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2023
- Senator Gillibrand, Bronx Borough President Gibson Call For Support Of NY Veterans Living With Disabilities At The Throggs Neck Memorial Post-American Legion - U.S. Sen. Gillibrand's Office, 12/3/2023
- Governor Hochul Highlights Continued Success of Program to Distribute Meals to Veterans, Service Members and Their Families Through New York State's Partnership With HelloFresh - NY Governor's Office, 11/27/2023
- Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts "Hear From the Mayor" Radio Show - NYC Office of the Mayor, 11/12/2023
- Veterans Day commemorated aboard USS Intrepid - CBS News, 11/11/2023
- Intrepid Museum commemorates Veterans Day with wreath laying ceremony - amNY, 11/11/2023
- New York City gives veterans first-ever appreciation month - The Riverdale Press, 11/10/2023
- City's VA commissioner highlights support efforts ahead of Veterans Day - Spectrum News NY1, 11/10/2023
- USS New York crew among those counting down to NYC Veterans Day Parade - ABC7, 11/10/2023
- Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Breakfast Reception Celebrating Veterans Day - NYC Office of the Mayor, 11/09/2023
- Women honored for their service in NYC ceremony - Pix11, 11/08/2023
- Veteran Affairs Secretary Sen. Gillibrand Visit NYC's God's Love We Deliver - Harlem World Magazine, 4/12/2023
- Brooklyn street renamed after Army sergeant killed in Iraq War - Fox5, 4/08/2023
- Wounded Warrior Project CEO Mike Linnington named Grand Marshal of 2023 NY Veterans Day Parade - ABC7, 3/21/2023
2022
- GetCoveredNYC And The Department Of Veterans Services Partner On Veterans Day - Harlem World Magazine, 11/11/2022
- GetCoveredNYC atención médica en honor del Día de los Veteranos - Latinos en Nueva York, 11/11/2022
- Spouses of Veterans eligible for one-time Civil Service exam fee waiver - SILive.com, 11/11/2022
- 'Women of Service' honored in Central Park in annual ceremony - NY1, 11/9/2022
- New York Attorney General and the FTC Recover Millions for US Servicemembers Allegedly Defrauded by National Jewelry Retailer - The National Law Review, 7/24/22
- Mayor Adams Join Volunteers to Build Furniture for Veterans - News 12 The Bronx, 7/23/22
- 155th Annual Memorial Day Parade in Bay Ridge - Brooklyn Paper, 5/31/22
- 155th Annual Memorial Day Parade in Bay Ridge - Brooklyn Eagle, 5/31/22
- Memorial Day at the Intrepid Museum - Newsday, 5/30/22
- Mayor Adams on Pearl Harbor - NY Daily News, 5/30/22
- Tradition Returns to Full Capacity at the Intrepid Museum - NBC New York, 5/30/22
- New York Lawmakers Vow to Support Veterans - Spectrum News NY 1, 5/30/22
- Mayor Adams Attends Memorial Day Ceremony at the Intrepid Museum - News 12 The Bronx, 5/30/22
- Renaming of General Lee Avenue - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 5/24/22
- Vaughn College Convocation - WFMZ TV, 5/24/22
- Bay Ridge Memorial Day Parade - Brooklyn Reporter, 5/20/22
- Renaming of General Lee Avenue after John Warren - NY Times, 5/20/22
- Renaming of General Lee Avenue after John Warren - ABC 7, 5/20/22
- Got Your 6 Summit Announcement - Yahoo Finance, 5/11/22
- Travis Mills visit to Times Square - ABC 7, 5/3/22
- Queens VRC Reopens at Borough Hall - Qns.com, 5/2/22
- Fleet Week will return to NYC - DVIDS, 3/16/22
2021
- Former nurse provided a helping hand to isolated NYers amid pandemic - WCBS 880, 6/14/21
- DCAS Waives City's Civil Service Exam Fees For Veterans DCAS Waives City's Civil Service Exam Fees For Veterans - Harlem World, 5/31/21
- Home sweet home: De Blasio helps NYC celebrate 1,000th veteran housed with Lower East Side celebration - AM New York, 2/23/21
2020
2019
- Department of Veterans' Services announces new commissioner - AM New York, 10/4/19
- World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday during New York stop on a trip to visit all 50 states - ABC News, 2/12/19
2018
- Citi Bike Offers New Discount for Veterans and Military Personnel - ABC, 11/12/18
- Vets, Active Military Can Now Get Discounted Citi Bike Membership - Metro NYC, 11/12/18
- De Blasio Administration Launches Network Serving Veterans - Staten Island Advance, 11/11/18
- As Delayed GI Bill Payments Persist, One City Confronts the Issue Head On - Connecting Vets, 11/6/18
- Many Student Veterans Risk Eviction for Late Gi Bill Payments. So this City is Stepping In - Military Times, 11/2/18
- City Provides Rent Relief to Student Vets - The Forum Newsgroup, 11/1/18
- NYC Mayor Announces Plan to Assist 12,000 Veteran Students at Risk of Eviction - NBC, 10/29/18
- Op-Ed by Deputy Commissioner Jeffrey Roth:"Don't Discharge Immigrants In the Military, be Grateful and Make More of Them Citizens" - USA Today, 8/17/18
- VetsThriveNYC (video) - MetroFocus, 5/30/18
- Rikers Island Opens New Unit for Inmates Who Served in the Military - PIX 11, 4/12/18
- Caring for Our Veterans - Pix 11, 2/28/18
2017
- The VA's Sneak Attack On Homeless Veterans - New York Daily News, 12/27/17
