Post Tagged with: "Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj"

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Council Candidates Disclose Fundraising 

In the race to replace outgoing Councilman Jimmy Vacca, candidates have combined to raise over $258,000 in campaign contributions.

by · January 18, 2017 · Politics
The Political Buzz: Bronx GOP Hires, Doyle Opens Fire

The Political Buzz: Bronx GOP Hires, Doyle Opens Fire

Last week, Council candidate John Doyle’s campaign posted a 81-second YouTube video attacking Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj asking “Who’s the Real Democrat?”

by · January 12, 2017 · Political Buzz, Politics
Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj Host Stand Up to Violence 2nd Anniversary Peace March

Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj Host Stand Up to Violence 2nd Anniversary Peace March

BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx) held the Stand Up to Violence Second Anniversary Peace March and Rally on Thursday. Members of the community gathered to celebrate the success of the SUV program […]

by · September 28, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Hispanic Heritage Festival, September 10

Hispanic Heritage Festival, September 10

Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and Senator Jeff Klein in conjunction with the NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invite you to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday, September 10th in Mazzei Park (located at Williamsbridge Road & Mace Avenue) from 12:00pm- 5:00pm. […]

by · September 10, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Community Events
Canonization Celebration for Mother Teresa at Battery Park

Canonization Celebration for Mother Teresa at Battery Park

Join Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj for a fun-filled Sunday at Battery Park as history is made with the canonization of Mother Teresa. The events commence officially at 4 a.m. where a celebratory mass will be simulcast from Rome at the Battery […]

by · September 1, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Community Events
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The Coming Council | City Council Watch

The Coming Council | Seth Barron In considering the run-up to the 2018 Speaker election, we have to remember that the next council will have a different composition from the current one…though not by much. Almost all of the existing councilmembers […]

by · June 19, 2016 · City Council Watch
Senator Klein demands removal of ad for Airbnb ‘Animal House’

Senator Klein demands removal of ad for Airbnb ‘Animal House’

Wild backyard parties at Bronx ‘B&B’ feature strippers, lewd whipped cream acts, giant TV screens and DJs spinning loud music as revelers party into the wee hours of the night Legislation will be introduced to stop one- and two-family homes […]

by · December 7, 2015 · Crime, Housing, Local News, News
Morris Park Halloween Crash Horror

Morris Park Halloween Crash Horror

USAToday reports that the driver who crashed his car into a group of trick-or-treaters along Morris Park Avenue in the North Bronx and killing three people, may have suffered a seizure, according to NYPD sources. According to a report in USAToday, […]

by · November 1, 2015 · News
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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 […]

Tensions Run High at Morris Park Legionnaires’ Town Hall

Tensions Run High at Morris Park Legionnaires’ Town Hall

In an eerie repeat of events, residents gathered at a second town hall on the recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ in the Morris Park section. Anxious residents filled the room at Maestro’s Caterer’s as local politicians and Department of Health and […]

Klein & Gjonaj’s Legionnaires’ Disease Rx: Free screenings & treatment at ProHealth urgent care clinic for seniors/uninsured

Klein & Gjonaj’s Legionnaires’ Disease Rx: Free screenings & treatment at ProHealth urgent care clinic for seniors/uninsured

Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx) today announced a partnership with ProHealth Urgent Care in Morris Park for free Legionnaires’ disease evaluations and treatment for seniors and uninsured residents.   “Legionnaires’ disease is completely treatable with antibiotics […]

by · October 1, 2015 · Government, Health, News
Credit: Miriam Quin

Mother Teresa Statue Donated to Assemblyman Gjonaj

  At a recent fundraiser for Bronx Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, a statue of Mother Teresa was donated by the Albanian American Open Hand Association. Working three to four hours a day, Aleksander Nilaj who made it himself which took about 6 weeks […]

Brilliant Futures Daycare and Preschool Featured In Independent Film

Brilliant Futures Daycare and Preschool Featured In Independent Film

Brilliant Futures Daycare and Preschool, a wonderful locally-owned and operated small family daycare service in the Morris Park section of The Bronx, is featured in the upcoming 2015 independent film documentary, “Small Business Revolution,” representing the Bronx and New York. Brilliant Futures is […]

Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj Receives Albania’s Highest Medal of Honor

Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj Receives Albania’s Highest Medal of Honor

After honoring the role Albanians played in saving Jewish people during the Holocaust, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj was presented with Albania’s Honor of Nation Order Metal (otherwise known as, Urdhri Nderi i Kombit) by President H.E Bujar Nishani. Albania’s Honor of […]

by · May 8, 2015 · Cultures, Local News
NYS Legislature Honors Albanians for Their Role in Saving Jews During the Holocaust

NYS Legislature Honors Albanians for Their Role in Saving Jews During the Holocaust

This past Tuesday, the New York State Legislature gave special recognition to the role that the people of Albania played in saving the entire Albanian Jewish population and the protection given to Jews from outside of Albania during the Holocaust. […]

by · May 7, 2015 · Domestic News, History