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Political Buzz: Would-Be de Blasio Challengers Need To ‘Grow A Pair’, Blake Adds DNC Support

Union Leader: de Blasio’s Would-Be Challengers Need To ‘Grow A Pair’ During a recent cocktail party a boisterous anti-de Blasio labor leader growled that Comptroller Scott Stringer (and fellow Democrats: Diaz, Adams, James) should “grow a pair [of balls]” instead […]

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) is a DNC Vice Chair, Assistant Whip for House Democrats, and is currently running for re-election as DNC Vice Chair.

Two NY Lawmakers Declare for DNC Vice Chair Posts

Interesting political buzz surrounds Assemblyman Michael Blake’s highly publicized run for Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair. Queens Rep. Grace Meng — NY’s first Asian American Member of Congress — is a current vice chair who was elected last year […]

by · December 22, 2016 · News, Politics
Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj

Bronx Political RoundUp,: Gjonaj Announces Council Run

Council District 13 in Morris Park Race Heats Up Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, as expected, has thrown his hat into the ring in the contest to replace popular but term-limited City Councilman Jimmy Vacca in the Bronx’s 13 District. Gjonaj made […]

by · December 14, 2016 · Bronx Political Round Up, Politics
DNC Political Round Up

DNC Political Round Up

Democratic Convention edition New York Democrats led by Governor Cuomo, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie cast NY’s delegate votes for favorite daughter, Hillary Clinton, thus making her the first female presidential nominee of a major political party.  […]

by · July 27, 2016 · Bronx Politics, News
American Entrepreneurship Award, Tonight

American Entrepreneurship Award, Tonight

Today, June 27th at 6:30p.m. at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (1040 Grand Concourse), The Libra Group and the office of Assemblyman Michael Blake will announce the winners of the American Entrepreneurship Award. This is just the beginning as the […]

Abrazo Boricua In New York, June 9

Abrazo Boricua In New York, June 9

Abrazo Boricua takes place at Maestro’s Caterers located at 1703 Bronxdale Avenue in the Bronx on June 9, 2016, 7p.m. to midnight.

Photo Op-Ed: Shock As Assemblyman Is Hired By Hilltop Lobbyists

Photo Op-Ed: Shock As Assemblyman Is Hired By Hilltop Lobbyists

Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake says his work with Hilltop Public Solutions would be entirely on “projects that are national and international in focus,” and which are “predominantly political” campaigns, and would not be consulting for any clients with business before […]

Bronx Lawmaker Joining National PR Consulting Firm

Bronx Lawmaker Joining National PR Consulting Firm

South Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake Joins Hilltop Public Solutions The political establishment in the Bronx and Albany is agog at journalist Mike Allen’s POLITICO Playbook item reporting that South Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake is joining Hilltop Public Solutions. Hilltop is […]

Bronx Assemblyman Says Technology Is The Future of Work

Bronx Assemblyman Says Technology Is The Future of Work

Last Thursday afternoon, hundreds of Bronxites, young and old, social entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the historic Old Bronx Courthouse on Third Avenue and 161st Street for Assemblyman Michael Blake’s “New Faces of Technology” event.       The […]

MSNBC’s “Growing Hope” Campaign Comes to the Bronx

MSNBC’s “Growing Hope” Campaign Comes to the Bronx

MSNBC’s “Growing Hope” Campaign Comes to the Bronx by Koi Germany, Jr. On September 10th, MSNBC’s nationwide “Growing Hope” campaign makes its way to the Melrose section of the Bronx. The campaign, part of an initiative launched by the media […]

Residents Petition Bronx and NYC Elected Officials: Move Pyramid Safe Haven

Residents Petition Bronx and NYC Elected Officials: Move Pyramid Safe Haven

In April, a group calling itself  “The Residents and Supporters of Melrose Commons” started an online petition at Change.org calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio and local Bronx elected officials, including freshman Assemblyman Michael Blake, to close the Pyramid Safe […]

by · May 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Standing up to violence in the Bronx, Panel Discussion, May 14

Standing up to violence in the Bronx, Panel Discussion, May 14

STANDING UP TO VIOLENCE IN THE BRONX THIS SUMMER   The Monroe College School of Criminal Justice and Jacobi Medical Center’s Stand up to Violence (SUV) program are joining forces to produce a panel discussion designed to cool the heat […]

BronxTalk: Focus on the State Legislature and Budget

BronxTalk: Focus on the State Legislature and Budget

On last night’s BronxTalk, Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Michael Blake spoke with host Gary Axelbank about education, ethics, state politics, and a variety of other issues. http://www.bronxnet.org/tv/viewvideo/5365/bronxtalk/bronxtalk–april-13th-2015 Hosted by Gary Axelbank, BronxTalk is the focal point for topical discussions […]

SENATOR DIAZ SR., LEADING BRONX ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CLERGY STAND WITH PARENTS TO URGE ALBANY TO END FAILING SCHOOLS CRISIS

SENATOR DIAZ SR., LEADING BRONX ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CLERGY STAND WITH PARENTS TO URGE ALBANY TO END FAILING SCHOOLS CRISIS

Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., Assemblymen Marcos Crespo, Michael Blake, and Mark Gjonaj Call for More Excellent Schools in the Bronx 65,000 Bronx Children Trapped in Failing Schools BRONX, NY — A coalition of Bronx elected officials led by Senator Ruben Diaz […]