1 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Leroy G. Comrie, Jr. 27 Queens Democrat
Mail Elizabeth Crowley 30 Queens Democrat
Mail Inez E. Dickens 9 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Erik Martin Dilan 37 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Daniel Dromm 25 Queens Democrat
Mail Mathieu Eugene 40 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Julissa Ferreras 21 Queens Democrat
Mail Lewis A. Fidler 46 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Helen D. Foster 16 Bronx Democrat
Mail Daniel R. Garodnick 4 Manhattan Democrat
Mail James F. Gennaro 24 Queens Democrat
Mail Vincent J. Gentile 43 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail David G. Greenfield 44 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Sara M. Gonzalez 38 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Daniel J. Halloran 19 Queens Republican
Mail Vincent Ignizio 51 Staten Island Republican
Mail Robert Jackson 7 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Letitia James 35 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Peter Koo 20 Queens Republican
Mail G. Oliver Koppell 11 Bronx Democrat
Mail Karen Koslowitz 29 Queens Democrat
Mail Brad Lander 39 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Jessica S. Lappin 5 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Stephen Levin 33 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Melissa Mark-Viverito 8 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Darlene Mealy 41 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Rosie Mendez 2 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Michael C. Nelson 48 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail James S. Oddo 50 Staten Island Republican
Mail Annabel Palma 18 Bronx Democrat
Mail Christine C. Quinn 3 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. 47 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Diana Reyna 34 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Joel Rivera 15 Bronx Democrat
Mail Ydanis Rodriguez 10 Manhattan Democrat
Mail Deborah Rose 49 Staten Island Democrat
Mail James Sanders, Jr. 31 Queens Democrat
Mail Larry B. Seabrook 12 Bronx Democrat
Mail Eric Ulrich 32 Queens Republican
Mail James Vacca 13 Bronx Democrat
Mail Peter F. Vallone, Jr. 22 Queens Democrat
Mail Jimmy Van Bramer 26 Queens Democrat
Mail Albert Vann 36 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Mark Weprin 23 Queens Democrat
Mail Jumaane D. Williams 45 Brooklyn Democrat
Mail Ruben Wills 28 Queens Democrat