In a joint committee meeting between the Public Housing and Housing & Buildings committees of the City Council yesterday, Chairs Ritchie Torres, from the Bronx, and Jumanne Williams, from Brooklyn, spoke with advocates on cuts to the city public housing […]
The Wellness Education and Promotion Program at Lehman College hosted its first ever Pause for Paws event for students during the dreaded midterms period. Students had a chance to take a break from their busy studying and work schedules to […]
1ST Annual Patrol Borough Bronx Youth Poetry Slam Youth & NYPD Communicating For the 1st time ever youth and community got the opportunity to communicate with the New York Police Department in the Annual Patrol Borough Bronx Youth Poetry […]
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a prescription treatment that can be used by family members or caregivers to treat a person known or suspected to have had an opioid overdose, which has led to debate about […]
“The Photography of Dianne Sposito” will open Monday at the Riverdale Library (Map and directions) and run through Saturday, April 26. Sposito is a creative artist and teacher who expresses her artistry principally through playwriting, but also works in photography. A 2011 […]
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (speaking below), who represents the South Bronx and East Harlem, joined West Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson (far l.) and other elected officials joined together yesterday on the City Hall steps, calling for enforcement of the […]
Silver Alert issued 4/8/14 at 4:10 PM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Willie M. Pickard, female, black, 72 years of age, from West Mosholu Parkway South and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. Ms. Pickard suffers […]
Video c/o YES Network.
The 2nd grade class of P.S. 75 has come in first place in a traffic safety poster contest launched by Senator Jeff Klein, Community Board 2 and the 41st Precinct Community Council. The contest was open to students in the […]
As part of Councilman Andy King’s 2nd State of the District presentation, remarks were given by Ralph Abernathy III, royalty in civil rights history as the son of Martin Luther King’s closest confident and partner in the Southern Christian Leadership […]
On a brisk and bright morning, thousands of families and supporters for autism research participated in today’s walk at Orchard Beach for Autism Speaks, an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, […]
According to a representative from the office of the Mayor, 553 customers are out of service as of midnight. This included “No Lights” outagse at the Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale Metro North train stations. The impacted area is serviced by overhead […]
With the highest rate of unemployment in the city at 12%, Bronxites grapple with unemployment on a daily basis, affecting families and local businesses across the borough. Here’s a look at the issue nationally, as March’s national numbers are examined […]
Arts Flamenco will present the history of flamenco, an explanation of the instruments used and a performance of the traditional dances of flamenco. Today at 2:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center (Map and directions).
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