Minister of education, youth, and information, Senator Ruel Reid says the tertiary education system is being restructured in order to meet the demands of the 21st century and beyond.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The jury begins a third day of deliberations Tuesday in the corruption retrial of former New York Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam . The jury ended the day Monday without reaching a verdict in federal court in Manhattan. The once-powerful Republican is accused of using the clout of his office to pressure businessmen into giving jobs to his son. Prosecutors say the jobs came with big salaries and required relatively little work, and amounted to bribes. The defense says Skelos was just trying to help his struggling son find employment. Defense lawyers say the senator never took official action for any of the businessmen. The father and son were convicted of bribery, extortion and conspiracy in 2015 but the convictions were overturned after a Supreme Court decision narrowed the definition of political corruption. (© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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‘It’s Frustrating:’ Queens Residents Still Dealing With Winter Storm Damage
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It may be summer, but a March winter storm still has many Queens homeowners at their wit’s end with the city. They say they’ve been waiting more than four months for the city to fix damaged sidewalks in front of their homes. Damaged sidewalks in Queens that residents say haven’t been fixed since March. (credit: Senator Tony Avella) One homeowner said never in his wildest dreams did he think he’d be dealing with this dangerous problem into July, but he is, and he’s not alone. The huge slabs of concrete look like they belong at a construction site. Instead, the slabs are at the corner of 32nd Avenue and 168th Street in North Flushing. Residents say the sidewalk has been destroyed since March when the city removed the trees damaged by winter storms, but never fixed the sidewalk. “It just lets us know that we’ve been forgotten in this neighborhood,” said resident Kathleen Reilly. In nearby Beechhurst a huge chunk of the Vigliotti’s front sidewalk on 14th Avenue is literally on their front lawn. They say it’s been like this since that same storm some four months ago. “It’s frustrating, very very frustrating, especially with all the kids, and there’s a big park right here, we’re close to the water, and people are always coming and walking down this street over here,” said resident Mike Vigliotti. It’s a similar scene at the intersection of 13th and 14th Avenues and also in front of Pat Dimaio’s home on Cryders Lane. “It’s kind of hazardous and the city is not doing their job,” said Dimaio. Queens State Senator Tony Avella said all these trees were not on private property, but on city property along the road, so the city Parks Department is responsible. “The only response I got after I complained, complained, complained was, ‘well, we’re seeing if we can work with other agencies to fix this’, and even that was months ago,” said Avella. So we called parks trying to get some answers and told them about the sidewalks destroyed in multiple locations. A representative asked to us email them the spots and they would look into the problem. “To let it go for 4-5 months is shameful,” said Avella. There are more than 100 of those sites citywide, with the majority located in Queens. The parks department says due to the number of sites and the nature of the construction, they’ve enlisted the city’s Department of Design and Construction to help address repairs. It wasn’t immediately clear when repairs would be completed.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It may be summer, but a March winter storm still has many Queens homeowners at their wit’s end with the city. They say they’ve been waiting more than four months for the city to fix damaged sidewalks in front of their homes. Damaged sidewalks in Queens that residents say haven’t been fixed since March. (credit: Senator Tony Avella) One homeowner said never in his wildest dreams did he think he’d be dealing with this dangerous problem into July, but he is, and he’s not alone. The huge slabs of concrete look like they belong at a construction site. Instead, the slabs are at the corner of 32nd Avenue and 168th Street in North Flushing. Residents say the sidewalk has been destroyed since March when the city removed the trees damaged by winter storms, but never fixed the sidewalk. “It just lets us know that we’ve been forgotten in this neighborhood,” said resident Kathleen Reilly. In nearby Beechhurst a huge chunk of the Vigliotti’s front sidewalk on 14th Avenue is literally on their front lawn. They say it’s been like this since that same storm some four months ago. “It’s frustrating, very very frustrating, especially with all the kids, and there’s a big park right here, we’re close to the water, and people are always coming and walking down this street over here,” said resident Mike Vigliotti. It’s a similar scene at the intersection of 13th and 14th Avenues and also in front of Pat Dimaio’s home on Cryders Lane. “It’s kind of hazardous and the city is not doing their job,” said Dimaio. Queens State Senator Tony Avella said all these trees were not on private property, but on city property along the road, so the city Parks Department is responsible. “The only response I got after I complained, complained, complained was, ‘well, we’re seeing if we can work with other agencies to fix this’, and even that was months ago,” said Avella. So we called parks trying to get some answers and told them about the sidewalks destroyed in multiple locations. A representative asked to us email them the spots and they would look into the problem. “To let it go for 4-5 months is shameful,” said Avella. There are more than 100 of those sites citywide, with the majority located in Queens. The parks department says due to the number of sites and the nature of the construction, they’ve enlisted the city’s Department of Design and Construction to help address repairs. It wasn’t immediately clear when repairs would be completed.
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Officials, Advocates Spar Over Proposed Flood Barriers To Protect Against Future Storm Surges
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Superstorm Sandy devastated coastal communities in the Tri-State area nearly six years ago and since then, building a more resilient coastline has become a priority for residents and lawmakers. To keep a similar storm from wrecking similar havoc, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering five options. “Our primary mission is, and I think the bigger factor that goes in to weigh in is the benefit and the cost comparison of each of the plans,” Cliff Jones, Chief of the Corps’ Planning Division, said. At a quick glance, options include multiple surge barriers, flood walls, levees, and seawalls throughout New York Harbor, along Atlantic beaches, and up the Hudson River. One of the options is getting the lions’ share of attention. It involves a five-mile storm surge barrier that would span from Sandy Hook to the Rockaways, similar to the Netherlands’ Delta Works. Proposed flood barrier. (credit: CBS2) “Five miles across here, it’s just unimaginable,” said Ida Sanoff, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Protective Association. “When you put a structure in the water here it frequently gives you unexpected impacts.” She says the proposal could be a “sneak attack,” and wants to make sure her voice is heard. “No one on the Brooklyn shoreline knew these meetings were going to be held,” she said, referring to meetings held by the Army Corps this week to inform the public of options. She’s not the only one feeling blindsided. State Senator Terrence P. Murphy (R-40th) says he feels left out of the conversation, too. “We’re asking the Army Corp to have a seat at the table,” he said. “Have a meeting in Sleepy Hollow.” Baykeeper Greg Remaud tells CBS2 he got wind of the meetings and says the perimeter is the only solution that offers protection from storm surges in a fiscally responsible and ecologically sound way. The key, he says, is avoiding large-scale engineering. “They often cause more problems than they solve in terms of back flooding, cutting off tidal flooding over time,” Remaud said. “Tidal flow provides oxygen to the estuary, it’s what brings in nutrients and cleans our contaminants.” The Army Corps hopes to identify a tentative plan by the year, but says a final plan wouldn’t be sent to Congress until 2022. After that it could still be years before work on the ground begins.
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