Above, Council Member Andy King speaks at the Co-op City Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women’s 13th Annual Youth Conference. The Saturday event drew more than 250 youth and adults at the Co-op City Community Center. Below, Assemblyman Carl […]
The Police Department is currently holding a recruiting event at the Bronx Deptartment of Labor, located at Fordham Place, the office building at 400 East Fordham Road, above the Sears/Best Buy. Recruiters are available to speak with until 2:00PM and […]
Video and photo c/o Vatican Youtube page. As Al Jazeera reports, “During his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis told the cardinals to strive to “be saints.” To achieve that, he advised them to simply love those who are […]
The capture of Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, by Mexican authorities has pleased US authorities, though the battle over the future of billionaire Mr. Guzman and his money in the US and Mexican justice […]
Collins last night in Brooklyn’s win over the Lakers. Photo c/o Getty Images. With the signing of Jason Collins to a 10 day contract by The Brooklyn Nets, the 35 year old center, who has not played for another team […]
On Saturday, March 1, at 7:00 p.m., the Urban Park Rangers will offer a free guide to the solar system, discussing the science, history and folklore of the universe at Pelham Bay Park. To join the fun, participants meet at […]
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When the last brewery in the Bronx closed down over 70 years ago, it took with it a piece of Bronx industry and history. That story is about to be rewritten now that the Gun Hill Brewery, headed by Kieran […]
On Saturday, February 22, the Bronx Beer Hall hosted the first ever Bronx Craft Beer Day as part of the city’s Beer Week event. Drawing hundreds of people in this all day event, Bronxites took a break from the cold […]
On Saturday February 22nd, the Bronx Parks Speak Up Conference celebrated its 20th anniversary, and once again set out a bold agenda for addressing issues within the borough’s parks. The 20/20 Vision Plan, the theme of this year’s conference, brought […]
PHOTO CREDIT: REUTERS/HENRY ROMERO It has been reported that Mexican authorities have captured their most wanted man, cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo (Shorty in Spanish)” Guzman, with help from US agencies. A long running leader of Mexico’s deadly Sinaloa cartel, he […]
Photo: Steve Silverman, AP Legal Sea Foods at the Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station suffered a fatal carbon monoxide leak, reportedly due to a faulty water heater flue pipe. Carbon Monoxide had accumulated in the basement, poisoning restaurant manager […]
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City Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson has spoken out in the past day on the current status of no election scheduled to fill two Assembly seats in the Bronx, one of which Gibson held until December. As the legislative session started last […]
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