A doctor delivered graphic testimony in the NYPD sodomy case Tuesday, saying alleged victim Michael Mineo suffered excruciating tears he couldn't have caused himself.
Dr. Syed Ahmed said the injuries described in a medical report were consistent with being rammed by a police baton.
"It looks like he had anal lacerations," said Ahmed, who didn't examine Mineo but was the supervisor when he checked into Brookdale University Hospital.
He said Mineo, 25, complained of "pain of a maximum intensity" after his Oct. 15, 2008, confrontation with police at the Prospect Park subway station.
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Free Event on Haiti's Future
What: HAITI’S FUTURE: NEW YORK CITY SPEAKS
When: Friday, February 12, 7pm
Where: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street (at Charlton Street)
New York, NY 10014
Tickets: http://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7938595
Event is free, but RSVPs are mandatory due to limited seating
WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space Presents
The NEXT New York Conversation
Haiti’s Future: New York City Speaks
A Special Summit of New York Voices
Co-Moderated by Journalist and Author FARAI CHIDEYA and
GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE, Editor, Haitian Times
With Opening Remarks by Manhattan Borough President
SCOTT STRINGER
Friday, February 12th 7-9pm
at WNYC’s The Greene Space
with a Post-Summit Reception and Concert
Free and Open to the Public
Live Videocast at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace
(February 5, 2010, New York, NY) – New York City is home to the second-largest Haitian / Haitian-American population in the U.S. When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th, its impact was felt deeply by New Yorkers.
On Friday, February 12th, one month to the day, WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space will present HAITI’S FUTURE: NEW YORK CITY SPEAKS, a platform for key voices in New York to convene and explore many of the wide-ranging consequences of the tragedy.
Farai Chideya, multimedia journalist and contributor to WNYC and PRI’s The Takeaway, and Garry Pierre-Pierre, Editor and Publisher, Haitian Times, will moderate a panel of elected officials, economic and media experts, community activists, and everyday Haitian-Americans in a discussion of the earthquake’s impact from Haiti to NYC to the world. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will provide opening remarks, and Deputy Manhattan Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis, the highest-ranking Haitian-American politician in New York City, will serve as a panelist.
The event will begin at 7pm and includes a post-reception. It will be available as a live videocast at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace and www.WriteTalkListen.com.
Topics and panelists include:
* Haiti: past and present: Rose Pierre-Louis, Ezili Dantò and Bazelais Jean-Baptist
* Haiti and how the media tells the story: Joel Dreyfuss
* Economic infrastructure in Haiti: Ryan Charles Mack
* Social media during times of catastrophe: Soraya Darabi
* Social and community organizing – a global perspective: April R. Silver
* Haiti’s children and their future: Christopher C. Stout
WNYC’s award-winning reporter Marianne McCune, who has led the station’s Haiti coverage, will share some of her reporting from the last month and follow up with people who have been directly affected by the earthquake.
The panel will be followed by a reception with artists performing Expressions of Hope: Marlin Mayala, a.k.a. Mr. Reo, a New York-based rapper and musician with deep roots in Haitian music; Haitian-American composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) (via video); jazz/hip-hop cellist Dana Leong; and neo-soul artist Maya Azucena. Comedian Leighann Lord will serve as emcee.
When: Friday, February 12, 7pm
Where: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street (at Charlton Street)
New York, NY 10014
Tickets: http://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7938595
Event is free, but RSVPs are mandatory due to limited seating
WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space Presents
The NEXT New York Conversation
Haiti’s Future: New York City Speaks
A Special Summit of New York Voices
Co-Moderated by Journalist and Author FARAI CHIDEYA and
GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE, Editor, Haitian Times
With Opening Remarks by Manhattan Borough President
SCOTT STRINGER
Friday, February 12th 7-9pm
at WNYC’s The Greene Space
with a Post-Summit Reception and Concert
Free and Open to the Public
Live Videocast at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace
(February 5, 2010, New York, NY) – New York City is home to the second-largest Haitian / Haitian-American population in the U.S. When the devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12th, its impact was felt deeply by New Yorkers.
On Friday, February 12th, one month to the day, WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space will present HAITI’S FUTURE: NEW YORK CITY SPEAKS, a platform for key voices in New York to convene and explore many of the wide-ranging consequences of the tragedy.
Farai Chideya, multimedia journalist and contributor to WNYC and PRI’s The Takeaway, and Garry Pierre-Pierre, Editor and Publisher, Haitian Times, will moderate a panel of elected officials, economic and media experts, community activists, and everyday Haitian-Americans in a discussion of the earthquake’s impact from Haiti to NYC to the world. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will provide opening remarks, and Deputy Manhattan Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis, the highest-ranking Haitian-American politician in New York City, will serve as a panelist.
