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US Sues Four New Jersey Cities Over 'Sanctuary' Policies

2025-06-02T09:22:00.001-07:00

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IN DANGEROUS POWER GRAB, DOJ ANNOUNCES LAWSUIT AGAINST FOUR NJ SANCTUARY CITIES
The federal government is weaponizing its Department of Justice to bully cities into submission

Newark, NJ [05.23.25] - In another blatant misuse of power, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its decision to sue four New Jersey cities over their sanctuary policies. The complaint against the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken is not about justice nor defining cities constitutional obligations to the federal government. Instead, this lawsuit is an attempt to strong-arm local governments into using their own resources to enforce a federal immigration system that has increasingly been plagued by scandal, violence, dysfunction, and a clear disregard for due process and habeas corpus.

Sanctuary policies are designed to build trust between immigrant communities and local governments. These policies improve community safety, strength, and resiliency by ensuring that all residents—regardless of immigration status—can stand up for their rights, access services, and report abuses or bear witness without fear. Cities have the constitutional right to make decisions about local services and public programs, including policing. The federal government cannot compel local law enforcement to carry out federal immigration enforcement.

These policies do not violate federal law. They not only reflect a clear separation between local and federal responsibilities, but they are an acknowledgement of the federal government's failure to steward trust with immigrant communities. At one point in time under President Trump's first term, New Jersey had the largest number of municipal ID and sanctuary programs in the nation.

Over the last few months, the Trump Administration's DOJ has made it clear that they want to make an example out of New Jersey -- first by raiding our cities, then by expanding ICE jails in defiance of local law, and most recently by arresting elected officials and charging sitting members of Congress with felonies. It is clear that the DOJ remains hellbent on making a national example out of New Jersey. In return, NJAIJ calls upon the cities of Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, and Hoboken to be a national example of resistance, dissent, and champions for justice.

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New York Knicks defeat Indiana Pacers 111-94 in Game 5

2025-05-31T18:14:00.000-07:00

#4 PACERS at #3 KNICKS | FULL GAME 5 HIGHLIGHTS | May 29, 2025

The New York Knicks defeated the Indiana Pacers, 111-94, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Pacers now lead the series 3-2 with Game 6 taking place on Saturday, May 31 at 8:00 p.m. ET on TNT.

Top Performers – Indiana
Bennedict Mathurin – 23 PTS | 9 REB
Pascal Siakam – 15 PTS | REB | 5 AST
Tyrese Haliburton – 8 PTS | 6 AST | 2-7 FG
Indiana held to under 100+ PTS for the first time this postseason
Only times the Pacers were held to 100 PTS or less in this postseason
5/25/2025 Game 3 - Loss to NYK, 106-100
Tonight Game 5 - Loss to NYK 94-111

The Pacers starters had just 37 PTS while their bench had 57.

Pacers lose first road game in L7 games (came in with 6 straight Ws)

Top Performers – New York
Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 32 points (4 3PM), 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Brunson records 30+ PTS and 5+ AST in this year's Playoffs for the 10th time. He's ONE of FOUR players to reach that total in a single Playoff run.

Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds.
KAT now has nine games of 20+ PTS and 10+ REB in this year's Playoffs, good for third most in a single Playoff run for the Knicks.

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Pacers vs Knicks Game 3 Ending 🍿

2025-05-26T14:03:00.000-07:00

The Knicks defeated the Pacers, 106-100 tonight in Indiana.

Final 5:17 MUST-SEE GAME 3 ENDING 🍿 | May 25, 2025

Karl-Anthony Towns led the way for the Knicks with 24 points on 8-17 from the field (3-7 from 3) to go along with 15 rebounds and 3 three pointers. For the Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton had a team-high 20 points on 7-15 from the field (2-8 from 3). The Pacers lead the series 2-1.

Happy Memorial Day New York!🗽

2025-05-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

Tony & me standing in front of Lady Liberty

Liberty Island. Flashback to second week of May 1997. 🗽

New York, NY 10004

Donald Trump wins 2nd term in historic return to White House

2024-11-06T03:17:00.002-08:00

All the major news outlets have projected Donald Trump has won the presidential election. SMH.

