Archive for March, 2015

BP DIAZ HONORS WOMEN OF DISTINCTION  AT ANNUAL CELEBRATION

BP DIAZ HONORS WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AT ANNUAL CELEBRATION

On Thursday, March 19, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. honored leading women of distinction who continue to contribute to the community while sharing their knowledge and experience on a daily basis at his annual Women’s History Celebration at the […]

by · March 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board
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    Steward Espinal

BRONX DA: DAD’S POISON PIZZA A DEADLY CRIME

 Jealousy, Revenge End in A Child’s Death   (Bronx, NY) – He laced his kids’ pizza with rat poison.  For that, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson made sure that 49-year-old Leonardo Espinal will spend 20-to-life in prison.   Following a plea […]

by · March 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Manhattan/Bronx Free Tree Giveaways Schedule

Manhattan/Bronx Free Tree Giveaways Schedule

The New York Restoration Project and MillionTreesNYC in partnership with community organizations across the Bronx and Manhattan are giving away trees, March through May. NYC residents can pick up a free tree and learn how to plant and care for them. Time […]

Indian Point and New York’s Energy Future

Indian Point and New York’s Energy Future

Last summer, the State Department of Environmental Conservation held public hearing on its proposal to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power plant (located in Buchanan, NY), for up to three months a year to protect fish in the Hudson […]

by · March 22, 2015 · Editorials
Matters of Faith: RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

Matters of Faith: RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

“If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously” (Romans 12:8 NLT). The most interesting thing about leadership is the way we think of our leaders. “Lead, follow, or get out of the way!” I remember hearing these […]

by · March 22, 2015 · Daily Living, Faith, Op Ed

Sheikh Moussa Dremmeh Mourns 7 Kids Lost in Midwood Fire

In response to the tragic house fire in Midwood, Brooklyn that took the lives of seven Orthodox children, Bronx Muslim leader (and Bronx Chronicle contributor) Sheikh Moussa Dremmeh of Parkchester shared his thoughts and prayers. From God we came, to […]

by · March 22, 2015 · Local News, Religion
BRONX D.A.: RAGE KILLING ENDS IN CONVICTION, 50-TO-LIFE

BRONX D.A.: RAGE KILLING ENDS IN CONVICTION, 50-TO-LIFE

  BREAKUP LEADS TO RAGE KILLING AND NOW, 50-TO-LIFE BEHIND BARS Andrew Scott, Brittney Austin Guilty in Brutal Mother-Daughter Murder   (Bronx, NY) – It was one of the more gruesome crime scenes police and the District Attorney’s office has ever […]

by · March 21, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
One Thousand Senior Citizens to Kickoff Somos el Futuro Spring 2015 Conference

One Thousand Senior Citizens to Kickoff Somos el Futuro Spring 2015 Conference

What You Should Know By State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senate District You should know that on Friday, March 20, 2015, more than one thousand Senior Citizens from New York City will be traveling to Albany for the Opening […]

by · March 21, 2015 · Op Ed
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: March 21, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: March 21, 2015

Photo by Michael Yagoda

by · March 21, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Horace Cleare

Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Horace Cleare

Silver Alert issued 3/20/15 at 4:30 PM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for the disappearance of Horace Cleare, male, black, 61 years old who has Alzheimer’s, from Bouck Avenue and Adee Avenue in The Bronx. Mr. Cleare is described […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Lifting MMA Ban Clears A Hurdle…Again

Lifting MMA Ban Clears A Hurdle…Again

The bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York passed through the State Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday, as expected reported Newsday. According to a source, the vote was 29-8 in favor of lifting the ban on professional MMA […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Government, Sports
De Blasio Proposes CompStat for School Crisis, Parent Decries Use of NYPD Method

De Blasio Proposes CompStat for School Crisis, Parent Decries Use of NYPD Method

(New York, NY) At Richmond Hill High School on Thursday, Mayor de Blasio said that his Renewal Schools program would borrow from the NYPD’s crime reporting tool, CompStat, in an effort to turn failing schools around. “We’re going to hold every one of […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Education News
SENATOR JEFF KLEIN AND COMUNILIFE’S – LIFE IS PRECIOUS PROGRAM HOLD LATINA TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION ROUNDTABLE

SENATOR JEFF KLEIN AND COMUNILIFE’S – LIFE IS PRECIOUS PROGRAM HOLD LATINA TEEN SUICIDE PREVENTION ROUNDTABLE

Senator Klein, Dr. Rosa Gil CEO of Comunilife, Jennifer Humensky PhD. Research Director at Columbia University, Parents and Bronx School Counselors Come Together for Guidance Counselor Roundtable Discussion on Latina Teen Suicide (BRONX, NY)– Today, State Senator Jeff  Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), Assemblyman […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Wave Hill Events Mar 20–Mar 27

Wave Hill Events Mar 20–Mar 27

SAT, MARCH 21    TAI CHI CHUAN Quiet like a mountain, moving like a river, Tai Chi is a sequence of gentle movements based on images found in nature. In this beginner-level class, Irving Yee, a member of the William CC […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
And now  the unique Israeli way of forming a governing coalition.

Lew’s View: The Netanyahu Victory and Possibilities for Progress

Although the  election results from Israel are not as I and many others wanted, I remain hopeful that a new government under Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu can move towards peace and treat all Israeli citizens with respect and equality. Presently, Netanyahu’s Likud Party appears […]

by · March 20, 2015 · Op Ed