Archive for May, 2014
Senator Klein Kicks Off First Ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival With Red Carpet and Plenty of Popcorn
In honor of Jewish-American Heritage Month, Senator Jeff Klein launched the first ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival, featuring six films over three days in five locations across the Bronx. The film festival’s kick-off, held at Seton Park, featured a red […]
Explore And Create With Carmen D. Lucca At The Bronx Library Center Tomorrow
“Sounds in the Silence of the Poem”/Sonidos en el Silencio del Poema Friday, May 30, 2014, 6 – 8 p.m. Bronx Library Center, Latino and Puerto Rican Cultural Collection (Map and directions) Advance registration is required on the 4th floor . Space […]
President Obama to Host Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit Today
President Obama will host a Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion Summit today at the White House, where he will be joined by young athletes, parents, coaches, academics and experts, athletes, military service members, and other stakeholders. Last fall, the […]
President Obama Releases 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations Request
The Administration is currently finalizing the Department of Defense portion of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) request consistent with the President’s decision on troop levels in Afghanistan. This request will include funding for the U.S. military mission […]
Governor Cuomo Announces Partnership to Support Troops-To-Energy Jobs Initiative
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday a partnership with industry leaders from five electric and gas utilities to develop a plan that places veterans returning back home in jobs in the utility industry. The plan supports objectives that emerged from […]
Yesterday’s Local Sports Scores
Yesterday, 8:15 PM Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri New York Yankees (28-24) St. Louis Cardinals (29-24) 7 – 4 Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Yankees 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 […]
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: May 29, 2014
Photo by Michael Yagoda
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A.G. Schneiderman Announces Funding To Equip NYC Police Officers With Life-Saving Heroin Antidote
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined NYPD Commissioner William Bratton today in announcing that the NYPD has joined the Attorney General’s Community Overdose Prevention (COP) Program. Attorney General Schneiderman announced that his office would provide the NYPD with funding to equip 19,500 […]
Mayor de Blasio Urges Parents to Apply for New and Existing Seats at Community-Based Early Childhood Centers
Mayor Bill de Blasio urged parents yesterday to take advantage of free, high-quality, full-day pre-kindergarten programs at Community-Based Early Childhood Centers. With the application period open and notifications coming up for both new community-based seats and placements in public school […]
Governor Cuomo Announces New York State is Top Yogurt Producer in the Nation
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday announced that, for the second year in a row, New York is the yogurt capital of the nation. Preliminary data indicates that in 2013, New York produced 741 million pounds of yogurt, up from 695 million […]
Key Senate Committee Passes Senator Gillibrand’s Legislation Requiring Mental Health Professional on Military Review Board
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, junior Senator from New York, a Senate Armed Services Committee member, announced yesterday that a key Senate committee passed her legislation that would require the panel that reviews military discharges to have at least one mental health […]
Yesterday’s Local Sports Scores
Yesterday, 8:15 PM Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri New York Yankees (27-24 St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 […]
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