As the summer season begins this Memorial Day, the Health Department reminds all New Yorkers about the risks of excessive alcohol drinking.Continue reading
Memorial Day 2016 By The Numbers From Harlem To Hollywood
With Memorial Day weekend just a few days away, WalletHub today followed up its study on the Best States for Military Retirees by releasing its 2016 Memorial Day By The Numbers Report. Continue reading
New York Is 2016’s 8th Worst State For Military Retirees
Happy Military Appreciation Month! All military personnel face tough challenges when readjusting to civilian life upon retirement, which, for the average officer, happens at age 47. Continue reading
Join The Memorial Day Write A Thank You Letter To A Local Veterans Event
In light of Memorial Day, please join Mount Sinai Doctors Urgent Care Inwood and RAIN Senior Center to write letters of appreciation to honor the men and women who have served our country. Continue reading
The History Of Veterans Day From Harlem To Hollywood
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. Continue reading
HW Pick: African Americans’ Memorial Day
The first widely publicized observance of a Memorial Day-type observance after the Civil War was in Charleston, South Carolina, on May 1, 1865.Continue reading
Celebrate Memorial Day At Saint John the Divine In Harlem
This Memorial Day, Harlem celebrates the heroes who have fought and continue to fight for our country. Here is an event that will both sooth the soul and the mind.Continue reading