Tag: New York

  • New York, Ukraine

    New York, Ukraine

    Um, I have to admit this came as a shock when reading news about the shelling of New York while reading a report on the situation in Ukraine. I did a double take on the map, and sure enough, Wikipedia has a page on it: The settlement first appeared on maps in 1846 under its…

  • Borough President

    Borough President

    A borough president is an advocate for their borough in a number of ways. First, they have a sizable chunk of change at their disposal to fund local initiatives, groups and projects like buying technology for public schools, renovating local parks or spearheading community health outreach. Borough presidents share about 5% of the city budget…