Refugees from Bhutan have come to find a new home in the Bronx. Although many Bhutanese refugees are scattered throughout the Bronx, a large population is concentrated in one apartment building on University Avenue, according to The New York Times. The eight Bhutanese families living in the building share meals, job tips and more. Bhutanese refugees started moving into the United States in 2007 when Nepal refused to give them citizenship. The United States agreed to resettle 60,000 of these refugees and so far, about 170 Bhutanese have moved to New York.
If you are looking for an affordable, pleasant-looking apartment, The New York Times suggests looking in Mount Hope.
Speaking of Carl Heastie, the Assemblyman almost came to blows with Parkchester Assemblyman Peter Rivera last Thursday at a judicial nominating convention, according to the Daily News' Bob Kappstatter. The fight concerned Rivera's charges that Heastie was including him in decisions over judicial nominations for state Supreme Court. Kappstatter reports that the row could be a precursor to an effort to depose Heastie from the chairmanship.
Tom Robbins at the Village Voice also weighs in on the judicial nominating convention, pointing out that Stanley Schlein is still in the thick of things, despite from being barred from receiving court-appointed cases in 2006.
Meanwhile, a Heastie staffer is getting is getting noticed. His chief of staff, Marricka Scott-McFadden, was named as one of the newspaper City Hall's Rising Stars: 40 under 40. Also included in the list was another Bronx Assembly Member Vanessa Gibson.
Consultants hired by Morton Williams supermarket have come down hard criticizing the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) released by Related Companies, the developer for the Kingsbridge Armory. The consultants claim that the development will cause overwhelming amounts of traffic congestion.
This posting make it sounds as if Carl Heastie was after Peter Rivera, when in fact, it was drunk Peter Rivera who went after Carl.
ReplyDeleteLets get it straight it was Carl Heastie that called Assemblyman Peter Rivera a LIAR. He provoked him. The speech he made was well received by both sides. Assemblyman Peter Rivera is one of the most respected public servants in the city and state of NY. So when you post a comment learn to post the truth. Carl Heastie needs to have a little respect. If he had a problem with Peter Rivera he should have gone to him instead of telling others behind his back that he was a Liar.
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