ABC News is projecting former President Donald Trump will win the presidential race, staging a historic comeback to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States. Of the counties with nearly complete results, more than 90% shifted in favor of Trump, according to a New York Times analysis of election results reported as of early Wednesday.

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States. Of the counties with nearly complete results, more than 90% shifted in favor of Trump, according to a New York Times analysis of election results reported as of early Wednesday.https://t.co/gaZBnT7dk1 pic.twitter.com/GHXVc7oBl7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 6, 2024

Breaking news: Donald Trump has been elected the nation’s 47th president, and will return to the White House after a criminal conviction and two impeachments by riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction after four years of Democratic leadership.

Breaking news: Donald Trump has been elected the nation’s 47th president, and will return to the White House after a criminal conviction and two impeachments by riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction after four years of Democratic leadership. https://t.co/EvgG4mOHzN pic.twitter.com/1QJNNF9TzO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 6, 2024

Happy Birthday Rowena Pacanza!

2023-10-30T07:42:00.000-07:00

NYC 1997

Flashback to May 1997 when Tony, Marie and I vacationed in New York City for two weeks. This was Tony's hotel room in Midtown Manhattan. Thanks Tone for the free accommodations at the heart of Manhattan for TWO weeks!

First week of May 1997, it was just Marie, Tony and me.

Second week of May 1997, AJ and Annie joined us.

I remember we were a couple blocks away from Columbus Circle and Central Park. Who remembers where we stayed? I can't remember now.

Filipina victim speaks out after hate-filled attack in Queens

2023-03-08T07:35:00.006-08:00

There was a flood of tears and relief when Eyewitness News reporter Lucy Yang told the victim that two of her attackers are now under arrest for assault as a hate crime.

Last Thursday began with dim sum with relatives. After lunch, Cecille Lai and her son Kyle got a lift to the 7 train at Junction Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue in Corona.

As they got out of the car, they told Lucy Yang that the driver behind them honked aggressively even though the light was red. After that came the anti-Asian slurs directed at the Filipino mother and son.
In the end, the 44-year-old mother suffered a concussion, scratches on her eye, and bruising on her body. Her son suffered a skull fracture. He will need an MRI to make sure there was no bleeding in his brain.

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Frontline nurses open Filipino restaurant in New York City to sate their breakfast cravings | ny.pinoybuilt.com #bilao #bilaonyc

2023-03-08T07:23:00.001-08:00

Three nurses who found themselves missing hearty Filipino breakfasts while fighting on the front lines of New York City’s Covid-19 outbreaks have taken matters into their own hands by opening their own restaurant.

“When we got off from work, we were so hungry and we were craving Filipino food,” said nurse Jude Canela, who opened Bilao with friends Joan Calanog and Maricris Dinopol close to their hospital in Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

It's More Fun In New York | ny.pinoybuilt.com

2023-03-08T07:17:00.001-08:00

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Thousands of Nurses on Strike in NYC

2023-01-09T16:23:00.007-08:00

We’re live outside on the streets of New York City, where thousands of nurses are on strike in dispute of pay, working conditions, and staffing levels.

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Leader Hakeem Jeffries Speech Upon the Election of the Speaker of the House

2023-01-09T11:59:00.004-08:00

Hakeem Sekou Jeffries (/ˌhɑːˈkiːm/; born August 4, 1970)^[1] is an American politician and attorney who has been House Minority Leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023. Jeffries is in his sixth House term, having represented New York's 8th congressional district, anchored in southern and eastern Brooklyn, since 2013.

Before his election to Congress in 2012, Jeffries served three terms in the New York State Assembly, representing the 57th district, and worked as a corporate lawyer.^[2]^[3] He chaired the House Democratic Caucus from 2019 to 2023^[4]^[5] and in November 2022 was elected caucus leader unopposed, succeeding Nancy Pelosi.^[6]^[7]

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Key Takeaways From Trump’s R.N.C. Speech | 2020 Elections

2020-08-29T13:15:00.001-07:00

The New York Times

The Times’s White House correspondent Maggie Haberman analyzes President Trump’s nomination acceptance speech and breaks down the major moments.

