Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle

Congressman Joseph Crowley, 14th Congressional District

Chairman Crowley Statement on Introduction of the Equality Act

Chairman Crowley Statement on Introduction of the Equality Act (Washington, DC) –House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) joined his colleagues today to reintroduce the Equality Act, which would extend permanent protections prohibiting discrimination to LGBT Americans. “Discrimination against LGBT […]

by · May 13, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR CARJACKING, SHOOTING SPREE

BRONX DA: BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR CARJACKING, SHOOTING SPREE

by · May 13, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Chairman Crowley on Senate Vote Making It Harder for Working Americans to Save

Chairman Crowley on Senate Vote Making It Harder for Working Americans to Save

Chairman Crowley on Senate Vote Making It Harder for Working Americans to Save (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Senate, using the Congressional Review Act, made it harder for millions […]

by · May 13, 2017 · Bulletin Board
School cafeteria violations will be posted online, thanks to Senator Klein

School cafeteria violations will be posted online, thanks to Senator Klein

School cafeteria violations will be posted online, thanks to Senator Klein After releasing shocking report on lunchroom violations, City administration strikes deal to post vital health inspections for parents and send information home with students Albany, NY – Senator Jeff […]

Bronx SAFE Disposal Event to be Held Saturday, May 13th

Bronx SAFE Disposal Event to be Held Saturday, May 13th

Bronx to be Held Saturday, May 13 Event Provides NYC Residents Easy Option for Disposal of Potentially Harmful Household Items City residents wanting to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Department of Sanitation’s Bronx SAFE (Solvents, […]

by · May 11, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Grammy Award Winning Producer, Swizz Beatz, and Comedian and former alum, Monroe Martin, join 8 former foster youth in asking the nation to, 'Please #FosterMyEducation.'

Swizz Beatz And Comedian Monroe Martin Support National Foster Care Awareness Month With Spoken Word PSA

PSA Features Nine Former Foster Youth Who Join Children’s Rights and FosterClub in Asking the Nation, ‘Please #FOSTERMYEDUCATION’ NEW YORK, May 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — May is a month marked by students celebrating academic feats and achievements. However, May is […]

Sabra expands Plants with a Purpose, a community engagement initiative dedicated to helping alleviate the impact of food deserts in the United States. (PRNewsfoto/Sabra Dipping Company, LLC)

Sabra Partners With NYBG TO Alleviate Food Deserts Via ‘Wellness Wednesdays’

Sabra CEO Shali Shalit-Shoval today announced the expansion of Sabra’s Plants with a Purpose, a community engagement initiative dedicated to helping alleviate the impact of food deserts in the United States. Sabra will partner with The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) to bring Wellness […]

Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. (PRNewsfoto/Albert Einstein College of Medi)

Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden to Deliver 2017 Commencement Address at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Global health leader and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 commencement ceremony for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Frieden, who also led the New […]

Chairman Crowley on Passage of the Republican Health Care Bill

Chairman Crowley on Passage of the Republican Health Care Bill

Chairman Crowley on Passage of  the Republican Health Care Bill (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted for a health care bill that would make coverage significantly more expensive […]

by · May 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
FSCNY ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2017

FSCNY ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2017

FSCNY ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2017 College-bound high school students from NYC & Suffolk County selected as recipients for 21st annual scholarship program Retired State Senator Hugh T. Farley to be honored at FSCNY’s Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon May 16th, in […]

by · May 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of May 8th, 2017

BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of May 8th, 2017

Senator Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Gjonaj, held his 3rd Annual Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration

Senator Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Gjonaj, held his 3rd Annual Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration

Senator Klein, in partnership with Assemblyman Gjonaj, held his 3rd Annual Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration Jewish American Community Leaders and Dozens of Bronxites Gather to Celebrate Jewish Heritage Month at Bronx House Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein, in […]

Opinion: School Safety

Opinion: School Safety

School Safety Op-Ed By Petra Milter Over the past few years, I’ve seen the name “Osman Couey” come up a lot in the local news. The Harlem teacher has repeatedly made headlines as a child abuser, accused of hurting numerous […]

by · May 10, 2017 · Education News, Op Ed

Corrections Without Protections: The Increasing Dangers Facing New York’s Boldest Officers

Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month

Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month

Tuesday, May 9 — By presidential proclamation, this month recognizes one of the nation’s fastest-growing population groups — those of Asian and Pacific American heritage. The observance began in 1978 with a joint congressional resolution honoring the arrival of the first […]