Topic: Bill Perkins

Gas Sippers Are In At Detroit Auto Show

NBC 11 Pittsburgh (WPXI) - 23 days ago
The theme of this year's show seems to be that bigger isn't always better.. . Smaller cars are making a huge impression in Detroit, and automakers...

Editorial: Lacking in intelligence

NY Daily News - 134 days ago
Six state senators from New York City have asked state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate whether the NYPD has conducted what they...

Harlem groups, activists support Strauss-Kahn accuser

The Grio - 220 days ago
From CNN. . Despite admitted lies about her past and before the grand jury, the maid at the center of the sex assault case against French financier...

Pol: Rent problems akin to 'tsunami'

NY Daily News - 309 days ago
Holy hyperbole: State Sen. Bill Perkins says a lapse in rent regulations would be as devastating to city neighborhoods as the recent disaster in...

State bill revives pieces of DREAM

NY Daily News - 330 days ago
A new bill in the state Legislature would make college life easier for undocumented immigrant students - giving them benefits like financial aid...

Report on crime spike in public housing prompts meeting

NY Daily News - 369 days ago
Elected officials want an emergency meeting with Housing Authority Chairman John Rhea in response to a Daily News report on a crime spike in public...

Metro Briefs

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 871 days ago
The article offers news briefs related to various issues and topics in 2008 in New York. Doctor Cornell West House will visit the House of the Lord Church on April 10 in Brooklyn. The subject of the protest at the Brooklyn Museum ...

Clergy support beaten attorneys

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 913 days ago
The article reports that members of the clergy and Harlem State Senator Bill Perkins gathered in front of the New York City Hall in support of arrested civil rights attorneys Michael and Evelyn Warren. The couple claim they were arrested after attempting ...

A Harlem celebration for Obama

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 915 days ago
The article offers information on the celebration of victory of U.S. Senator Barack Obama in Iowa caucus. New York State Senator Bill Perkins hosted the events that marked the celebration at Paris Blues in Harlem, New York City. Hearty congratulations and ...

State Senators Perkins and Adams call for NY National Guard to come home

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 916 days ago
The article reports on the move by New York Senators Bill Perkins and Eric Adams to draft a legislation that calls on Governor David A. Paterson to send home the New York National Guardsmen from Iraq. Perkins is optimistic that the bill ...