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Millennials And The Looming Obamacare Deadline

Photo c/o whitehouse.gov The March 31 deadline for signing up for health insurance in the “Obamacare” exchanges has put pressure on the federal government to recruit young adults no longer eligible for parents insurance and not receiving employer subsidized care. […]

State Senator Gustavo Rivera and William Hodson Senior Center Host Black History Month Celebration

In honor of the countless contributions African-Americans have made to our country, State Senator Gustavo Rivera and William Hodson Senior Center will host a Black History Month Celebration on Friday, February 7th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The event will […]

by · February 6, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News

Celebrating 100 Years of the Bronx

by · February 6, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News

The Bronx General Post Office Reimagined As A Chelsea Market / Eataly Hybrid With A Bronx Twist?

Written by Ed García Conde Landmark For Sale Last year in February we first broke the story that the United States Postal Service planned on selling the Bronx General Post Office. Subsequently the story was immediately picked up by the […]

by · February 6, 2014 · Editorials, Local News

Rights Group Calls Attention To Bangladeshi Human Rights

Photo c/o state.gov. Written by Adam Bermudez The Associated Press is reporting that a rights group has prompted the International Criminal Court to consider investigating human rights abuses arising in Bangladesh, in the wake of recent elections that saw violence […]

by · February 6, 2014 · News, World News

California Braces For Drought

Video c/o youtube.com (The Associated Press) While Bronx and all Northeast residents have been reeling from week after week of major snowstorms, folks on the other coast are bracing for the opposite problem: a year of serious drought. As USA […]

by · February 6, 2014 · Domestic News, News

Nine Still Stuck in South African Mine

            A fire began on Tuesday evening at 5,600ft below ground at a South African mine, leading to seventeen miners trapped underground.  Eight have since been recovered. “Efforts continue to establish the whereabouts of a […]

by · February 6, 2014 · News, World News

The Bronx Chronicle Celbrates 50 Years Of The Beatles In America

  50 years ago today…

by · February 6, 2014 · Domestic News, News
Charges Filed Against Owner Of Bronx Clinic Involved In Illegal Oxycodone Distribution

Charges Filed Against Owner Of Bronx Clinic Involved In Illegal Oxycodone Distribution

The United States Attorney for the Southern District released this information yesterday regarding the indictment of Dr. Kevin Love and other co-conspirators who ran a half a billion dollar pain pill ring out two Bronx clinics, on E. 181st Street […]

by · February 6, 2014 · Local News, News

Thursday Jobs List: Available Bronx Jobs

The Weekend Program Aide (WPA) supports the mission of Thorpe Family Residence/Nazareth Housing in providing weekend support for emergency family shelter operations and activities at our site in the Bronx. The WPA will provide both administrative support as well as programming […]

by · February 6, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News, News
The State of the Borough Address

The State of the Borough Address

Thursday, February 20, 2014, 11:30am Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College 450 Grand Concourse the Bronx

by · February 5, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News

New Fed Policies Affect Developing Markets

This Newshour segment on Tuesday features a discussion on Turkey, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia, the so called “Fragile 5”, markets that have been growing but whose current state is rocky as a result of US federal monetary policy.

by · February 5, 2014 · Domestic News, News, World News

Bronx Chronicle Snow Day Movie: Style Wars

Home from work or school today? Here’s a thirty year old Bronx favorite, and no, I’m not talking about your’s truly.

by · February 5, 2014 · Domestic News, Features, Uncategorized

CVS To Pull Tobacco From Shelves

Pelham Bay Station CVS. (Photo c/o yelp.com) CVS released a press release that states that the chain will by cease selling tobacco products on October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy “the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of […]

by · February 5, 2014 · Domestic News, Health & Nutrition, News
Councilman Torres Featured In City, Local Media

Councilman Torres Featured In City, Local Media

Councilman Ritchie Torres, elected last fall and beginning his first full term last month, has made waves around the city, as an early supporter of East Harlem/South Bronx Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito for Speaker of the City Council and as the […]

by · February 5, 2014 · Local News, News