New Yorkers Criticize Mayor De Blasio Over Public Housing During The RNC

2020-08-29T12:26:00.000-07:00

New Yorkers spoke against Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Democrats over public housing efforts during the Republican National Convention.

Key Moments From Biden's DNC Speech | 2020 Elections

2020-08-21T14:21:00.000-07:00

The New York Times

Katie Glueck, a politics reporter, has covered Joe Biden for over 15 months. Here are her takeaways from his nomination acceptance speech.

How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody | Visual Investigations

2020-06-01T14:25:00.000-07:00

The New York Times

The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal. (This video contains scenes of graphic violence.)

799 New Yorkers died yesterday. 🙏🏽

2020-04-09T13:31:00.001-07:00

New York state’s death toll is 7,067, compared to 2,753 deaths at the World Trade Center in 2001.

We lost 799 New Yorkers yesterday to this invisible enemy.

We mourn them and stand in support of their families and loved ones.

There are no words that can express our grief and heartbreak.

The lives lost to COVID are a loss to the very fabric of NY.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 9, 2020

NEW YORK CITY -- A 34-year-old mother of twin boys who worked the overnight shift at a New York City hospital is among those who have died from COVID-19-related complications.

Prea Nankieshore worked in the emergency department at Long Island Jewish Hospital Forest Hills in Queens, helping to register patients.

Coronavirus US: New York hospital worker, mother of twins, dies from COVID-19 - KABC-TV https://t.co/0kFOibdcnj pic.twitter.com/p8T3xTvRdb
— NewYork🗽🇺🇸🌊 (@FilAmNY) April 8, 2020

ALERT: Another high mark in New York state with 799 lives lost in a day, more than 7,000 total deaths https://t.co/4TfixkguWg #Breaking
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) April 9, 2020

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Watch: Lea Salonga - On My Own (Les Misérables)

2020-04-04T16:37:00.000-07:00

Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert

Watched this last night with my kids. It never gets old.

The 10th Anniversary cast stars Colm Wilkinson as Jean Valjean, Philip Quast as Inspector Javert, Michael Ball as Marius Pontmercy, Lea Salonga as Éponine, Judy Kuhn as Cosette, Ruthie Henshall as Fantine, Michael Maguire as Enjolras, Alun Armstrong as Thénardier, Jenny Galloway as Madame Thénardier, Adam Searles as Gavroche, Hannah Chick as Young Cosette, and several others, and was directed by John Caird. The performers were chosen from the London, Broadway and Australian productions of the show and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was conducted by David Charles Abell. It also aired on PBS part of the Great Performances series.

Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert (1995), also titled Les Misérables in Concert, is a concert version of the 1980 musical Les Misérables, which was based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, produced to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the West End production. It was filmed in October 1995 at the Royal Albert Hall.

As I'm Put To Slaughter, Let Me Dissect The American Healthcare System

2020-04-03T23:58:00.000-07:00

By Mylene Leumin

As the numbers of the mortality and morbidity of the COVID-19 rise, we all see where the process broke down. But looking in-depth, a bunch of systems failed us.

Starting with the shortage of the Personal Protective Equipment or PPE, let’s take a look at the the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) that has 200 federal employees, whose job is to support us for any public health threat. It has an Operational Logistics Branch that is responsible for stockpiling inventory that can supply local and public health agencies in a catastrophic event. Yet despite China’s and Italy’s reported statistics of infections and death, there was no planning implemented. Even the Ebola outbreak didn’t give them the strategic planning, given the framework to work around with from that experience.

