Archive for April, 2017

Chairman Crowley on President Trump’s Tax Reform Outline

Chairman Crowley on President Trump’s Tax Reform Outline

Chairman Crowley on President Trump’s Tax Reform Outline (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the tax outline released today by President Donald Trump. “The outline released by President Trump’s administration is […]

by · April 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: COUNSELOR IN BRONX RESIDENCE FOR DISABLED SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPE OF SEVERELY INCAPACITATED WOMAN

BRONX DA: COUNSELOR IN BRONX RESIDENCE FOR DISABLED SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR RAPE OF SEVERELY INCAPACITATED WOMAN

by · April 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Longtime Bronx Educator Honored By CM Andy King & Fellow Former PS 41 Students From 1971 In Original Classroom

Longtime Bronx Educator Honored By CM Andy King & Fellow Former PS 41 Students From 1971 In Original Classroom

Longtime Bronx Educator Honored By CM Andy King & Fellow Former PS 41 Students From 1971 In Original Classroom Baychester resident Lucille Nelson Richards, a retired educator in East Bronx schools, was treated to a surprise trip down memory lane […]

by · April 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Remarks by Chairman Crowley to Center for American Progress Action Fund

Remarks by Chairman Crowley to Center for American Progress Action Fund

Remarks by Chairman Crowley to Center for American Progress Action Fund (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) delivered the keynote address today at a Center for American Progress Action Fund summit on President Trump’s first 100 […]

by · April 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Statement from IDC Leader Jeff Klein

Statement from IDC Leader Jeff Klein

Statement from IDC Leader Jeff Klein The Independent Democratic Conference have long advocated to alleviate property taxes for our low- and middle-income senior and disabled homeowners through the Senior Citizen Homeowner Exemption (SCHE) and Disabled Homeowner Exemption (DHE) programs, which […]

by · April 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Matters of Faith: Just  a Touch!

Matters of Faith: Just a Touch!

Luke 5:12-16 (NKJV) “And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, ‘Lord, if You are willing, You […]

by · April 30, 2017 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Whose Birthday Is It? April 29, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? April 29, 2017

Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis (1957) The son of a British poet laureate and an actress, Day-Lewis is one of the most respected and critically acclaimed actors today. He is also one of the most selective, working only sporadically and maintaining […]

by · April 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: April 29, 2017

Quote of the Day: April 29, 2017

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)

by · April 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: April 29, 2017

Word of the Day: April 29, 2017

Inebriant Definition: (noun) An intoxicant. Synonyms: Alcoholic beverage, Intoxicant, Alcohol Usage: He guzzled the inebriant like a thirsty man would water and promptly dropped to the floor with a thud.

by · April 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Dwight "Doc" Gooden Day at City Hall. Pictured (left to right), Ray Negron, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Doc Gooden. Credit: Ray Negron.

Mayor Honors Doc Gooden With Key To The City

By Ray Negron In October 1986, the New York Mets won the World Series and were riding through the Canyon Of Heroes with then-Mayor Ed Koch as well as team co-owners, Fred Wilson and Nelson Doubleday. The lone person missing […]

by · April 29, 2017 · Sports
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Completes Beautification Project after Winning Neighborhood Challenge Grant Competition

Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Completes Beautification Project after Winning Neighborhood Challenge Grant Competition

YOUTH MINISTRIES FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE UNVEILS BRUCKNER EXPRESSWAY COMMUNITY MARKET DESIGN RENDERINGS AND MURALS FUNDED BY NYC DEPARTMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Completes Beautification Project after Winning Neighborhood Challenge Grant Competition Bronx, New […]

Starlin Castro, NY Yankees. Photo credit: Gary Quintal.

Take These Yankees Seriously, No Quit So Far

  By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Manager Joe Girardi said it was hard to describe his New York Yankees team and the way they hit the ball out of the ballpark. His Yankees used the long ball Friday night including five […]

by · April 29, 2017 · Sports
NYC Suicide Council “Conversation about Suicide: Living with Emotional Pain, Abuse and Depression” – May 1st

NYC Suicide Council “Conversation about Suicide: Living with Emotional Pain, Abuse and Depression” – May 1st

DESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE LAUNCHED AN OPEN CALL FOR PROJECT IDEAS

DESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE LAUNCHED AN OPEN CALL FOR PROJECT IDEAS

DESIGN TRUST FOR PUBLIC SPACE LAUNCHED AN OPEN CALL FOR PROJECT IDEAS:    PUBLIC FOR ALL: RETHINKING SHARED SPACE IN NYC The nonprofit that jumpstarted the High Line seeks the next big ideas to transform  New York City as community […]

by · April 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
NYC students living in homeless shelters – Interactive map

NYC students living in homeless shelters – Interactive map

The Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness has added the number of students living in shelters to its online interactive data tool, which is available at http://tinyurl.com/zpt9s64. The data tool provides information on homeless students in all of New York City’s […]

by · April 29, 2017 · Housing