Lesley Gore Mentors NYC “Forgotten Children” in “Forgotten Borough”
Lesley Gore Mentors NYC “Forgotten Children” in “Forgotten Borough”
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11/12/2012 – Singer Lesley Gore (“It's My Party,” “You Don't Own Me”) spent the summer quietly riding the 6 train to the South Bronx to help give voice to a group of kids who often find themselves voiceless in a noisy city. The kids … and director …
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Q&A: Prison expert Soffiyah Elijah on reducing prison costs, drug-related crimes
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Soffiyah Elijah, 57, is the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors conditions in state prisons. The first woman and first person of color to head the … Of course, we also need to restore mental health …
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The Big Lobbyist Battle For Medical Reefer in New York Begins
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Even with the rollback of the Draconian Rockefeller drug laws by Cuomo, being the world capital of weed arrests sure doesn't help. But it seems as if change might be in the (smoky) air. After Election Day … "We are now coping with the epidemic of …
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