In America, getting the masks is chain of commands. As of March 26, 2020, it is recorded in the SNS site that more than 529 tons of cargo were shipped to support the PPE needs. But where are they? The persistent shortage of surgical masks, N95’s, and face-shields not only thwarts our existence but it is also a nuisance to acquire them from work. Many states have their own stockpile, with permission from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). If the State runs out of PPE supplies, it requests a federal stockpile through the Governor or Representative. The hospitals will then work with the Public Health Department for access of supplies. My question is, where are the PPE’s? And who is accounting them and how are they allocated?

So as I hold on to my one and only allocated PPE for the day, I challenge my superior for the safety of re-using my mask throughout the day. This is when the Center for Disease Control and Prevention comes into play. I am told that CDC has changed their guidelines. Every year, as a requirement for our job, we are fit-tested for the N95 masks for a seal check to avoid exposure to airborne pathogens such as COVID-19. Ideally, these masks are single-use only per manufacturing standards. When COVID-19 came, the CDC did not change this policy of the masks being single-use only, but when the reported cases were rising and there was a shortage of supply on the national level, the CDC changed its policy to reuse masks and advised healthcare workers for their extended use.

The Center for Disease Control now recommends that the masks can be worn between 2 different patients who are both positive for COVID-19. To deal with this personal protective equipment, shortage, the CDC left it to the hospital’s Occupational Health and Infection Control Departments to decide on how to deal with this PPE shortage. As healthcare workers who are on the front line amidst the pandemic, we have been reusing our masks and placing them in paper bags, grossly cross-contaminating ourselves by placing the masks into a bag and inhaling the pathogens. As of face shields, we wipe them with sanitizing wipes, then place them into the ultraviolet radiation, and into the bag.

In addition to that, all COVID-19 rule-outs, for best practice, should be handled as positive cases until the results come back negative. Patients like these are treated with airborne precautions, and should be placed in negative pressure rooms with the N95 masks to be worn inside the rooms. Instead, we find ourselves taking care of these patients in a regular room, with only the regular blue surgical masks to protect us. Because not everyone comes with the overt signs and symptoms, we could be exposing ourselves in a very close contact for prolonged periods of time, until the results come back a day later or even longer. Recently, the CDC also claims that the models of N95 masks that have surpassed their shelf- lives continue to perform in accordance to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health standards (NIOSH). Why? Because some of the N95 masks that the National Stockpile distributed had surpassed their shelf lives dating back as 2013 and even 2007. This was all what America had. And again, CDC has bent policies to accommodate the chaos.

So looking deeper, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) comes in, or does not come into play. Amidst all this violation of our safety and great of a risk in our jobs, where are they? Every year, OSHA visits the hospitals without amiss, making sure that hospitals are complying with standards. We are exposed to pathogens, day in and day out, yet how is this agency now so muted when front line healthcare workers are being added to the mortality and morbidity statistics in the US? There are more Doctors and Nurses who are thrown into those statistics from direct patient care, ending up on ventilators and dying. This is more than an occupational hazard, it is an occupational sentence.

Going back to the normal pre-pandemic state, let’s take a look at this reimbursement system of the American Healthcare. By starting with the Department of Health and Human Services, it decided to base the 30% of Medicare reimbursement to hospitals on surveys done by the patients upon discharge from the hospitals. These surveys are done through the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems, which uses data collection as a methodology for measuring patients’ perception of the hospital experience. There are 29 questions in the survey, 19 of which ask questions mostly related to the front line healthcare workers’ quality of “delivering care”, such as communication with doctors and nurses, responsiveness to hospital staff, and communication of medicines. Its goal is to do public reporting to enhance accountability in healthcare.

They claim that the survey is credible, useful, and practical. However, the survey is strongly flawed as it does not necessarily reflect the quality of care received. For example, the one filling in the survey may be the one who came in for a minor complaint with a dissatisfaction of one hospital meal, as opposed to a critical care patient that I may have resuscitated twice to save his life, placed on a ventilator and dialyzed on the bedside with 10 drips running into his vein, and survived. How do you compare the quality of care and claim it as credible, useful, and practical? Hospitals with high scores will receive a reimbursement in millions and bonus funding. Health insurances are following the lead of the government called, Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program or Value-based Care. So where do front line healthcare workers play? We meet the scores, we perform to satisfy the customers in order to get the hospitals a higher score. I’ll be fetching iced ginger ale for a patient in order to increase the score, while at the same time I’m titrating a vasoactive drip on a patient losing his blood pressure on the other room. In return to the excellent customer service we provide, the hospitals get the big bucks bonus.

