POLITICS 06/07/2018 05:35 pm ET Brooklyn Councilman Chaim Deutsch claims his plan will help conservative Muslims and Jews enjoy the beach. By Carol Kuruvilla A New York City councilman announced a new initiative for his Jewish and Muslim constituents on Wednesday: gender-segregated beach days on government-owned property. Councilman Chaim Deutsch posted a flyer on his Facebook page advertising two separate swim days for men and women at a beach operated by a public community college in Brooklyn. The beach rental at Kingsborough Community College, on the eastern end of Coney Island, costs $400 per day to pay for lifeguards and other staff, according to the New York Post. Deutsch plans to sponsor June 29 for men and July 27 for women, reportedly using money raised from private sources. Since the college does not offer summer classes on those days, the beach would normally be closed. The councilman, a Democrat, told HuffPost the initiative is meant … [Read more...] about New York Beach To Have Special Gender-Segregated Days This Summer
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Pizza delivery man facing deportation gets attention of New York governor
NEW YORK -- What started as a pizza delivery to an Army base a short distance from the Statue of Liberty is now a national immigration controversy. The governor of New York is now offering free legal representation to a man who faces possible deportation. Pablo Villavicencio-Calderon, who is from Ecuador, arrived at the gate of Fort Hamilton to make a pizza delivery. He routinely delivers to that Army garrison in Brooklyn. He showed his city-issued identification, and that's when the trouble began. "He came like always," said Sandra Chica, his wife. "They requested the ID, he showed it, the ID, but this officer told him that is not enough." Anyone entering the base must show military identification. Without it, they must undergo a background check. So the 35-year-old father of two signed a waiver allowing security officials to run that check. That's when they discovered he had been ordered to leave the country back in 2010 for being here illegally. He was arrested and turned over to … [Read more...] about Pizza delivery man facing deportation gets attention of New York governor
British automotive company Cosworth eyes New York IPO in 2019
By Joshua Franklin NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cosworth, the British automotive engineering company famous for the engines it once made for Formula One racing teams, plans an initial public offering (IPO) in New York as early as next year, Chairman Kevin Kalkhoven said on Thursday. Cosworth has broadened its focus in recent years from manufacturing engines to providing powertrain and electronics technology. Products include car software, data analytics and sensors for autonomous and assisted driving. The stock market floatation would follow Cosworth showing sales from new contracts for hybrid engines and sensor technologies. “We will be able to demonstrate our new product revenue and profit potential in real terms after the close of the first quarter in 2019,” Kalkhoven told Reuters in a telephone interview. “It’s at that time that we will look to go public,” said Kalkhoven. The Australian bought Cosworth from Ford Motor Co in 2004 with Gerald Forsythe, … [Read more...] about British automotive company Cosworth eyes New York IPO in 2019
Immigrant Faces Deportation After Delivering Pizza To New York Army Base
POLITICS 06/07/2018 12:30 pm ET The pizza deliverer's arrest "does nothing to make us safer." By Sebastian Murdock and Nina Golgowski A New York City pizza deliverer who brought a pie to an Army base in Brooklyn was handed over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be kicked out of the U.S. Pablo Villavicencio-Calderon, 35, an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador who worked for a restaurant in Queens, was seized as he delivered a pizza on Friday to Fort Hamilton. He was separated from his family and locked in a New Jersey detention facility to await deportation. Calderon had delivered pizza to the base before, and presented a New York City identification card to a guard, his wife, Sandra Chica, told the publication El Dario. But this time, a military police officer demanded a driver’s license, which Calderon did not have. Calderon was told he will be deported to Ecuador next week, his wife said. “A lawyer told me that there is nothing he can do, that he is … [Read more...] about Immigrant Faces Deportation After Delivering Pizza To New York Army Base
Cadillac shuns Detroit, will keep its headquarters in New York
Jamie LaReau Detroit Free Press Published 9:11 p.m. UTC Jun 7, 2018 Cadillac's new boss will keep the headquarters of the GM luxury brand in New York despite the ouster of the executive who presided over the move from Detroit. Steve Carlisle will commute to Detroit or anywhere else in the world as is needed to transform Cadillac into a top-selling luxury brand, GM said. "It’s 100 percent that we’re staying here, that was never a question," said Andrew Lipman, Cadillac spokesman in New York. The decision makes sense, analysts said, because Cadillac is not just a Detroit brand anymore. It is a global brand achieving big sales gains in China. Moving its New York headquarters would be costly and might result in a talent flight. In a controversial move at the time, GM nearly four years ago moved Cadillac's headquarters from Detroit to the 15th and 16th floors of a high-rise office building at 330 Hudson St. in the trendy … [Read more...] about Cadillac shuns Detroit, will keep its headquarters in New York