Senator Klein Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Senator Klein Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Klein Donates Thousands of Shamrock Cookies to Parade Marchers In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day  BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), together with Councilman James Vacca (D-Bronx) joined the 2016 Grand Marshals Noreen and David Kilkenny, and Honored […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Week 2016 Event Submission Form

Bronx Week 2016 Event Submission Form

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Quote of the Day: March 17, 2016

Quote of the Day: March 17, 2016

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

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Word of the Day: March 17, 2016

Word of the Day: March 17, 2016

redoubt Definition: (noun) A small, often temporary defensive fortification. Synonyms: sconce Usage: Great mounds had been heaped about the crest of the hill, making a huge redoubt of it.

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Pictured (left to right): Vice Consul General of Ireland Shane Cahill; James Quent, Statewide Public Affairs, Inc.; Mary Murphy, Reporter at PIX 11 News; Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.; Deputy Borough President Aurelia Green; Keith Klain, former CEO of Doran Jones and Council Member Andrew Cohen.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Celebrated Irish Heritage

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 […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Community Events, Cultures
Financial Focus: Beware IRS Tax Scams

Financial Focus: Beware IRS Tax Scams

Financial Focus: Hello, I am calling from the IRS! By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA So, have you received a call saying you owe a lot of money to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)? Yes, It is a tax scam. The IRS […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Financial Focus
Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

ST. PATRICK’S DAY   Thursday, March 17 — This is a day when people of all ethnicities are cheerfully encouraged to wear something green. It is St. Patrick’s Day, a rare national holiday observed outside its native land. The day […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Cultures, Holidays
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Frank Sinatra, Jr. Dead at 72

  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 […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Entertainment, Obituary
President Obama Nominates Judge Merrick Garland For Supreme Court

President Obama Nominates Judge Merrick Garland For Supreme Court

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 […]

St. Patrick’s Day — Erin Go Bragh

St. Patrick’s Day — Erin Go Bragh

Irish-Americans Today Congress proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991, and President Barack Obama issued a proclamation commemorating the occasion this year.   Originally a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth […]

by · March 17, 2016 · Cultures, Holidays
Bronxite Scoochie Smith, Dayton Make NCAA ‘Big Dance’

Bronxite Scoochie Smith, Dayton Make NCAA ‘Big Dance’

Bronxite Scoochie Smith, Despite Dayton A-10 loss looks to NCAA Tournament   By Rich Mancuso   Dayshon ‘Scoochie’ Smith and the Dayton Flyers came up short last Saturday in their Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal Men’s  Basketball Championship game against Saint […]

by · March 16, 2016 · Bronx Personalities, Sports
New York Yankees: Rob Refsnyder is earning a spot on the Opening Day roster

New York Yankees: Rob Refsnyder is earning a spot on the Opening Day roster

This article was originally published on Outside Pitch MLB.  It almost seems like New York Yankees prospect Rob Refsnyder was never supposed to make it in pinstripes. Not to say that the organization was purposely holding him back; it’s just that every opportunity that […]

by · March 16, 2016 · Sports
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon To Speak At Lehman College Thursday

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon To Speak At Lehman College Thursday

Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, will deliver the 47th Annual Herbert H. Lehman Lecture on Thursday, March 17, at the Lovinger Theatre at 11 a.m at Lehman College. The title of the lecture is “From Turmoil to Opportunity: The United Nations […]

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Quote of the Day: March 16, 2016

Quote of the Day: March 16, 2016

He died…of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)

by · March 16, 2016 · Bulletin Board