Archive for April, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2015

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of April 27, 2015   Monday, April 27, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Petri, J. Justice Part DVM   Possible Sentencing JOSE OCASIO & JOSEPH MURPHY Found guilty at […]

by · April 26, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
No more empty parks! Let’s bring kids back outside!

Free-Range Kids: Take Our Children To The Park Day, May 9

Take Our Children to the Park…And Let Them Walk Home by Themselves Day: SAT, MAY 9   For the past five years Free-Range Kids has been sponsoring Take Our Children to the Park…and Leave Them There Day. This year, in […]

by · April 26, 2015 · Family, Free Range Kids
#Not62: Work It Out Baby! Have a Stress-free & Healthy Pregnancy!

#Not62: Work It Out Baby! Have a Stress-free & Healthy Pregnancy!

Work It Out Baby! Have a Stress-free & Healthy Pregnancy! by SusieQ Wong-Benjamin   OMG! You just got knocked up and found out that your FitLife is about to change! At least that’s how the Armed Celebrity Fitness Trainer, SusieQ […]

by · April 26, 2015 · Health & Nutrition
Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York and Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

ATTENTION LAWYERS: Minority Voting Rights Meeting, May 7th

The New York Democratic Lawyers Committee (NYDLC) Minority Voting Rights Committee is holding its next meeting on May 7th, 6:30pm – 8:30pm. The meeting will be at the Manhattan offices of Squire Patton Boggs, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 23rd floor, New York, NY 10112. […]

2015 PUERTO RICAN INFANTIL PAGEANT

2015 PUERTO RICAN INFANTIL PAGEANT

The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade Inc., presented their annual Miss PR. Infantil for young girls of ages 6-9 years old on Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 12 pm. It was held at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) located […]

by · April 26, 2015 · Bulletin Board
STATE SENATOR JEFF KLEIN DONATES ORCHIDS TO SENIORS AT BRONX HOUSE

STATE SENATOR JEFF KLEIN DONATES ORCHIDS TO SENIORS AT BRONX HOUSE

  State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) today donated more than 30 orchids from the New York Botanical Garden to seniors at Bronx House. The flowers, which were given away in a raffle, included a wide variety of species and colors.

by · April 26, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Matters of Faith: A BLESSING DISGUISED AS A MOUNTAIN

Matters of Faith: A BLESSING DISGUISED AS A MOUNTAIN

A Blessing Disguised As A Mountain by Rev. Dr. J. Loren Russell When you’re faced with an extremely difficult situation, what is your immediate and automatic response? Some people immediately panic, some prepare for war, and others calmly assess the […]

by · April 26, 2015 · Daily Living, Faith, Op Ed, Religion
BRONX D.A.: PARKING RAGE LEADS TO MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

BRONX D.A.: PARKING RAGE LEADS TO MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE

PARKING RAGE LEADS TO GRANDFATHER’S DEATH Gjok Deda Indicted in Killing of Ronald Antonucci (Bronx, NY – April 21, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces the Supreme Court arraignment of GJOK DEDA (pron: ZH-AWK DAY-dah) in the death […]

by · April 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Rethinking Complaining – Tearing Down to Rebuild

Rethinking Complaining – Tearing Down to Rebuild

Rethinking Complaining – Tearing Down to Rebuild by Madisyn Taylor When we spend all of our time complaining, we are in essence in constant “destroy” mode rather than “building” mode. We all know someone who has elevated the process of […]

by · April 25, 2015 · Daily Living, Ethics, Op Ed
SENATOR JEFF KLEIN HOSTS 17TH ANNUAL THROGGS NECK COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP POSTER CONTEST

SENATOR JEFF KLEIN HOSTS 17TH ANNUAL THROGGS NECK COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP POSTER CONTEST

  Hundreds of Bronx Students Enter Local “Eat Well, Play Well” Themed Competition   State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), together with the Throggs Neck Community Action Partnership (TNCAP), today hosted their 17th annual poster contest – selecting twenty Bronx students […]

by · April 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Community Affairs
Legal Corner: When Loved Ones Are Ill

Legal Corner: When Loved Ones Are Ill

ATTORNEY EZRA GLASER, ESQ., FOR THE PEOPLE I am a medical malpractice attorney (among other areas of the law) and so I thought for our first column on legal issues, it was most appropriate to bring to light a personal […]

Community Advisory Notice For Day Time Milling To Continue In The Bronx (Project #HW2CR15CW)

Community Advisory Notice For Day Time Milling To Continue In The Bronx (Project #HW2CR15CW)

by · April 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board
3rd Capacity Building Workshop April 28, 2015

3rd Capacity Building Workshop April 28, 2015

by · April 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board
DC 37 Supports City Council Bill Outlawing Job Credit Checks

DC 37 Supports City Council Bill Outlawing Job Credit Checks

As the City Council passed legislation banning pre-employment credit checks, Henry Garrido, the executive director of DC 37, commended “the Administration, the City Council leadership and Council Member Brad Lander, the sponsor of Intro 261, for their work on this […]

by · April 25, 2015 · Government, Law
NWBCC, BlocPower To Use Solar Energy To Reduce Building Costs

NWBCC, BlocPower To Use Solar Energy To Reduce Building Costs

Neighbors come together to install solar at up to 20% discount   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced communities across the state have come together to bring clean and affordable solar power to their areas at an estimated 20% savings. […]