Archive for October, 2015

WYSK: President Obama and Christian Persecution

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW  By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz  District 32 Bronx Senator Rev. Diaz on President Obama and Christian Persecution     Last night, I watched President Barack Obama speak on national television about the massacre at Oregon’s Umpwua […]

Tensions Run High at Morris Park Legionnaires’ Town Hall

Tensions Run High at Morris Park Legionnaires’ Town Hall

In an eerie repeat of events, residents gathered at a second town hall on the recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ in the Morris Park section. Anxious residents filled the room at Maestro’s Caterer’s as local politicians and Department of Health and […]

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 2, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: October 2, 2015

Everybody likes to go their own way—to choose their own time and manner of devotion. Jane Austen (1775-1817) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/_/shPg.aspx?t=q16710

by · October 2, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1)

Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1)

Financial Focus: Can Donald Trump’s Income Tax Plan Save America? (Part 1) by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA   As the leading GOP candidate for president, real estate developer and reality TV star Donald Trump must show how he would lead […]

by · October 1, 2015 · Business, Personal Finance
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. speaks with a job seeker during a job fair in the Bronx County Building on Tuesday, September 22, 2015. The event, which was co-sponsored by the borough president, the New York State Department of Labor and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation, featured representatives of 23 companies offering 1,000 jobs, and was attended by hundreds of individuals.

Bronx Economy Continues To Grow: Jobs Up, Unemployment Down

The Bronx economy continues to grow and improve, according to recently released numbers from the New York State Department of Labor.   The unemployment rate in The Bronx fell to 7.3 percent in August 2015, down from 7.7 percent in […]

Reminder – Town Hall Meeting on About Legionnaires’ Disease, October 1st

Reminder – Town Hall Meeting on About Legionnaires’ Disease, October 1st

Klein & Gjonaj’s Legionnaires’ Disease Rx: Free screenings & treatment at ProHealth urgent care clinic for seniors/uninsured

Klein & Gjonaj’s Legionnaires’ Disease Rx: Free screenings & treatment at ProHealth urgent care clinic for seniors/uninsured

Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (D-Bronx) today announced a partnership with ProHealth Urgent Care in Morris Park for free Legionnaires’ disease evaluations and treatment for seniors and uninsured residents.   “Legionnaires’ disease is completely treatable with antibiotics […]

by · October 1, 2015 · Government, Health, News
WYSK: Time For AG Schneiderman to Investigate Prescription Meds Price Gouging

WYSK: Time For AG Schneiderman to Investigate Prescription Meds Price Gouging

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW  By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx  It’s Time for NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to Investigate Price Gouging for Prescription Medication You should know that after reading an article on September 20, 2015 in […]

by · October 1, 2015 · What You Should Know
Legionnaires’ In Morris Park: What’s Up with That

Legionnaires’ In Morris Park: What’s Up with That

Weeks after the Legionnaires’ outbreak was declared over in a large swath of the South Bronx after claiming 12 lives and infecting more than 120 people, a small cluster was discovered the following day at Melrose Houses, NYCHA development. Four people […]