The event will begin at 7pm and includes a post-reception. It will be available as a live videocast at www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace and www.WriteTalkListen.com.
Topics and panelists include:
* Haiti: past and present: Rose Pierre-Louis, Ezili Dantò and Bazelais Jean-Baptist
* Haiti and how the media tells the story: Joel Dreyfuss
* Economic infrastructure in Haiti: Ryan Charles Mack
* Social media during times of catastrophe: Soraya Darabi
* Social and community organizing – a global perspective: April R. Silver
* Haiti’s children and their future: Christopher C. Stout
WNYC’s award-winning reporter Marianne McCune, who has led the station’s Haiti coverage, will share some of her reporting from the last month and follow up with people who have been directly affected by the earthquake.
The panel will be followed by a reception with artists performing Expressions of Hope: Marlin Mayala, a.k.a. Mr. Reo, a New York-based rapper and musician with deep roots in Haitian music; Haitian-American composer and violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) (via video); jazz/hip-hop cellist Dana Leong; and neo-soul artist Maya Azucena. Comedian Leighann Lord will serve as emcee.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Target First Saturdays
First Saturdays is this Saturday at the Brooklyn Museum. This Months theme is black History Month. Some of the Highlights:
Music
5–7 p.m.
The Igmar Thomas Group, presented by Revive Da Live, plays a fusion of jazz and hip-hop.
Hands-On Art
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Create your own wearable art inspired by Nick Cave’s Soundsuit, one of the highlights of the installation Extended Family: Contemporary Connections. Free timed tickets (380) available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
Film
7 p.m.
In honor of the people and spirit of Haiti, the Museum presents an exclusive screening of The Other Side of the Water (Jeremy Robins and Magali Damas, 2008, 61 min.), a documentary featuring a Haitian rara band that reinvents ancient music from the hills of Haiti on the streets of Brooklyn. Director Jeremy Robins and co-producer Magali Damas introduce the film and host a Q&A after. Free tickets (340) available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Dance Party
9–11 p.m.
DJ Ian Friday, resident DJ of Libation at the Sullivan Room, hosts a Mardi Gras dance party.
Music
9:30–10:30 p.m.
Dja-rara, New York's premier Haitian rara group featured in the documentary film The Other Side of the Water, performs.
Source
Music
5–7 p.m.
The Igmar Thomas Group, presented by Revive Da Live, plays a fusion of jazz and hip-hop.
Hands-On Art
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Create your own wearable art inspired by Nick Cave’s Soundsuit, one of the highlights of the installation Extended Family: Contemporary Connections. Free timed tickets (380) available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.
Film
7 p.m.
In honor of the people and spirit of Haiti, the Museum presents an exclusive screening of The Other Side of the Water (Jeremy Robins and Magali Damas, 2008, 61 min.), a documentary featuring a Haitian rara band that reinvents ancient music from the hills of Haiti on the streets of Brooklyn. Director Jeremy Robins and co-producer Magali Damas introduce the film and host a Q&A after. Free tickets (340) available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.
Dance Party
9–11 p.m.
DJ Ian Friday, resident DJ of Libation at the Sullivan Room, hosts a Mardi Gras dance party.
Music
9:30–10:30 p.m.
Dja-rara, New York's premier Haitian rara group featured in the documentary film The Other Side of the Water, performs.
Source
Bill Clinton Expanded role
Former president Bill Clinton, accepting an expanded leadership role in Haiti today (wednesday)Clinton, who was already serving as a special envoy to the country, will now serve as the united nations' head of relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.He agreed to secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon's request earlier to coordinate the recovery process.In his expanded role Clinton will coordinate the work of u-n agencies, government donors, private investors, and non-governmental organizations.Source
WHO CARES?
From NYCLU
We do. And we know you do, too.
America’s broken immigration system has led to a civil rights crisis:
* Immigrant homes are routinely raided
* Hundreds of thousands of people are imprisoned, some indefinitely and without access to medical care
* Thousands are deported away from their families without a fair day in court
* And now New York Senator Charles Schumer is proposing that all U.S. workers carry a biometric identity card as a way to clamp down on undocumented immigration
Immigration Reform in New York: Who Cares?
That's why it's so important that you contact Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and your Congressional representative now.
Tell them to support comprehensive immigration reform that protects everyone’s rights and liberties this year.
Take Action Now
This is a crisis in every sense.
Year after year, Congress has let the politics of fear stop it from addressing this dire situation. And the window for reform is quickly closing yet again.
The stakes are too high to let that happen.
Visit the NYCLU’s brand new immigration reform website to find out how you can get involved online or join a local NYCLU Activist Task Force. Join with us and our allies across the state to defend civil liberties and put an end to this crisis once and for all.
