Archive for October, 2016

PBA of New York State Law Enforcement Announces Endorsements of NYC-based Legislature Candidates

PBA of New York State Law Enforcement Announces Endorsements of NYC-based Legislature Candidates

PBA of New York State Law Enforcement Announces Endorsements of NYC-based Legislature Candidates The Police Benevolent Association of New York State Law Enforcement (PBA of NYS) today announced endorsements of NYC-based candidates running in New York state legislative races. In […]

Two Men Indicted in Connection with Bronx Building Explosion that Killed FDNY Battalion Chief

Two Men Indicted in Connection with Bronx Building Explosion that Killed FDNY Battalion Chief

by · October 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime
New York Yankees pitcher James Kaprielian (90) and pitcher Brady Lail (87) work out at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Photo Credit: Kim Klement, USA TODAY Sports

Three NY Yankees Prospects To Watch In 2017

Three NY Yankees Prospects To Watch In 2017 By Christopher Saunders The August 1, 2016 trade deadline will likely end up being viewed as one of the most important turning points in recent  NY Yankees history. For the previous two […]

by · October 22, 2016 · Sports
President Vladimir Putin, Russia.

Tech Focus: Is Russia Really Behind Cyber Attacks and Seeking to Meddle in the U.S. Election ?

Is Russia’s Vladimir Putin Really Meddling in the U.S. Election? Did Russia really hack the Democratic National Committee?  Is Russia meddling in the U.S. election? The short answer: that’s the official story, but most likely not really.   As Wikileaks releases […]

by · October 22, 2016 · Tech Focus
Writer Julio Pabón hosts Book Release Party Celebrates 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro's Visit To The South Bronx on October 23, 1995.

Book Release Party On The 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro’s Visit To The South Bronx

Book Release On The 21st Anniversary Of Fidel Castro’s Visit To The South Bronx, October 23rd, 1995   Few Bronxites are aware that President Fidel Castro of Cuba visited the South Bronx to attend a dinner organized by the National Puerto Rican […]

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Presents Community Flea Market – November 5th & 6th

Twin Boys Conjoined at Head Successfully Separated at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore After More than 20 Hours of Surgery

Twin Boys Conjoined at Head Successfully Separated at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore After More than 20 Hours of Surgery

TWIN BOYS CONJOINED AT HEAD SUCCESSFULLY SEPARATED AT CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE AFTER MORE THAN 20 HOURS OF SURGERY Babies Have Long Recovery Ahead of Them After a Difficult and Complicated Procedure NEW YORK (October 20, 2016) – A team […]

by · October 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Health, Local News
Profile America: The First of Billions of Copies

Profile America: The First of Billions of Copies

Saturday, October 22 — . “10 – 22 – 38 Astoria.” That cryptic sequence indicating date and place was the very first photocopied image, created on this date in 1938 in Astoria, New York. A man named Chester Carlson developed a […]

by · October 22, 2016 · Profile America, Technology
For the Love of the Game

For the Love of the Game

  Editor’s Note:  William Coppola just completed his 40th year in the game of baseball. He has been a coach, instructor and last week completed his third season as an associate advanced scout with the Atlanta Braves organization. By William […]

by · October 21, 2016 · Sports
Now Hiring: Emergency Snow Laborers; Register Now to Help Clear Snow and Ice After Major Winter Storms

Now Hiring: Emergency Snow Laborers; Register Now to Help Clear Snow and Ice After Major Winter Storms

Now Hiring: Emergency Snow Laborers Register Now to Help Clear Snow and Ice After Major Winter Storms The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that starting today, individuals interested in working as an emergency snow laborer for the […]

Bronx DA: Man Indicted for Killing 10 Year Old Girl, Two Adults in Halloween, 2015 Car Crash

Bronx DA: Man Indicted for Killing 10 Year Old Girl, Two Adults in Halloween, 2015 Car Crash

by · October 21, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark Statement on Fatal Shooting of Deborah Danner by NYPD Sergeant

BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK STATEMENT ON FATAL SHOOTING OF DEBORAH DANNER BY NYPD SERGEANT “We have been informed that New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has opted not to exercise his jurisdiction to investigate the fatal shooting […]

Telling Our Stories: Domestic Violence Awareness

Telling Our Stories: Domestic Violence Awareness

Telling Our Stories: Domestic Violence Awareness Giving a voice to survivors while celebrating their strength through dialog and resources BRONX, NY– The Bronx Veteran Chamber of Commerce presents Telling Our Stories: Domestic Violence Awareness event on October 29th, 2016 at […]

CCTV Systems for Small Businesses, Residential Buildings and Other Private Entities

CCTV Systems for Small Businesses, Residential Buildings and Other Private Entities

On Behalf Of NYPD Community Affairs The 49th Precinct Commanding Officer, Captain Keith Walton 2121 Eastchester Road Bronx, New York 10461 http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/precincts/precinct_049.shtml Help Us-Help You CCTV Systems Small Businesses, Residential Buildings and Other

Incandescent light bulb

Profile America: Shedding Light

Friday, October 21 — An invention was demonstrated on this date in 1879 that lit the way for a dramatic change in the rhythm of Americans’ daily lives. At his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory, Thomas Edison set up the first […]