Monthly Archives: November 2013

NYC Mayoral Elections Tomorrow

NYC Mayoral elections are tomorrow (Tuesday, November 5th, 2013)! Before you head out to the polls, read up on the Mayoral candidates:

Democrat: Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio
Republican: former MTA Chief, Joe Lhota
Independent candidates: Adolfo Carrion, Jack Hidary, Erick Salgado, Randy Credico, Carl Person and Joseph Melaragno

Be sure to verify your polling site as some sites have changed. One important, often overlooked, part of elections are Ballot Measures that require citizen votes. This year in New York, there are six important measures being brought to the populace:

  • Authorization of Casino Gambling in New York State
  • Additional Civil Service Credits for Disabled Combat Veterans
  • Exclusion from Indebtedness Contracted for Sewage Facilities
  • Adirondack Land Swap–settling disputed claim of forest preserve in Hamilton County
  • Adirondack Land Swap–to allow NYCO Minerals Inc. to continue mining operations in Essex County
  • Increasing Age of Supreme Court Justices and Judges of the Court of Appeals

To read up, visit the New York State Board of Elections site for details about each of these measures. WNYC is a great source for simple breakdowns of each of these measures.

What else we you see on your ballot?

Borough President Races: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

Public Advocate: Irene Estrada, Mollena G. Fabricant, Letitia James, Deborah O Liatos, James Lane, Michael K. Lloyd, Robert Maresca and Alex Merced

Comptroller: Richard Bozulich, John Burnett, Hesham El-Meligy, Scott M. Stringer, John W. Studer and Julia Willebrand

City Council Members: click here to find your district and see who’s running.

Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

We continually try to give our current participants, students, alumni, family and friends any information to help them meet their educational and professional goals. The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship  program which “honors excellence by supporting outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at the nation’s top four-year colleges and universities.” has a deadline that is fast approaching. To be eligible you must:

• Be a current student at an accredited US community college or 2-year institution with sophomore status or a recent graduate (within the last 5 years)
• Have a cumulative unweighted college GPA 3.5 or above
• Plan to transfer to a 4-year college or university to begin studies in the coming fall
• Demonstrate unmet financial need

If you meet these requirements, visit their online application page for more information. Applications are due Thursday, November 7th. This program is run through the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, so contact them with questions about this scholarship opportunity.

If you aren’t yet enrolled at Kingsborough, or another community college, the Center for Economic and Workforce Development has programs to help start your higher educational journey. If you need to get your GED and would like to develop important work readiness skills, Project Rise can help. If you already have your GED or high school diploma, CUNY CareerPATH can help with career advancement and transitioning into college. Both programs provide the ability to earn college credits while you train. Contact us with any questions about these or other opportunities.