Michael Bagley – A refugee solution?

Michael Bagley is founder and president of Jellyfish, an innovative economic diplomacy team created to provide unique operational support to corporate, government and military stakeholders around the world.  Jellyfish places a strong emphasis on public-private partnerships to help create better economic investments and improved relationships with and between local populations and the corporate/government/military spectrum.  Bagley and his team at Jellyfish are […]

David Gildea – New York City Police Museum car show, Governor’s Island Saturday

David Gildea, Cowen and Company and Chairman of the Board The New York CityPolice Museum.  The Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the New York City Police Department, the world’s largest and most famous police service. The Museum strives to be an accessible resource for all the communities of the city of New York. Through its exhibitions, collections and […]

Timothy McNiff – Catholic schools excel at excelling

Timothy McNiff, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools, prior to coming to New York in September 2008, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Timothy J. McNiff spent 13 years as Superintendent of Schools for the Diocese of Arlington, Va. He is an active member of numerous organizations dedicated to Catholic Education, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Education Committee in Washington, D.C., and the […]

Former Congressman Vito Fossella – Amazon is coming to town

Former Congressman Vito Fossella, is a Republican who represented the state’s 13th Congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms – from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City.  Before being elected to the House of Representatives – Mr. Fossella served in the New York City Council – representing Staten Island.  While […]

Rabbi Arthur Schneier – Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Arthur Schneier – is an Austrian-American rabbi and international religious freedom and human rights, activist.  The rabbi was recently confired a Papal Knighthood by Cardinal Timothy Dolan citing “the good works that he’s done” to promote religious freedom and international peace.  Rabbi Schneier has served for over 50 years as the Senior Rabbi of New York City’s Park East Synagogue. […]

Robert J. Strang – Struggling to stop illegal drugs. Program D.A.R.E. helps

Robert J. Strang CEO Investigative Management Group, honed his extensive government experience in fraud detection and prosecution into a unique investigative resource for the private sector. As CEO of Investigative Management Group, he is one of the world’s leading corporate investigative and security specialists serving major financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, large law firms and high-net-worth individuals and families.  Mr. Strang began […]

Andrew Cuomo – DACA executive order to stop October 5 deadline & Virgin Islands rescue

Andrew Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York.  Cuomo was elected in 2010 – holding the same position his father Mario Cuomo held from 1983 to 1994. Born in Queens – New York – he is a graduate of Fordham University and Albany Law School. Cuomo began his career working as campaign manager for his father.  Cuomo […]

Hank Greenberg – If you cannot afford to live on the shore, don’t.

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is Chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr & Co. Inc.  Mr. Greenberg retired as Chairman and CEO of American International Group (AIG) in March 2005.  AIG was created by C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Under his leadership, AIG became the largest insurance and financial services company in the world.  Mr. Greenberg is the  Honorary Vice Chairman of the […]

Edward Rollins – Presidents must work with Congress, not against

Edward Rollins is a Republican campaign consultant and advisor who has worked on several high-profile political campaigns in the United States.  In 1972 – Rollins was hired as an operative for the California campaign to re-elect President Richard Nixon. This gave Rollins his first close contact with Governor Ronald Reagan – who chaired Nixon’s California campaign – and Lyn Nofziger – […]

Stephen Moore – Meaningful tax reform will emerge

Stephen Moore, who formerly wrote on the economy and public policy for The Wall Street Journal, is the Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Project for Economic Growth, at The Heritage Foundation.  He is currently one of Trump’s most trusted economic advisors.  Moore, was a member of The Journal’s editorial board, then returned to Heritage in January 2014 — about 25 years after […]

United States Senator Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp – Guess who came to dinner

United States Senator Mary Kathryn “Heidi” Heitkamp is the junior UnitedStates Senator from North Dakota, elected in 2012 she is a Democrat.  She was one of 6 Senators recently invited to the White House to discuss tax policy.  A member of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, she is the first woman elected to the US Senate from North Dakota. She […]

Sheriff Vincent DeMarco – State Troopers in Suffolk schools. M-13 gangs

Sheriff Vincent DeMarco, is the Sheriff of Suffolk County, New York.  He began his distinguished career as a Suffolk County Deputy Sheriff in 1994. On November 8, 2005, DeMarco was elected to the position of Sheriff of Suffolk County. On January 1, 2006, he was sworn in and became the first uniformed member of the Sheriff’s Office to be elected […]

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez – Wins election by 42%

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez just won an overwhelming victory inhis primary race to replace the recently passed Ken Thompson.  DA Gonzolez won by 42% and has no challenger in the November General election.  He began his legal career in 1995, as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.  In 2011, Mr. Gonzalez became the Executive Assistant […]

Arthur Piccolo – Someone defaced the Wall Street Bull

Arthur Piccolo is chairman of the Bowling Green Association and the co-founder of the Lower Manhattan Historical Society. He has been active in Lower Manhattan the area from City Hall south to the Battery since the 1980s promoting the past, present, and future of Lower Manhattan New York’s first community created as New Amsterdam in the 1600s. Arthur Piccolo is responsible […]

