A raucous crowd of more than 200 people filled the 8400 block of Third Avenue on June 24 to make sure local elected officials heard their voices, loud and clear, in strong opposition to an application to open a legally licensed cannabis dispensary there.
Author: Bill Miller
Stabilized Housing Rent Rates in NYC Are Set to Rise Again, Along With Tenants’ Resentment
Leases for rent-stabilized housing in New York City are poised for the third hike in as many years following a June 17 vote by the Rent Guidelines Board.
Catholics Bond, Across an Ocean, Via a Real-Time Video ‘Portal’
Mel Alegre, a parishioner of St. Bartholomew Parish in Elmhurst, was a stranger to the 30 people who gathered to pray on Saturday, June 22, near the historic Flatiron Building. But very few of these young-adult pilgrims to the Flatiron District knew each other. Nor did they know any of the people joining them from Dublin, Ireland.
Once Dead, a Lawsuit Advocating More Fairness in NYC Property Taxes Is Revived
A lawsuit alleging that New York City’s property tax system unfairly burdens low-income residents was dismissed by a high court a few years ago, but it now has new life. Tax Equity Now New York, or TENNY, brought the suit in 2017 against the city and the state, claiming NYC’s property tax system is inequitable, opaque, and forces some people to pay an uneven share of the state’s tax revenues.
Holiness Is Not a One-and-Done Task, But a Lifelong Pursuit of the Truth
Augustine of Hippo, the preeminent fifth century philosopher, confessed to keeping concubines, including one who bore him a son. In his autobiography, Augustine admitted praying, “Grant me chastity and continence, but not yet.” Still, this self-described “slave of lust” pursued holiness. In the year 386 he converted to Christianity, due in large part to the faith of his mother, St. Monica. He went on to become a celibate priest.
Thousands of Diocese of Brooklyn Faithful Ride Buses to Pennsylvania for ‘Ultreya’ Pilgrimage
A good old-fashioned church picnic unfolded Saturday, June 8, on the verdant lawns surrounding the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. But this gathering included an estimated 2,500 members of the Cursillo movement from parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn for their annual “Ultreya de Campo,” or “pilgrimage.”
Brooklyn Chaplain Made Ultimate Sacrifice Ministering to a Fallen Soldier After D-Day
Father Brian Jordan, as a kid attending Mass at Blessed Sacrament Church, would pause by a list of World War II veterans — living and dead — from the parish.
WWII Survivor Remembered the ‘Hell’ of D-Day, and ‘9,400 Kids’ Who Didn’t Come Home
Frank DeVita had an early start 80 years ago on June 6, 1944, in the choppy waters near Normandy, France.
Brooklyn Park Rededicated to Honor Brothers Who Sacrificed in Service
For 27 years, people have filled a triangle park in this neighborhood around Memorial Day to honor its namesake, Marine Corps Maj. Eugene McCarthy, who died in Operation Desert Storm. But this year’s observance on Sunday, May 19, took on a new significance — a rededication to include a plaque for McCarthy’s older brother, Dennis.
Statue of St. Joan of Arc at Queens Church Stands in Memory of Heroic WWI Chaplain
Throughout World War I, Catholics in the French village of Ban-de-Laveline had no pastor, because their priest was taken hostage by the Germans. But in 1918, a U.S. Army chaplain from Brooklyn came to bury 18 of his men killed in action, and a special bond formed between the village and a new parish in Jackson Heights, Queens.
