Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 6, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 6, 2016

There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)

by · February 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 6, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 6, 2016

Eva Braun (1912) Braun, a saleswoman in the shop of Adolf Hitler’s photographer, became Hitler’s mistress in the 1930s. Although she lived in homes provided by Hitler throughout their courtship—first in a house in Munich and later in his Berchtesgaden […]

by · February 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: February 6, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: February 6, 2016

Pelham Gardens Photo by Debby Kawalick

by · February 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Singing the Blues

Singing the Blues

Bronx Rising: Bronx Blues A musical tribute to Rev. Gary Davis with performances by gospel sensation, Monica Hope and Solomon Hicks. It’s going down February 20, 2016, 7pm at the Bronx Music Heritage Center located at 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, […]

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: February 5, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: February 5, 2016

paring Definition: (noun) Something, such as a skin or peel, that has been pared off. Synonyms: shaving, sliver Usage: We do not mourn over the parings of our nails nor the cut locks of our hair, though they were once […]

by · February 5, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 5, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 5, 2016

Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840) Mechanically gifted, Maxim learned several trades as a young man. He obtained his first patent, for a hair-curling iron, in 1866. By 1884, working in London, he had produced a devastatingly effective automatic machine gun capable […]

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Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 5, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 5, 2016

I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

by · February 5, 2016 · Bulletin Board
City Council To Vote on Hip Hop Street Name Change

City Council To Vote on Hip Hop Street Name Change

During today’s Stated Meeting the City Council will consider re-naming Sedgwick Avenue ‘Hip Hop Boulevard’. The Council is expected to approve the legislation. Bill sponsor CM Vanessa L. Gibson said she was “thankful for the support of Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito […]

Profile America: February Is American Heart and Snack Food Month

Profile America: February Is American Heart and Snack Food Month

SNACK FOOD MONTH   Profile America — February is American Heart Month, dedicated to the serious matter of monitoring and taking care of our beating hearts. This is important because while heart disease has claimed fewer lives in recent years, […]

by · February 5, 2016 · Profile America
City To Offer Retirement Plan Savings Plan For Working New Yorkers

City To Offer Retirement Plan Savings Plan For Working New Yorkers

Latest initiative focused on combatting inequality and lifting up working families   NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio, in partnership with Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James, announced on Thursday that New York is working to become the […]

by · February 5, 2016 · Government
Police Officers Shot At Melrose Houses

Police Officers Shot At Melrose Houses

On Thursday evening, two NYPD police officers were shot and wounded inside a stairwell at 320 East 156th Street within the Melrose Housing Development in the South Bronx. Three officers were conducting a vertical patrol in the sixth floor stairwell area when […]

by · February 5, 2016 · Crime

Senator Klein Passes Bill Banning Violent Sex Offenders From Family Shelters

Five violent offenders still remain in shelters near families, young children throughout New York City ALBANY, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) passed legislation today (S.851) that would ban violent sex offenders from temporary emergency housing and family homeless […]

by · February 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Youth Inspired by Civil Rights Pioneer

Bronx Youth Inspired by Civil Rights Pioneer

    BRONX — Kicking off Black History Month in the Bronx, Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams were honored by Council Member Andy King and the Bronx Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) on Monday, Feb. […]

by · February 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board
BP Diaz Issues Report on Platform Development Opportunities

BP Diaz Issues Report on Platform Development Opportunities

Report Finds Potential for Nearly Two Million Square Feet of Development at Concourse Yard   Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued a preliminary report cataloging the potential of platform development at three borough railyard sites.   The report […]

by · February 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Black History Month Celebration

Black History Month Celebration

by · February 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board