Community Events

Pumpkin Giveaway by the Albanian & American Open Hand Association Inc. – October 21st

Pumpkin Giveaway by the Albanian & American Open Hand Association Inc. – October 21st

Soccer and Salsa At Yankee Stadium

Soccer and Salsa At Yankee Stadium

Soccer Fan Zone This Sunday, October 23, the NYC Football Club will play its last regular season MLS game at Yankee Stadium.   In partnership with the team, the 161st Street BID is distributing free tickets to area youth groups and […]

NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar, 10/20

NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar, 10/20

NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Will & Estate Planning 101 Seminar CLICK HERE TO RSVP.  

From Poe’s Porch: Poetry Macabre
with local poets Skye Cabrera, Carlos Manuel Rivera and Jani Rose

From Poe’s Porch: Poetry Macabre, October 29

  The Bronx Council on the Arts and Bronx County Historical Society are excited to present Poetry Macabre a new poetry reading and workshop series at Poe Park. Featured poets will read from Poe’s porch on Saturday, October 29 from 12-1 […]

CM Palma Hosts Domestic Violence Forum, October 25

CM Palma Hosts Domestic Violence Forum, October 25

On October 25, 2016, City Councilwoman Annabel Palma and the NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce present a Domestic Violence forum at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center located at 1000 Rosedale Avenue in the Bronx. Participants will have a chance […]

Bronx Borough President was joined at Times Square by Bronx officials as well Tour de Bronx sponsors to tout the event’s new billboard that will be on full display at the “The Crossroads of the World.” 
Pictured:  (from left to right): Coca Cola Refreshments Vice President Donna Cirolia, Office of Community Relations & Mosholu Preservation Corporation Senior Director Melissa Cebollero, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., The Bronx Tourism Council Executive Director, President of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation Marlene Cintron, Lehman College Director of Government Relations & Community Development Institutional Advancement Nestor Montilla Sr.; and Bike Rent NYC Executive Manager Mark Derho.

“Tour de Bronx 2016” Takes Over Times Square

​Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. & Clear Channel Outdoor Bring “Tour de Bronx 2016” to Times Square   Monday morning, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., came to Times Square to urge cyclists and tourists from all across the globe […]

Top: Laura Alvarez, Mary Prezioso, Lt. Jose Torres,
Bottom: Lucila Alvarez, Rosa Rivera, MaryAnn Lyman, Silvana Pagliaro and Bharati S. Kemraj

Cancer Awareness – NYPD hosts Paint day

“Fight with a Flare” On Friday, October 7th the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a ‘Paint Day’ for seniors and community members at the Mt. Carmel Neighborhood Senior Center where illustrator and educator, Laura Alverez, lead the class with all […]

Annual Fall Festival Held — Photos

Annual Fall Festival Held — Photos

ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL HELD 15th Annual Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District   Thousands turned out for the 15th Annual Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District’s Fall Festival, held this year on Saturday, September 17. Jerome Avenue was shut down between Mosholu […]

NYC ELECTRONIC VOTE SCANNER Machine

In-Person Voter Registration, Saturday October15

Mail-in voter registration forms must be postmarked today. After the post offices closes, the website of the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles is available for registration until midnight. Click here. The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles reported that yesterday, its workers processed […]

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 18th

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 18th

The Oct. 18th Males Emotional Wellness Support Group also on “Healing from Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence” is 6:30pm at NCNW Child Development Center, 4035 White Plains Rd., Bronx, NY, 10466. It’s FREE and open to Males Only. Please […]

‘Nosh The Vote’ Voter Registration Drive This Morning 

​This morning,  the de Blasio Administration is teaming up with the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project for #NoshTheVote, a voter registration drive taking place this morning in the Bronx.    Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights             11 AM – 3 PM Concourse Village […]

‘Nosh The Vote’ Voter Registration Drive This Morning 

‘Nosh The Vote’ Voter Registration Drive This Morning 

​This morning,  the de Blasio Administration is teaming up with the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project for #NoshTheVote, a voter registration drive taking place this morning in the Bronx.    Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights             11 AM – 3 PM Concourse Village […]

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 17th

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 17th

Oct. 17th, 8am-4pm, SISFI hosts NYC Suicide Summit “Changing the Paradigm of Intervention, Prevention and Postvention” at Urban Health Plan, Inc., 1054 Simpson St., Bronx, NY, 10459. The summit addresses increased rates of suicide in NYC as reported by the […]

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 10th

SISFI Hosts Bronx Males Emotional Wellness Support Group – October 10th

Oct. 10th, 6:30pm, SISFI’s Healing in/after Crisis, Distress, Trauma, Death and Suicide Workshop will be at NCNW Child Development Center, 4035 White Plains Rd., Bronx, NY, 10466. There are many people hurting and struggling with crisis, distress, grief and loss […]

Energy Workshop on Affordable Home Energy Improvements – October 13th

Energy Workshop on Affordable Home Energy Improvements – October 13th

Sustianable South Bronx (SSBx) is hosting a forum on Programs for Affordable Home Energy Improvements Sustainable South Bronx (SSBx) is a community organization partnering with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), a public benefit corporation working to […]