Archive for February, 2016

Parkchester Rally Feb 10/Sepulveda and Diaz

SEPÚLVEDA AND DIAZ TO HOLD RALLY FEB 10 WITH PARKCHESTER CONDO OWNERS IN FRONT OF MANAGEMENT OFFICE TO PROTEST ‘DRACONIAN’ INCREASES IN COMMON CHARGES  Will seek court injunction to block imposition of the new charges Assemblyman Luis Sepúlveda and State Senator Rev. […]

by · February 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 4, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 4, 2016

I’ll give you my opinion of the human race in a nutshell…their heart’s in the right place, but their head is a thoroughly inefficient organ. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

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Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: February 4, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: February 4, 2016

inveigh Definition: (verb) To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently. Synonyms: rail Usage: The detective had, indeed, good reasons to inveigh against the bad luck which pursued him.

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Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 4, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 4, 2016

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (1917) Yahya Khan was the president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. As president, he inherited a two-decade old constitutional problem of interethnic rivalry, complicated by economic grievances and the problem of transforming a virtual autocracy […]

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BronxNet & BronxWorks Present the Bronx Polar Bear Dip 2016

BronxNet & BronxWorks Present the Bronx Polar Bear Dip 2016

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Financial Focus: Yahoo-ed!

Financial Focus: Yahoo-ed!

From a high flying internet company to death by restructuring By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA   So, what was Yahoo, originally? In January 1994, it began as Jerry and David’s guide to the World Wide Web. Jerry Yang and David Filo […]

Rosa Parks, civil rights activist.

Profile America: Rosa Parks

ROSA PARKS   Profile America —  Adding poignancy to Black History Month, today marks the birthday in 1913 of Rosa Parks, a community activist who became a symbol of the fight for civil equality. Parks was arrested for refusing to […]

by · February 4, 2016 · History, Profile America
Hot Stove Report: Youth brings rebirth to Yankees

Hot Stove Report: Youth brings rebirth to Yankees

Youth brings rebirth to Yankees By Chris Saunders Many Yankees fans have  a “World Series or bust”  mentality and GM Brian Cashman knows all about that. Going into the offseason Cashman had his shopping list consisting of a second baseman, […]

by · February 4, 2016 · Sports
BRONX BP DIAZ RELEASES REPORT PROPOSING PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT AT CONCOURSE YARD

BRONX BP DIAZ RELEASES REPORT PROPOSING PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT AT CONCOURSE YARD

Report Finds Potential for Nearly Two Million Square Feet of Development at Concourse Yard     Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued a preliminary report cataloging the potential of platform development at three borough railyard sites.   The […]

Revolution Lighting Technologies’ Tri-State LED Completes LED Lighting Retrofit Throughout Lehman College Campus

Revolution Lighting Technologies’ Tri-State LED Completes LED Lighting Retrofit Throughout Lehman College Campus

Revolution Lighting Completes Fifth Project for Bronx-Based University, Installing Its Industry Leading T8 LED Tubes Since 2010   STAMFORD, CT— Revolution Lighting Technologies (RLT), a leader in advanced LED lighting technology solutions, today announced the completion of an LED retrofit project […]

by · February 3, 2016 · Business, Energy, Higher Education
CUOMO NOMINATES ROSSANA ROSADO AS NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE

CUOMO NOMINATES ROSSANA ROSADO AS NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE

Rosado to succeed Cesar Perales, Lifelong Public Servant and Founder of New York State Office of New Americans Perales to Retire from Department of State, be Nominated to Empire State Development Board   Governor Cuomo has nominated Rossana Rosado as […]

HISPANIC MINISTERS TO DEMAND THE END OF ABUSIVE TACTICS USED AGAINST TAXI DRIVERS

HISPANIC MINISTERS TO DEMAND THE END OF ABUSIVE TACTICS USED AGAINST TAXI DRIVERS

HISPANIC MINISTERS TO DEMAND THE END OF ABUSIVE TACTICS USED AGAINST TAXI DRIVERS   This Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 12 noon, on the steps of City Hall, New York State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz, Former Mayoral Candidate Rev. Erick […]

East Bronx History Forum February Free Events, at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site. Just a short walk from the DYRE Ave Subway stop

East Bronx History Forum February Free Events, at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site. Just a short walk from the DYRE Ave Subway stop

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 February 2016     Th., Feb. 4, 7 PM Join us for a program exploring the lives of Benjamin and Rebecca […]

by · February 3, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 3, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Birthday of the Day February 3, 2016

Gertrude Stein (1874) Stein was an American avant-garde writer and notable patron of the arts. While she was living in Paris, her home became a salon for leading artists and writers, including Picasso and Hemingway. An early supporter of Cubism, […]

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Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 3, 2016

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: February 3, 2016

If you are foolish enough to be contented, don’t show it, but grumble with the rest. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)

by · February 3, 2016 · Bulletin Board