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Piragramac will be presenting our 4th Annual Piragramac’s Nutcracker Suite Our Way, Saturday December 5, 2009 at 6pm at Charles R. Drew I.S.219, 3630 Third Avenue @ 169th Street. 

This is a fundraising event to support the school and scholarships for children in need.  Nutcracker Suite, Our Way is a take off of the traditional Nutcracker Suite with a cultural twist that embraces our cultural while appreciating the the classics of Tchaikovsky.

We have Tappin’ Toy Soldiers, a Rat Queen and a Blueberry Fairy.  It is presented by the youth of the Piragramac Dance School. 

Piragramac invites children and adults of ages from all boroughs to participate in the Nutcracker Suite at no cost.  We are reaching out to groups, organizations and senior members of our community to come out and support our fundraising efforts.

Ticket prices are $15.  Groups of 10 or more $12.50.  Senior groups of 10 or more only $7.50. 

 Contact Info:

718.924.9003

gracefuldancin2001@yahoo.com

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Klein Works With FCC to Bring Back Phone, Television and Internet Service in Bronx Neighborhood

 Senator Jeffrey D. Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) solved a two and a half year problem of phone, television and internet interference across the entire 18-hundred block of  Radcliff Avenue.

 A resident first contacted Klein’s office last August, saying a giant illegal antenna on his neighbor’s roof was interfering with his phone, internet and television connection. Whenever he picked up his phone, he would hear multiple conversations at different frequency levels.

Klein immediately contacted the FCC and explained the problem. In response, the FCC launched a detailed investigation, looking into who owned the home with the antenna. The FCC found out the landlord’s son was using the antenna and issued a cease and desist order. Klein also acted as a liaison between the FCC and neighbors, requesting neighbors to  record any interference and call in when they heard it.

 The landlord’s son stopped using the antenna for about two weeks but then started up again. The FCC spoke to the landlord and requested the antenna be removed to avoid further complaints.

 At the end of October, the FCC visited the house and took down the antenna.

“I want to thank the FCC and neighbors for banding together and assisting my office in resolving this problem. It’s very important that we are respectful to our neighbors by making sure our actions are not negatively interfering with the quality of life in our neighborhoods,” said Klein.

 “After two and half years of being held hostage with the antenna and trying to resolve the problem, I am happy the antenna is down.  If  it wasn’t for Senator Klein, this would still be an ongoing issue,” said a Radcliff Avenue resident who wants to remain anonymous.

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Rubén Díaz Sr., a New York state senator, has argued that a bill legalizing gay marriage should not be allowed to come to the floor

 Every Sunday morning, the deep, melodious voice of State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. rumbles across the congregation at his Bronx church. On weekdays, it echoes across the Senate chamber as he rails against Medicaid cuts or abortion. Earlier this year, it enthralled thousands at a boisterous rally against same-sex marriage.

Rubén Díaz Sr., a state senator and Pentecostal minister.

But ask him about the gay people in his own life, and Mr. Díaz’s voice grows quiet. His smile vanishes.

Two of his brothers are gay, he murmurs, one of them recently deceased. So is a granddaughter. There is an old friend who works for him in the Senate. And a former campaign aide.

“I love them. I love them,” says Mr. Díaz, who grew up one of 17 children in Puerto Rico. “But I don’t believe in what they are doing. They are my brothers. They are my family.”

His voice rises again. “So how could I be a homophobe?”

For those fighting to expand gay rights, Mr. Díaz, a Pentecostal minister, represents the most outspoken and unpredictable of foes. He was forced to resign from the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board years ago for suggesting that the Gay Games would encourage homosexuality and spread H.I.V. In 2003, he sued the city to shut down a high school for gay and transgender students.

As advocates push for a vote on same-sex marriage in the State Senate on Tuesday, Mr. Díaz is again speaking out, arguing that last week’s election results show that the tide has turned against allowing gay people to wed.

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