Happening Next Friday!!!
Greater New York City Veteran & Military Family Summit at Yankee Stadium
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There will be transportation available to Yankee Stadium from the following locations:
Staten Island
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Blvd.
Staten Island, 10314
Free Parking Available
***Bus leaves at 7:30AM***
Queens
York College
94-20 Guy R. Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11451
Free parking Available
***Bus leaves at 8:00AM***
If you are interested in private transportation to Yankee Stadium from one of the locations listed above, please click the "Transportation Request Form" button below and we will reach out to confirm your request.
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Committee on Veterans Oversight Hearing: Increasing Veterans' Civic Engagement in New York City
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Oversight: Increasing Veterans’ Civic Engagement in New York City
📅Wednesday, September 18th
⏰10:30 AM
📍 Committee Room on the 14th floor at 250 Broadway and via Zoom
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NYC Department of Finance: The Veterans Exemption
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Bob Woodruff Foundation | Our Veterans Calendar
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Veterans Needed for Mount Sinai Brain Study
Compensation offered for participation
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The Brain Injury Research Center at Mount Sinai is currently seeking military veterans who are at least one-year post-military service and are willing and able to travel to New York City for a 4-5 hour study visit. Participants are asked to consider brain donation at the end of life. A study visit will include a brief set of cognitive tests, an interview with surveys, a blood draw, and an MRI scan. Participants will receive $100 for in-person visits or $25 for participation via telephone. Travel reimbursements may be made upon request.
If you are interested, please contact Julia Kirschenbaum at julia.kirschenbaum@mountsinai.org, call them at (212)241-5152, or sign up here.
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James Earl Jones, Whose Powerful Acting Resonated Onstage and Onscreen, Dies at 93
He gave life to characters like Darth Vader in “Star Wars” and Mufasa in “The Lion King,” and went on to collect Tonys, Golden Globes, Emmys and an honorary Oscar.
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Mr. Jones in 1979 as the author Alex Haley on “Roots: The Next Generation.”Credit...Warner Brothers Television, via Everett Collection
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James Earl Jones, a stuttering farm child who became a voice of rolling thunder as one of America’s most versatile actors in a stage, film and television career that plumbed race relations, Shakespeare’s rhapsodic tragedies and the faceless menace of Darth Vader, died on Monday at his home in Dutchess County, N.Y. He was 93.
In college, he had also joined the Army under an R.O.T.C. commitment, then washed out of infantry Ranger School. But he did so well in cold-weather training in the Rockies that he considered a military career. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in mid-1953, after the end of the Korean War, and was subsequently promoted to first lieutenant.
In 1955, however, he resigned his commission and moved to New York, determined to be an actor. He lived briefly with his father, whom he had met a few years earlier. Robert Jones had a modest acting career and offered encouragement. James found cheap rooms on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, took odd jobs and studied at the American Theater Wing and Lee Strasberg’s Actors Studio. [READ MORE...]
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More Veteran-related Headlines
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A Message From Mayor Adams:
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Each week DVS shares a brief update about how our administration is getting stuff done for New Yorkers.
From investing $3 billion in our early childhood education system to putting more than $8.2 million back into our young people’s pockets through paid work-based learning experiences this past school year, our administration is fighting every day to create a more affordable city for families. As nearly 1 million students head back to class this month, we are opening up 24 new school buildings and adding over 11,000 new seats — the most in two decades — that will give even more of our young people state-of-the-art classrooms, innovative community spaces, and the foundation for long-term success. Here at DVS we are working with NYC Public Schools to expand our Military Family Advocate program designed to enhance engagement with Veterans and military families. Many Service Members and Veterans, who have dedicated their lives to supporting and defending this country, often struggle to find the resources and support structures they need. The MFA Program aims to be the first point of contact, connecting them to vital services that they may not know exist.
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Week in Review | August 31 - September 7
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We want to showcase Veteran work and help spread the word! This is a space for Veteran artists to express themselves in an authentic way.
Please email submissions to connect@veterans.nyc.gov with a brief bio, an artist statement, art medium, and your affiliation to the Veteran community.
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Join Our Team! Be Part of the Mission!
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Site Reliability Engineer - This position will support and develop the agency’s core business applications while providing secured network connectivity, asset management, and technical support for a highly mobile team.
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VA Work Study Positions at DVS
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The NYC Department of Veterans' Services (DVS) supports VA Work-Study Positions! Here is a current list of available VA Work-Study openings:
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NYC Civil Service Job Openings and Exams
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To view all available job listings, visit the exam board here!
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