10 a.m. Consumer Affairs Commissioner Jonathan Mintz will announce a settlement that will return more than $600,000 to homeowners scammed by a home improvement contractor at the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs, 42 Broadway, between Exchange Place and Beaver Street.

10 a.m. State Sen. Wayne Bryant and R. Michael Gallagher, a former dean at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey's School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, will make an initial appearance after being indicted on corruption charges at the federal courthouse in Trenton, New Jersey.

11 a.m. Citizens Committee for New York City and Council Member John Liu will announce a tax free preparation campaign targeting low-income New Yorkers at the Chinese American Planning Council, 136-18 39 Avenue, in Flushing, Queens.

Noon. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late shah of Iran, addresses a Hudson New York Briefing Council Luncheon at the Four Seasons Restaurant, 99 East 52nd Street.

1 p.m. Jon Bon Jovi joins Delta Air Lines volunteers and members of the Arena Football League The Philadelphia Soul at a Habitat for Humanity-NYC build at 420 Halsey Street in Brooklyn.

7 p.m. Congressman Charles Rangel will be signing copies of his book, "And I Haven't Had a Bad Day Since: From the Streets of Harlem to the Halls of Congress" at Hue Man, 2319 Frederick Douglas Boulevard between 124th and 125th streets.

Rudy Giuliani campaigns in New Hampshire and Iowa.

-- Gillian Reagan