- Program Helps Veterans Get Housing in Brooklyn Complex - Fox News, 10/27/17
- Elizabeth Dole to Chair New Veterans' Committee - Stars & Stripes Korea, 10/3/17
- Paul Giamatti and Chinasa Ogbuagu Headline Anti-Gun Violence Project Hercules In Brooklyn - Broadway World News Desk, 09/27/17
- LIU Brooklyn Opens New Resource Center to Support Student Veterans - LIU Brooklyn, 9/21/17
- Theater of War Draws Attention to PTSD, Suicide - The News Record, 9/12/17
- Ecstasy Could Be 'breakthrough' Therapy for Soldiers, Others Suffering from PTSD - The Washington Post, 8/26/17
- Manhattan's District Attorney vs. Aeschylus - The New York Times, 7/22/17
- Antigone in Ferguson': A Modern Tragedy is Now a Greek Tragedy - The Daily Beast, 7/13/17
- NYC Public Artist in Residence Expands Work to Include Projects on Domestic Violence, Homelessness and More - Broadway World News Desk, 7/12/17
- New York City to Have Strongest Veterans Protection Law Iin The Country - Lima Charlie News, 7/3/17
- Antigone' in Brownsville - Amsterdam News, 6/29/2017
- Actors, Lawyers Join Forces in Theater Production - New York Law Journal, 6/29/17
- Vets Talk Ptsd As 'fight Club' Actor Goes to War For Staten Island - Staten Island Live, 6/8/17
- Fallen Americans saluted at Intrepid Memorial Day ceremony - The Daily News, 5/29/17
- U.S. Veterans Use Greek Tragedy to Tell Us About War - The New York Times, 5/26/17
- A Dignified End for New York's Forgotten Veterans - New York Times, 5/23/17
- Army Turns To Greek Tragedy to Help Troops Open Up About Ptsd - Telegraph, 5/13/17
- Almost Sunrise – "Community is the Most Powerful Medicine" - Almost Sunrise Documentary, 5/5/17
- Partnerships: Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Veterans and Their Families - Huffington Post, 5/3/17
- At West Point, The Future Health of Veterans Seems Bright - American Council on Science and Health, 4/24/17
- In Honor Of: Homeless Veterans - Staten Island Community Television, 4/12/17
- War Of Words: Greek Tragedy And Talk In Crown Heights - Brooklyn Paper, 4/3/17
- A Reading Of "Ajax" Wants to Use Greek Tragedy To Stop Gun Violence - AM New York, 3/31/17
- Budget Hearing Shows Veterans Department Settling into Agency Status - Gotham Gazette, 3/7/17
- Theater of War's Bryan Doerries Named NYC's New Public Artist in Residence - Broadway World News Desk, 3/1/17
- Bryan Doerries Named New York's Artist-In-Residence - The Wall Street Journal, 3/1/17
- A Salute to Veterans by Community Board 7 - Norwood News, 2/17/17
- Veterans to Receive Additional City Funding Amid Protests - NY City Lens, 2/9/17
- Using Design Principles to Reshape Local Government - Fast Company, 2/9/17
- "Base Camp": United War Veterans' Council Radio Hour - WPAT 930 AM, 1/18/17
2016
- Homeless Veterans Move Into Own Apartments in Bronx Affordable Housing Building Ahead Of Holidays - New York Daily News, 12/22/16
- 16 Formerly Homeless Veterans Get New Homes - News 12 The Bronx, 12/22/16
- Staten Island Veterans Rally for Property Tax Relief - Staten Island Advance, 12/8/16
- Pearl Harbor Remembered at Moving Brooklyn Borough Hall Ceremony - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 12/6/16
- A New Approach For Veterans - Huffington Post, 11/17/16
- Elected Officials Celebrate Veterans In Co-op City - Bronx Times, 11/17/16
- Honoring Veterans Requires More Than a Parade - New York Observer, 11/15/16
- For Veterans, Homelessness Stems From Civilian Transition - Bronx Times, 11/11/16
- Bill de Blasio Says City "Will Not Rest" Until Veteran Homelessness Ends - New York Observer, 11/11/16
- New Yorkers Thank Country's Most Courageous On Veterans Day - CBS New York, 11/11/16
- West Brighton WWII Veteran Recalls Fighting In Battle of the Bulge - Staten Island Advance, 11/10/16
- St. Adalbert's Students Salute Veterans at Annual Breakfast - Staten Island Advance, 11/9/16
- Long-Awaited, City's New Approach to Veterans Services Moves Ahead - Gotham Gazette, 11/7/16
- Jason Mangone: Marines to a Think Tank to the Department Of Veterans Services - Beyond the Uniform, 10/21/16
- A Brief History of Veterans In New York City - THIRTEEN, 10/20/16
- New York Premiere of "Dreams of The Fallen" Honoring Veterans at Carnegie Hall -Broadway World, 10/6/16
- Here's how affordable housing lottery rules are changing - DNA Info, 10/4/16
- New York Today: Artists-in-Residence - The New York Times, 9/29/16
- Veterans, Service Members Protected Against Discrimination Under New NYC Law - Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 8/17/16
- Girl Scouts Donate All $4K of Their Cookie Sale Profit to City's Veterans - DNA Info, 5/23/16
- Cities Across Us Slash Homelessness for Veterans: NYC Underscores National Response - Boston Globe, 3/14/16
- Brooklyn Marriott Donates Household Items to Veterans - Brooklyn Eagle, 2/2/16
2015
- Famous Homeless Veteran Gets a Home in Astoria - Times Ledger, 12/10/15
- Female Veterans to Collaborate With Artists in Harlem - Wall Street Journal, 11/08/15