CROWLEY HAILS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH: Hispanic Heritage Month 2009 is set to run from September 15 to October 15 and Congressmember Joseph Crowley (D- Queens/The Bronx) feels there should be special pride in celebrating it this year.

"We helped to raise the first Latina U.S. Supreme Court Justice, our own Judge Sonia Sotomayor," he noted. "Her swearing-in was a tremendous moment for New York and the nation and we should continue to celebrate this achievement throughout the year."