We do. And we know you do, too.
America’s broken immigration system has led to a civil rights crisis:
* Immigrant homes are routinely raided
* Hundreds of thousands of people are imprisoned, some indefinitely and without access to medical care
* Thousands are deported away from their families without a fair day in court
* And now New York Senator Charles Schumer is proposing that all U.S. workers carry a biometric identity card as a way to clamp down on undocumented immigration
Immigration Reform in New York: Who Cares?
That's why it's so important that you contact Senator Schumer, Senator Gillibrand and your Congressional representative now.
Tell them to support comprehensive immigration reform that protects everyone’s rights and liberties this year.
Take Action Now
This is a crisis in every sense.
Year after year, Congress has let the politics of fear stop it from addressing this dire situation. And the window for reform is quickly closing yet again.
The stakes are too high to let that happen.
Visit the NYCLU’s brand new immigration reform website to find out how you can get involved online or join a local NYCLU Activist Task Force. Join with us and our allies across the state to defend civil liberties and put an end to this crisis once and for all.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Prospect Park
Celebrate Presidents’ Day and the Winter School Break at Prospect Park
February 15 - 21
Brooklyn, N.Y – There’s plenty to do at Prospect Park during the Presidents’ Day weekend and school break. Highlights from the Park’s calendar of events include:
February 15 -21: “Coming In From the Cold” activities at the 18th Century Lefferts Historic House. Participate in traditional winter activities: learn how to make your very own Nine-Man Morris playing board. Help us make the Game of Graces for the spring by sharpening dowels and creating beribboned hoops. 12 – 4 p.m. each day. FREE.
February 15 -21: Film Festival at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, featuring the Discovery Channel’s award-winning series “Planet Earth.” This extraordinary work of nature filmmaking took over ten years to make. It includes “never-before-seen animal behaviors and startling views of locations” and rare footage of snow leopards and elusive birds of prey. Also being screened is "Clever Monkeys," part of the PBS "Nature Series. At the Center’s Con Edison Discover Nature Theater. 12 – 4:00 p.m. each day. FREE.
Enjoy skating at Brooklyn’s only outdoor ice skating Rink. The Wollman Rink is a great place for winter fun. Take lessons, throw a skating party, take a leisurely spin around the ice, and enjoy a snack and a hot chocolate. See www.prospectpark.org for hours and directions, or call (718) 287-6431.
The Prospect Park Tennis Center is open for play 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. every day. For information call the Tennis Center at (718) 436-2500. Take a lesson, join a league, and find out about upcoming programs when the bubbles come down in the spring.
Don’t forget the call of the wild! The Prospect Park Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visit nearly 400 animals! Admission is $7 for adults, $4 seniors, $3 children age 3 – 12. Free for kids under 3. See www.prospectparkzoo.com for more info.
For more information on Prospect Park events, programs, membership and volunteering, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or visit www.prospectpark.org
February 15 - 21
Brooklyn, N.Y – There’s plenty to do at Prospect Park during the Presidents’ Day weekend and school break. Highlights from the Park’s calendar of events include:
February 15 -21: “Coming In From the Cold” activities at the 18th Century Lefferts Historic House. Participate in traditional winter activities: learn how to make your very own Nine-Man Morris playing board. Help us make the Game of Graces for the spring by sharpening dowels and creating beribboned hoops. 12 – 4 p.m. each day. FREE.
February 15 -21: Film Festival at the Prospect Park Audubon Center, featuring the Discovery Channel’s award-winning series “Planet Earth.” This extraordinary work of nature filmmaking took over ten years to make. It includes “never-before-seen animal behaviors and startling views of locations” and rare footage of snow leopards and elusive birds of prey. Also being screened is "Clever Monkeys," part of the PBS "Nature Series. At the Center’s Con Edison Discover Nature Theater. 12 – 4:00 p.m. each day. FREE.
Enjoy skating at Brooklyn’s only outdoor ice skating Rink. The Wollman Rink is a great place for winter fun. Take lessons, throw a skating party, take a leisurely spin around the ice, and enjoy a snack and a hot chocolate. See www.prospectpark.org for hours and directions, or call (718) 287-6431.
The Prospect Park Tennis Center is open for play 7 a.m. – 11 p.m. every day. For information call the Tennis Center at (718) 436-2500. Take a lesson, join a league, and find out about upcoming programs when the bubbles come down in the spring.
Don’t forget the call of the wild! The Prospect Park Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Visit nearly 400 animals! Admission is $7 for adults, $4 seniors, $3 children age 3 – 12. Free for kids under 3. See www.prospectparkzoo.com for more info.
For more information on Prospect Park events, programs, membership and volunteering, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or visit www.prospectpark.org
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