PUBLIC HOUSING CHAIR RITCHIE TORRES ENDORSES ESPAILLAT FOR CONGRESS Four NYCHA Tenant Association Presidents Endorse Espaillat (New York, NY ) Council Member Ritchie Torres, Chairman of the Committee on Public Housing, four NYCHA tenant association presidents and scores of NYCHA residents gathered on the steps of […]
On Wednesday former Deputy Mayor and Administration for Children’s Services, Department of Investigation and FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta died at age 83. On Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered that all flags shall be flown at half-staff on all City […]
NUTRITION AND FROZEN FOOD Thursday, March 24 — A number of various causes are recognized in March. Two of these seem to go hand in hand, or hand to mouth — National Nutrition Month and National Frozen Food Month. […]
FIRST U.S. BANK ROBBERY Profile America — Banks had operated in America for about a half century before someone tried to make an unauthorized withdrawal. On March 19th in 1831, Edward Smith committed the first bank robbery in the U.S. — […]
The Bronx YMCA is seeking to fill 30 lifeguard positions for this summer. Job descriptions for the three (3) types of positions: life guard, water fitness instructor and swim instructor, can be found on the Bronx Y website. Anyone interested in […]
Former Bronx superintendent, Dr. Betty Rosa was elected as Chancellor of the Board of Regents yesterday. Andrew Brown was elected Vice Chancellor of the Board of Regents. In a statement, Speaker Carl E. Heastie said that the two regents […]
Honey-Butter Biscuit Tenders Combine Two Taste Favorites into One Amazing Menu Offering Fans of crisp, hand-battered, juicy fried chicken and flaky, buttery, scratch-made biscuits can now have the best of both delicious worlds. Beginning Monday, March 28, Church’s Chicken will introduce […]
Best in-depth political reporting in 2015 to be honored by Lee Walczak Award for Political Analysis Political writers are invited to enter their best and most thoughtful stories on politics from 2015 in the National Press Club Journalism Contest. The […]
Special to The Bronx Chronicle WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of people were glued to their computers and mobile devices this week watching dceaglecam.eagles.org and waiting for the eggs of “Mr. President” & “The First Lady” to hatch LIVE on the Washington D.C. […]
On Saturday March 19, SISFI, The Suicide Prevention Institute, NYC Suicide Council, the NY Human Suffering and Wellness Coalition and their community partners were in The Bronx for a Community Outreach Day on Suicide Awareness and Prevention. Due to […]
WASHINGTON, March 18, 2016 — NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is now the first American to become a three-time, long-term resident of the International Space Station. He arrived at the orbiting laboratory with cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space […]
NATIONAL PEANUT MONTH Friday, March 18 — This is National Peanut Month — celebrating one of the nation’s favorite foods, and absolutely America’s favorite snack nut. They are enjoyed in many ways — roasted in the shell, used in salads […]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Irish Heritage Celebration On Thursday, March 16, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Irish Heritage Celebration at The Rambling House in Woodlawn, honoring individuals of excellence who […]
The Sinatra family said in a statement that Frank Sinatra, Jr. died unexpectedly Wednesday of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sinatra Jr. was the son of Sinatra’s first wife, Nancy Barbato Sinatra, and the […]
On Wednesday morning, President Obama’s nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama said, “In putting forward a nominee […]
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