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)
There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)
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 […]
Pelham Gardens Photo by Debby Kawalick
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance. Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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