Archive for September, 2015

DC 37, Local 372 Union Heads Visit Bronx Schools

DC 37, Local 372 Union Heads Visit Bronx Schools

Local 372 President Shaun D. Francois I. and District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido visited two Bronx public schools on Friday. The visit was designed to show appreciation for the hard working School Lunch Helpers and School Aides and also […]

by · September 26, 2015 · Education News, Labor
This Week in Parks – Amazing Maize Maze, Little Red Lighthouse Festival, and more

This Week in Parks – Amazing Maize Maze, Little Red Lighthouse Festival, and more

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks This Week in Parks: Sep 26, 2015 – Sep 30, 2015 Citywide Highlights Amazing Maize Maze Make your way through the three-acre labyrinth at Queens Farm, an autumn tradition that takes place each weekend until […]

by · September 25, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Office of the Bronx District Attorney

Johnson Gets Judge Nod; Clark Tapped To Run For D.A.

As expected, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson was nominated without opposition for Justice of the Supreme Court by the delegates to the 12th Judicial District Convention held at the Eastwood Manor Thursday night. In an acceptance speech that thanked Bronx […]

by · September 25, 2015 · Bronx Politics, Government, Law
Volunteering – Trees Count!, workshops, and more

Volunteering – Trees Count!, workshops, and more

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Volunteering: Sep 26, 2015 – Sep 29, 2015 Citywide Highlights Join TreesCount! There’s still time to sign up to map NYC’s urban forest. We’re training volunteers to help us count every street tree in the […]

by · September 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Fifteenth Annual Gladys Ricart & Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk / Brides’ March Saturday – September 26, 2015

Fifteenth Annual Gladys Ricart & Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk / Brides’ March Saturday – September 26, 2015

  For more information about the event, please visit www.bridesmarch.com.

by · September 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: September 24, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: September 24, 2015

If youth did not matter so much to itself it would never have the heart to go on. Willa Cather (1873-1947) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/shPg.aspx?t=q16701

by · September 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Crime Victims Support Services of the North Bronx – October Bingofest 10/2/15

Crime Victims Support Services of the North Bronx – October Bingofest 10/2/15

by · September 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board
FREE CONCERT 9/27: The Youth Orchestra of Caracas @ Crotona Park Amphitheater

FREE CONCERT 9/27: The Youth Orchestra of Caracas @ Crotona Park Amphitheater

This Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 pm the Youth Orchestra of Caracas will perform a free concert –A Concert of Hope: Venezuela in the Bronx– at the Amphitheater in Crotona Park, the Bronx. A Concert of Hope — Venezuela in the […]

Office of the Bronx District Attorney

Editorial: D.A. Robert Johnson Pulls A Fast One

Earlier this month, Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson secured the designation of three political parties for re-election. But in a late Friday afternoon news dump, Mr. Johnson announced that he had asked Bronx County Democratic Chairman Marcos Crespo to support […]

by · September 24, 2015 · Editorials, Politics
Volunteers Wanted: Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy

Volunteers Wanted: Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy

The Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy is seeking volunteers with computer skills, social media proficiency, clerical and data entry skills.  Interested persons may call 347-810-7330 or send email to wesdaonline@gmail.com.  

City Flags To Fly At Half Mast In Honor of Yogi Berra

City Flags To Fly At Half Mast In Honor of Yogi Berra

ALL FLAGS TO FLY AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF YOGI BERRA   In honor of Yogi Berra – former Yankees catcher, Navy veteran, and esteemed New Yorker of sharp wit – who passed away last night at the age of […]

by · September 23, 2015 · Government, Obituary
NYS Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. , SD 32.

WYSK: Robert Johnson, the Criminal Justice System and His Detractors

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:  By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx  Robert Johnson, the Criminal Justice System and His DetractorsYou should know that Robert Johnson has been the Bronx District Attorney since 1989, and that after 26 years as […]

by · September 23, 2015 · Op Ed, What You Should Know
VISIONS Bronx “Mix It Up” Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser

VISIONS Bronx “Mix It Up” Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser

Local Bronx celebrities will “mix it up” as bartenders at a fundraising event for VISIONS services for the blind and visually impaired on Thursday, September 24. The event hosted by the VISIONS Bronx Advisory Board will be held at Brewski’s […]

Cuomo, de Blasio Offer Yom Kippur Wishes

Cuomo, de Blasio Offer Yom Kippur Wishes

Governor Andrew Cuomo Statement on Yom Kippur: “Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement, and the culmination of the High Holy Days. It’s a time to reflect on the year gone by and to prepare for the year to […]

by · September 23, 2015 · Cultures, Faith, Religion
Yankee Legend Yogi Berra Has Died

Yankee Legend Yogi Berra Has Died

Early this morning, the Yogi Berra Museum tweeted, “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Yogi Berra passed away Tuesday night at the age of 90.” The NY Yankees organization later tweeted, “We are deeply saddened […]

by · September 23, 2015 · Obituary, Sports