Archive for November, 2016

The dead cop killer — identified as Manuel Rosales, a 35-year-old from Brentwood, L.I., with a long rap sheet — was armed when the two officers from the 43rd Precinct encountered.

This Bronx Native: Bronx Is Not What It Was

By Rich Mancuso   This columnist, native and resident of the Bronx had to pitch the editor about a first hand perspective of living in the Bronx and the past few days again have come to a point that needs […]

by · November 5, 2016 · Crime, Ethics, Op Ed
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce Veterans Luncheon – November 16th

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce Veterans Luncheon – November 16th

by · November 5, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx H.I.R.E. Veterans Job and Resource Fair – November 16th

Bronx H.I.R.E. Veterans Job and Resource Fair – November 16th

by · November 5, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Veterans
NYC Department of Sanitation Announces Autumn Leaf Collection Schedule

NYC Department of Sanitation Announces Autumn Leaf Collection Schedule

by · November 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Environment
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING MAN DEFENDING MENTALLY ILL MOTHER

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR KILLING MAN DEFENDING MENTALLY ILL MOTHER

by · November 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime
The Bronx Veterans Day Parade, Saturday, 11/5

The Bronx Veterans Day Parade, Saturday, 11/5

The Bronx Veterans Parade Task Team Inc. 3rd Annual Veterans Day Parade 11:00 a.m. Formation & 12:00 p.m. Kickoff at E. 175th Street & Crotona Parkway Memorial Service at the West Farm Soldiers Cemetery (E. 180th &  Bryant Ave) Refreshments at […]

Jeruys Familia, NY Mets

MLB Needs to Lead on Domestic Violence Issues

MLB Needs to Lead on Domestic Violence Issues  By Christopher Saunders Major League Baseball has taken a hard line toward domestic violence cases since establishing its joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy with the Players’ Association in […]

by · November 4, 2016 · Sports
Many customers were sad to see the unexpected closing of the popular Bronx Grill. Photo by David Greene.

GOODBYE BRONX GRILL, HELLO GOLDEN CORRAL

Goodbye Bronx Grill, Hello Golden Corral by David Greene Bronxites around the borough where saddened by the unexpected closing of the popular Bronx Grill at 2375 East Tremont Avenue, in the Parkchester section, which shut its doors on Sunday, October […]

by · November 4, 2016 · Business, News
Open Registration: Veterans Activity and Fitness Groups, November 15

Open Registration: Veterans Activity and Fitness Groups, November 15

Bronx Veterans Activity and Fitness Groups Did you get out of shape after leaving the military? Veterans are invited to come join the Bronx Vet Center’s veteran activity groups to re-develop and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Activities take place daily […]

Profile America: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

Profile America: American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

Friday, November 4 — This is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, conceived almost a century ago but made official by a congressional resolution signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. The American Community Survey finds about 5.4 million American […]

by · November 4, 2016 · Profile America
Parent-Teacher Conference News from Schools Chancellor Fariña (Video)

Parent-Teacher Conference News from Schools Chancellor Fariña (Video)

Are you attending a Parent-Teacher Conference this week?   Yesterday marked the start of Parent-Teacher Conferences across NYC public schools. The conference offer an opportunity when parents can meet their child’s teacher and learn about how they are doing in […]

by · November 4, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Education News, Video
BREAKING NEWS: Ban on ‘Ballot Selfies’ Upheld

BREAKING NEWS: Ban on ‘Ballot Selfies’ Upheld

Today, US District Court Justice P. Kevin Castel just issued an opinion denying the application for a preliminary injunction that would have allowed ‘ballot selfies’ in New York. Justice Castel ruled that “enjoining enforcement of [the election law prohibiting anyone from revealing […]

World Series Game 7 begins Wednesday night at 8:08 PM. ET at Progressive Field in Cleveland.

No More Goats in Chicago, Only Cubs Heroes: Game 7 World Series

By William Coppola What an amazing World Series!  The Cubs and the Indians came into this World Series with a combined championship drought of 176 years. When the Indians went up 3-1 in games, most of us thought it was […]

by · November 3, 2016 · Sports
Svetlana Travis Zakharova Indicted for Extorting Payments from Eliot Spitzer to Keep Silent About Their Relationship

Svetlana Travis Zakharova Indicted for Extorting Payments from Eliot Spitzer to Keep Silent About Their Relationship

by · November 3, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Senator Jeff Klein Presents: Veteran’s Breakfast

Senator Jeff Klein Presents: Veteran’s Breakfast

by · November 3, 2016 · Bulletin Board