Archive for February, 2017

Crowley and Bera Announce Major Step Forward in Fight Against International Basketball Federation’s Discriminatory Policy on Sikh Players

Crowley and Bera Announce Major Step Forward in Fight Against International Basketball Federation’s Discriminatory Policy on Sikh Players

Crowley and Bera Announce Major Step Forward in Fight Against International Basketball Federation’s Discriminatory Policy on Sikh Players FIBA Board Endorses Change to Policy Requiring Athletes Who Wear Articles of Faith to Remove Head Coverings in International Basketball Competition Crowley […]

by · February 8, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Sports
Bronx DA: 32 People Indicted in International Scheme that Include Major Distributors of Heroin and Fentanyl in Bronx

Bronx DA: 32 People Indicted in International Scheme that Include Major Distributors of Heroin and Fentanyl in Bronx

by · February 8, 2017 · Bronx Politics, Crime
MONTEFIORE PUMPS UP BRONX AND WESTCHESTER ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN HEART MONTH

MONTEFIORE PUMPS UP BRONX AND WESTCHESTER ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN HEART MONTH

MONTEFIORE PUMPS UP BRONX AND WESTCHESTER ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN HEART MONTH Screenings, Food Demonstrations and Educational Activities Throughout February NEW YORK (February 1, 2017) – Associates at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care will host a […]

Second Annual American Entrepreneurship Award in the Bronx Opens for Entries

Second Annual American Entrepreneurship Award in the Bronx Opens for Entries

Second annual American Entrepreneurship Award in the Bronx opens for entries Opportunity for local entrepreneurs to receive a share of $125,000 Start-up funding for their ventures January 31, 2017. The American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA), a program created and funded by […]

New York Liberty forward Rebecca Allen (9) drives

New York Liberty Still Sweet On Sugar

By Luis Vazquez This was a no-brainer. The New York Liberty re-signed two of their restricted free agents today. Sugar Rodgers and Rebecca Allen are back in the fold after making positive impacts in 2016. Sugar Rodgers, who was a […]

by · February 8, 2017 · Sports
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Assembly Approves 5-cent Bag Fee Delay

The Democratic-led Assembly approved a one-year delay in enacting a 5-cent bag tax in New York City and the measure now goes to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is yet to take a public position on the issue. “It makes sense […]

by · February 8, 2017 · News
Profile America: The Five and Dime

Profile America: The Five and Dime

Wednesday, February 8 — One of the first chain stores in the U.S. opened its doors this month in 1879 in Utica, New York. For generations of Americans, Woolworth’s was known simply as the “five and dime” in tribute to its […]

by · February 8, 2017 · Profile America
Vernuccio’s View: What to Do About Afghanistan

Vernuccio’s View: What to Do About Afghanistan

The list of foreign and defense policy errors over the past eight years is lengthy and serious.  None was so clearly evident as the premature withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a move which destabilized a nation on a slow […]

by · February 8, 2017 · Vernuccio's View
NL Home Run King Chris Carter to Yankees

NL Home Run King Chris Carter to Yankees

By Christopher Saunders New York Yankees are adding the National League’s 2016 co-leader in home runs, Chris Carter — who swatted 41 long balls as a member of the Brewers — to their 2017 roster. Despite that, Milwaukee elected to non-tender […]

by · February 7, 2017 · Sports
State COA to Hear Facebook

State COA to Hear Facebook

Time Warner/Spectrum News Report ALBANY, N.Y. – Facebook is taking its fight over digital privacy to the state’s highest court Tuesday. The company is challenging search warrants from Manhattan prosecutors who sought the account information of more than 380 people […]

by · February 7, 2017 · News
U.S. Trade Deficit Declined in December 

U.S. Trade Deficit Declined in December 

​The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the Nation’s international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $44.3 billion in December from $45.7 billion in November — based on revised figures. The U.S. continues to import more goods and services than […]

by · February 7, 2017 · News
Summer Youth Job Applications Available 

Summer Youth Job Applications Available 

​ATTENTION BRONX YOUTH The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with paid summer employment for up to six weeks in July and August. Participants work in entry-level jobs in […]

Profile America: Gas Lighting

Profile America: Gas Lighting

Tuesday, February 7 — It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Two centuries ago, it was even better to light a gas lamp. On this date in 1816, America’s first gas streetlamp was lit in Baltimore, Maryland. […]

Bronx Polar Bears Orchard Beach Big Plunge, February 11

Bronx Polar Bears Orchard Beach Big Plunge, February 11

Annual Bronx Polar Bear Dip Against Homeless. Saturday, February 11, 2017. The Big Plunge @ 12 PM.

by · February 6, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Community Events
Opinion: Bronx Kids Need Access to Quality Charters and G&T Programs

Opinion: Bronx Kids Need Access to Quality Charters and G&T Programs

By Leah Binyamin   Whenever I talk to my friends and neighbors about all the change that’s come to the Bronx, I notice a few common refrains. Everyone I know in my home borough is thrilled to see major revitalization […]

by · February 6, 2017 · Education, Op Ed