Jerry Kassar, Chairman Conservative Party New York, newly elected. Succeeded long-time Party Chairman retiring Mike Long. 1979 joined the staff of Assemblywoman Florence Sullivan, began forty-year Legislative career in which he held several senior staff positions in the State…
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Professor Evan Friss – 200 years of bike history
Mar 24, 2019, 10:02 AM
Professor Evan Friss is an associate professor of history at James Madison University in Virginia, and the author of On Bicycles: A 200-Year History of Cycling in New York City The book traces the history of cycling in New York City. …
Lynne Patton heads Region II of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, which oversees New York and New Jersey. One of 10 regional administrators for HUD, with a $48.7 billion budget this year. She previously worked the…
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Ambassador Charles Gargano – Rebuilding after 9/11
Mar 17, 2019, 10:01 AM
Ambassador Charles Gargano twelve years cleaning up and revitalizing Ground Zero and developing One World Trade Center in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Legendary real estate icon, engineer, and Republican strategist who served in the US government for three…
Steven Bellone County Executive Suffolk County Executive since 2012. Army veteran. Previously served as Babylon Town Supervisor from 2001-2011. Named “Government Official of the Year” by the Association for a Better Long Island. Represents more than 1.5 million residents….
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Dr. Charles El Mir – Hunting Asteroids not like Hollywood
Mar 10, 2019, 10:02 AM
Dr. Charles El Mir, Whiting School of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Hopkins University. Funded by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, developing physics-based computational models that simulate mechanical events across a wide range of timescales. Investigating…
John Jay LaValle, Suffolk County Republican Committee Chairman since 2009. Trump Delegate. At 33 years old – elected in 2001 as the youngest Supervisor in the Brookhaven Town’s history. Prior served five years as a Town Councilman, having first…
Kathryn Wylde is President and CEO of the nonprofit Partnership for New York City – the city’s leading business organization since 2001. Prior Partnership – Wylde was the founding CEO of both the Partnership’s housing and investment fund affiliates….
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Nicole Gelinas – Do we really need more bike lanes
Feb 24, 2019, 10:02 AM
Alan Dershowitz lawyer, jurist, author, and political commentator. Leading authority constitutional law and criminal law. One of the most well-known lawyers in America. Involved some of the most famous trials in recent history. Author of 20 works of fiction…
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Saru Jayaraman & Andrew Tarlow – Minimum wage for waiters
Feb 24, 2019, 10:01 AM
Saru Jayaraman Founder ROC Restaurants Opportunities Center. Andrew Tarlow Brooklyn restaurateur owns 4 establishments in Brooklyn. Minimum wage does not extend to tipped employees. A national campaign to seek minimum wages. United Director, Food Labor Research Center at UC…