Kapparos: Wanton Killing of Animals in the Name of Religion

Kapparos: Wanton Killing of Animals in the Name of Religion

(Video from Dailymotion) As the holiest period of the Simchat Torah comes to an end on Tuesday night, there are those who practice Hasidim that participate in an abusive and a blasphemous manner in which they conduct Kapparos. By many, […]

by · October 6, 2015 · Animal Issues, Religion
Matters of Faith: What Has He Done For You Lately

Matters of Faith: What Has He Done For You Lately

WHAT HAS HE DONE FOR YOU LATELY? By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv.   Most people remember the 1986 Janet Jackson recording entitled, “What Have You Done For Me Lately?,” the song where Janet is talking to her girlfriend […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Faith, Matters of Faith, Religion
Constituent Service Night at Gun Hill Houses tomorrow

Constituent Service Night at Gun Hill Houses tomorrow

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
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AG Schneiderman Takes His Crusade Against K2 and Designer Drugs To The Bronx

On  a bright Monday morning, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman brought together a gaggle of Bronx elected officials and interested media to the steps of the Bronx County Court House to announce that his office has filed lawsuits against Erie […]

Over 15K Expected to Rally on Wed, Oct. 7 to Demand End to Separate & Unequal Education in NYC. Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. Headlines City Hall Press Conference

Over 15K Expected to Rally on Wed, Oct. 7 to Demand End to Separate & Unequal Education in NYC. Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr. Headlines City Hall Press Conference

ADVISORY: OVER 15,000 PARENTS, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS EXPECTED TO RALLY ON WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7 TO DEMAND END TO SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL EDUCATION IN NEW YORK CITY   Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Headlines City Hall Press Conference Following Brooklyn Bridge March Jennifer […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Comptroller Stringer Report: Severe Crowding in NYC Housing Rises Dramatically

Comptroller Stringer Report: Severe Crowding in NYC Housing Rises Dramatically

City has over 270,000 Crowded Dwellings Citywide Proportion of Severely Crowded Dwellings Increased by 44.8 Percent between 2005 and 2013 The Bronx Saw Biggest Jump, with 74.2 percent Increase in Proportion of Severely Crowded Dwellings (NEW YORK, NY) — More […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Senator Klein Hosts 21st Annual Senior Appreciation Day

Senator Klein Hosts 21st Annual Senior Appreciation Day

State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) held his 21st annual Senior Appreciation Day on Thursday, October 1 and Friday, October 2 at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. Senator Klein said: “Seniors are the crown jewel of The Bronx and Westchester and it’s […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Call for Help – Families in need in Kosova

Call for Help – Families in need in Kosova

AAOHA Calls all people in good faith to help Three Families in Kosova. These three families have contacted AAOHA and asked for our help in clothes, food and anything else we can help them with. We can help them with […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance Monthly Meeting – Oct. 7, 2015 – 7pm – Monsignor Fiorentino Apt.

Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance Monthly Meeting – Oct. 7, 2015 – 7pm – Monsignor Fiorentino Apt.

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 5, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 5, 2015

Friends should be weighed, not told; who boasts to have won a multitude of friends has never had one. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/shPg.aspx?t=q16713

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board
The Kim Davis and Pope Francis Meeting: Not the Real Story

The Kim Davis and Pope Francis Meeting: Not the Real Story

Over the last few days, social media has been filled with claims by Kim Davis that she had a private meeting with Pope Francis and that he embraced her and her “courage”. Kim Davis has acted in refusing to fulfill […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Faith, Op Ed, Religion
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: October 5 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: October 5 2015

by · October 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of October 5, 2015

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of October 5, 2015

Cases of Interest for the Week of October 5, 2015   Monday, October 5th, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Borgstedt, A. Justice Whiten Part B (no set time) Appearance JENNIFER BERRY Berry is facing charges […]

by · October 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 4, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 4, 2015

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books. Herman Melville (1819-1891) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/shPg.aspx?t=q16712

by · October 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Montefiore Hosts Bronx Artist Documentary Project Book Launch

Montefiore Hosts Bronx Artist Documentary Project Book Launch

by · October 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board