Arthur Piccolo – Someone defaced the the Wall Street Bull

Arthur Piccolo is chairman of the Bowling Green Association and the co-founder of the Lower Manhattan Historical Society. He has been active in Lower Manhattan the area from City Hall south to the Battery since the 1980s promoting the past, present, and future of Lower Manhattan New York’s first community created as New Amsterdam in the 1600s. Arthur Piccolo is responsible […]

Nanette Lepore – Save the NYC Garment district

Nanette Lepore is an American fashion designer based in New York City.  She attended New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in design.  Nanette Lepore gained celebrity in the fashion world after she returned to California, opening a boutique store in Los Angeles and selling her outfits to clients in Europe and Asia. She also began […]

Governor George Pataki – 9/11, the Governor’s leadership

About George Pataki Governor George Pataki served three terms as the 53rd governor of New York State – from 1995 through 2006.  Governor Pataki led New York State through the attacks of September 11th and its aftermath.  Widely known for his protection of over one million acres of open space – the most in New York State’s history – Governor Pataki balanced his […]

Mark Shaw – JFK-Dorothy Kilgallen and the Manhattan DA

About Mark Shaw Mark Shaw For more than fifty years, the exhaustive 18-month investigation of theJFK assassination by What’s My Line? television star and revered investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen has been buried due to a cover-up by those threatened with a tell-all book she was writing for Random House. When the famed journalist, called by the New York Post, “the most […]

Dr. Mark Souweidane – Gene therapy for pediatric leukemia huge step forward

About Dr. Mark Souweidane Dr. Mark Souweidane Vice Chair, Neurological Surgery, Director, Pediatric Neurological Surgery, Co-founder of Children’s Brain Tumor Project  Dr. Souweidane is nationally recognized in pediatric neurosurgery, with a strong focus in childhood brain tumors. He is regarded as a highly accomplished micro neurosurgeon and expert endoscopic surgeon and is a compassionate advocate for children.  Dr. Souweidane oversees a translational […]

Jeanine Pirro – Trump working with Democrats a good thing

About Jeanine Pirro Jeanine Pirro is the host of “Justice with Judge Jeanine” the consistently ratednumber one show on all cable news every Saturday on Fox News.  Before becoming a Judge, Judge Pirro was the Westchester District Attorney.   Early in her career as Assistant Prosecutor,  Pirro started the first domestic violence unit in a prosecutor’s office – in the nation. […]

Mayor Philip Levine – Miami Beach & Hurricane Irma

About Philip Levine Mayor Philip Levine, Mayor of Miami Beach Florida.  For 30 years, Philip Levine has been an integral member of the Miami Beach community. Over the years, Philip has established a number of successful Miami Beach-based businesses, creating hundreds of job opportunities for local and area residents while contributing to the city’s tax-revenue base.  Philip is actively involved […]

Public Advocate Letitia “Tish” James – Universal PreK, breakfast and paid lunch.. the real progress in NYC

About Letitia “Tish” James Public Advocate Letitia “Tish” James is the Public Advocate for the City of New York – the second highest ranking elected office in the City. As Public Advocate – she serves as a direct link between New Yorkers and their government – acts as a watchdog over City agencies – and investigates complaints about City services.  In […]

Anthoula Katsimatides – Brother lost, honoring 9/11

About Anthoula Katsimatides Anthoula Katsimatides is the former Assistant Vice President for Family Relations at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). Anthoula was the liaison to the family members of those who were murdered in the September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 terrorist attacks. Prior to the LMDC, Anthoula was appointed Assistant for Community Affairs for New York State Governor […]

Christopher Ruddy – Trump doing just fine

About Christopher Ruddy Cristopher Ruddy – a noted journalist and entrepreneur – is CEO and presidentof Newsmax Media Inc. – one of the nation’s leading news media companies.  In 1998 – Ruddy founded Newsmax – a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news – politics – health and finance. Newsmax.com ranks consistently as one […]

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney – North Korea and funding Houston

About Carolyn Maloney Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is a member of Congress in New York’s 12thcongressional district. – the eastern half of Manhattan and portions of Queens.  A Democratic – she worked as a teacher and an administrator for the New York City Board of Education.  The Congresswoman was the driving for to extend the provisions of the Zadroga Act – federal […]

Ben Brockwell – Houston devastation hits hard

About Ben Brockwell Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), an IHS Markit company, is one of the world’s most comprehensive sources for petroleum pricing and news information. OPIS began covering petroleum news in 1977 with the launch of the award-winning Oil Express Newsletter. In 1980, OPIS pioneered “rack” price discovery for thousands of wholesalers, and now maintains the world’s most comprehensive […]

Dr. William Parker – North Korea, Turkey and colliding ships

About Dr. William Parker Dr. William Parker III is the Chief Operating Officer at the EastWest Institute, a global NGO focused on conflict prevention and resolution with offices in New York, Brussels, Moscow, Istanbul, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.   During nearly three decades in uniform, he commanded three warships, and later, a squadron of warships. He was the 2009 recipient […]

Spiros Margaris – Bitcoin… new money?

About Spiros Margaris Spiros Margaris is a Venture Capitalist & Thought Leader in the FinTech &Insurtech scene. FinTech is the new technology and innovation that aims to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services.  Margaris is ranked #1 FinTech & #2 Insurtech global influencer by Onalytica and regularly appears in the top three positions in several industry […]