De Blasio signed a bill to create the city's first Department of Veterans» Services, abolishing the current Mayor's Office of Veterans» Affairs and expanding the city's role in serving the needs of its 225,000 veterans. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The Simons brand has been a retail force in Quebec ever since, transforming itself into an eclectic, fashion - first department store in the 1950s and»60s. (canadianbusiness.com)
Previously, she had been elected to the state Supreme Court in 1993 and was appointed an associate justice of the Appellate Division, First Department in March 2009 by Gov. David Paterson. (nystateofpolitics.com)