Comptroller Stringer Audit: NYCHA Woefully Unprepared for Next Major Emergency

Housing Authority Fails To Learn Lessons from Superstorm Sandy Faulty emergency contact information puts tenants with disabilities at increased risk  No systematic plan for preparedness drills and training  Ad hoc emergency staffing plans are a recipe for disaster  Three years […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board
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Wave Hill Events Dec 18–Dec 25

SAT, DECEMBER 19    FAMILY ART PROJECT: SNOW-GLOBE GIFT BOXES Walk among Wave Hill’s majestic conifers with their wonderful scents and textures. Then, using live pine boughs we provide, create a winter wonderland resembling a snow globe. Add inhabitants and decorate […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Volunteering – Volunteer at Mulchfest, restore a nature preserve, and more!

Volunteering – Volunteer at Mulchfest, restore a nature preserve, and more!

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Volunteering: Dec 18, 2015 – Dec 23, 2015 Citywide Highlights Volunteer for Mulchfest We’re turning old Christmas trees into mulch for living trees, and we need your help. Come to one of ten parks on […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
“Macho” Time: Hector Camacho is a Hall of Famer

“Macho” Time: Hector Camacho is a Hall of Famer

“Macho” Time: Hector Camacho is a Hall of Famer by Rich Mancuso   Hector Camacho Jr. got the call early Wednesday at his home in San Juan Puerto Rico. The oldest son of Hector “Macho” Camacho, and still an active […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Sports
Fordham hires a new football coach, Andrew Breiner

Fordham hires a new football coach, Andrew Breiner

Fordham hires a new football coach By Rich Mancuso It did not take long for Fordham director of athletics Dave Roach to find his next head football coach  with the recent departure of Joe Moorhead who resigned last week to […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Local News, News, Sports
NYC VOTES & NYPIRG EARN TOP SPOT IN  NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY EFFORT

NYC VOTES & NYPIRG EARN TOP SPOT IN NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY EFFORT

NYC Votes and the New York Public Interest Research Group earned first place for their National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) efforts to register eligible voters. Together, we helped to register more than 4,300 New York City residents on NVRD, a single day of coordinated […]

by · December 18, 2015 · Government, News, Voting Rights
NEW YORK LEADERS ENDORSE MARCO RUBIO

NEW YORK LEADERS ENDORSE MARCO RUBIO

NEW YORK LEADERS ENDORSE MARCO RUBIO On Thursday, New York State Chair of Senator Marco Rubio for President, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, announced a list of New York Republican and Conservative leaders supporting Senator Marco Rubio for President of the United […]

by · December 17, 2015 · Breaking News, Election News, News
This Week in Parks – Christmas Eve at the Washington Square Arch, the Holiday Train Show, and more

This Week in Parks – Christmas Eve at the Washington Square Arch, the Holiday Train Show, and more

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks This Week in Parks: Dec 18, 2015 – Dec 23, 2015 Citywide Highlights Christmas Eve at Washington Square Arch Celebrate the holiday with carols at the Washington Square Arch this Christmas Eve. Songbooks will be […]

by · December 17, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Toys Giveaway at Elements Church, December 20

Toys Giveaway at Elements Church, December 20

  Toys Giveaway at Elements Church on Sunday, December 20 at 9:30AM at 4750 Bronx Blvd in the Bronx.

Op-Ed: Renewal Schools – Sabrina Bastien

Don’t be fooled by the distraction of Mayor de Blasio’s decision to close three schools this week in an attempt to ward off criticism of his Renewal Schools program. The decision to close those schools only saves 212 students, leaving […]

by · December 17, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Op Ed
Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 17, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 17, 2015

ampoule Definition: (noun) A small glass vial that is sealed after filling and used chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution. Synonyms: phial, vial Usage: Because of his medical condition, he was obligated to carry an ampoule of […]

by · December 17, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 17, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 17, 2015

Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of reasoning. Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)

by · December 17, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Senator Jeff Klein & Councilman Ritchie Torres expose dangerous sexual predators illegally living in NYCHA housing developments

Senator Jeff Klein & Councilman Ritchie Torres expose dangerous sexual predators illegally living in NYCHA housing developments

Despite federal ban, more sex offenders are calling NYCHA developments home State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx), joined by Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn) and outraged New York City Housing Development tenants,  released an alarming investigative report […]

by · December 17, 2015 · Crime, Housing
Morris Park Tree Lighting Ceremony – Friday the 18th

Morris Park Tree Lighting Ceremony – Friday the 18th

by · December 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board

Senator Jeff Klein & Councilman Ritchie Torres expose dangerous sexual predators illegally living in public housing developments

Despite federal ban, more sex offenders are calling NYCHA developments home   New York, NY— State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx), joined by Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Brooklyn) and outraged New York City Housing Development tenants,  released […]

by · December 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board