Then there is the Joint Commission On Accreditation of Health Care organizations. Joint Commission was built to promote the “gold standard” of care through their core measures and inpatient quality reporting. Some reporting examples out of the many are the CLABSI or Central Line Acquired Blood Infection, CAUTI or Catheter-Acquired Urinary Tract Infection, and pressure ulcers. So to avoid these infections, my role is to bathe all my patients who have central lines, with chlorhexidine wipes every 24 hours; to wipe the catheter area every 12 hours with another kind of sanitizing wipe; and to turn my patients every 2 hours even if they weigh more than twice my weight. Facilities that maintain higher percentages of compliance with the core measures receive a higher reimbursement from Medicare and other payers.

So what does this mean to us? The demands of our jobs require a lot of skill, focus and time. We don’t just take care of the patients, we also take care and support their families. And with this compliance survey, we are put to a great deal of stress as they increase the demands to meet the scores and compliance. The costumers’ satisfaction is met at our expense. With these added demands, we are not given extra resources for frequent turning of our patients, baths, grabbing a ginger ale and so forth. That means that I have to skip my lunch because I have so many tasks at hand. If the scores drop, we are hounded by our superiors and we will hear it at the first hour before the start of shift.

When the government places agency after agency to be watchdogs on how we deliver healthcare, they are breaking our morale. However, they fail in every possible way to give support to the ones creating the scores to keep this bureaucracy running. Other than nursing blogs and Nursing Unions, we are very under-represented by the government. Why can’t we make a National representation for the healthcare workers? Why can’t the government make it illegal to over staff Nurses and overload Doctors with high patient ratios because such is an unsafe practice that promotes more errors and misses? And since public reporting is advocated, why can’t the healthcare workers do an even share of the survey to show how the hospitals are run, and make this survey also available for public? This public reporting on our side will create a transparency of the employees’ satisfaction to the consumers. What about delegating a part of the bonus to the healthcare workers or keeping track and ensuring that part of it goes to improve staffing, more equipment, and better programs? What about programs that will equip us with better coping since we are stretched constantly beyond our morale? Other countries like New Zealand allow their nurses to call off for a mental health day — why can’t we have that? What about making it a crime to place the healthcare workers at risk of their lives for not using the proper PPE by bending the policies?

When President Trump mentioned about the trillion stimulus, nothing is mentioned about hazard pay or compensation package for the healthcare workers already quarantining themselves away from their families for possible exposure due to inappropriate PPE. Again, where was the mention of a hazard pay to the frontline healthcare workers?

It is the grid of the greed; the lattice that makes up the corporate healthcare system that is broken in every level. Yet we are the ones in the frontline that make this show happen. Without us, there is no production. We are the foundation, without us, it will fall. It is not a crime to speak up, especially when enough is enough. This is America, this is how it is played. It is ugly, and it needs to change.

Reposted from https://www.pinoybuilt.com/2020/04/as-im-put-to-slaughter-let-me-dissect.html.

References:
Robbins, Alexandria. The Nurses. Thomas Allen and Sons Limited, 2015. p.212
phe.gov/about/sns/Pages/about.aspx
phe.gov/about/sns/Pages/responses.aspx
cdc.gov/niosh/topics/hcwcontrols/recommendedguidanceextuse.html
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/healthcare-supply-ppe.html
cmc.gov/Medicare.Quality-Initiative-Patient-Assessment-Instrument/QualityMeasures
jointcommission.org/en/measurement/measures

Maharlika, the restaurant that sparked Filipino food movement in New York, closes

2019-12-10T12:13:00.000-08:00

#Maharlika, this #NewYork critically-acclaimed gastropub was certainly majestic, impressing its customers with its modern take on Filipino cuisine for the last 8 years.

