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TOO
MUCH
SUN!
Caribbean warned to brace
for more drought conditions
Vol. 30, Issue 18 QUEENS/LONG ISLAND/BRONX/MANHATTAN May 3–9, 2019
By Bert Wilkinson
The Caribbean region promotes
itself to the world as the
paradise of sun, sand and turquoise
blue seas but extreme
drought conditions in the
past eight months or so have
pushed people in the region to
ironically complain about too
much sun.
Even before 2018 hurricane
season had petered out around
October, regional weather
experts had pointed to the
presence of an El Nino dry
season that has led to drought
conditions in countries from
Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams joined members of the Green Light NY coalition,
a network of more than 200 organizations statewide including Make the Road New
York and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), as well as elected offi cials such
as Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon (second from right) to rally local support behind
the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, a bill that would expand access to driver’s
licenses for all state residents, regardless of their immigration status; they stood in front
of a backdrop of fl ags from around the world as part of Brooklyn’s special observance
of Immigrant Day of Friendship, and in honor of the City’s celebration of Immigrant Heritage
Week. Brooklyn BP’s Offi ce / Erica Krodman
Growing support for driver’s
licenses for all New Yorkers
By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Borough President
Eric L. Adams and members
of the Green Light NY coalition,
a network of more than
200 organizations statewide
including Make the Road New
York and the New York Immigration
Coalition (NYIC), rallied
local support last week
behind the Driver’s License
Access and Privacy Act.
The bill would expand
access to drivers’ licenses for
all state residents, regardless
of their immigration status.
As a proud proponent of
this legislation, Adams hosted
the rally as part his office’s
own special observance of an
Immigrant Day of Friendship
on the plaza outside Brooklyn
Borough Hall.
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