Archive for August, 2015

Former Bronxite Pens ‘Vampire Rising’ Novella

Former Bronxite Pens ‘Vampire Rising’ Novella

Larry Benjamin was born in the Bronx, graduated from Adlai Stevenson High School and earned a degree in art history at the University of Pennsylvania, before becoming an award-winning author and blogger behind This Writer’s Life. His allegorical novella, Vampire Rising, […]

Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Bessie Stacy

Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Bessie Stacy

Silver Alert issued 8/4/15 at 5:26 PM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert in regards to the disappearance of Bessie Stacy, a 72-year-old black female with Alzheimer’s, from the area of Jerome Avenue and West Gun Hill Road in The […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Silver Alert
Religious Freedom, Soul Effigies & the Legacy of the Civil War: August and Sept. events at St. Paul’s Church N.H.S.

Religious Freedom, Soul Effigies & the Legacy of the Civil War: August and Sept. events at St. Paul’s Church N.H.S.

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 914-667-4116   www.nps.gov/sapa Special free Programs in August & September 2015   Sat., August 8, open from Noon to 4 PM Religious Freedom in Colonial America At 1 […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: DOUBLE-CONVICTION IN CHRISTMAS EVE ROOMMATE SEX ASSAULT

BRONX DA: DOUBLE-CONVICTION IN CHRISTMAS EVE ROOMMATE SEX ASSAULT

A ROOMMATE’S CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHTMARE Man’s Sex Assault Ends in Double-Conviction L to R: Carrera, Ojeda-Flores   (Bronx, NY – July 31, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces a Bronx Supreme Court jury has found two men guilty […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Family Diabetes Day at the Bronx Zoo courtesy of The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Family Diabetes Day at the Bronx Zoo courtesy of The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Today, families who have a child with diabetes gathered at the Bronx Zoo for face painting, crafts and time with doctors and nurse educators. Illana Friedman, M.D., pediatric ophthalmologist at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore explained how the eye works […]

NYS Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. , SD 32.

WYSK: Donald Trump, Friend of Hispanics And The Bronx

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Donald Trump is the Only One Who Has Responded By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that there are 17 Republican Candidates who have declared their intentions to run for the Presidency of the United States of America. […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Op Ed
Credit: Kathleen Canzoniero

Anxious Bronx Residents Overflow Legionnaires’ Town Hall

Monday night’s overflow crowd at the Legionnaires’ Town Hall is an indication of the anxiety felt by Bronx residents living in the outbreak zone. Shortly before the meeting began the Health Department (DOHMH) announced that the number of deaths had increased […]

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

Schneiderman To Investigate Mt. Vernon Woman’s Death in Police Custody

NY Attorney General Eric Schneiderman confirmed Monday he will launch a full-scale investigation into the death Raynette Turner, an African American mother of eight, who died last week while in the custody of the Mount Vernon Police Department. The probe […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Government, News, Police Affairs
West Bronx Town Hall for Small Businesses, 8/6

West Bronx Town Hall for Small Businesses, 8/6

The Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit presents West Bronx Town Hall for Small Businesses Thursday, August 6 Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Place: Latino Pastoral Action Center  14 W 170th Street Bronx, NY 10452    Learn about City programs […]

Another free adult program at The NY Public Library Pelham Bay branch: Sat. Aug. 8 @ 2pm

Another free adult program at The NY Public Library Pelham Bay branch: Sat. Aug. 8 @ 2pm

State Senator Jeff Klein Announces 2015 Summertime Symphonies

State Senator Jeff Klein Announces 2015 Summertime Symphonies

by · August 3, 2015 · Bulletin Board

World Breastfeeding Week

MONTEFIORE RAMPS UP EDUCATION ON THE VALUE OF BREASTFEEDING, INCLUDING POTENTIAL PERKS FOR NEW MOMS   World Breastfeeding Week Activities Kickoff Next Week   NEW YORK (July 30, 2015) – Breastfeeding can have many benefits for babies like helping strengthen […]

CRAFT DISTILLERS ACROSS NYS BENEFIT FROM BEER SUMMIT POLICY INITIATIVES

CRAFT DISTILLERS ACROSS NYS BENEFIT FROM BEER SUMMIT POLICY INITIATIVES

Reforms implemented following summits saved over $400,000 in fees Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that policies implemented following the Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cider Summits have saved New York distillers over $424,000 in fees over the past three years. […]

SENATOR KLEIN HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL THROGGS NECK HOUSES BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

SENATOR KLEIN HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL THROGGS NECK HOUSES BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Local basketball tournament works to build stronger community, lift up future generations BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester),  together with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), Throggs Neck Houses Residents’ Council, 45th Precinct, New York City Fire […]

by · August 3, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx River Ramble Series Presents Downing Brook – August 8th

Bronx River Ramble Series Presents Downing Brook – August 8th

Please join the Bronx River Alliance with their Bronx River Ramble Series along with members of the East Bronx History Forum as we explore the long forgotten Downing Brook as it winds its way through the neighborhoods of Morris Park […]

by · August 3, 2015 · Bulletin Board, History