Archive for June, 2014

Yesterday’s Sports Scores

2014 FIFA World Cup™ Round of 16 Brazil 1 (3) Full-time (Penalties) Chile 1 (2) Video highlights and timeline   Round of 16 Colombia 2 Full-time Uruguay 0 Video highlights and timeline ___________________________________________________________________________ Nationals 3 Final Cubs 0 White Sox […]

by · June 29, 2014 · Sports

Bronx Health Job Fair Tuesday

Attn:RN’s, LPN’s & CNA’s

by · June 29, 2014 · Local News

New Bay Plaza Mall Job Fair

by · June 29, 2014 · Bulletin Board

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: June 29, 2014

Photo by Sal Conforto

by · June 29, 2014 · Photos
VNNA Honors Those Who Have Impacted Van Nest

VNNA Honors Those Who Have Impacted Van Nest

Basking in the afterglow of their fourth anniversary and the recent groundbreaking of the new Van Nest Park, Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance held their fourth Annual Fundraiser. “Before we started this organization, Van Nest was getting from bad to worse […]

New York Salutes America Fireworks Extravaganza

New York Salutes America Fireworks Extravaganza

The “New York Salutes America” event held in Orchard Beach on the evening of June 27th was a resounding success, bringing New Yorkers from all walks of life together for sun, fun, music, food, fireworks, and most of all, celebrating […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Local Events

Yesterday’s Baseball Scores

Rays 5 Final Orioles 2 Nationals 2 Final Cubs 7 Red Sox 0 Final Yankees 6 Rays 1 Final Orioles 4 Mets 2 Final Pirates 3 Braves 4 Final Phillies 2 White Sox 5 Final Blue Jays 4 Athletics 9 […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Sports

The Senate Passes Key Provisions From NY Sen.Gillibrand’s “Urban Jobs Act” As Part Of Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization

On Thursday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced key provisions from her legislation to help increase employment among at-risk youth have passed the Senate as part of the bipartisan, bicameral deal, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), which reauthorizes federal job […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Uncategorized

Mayor de Blasio Appoints Joseph Esposito as Commissioner, Office of Emergency Management

On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Joseph Esposito to serve as New York City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner. As Commissioner of OEM, Esposito will be responsible for ensuring that New York City is fully […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Uncategorized

Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz to Hold Monday Morning Prayer Vigil at Bronx Criminal Court

Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz Sr.and the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization will hold a prayer vigil on Monday, June 30, 2014 at 9AM at the Bronx Hall of Justice located at 265 East 161st Street in the Bronx, where criminal […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Local News

Why Legislators Legislate

“New York City has always been home to densely packed roads and streets, but the importance of traffic safety truly hit home for me when my mother, Maria Lucaj, was the victim of a car going too fast to break […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Local News
1960s Freedom Riders to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Civil Rights Bus Ride

1960s Freedom Riders to Commemorate 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Civil Rights Bus Ride

A half-century ago, courageous civil rights activists rode Greyhound and Trailways buses into the segregated South, enduring brutal beatings by the Ku Klux Klan, fire bombings and the wrath of Birmingham (Alabama) Public Safety Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Connor. They came […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Uncategorized

Con Edison Offering A/C Rebates, FREE Smart Thermostats

Con Edison’s Green Team is paying customers $25 to residen tial customers who purchase a new ENERGY STAR® room air conditioner between now and Aug. 29. By replacing an older room air conditioner with a new, more energy-efficient unit, a customer […]

by · June 28, 2014 · Local News

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: June 28, 2014

Parkchester R & R Club Photo by Sal Conforto

by · June 28, 2014 · Photos
Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care Expands Patient Care Facility

Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care Expands Patient Care Facility

by · June 27, 2014 · Uncategorized