[Transportation News\MTA Policing]
State Senator Alessandra Biaggi: “Instead of spending $249 million on a new police force, the MTA should increase bus and train service or make much-needed repairs to our ailing public transportation system. At a time when the MTA is already operating in the red, spending millions to hire more police officers is nonsensical and will just contribute to the over-policing of low-income New Yorkers and communities of color.”
Photo: Danny Pearlstein\Riders Alliance
GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO
NY GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION ALLOWING ADOPTEES TO SEE BIRTH CERTIFICATE AT AGE 18
[New York News\Adoption]
Governor Cuomo: “Where you came from informs who you are, and every New Yorker deserves access to the same birth records – it’s a basic human right. For too many years, adoptees have been wrongly denied access to this information and I am proud to sign this legislation into law and correct this inequity once and for all.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
GOVERNOR CUOMO: FLAGS WILL BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF 9/11 VICTIMS
[9/11 Memorial]
Gov. Cuomo: “On September 11, 2001, New York suffered the deadliest terror attack this nation has ever seen…We saw the best and the worst in humanity in that moment, and we will never forget those who lost their lives, including the selfless heroes who ran toward danger to help others.”
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
BALLET HISPANICO CELEBRATES HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WITH EVENTS THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER
[Entertainment News]
Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico: “We celebrate our Latinidad on a daily basis, but it is vital that we come together during this month to celebrate the strength of our voices and the impact of our cultural and artistic contributions on our nation.”
Photo: Ballet Hispánico