Located at the East Village of New York City, modern Filipino fare restaurant Maharlika is closing its doors after 8 years of business. https://t.co/w9yh5Veeo0
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) December 17, 2019

A Q&A on my life as a Filipino NYC

2019-11-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

Camie Juan

You guys sent in your questions about my life (mostly as a Filipino) in NYC (like MONTHS ago), so I sat down and answered them. ❤️This is a really late upload, but better late than never! If you've got any follow up questions, don't hesitate to leave them in the comments below!

KNICKS at NETS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | October 25, 2019

2019-10-25T13:30:00.000-07:00

New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets

With 21.9 seconds remaining, Kyrie Irving (26 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL) drilled a GO-AHEAD 3 to propel the Brooklyn Nets past the New York Knicks, 113-109, at the Barclays Center. Spencer Dinwiddie added 20 PTS and 5 AST for Brooklyn in the home win. Allonzo Trier paced the Knicks with 22 PTS, while RJ Barrett went for 16 PTS and 6 STL.

New York state legislature vs. President Trump's tax returns

2019-05-23T12:40:00.000-07:00

Balitang America

New York state legislators just opened a door for United States congressional investigators to get access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns. This happened after New York passed crucial legislation to get around the roadblocks that Trump has set to protect his financial records from going public.

H.E.R. On Her Mysterious Persona, Thoughts On Nipsey Hussle's Passing + Working w/ Drake

2019-04-04T14:45:00.000-07:00

Grammy winning r&b artist H.E.R. sits down with Ebro in the Morning to discuss her mysterious persona, her reaction to Rihanna celebrating her, working on music with Drake, dealing with the music business at a young age, being a Grammy winner, and more.

Billy Joel - New York State Of Mind

2019-03-23T13:44:00.000-07:00

Billy Joel having a New York State Of Mind, 1974 pic.twitter.com/yP2HlBvvhh
— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) February 17, 2020

Lyrics

Some folks like to get away
Take a holiday from the neighborhood
Hop a flight to Miami Beach or to Hollywood
But I'm takin' a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
I'm in a New York state of mind

I've seen all the movie stars
In their fancy cars and their limousines
Been high in the Rockies under the evergreens
I know what I'm needin'
And I don't want to waste more time
I'm in a New York state of mind

It was so easy livin' day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind
Oh yeah

It was so easy living day by day
Out of touch with the rhythm and blues
But now I need a little give and take
The New York Times, the Daily News
Who, oh, oh whoa who

It comes down to reality
And it's fine with me 'cause I've let it slide
I don't care if it's Chinatown or on Riverside
I don't have any reasons
I left them all behind
I'm in a New York state of mind

I'm just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River line
'Cause I'm in a, I'm in a New York state of mind

"New York State of Mind" is a song written by Billy Joel which initially appeared on the album Turnstiles in 1976. Although it was never released as a single, it has become a fan favorite and a song that Joel plays regularly in concert. Joel famously played the song at The Concert for New York City, the October 2001 benefit concert for the New York City Fire and Police Departments and the loved ones of families of first responders lost during the terrorist attack on New York City on 9/11. He reprised that theme, playing it during his set at 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 12, 2012, where he changed lyrics to include the likes of "Breezy Point". - Wikipedia

Empire State Of Mind | Jay-Z | Alicia Keys

2018-07-09T13:41:00.000-07:00

Lyrics

Ooh, New York
Ooh, New York

Grew up in a town that is famous as a place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud, there are sirens all around and the streets are mean
If I can make it here, I can make it anywhere, that's what they say
Seeing my face in lights or my name in marquees found down on Broadway

Even if it ain't all it seems, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew, ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot, on the corner selling rock, preachers pray to God
Hail a gypsy cab, takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger far more than an empty fridge

I'ma make it by any means, I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby I'm from New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams, all looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air, everybody say
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York