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Andrea Alice Stewart-Cousins [1] (née Stewart; born September 2, 1950) is an American politician and educator from Yonkers, New York.A member of the Democratic Party, Stewart-Cousins has represented District 35 in the New York State Senate since 2007 and served as Majority Leader and Temporary President of that body since 2019.
For instance, there are 13 commissioners on the New York City Planning Commission, [1] a commissioner who oversees the Administration for Children's Services, [2] and title of the head of the Law Department is called the Corporation Counsel, [3] but only heads of New York City departments with the title of commissioner are included in the list ...
The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (previously the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, also known as APAP), based in Washington, D.C., [1] is the United States national service, advocacy and membership organization for the performing arts presenting sector and the convener of an annual convention every January in New York City.
Julissa Ferreras (born 1976) – New York City Council Member, Finance Committee chair; Richard Feynman (1918–1988) – theoretical physicist; recipient 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics; Barbie Ferreira (born 1996) – actress ; Harvey Fierstein (born 1952) – actor and playwright
The office was created in 1993, when the New York City Council voted to rename the position of President of the City Council. Following the City Charter revision of 1989 which eliminated the powerful New York City Board of Estimate on which the president held a seat, the post was seen as largely ceremonial; its only notable responsibility was to cast the deciding vote in the City Council in ...
The Advertising Club of New York, also known as The Ad Club and originally called the Sphinx Club, is an advertising industry group promoting self-regulation, professional training and good fellowship. The Advertising Club of New York is the only organization to bring the industry together across all disciplines – marketing, media and ...
Gemmill, Paul F. Collective Bargaining by Actors: A Study of Trade-Unionism among Performers of the English-Speaking Legitimate Stage in America. Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 402. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926. Harding, Alfred. The Revolt of the Actors. New York: William Morrow ...
The New York General Assembly was first convened on October 14, 1683, during the governorship of Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick, which passed an act entitled "A Charter of Liberties" that decreed that the supreme legislative power under the Duke of York shall reside in a governor, council, and the people convened in general assembly; conferred upon the members of the assembly rights and ...