Bill Bratton
RAOA President Belogorodsky holds up NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton’s official stamp of approval. (Source: RAOA)Russian-Americans are being recognized for their contributions to the New York City Police Department, as the Russian American Officers Association [http://www.raoa.net/index.html] (RAOA) is now listed as an official department
eastern europeans
Jewish seniors from the former Soviet Union have a startlingly high poverty rate of 71 percent, according to the UJA-Federation’s “Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011 [http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york-news/surge-poor-ny-suburbs-poses-challenge] ,” and Orthodox Jews aren’t far behind, with a poverty rate of 42 percent. The
eastern europeans
Just a quick note to our Eastern European neighbors: Happy Old New Year! Well, you’ll see that in the morning if you’re too drunk to see it tonight. For the non-Ruskies among you, “Old New Year” is the New Year according to the Julian calendar used in pre-Soviet