Archive for May, 2017
NYCHA: Action Underway to Remove Sex Offender from Throgs Neck Houses
NYCHA: Action Underway to Remove Sex Offender from Throgs Neck Houses by David Greene The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has responded in regard to a level 2 sex offender who recently moved into the Throgs Neck Houses. In […]
REPS. ROSEN, O’HALLERAN & DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CHAIRMAN CROWLEY SEND LETTER TO PRESIDENT: SLASHING MEDICAID WILL HURT OUR VETERANS
REPS. ROSEN, O’HALLERAN & DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CHAIRMAN CROWLEY SEND LETTER TO PRESIDENT: SLASHING MEDICAID WILL HURT OUR VETERANS WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jacky Rosen (NV-03) released the following statement after sending a letter with Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), Democratic […]
Klein, IDC Release Video: ‘Call the Roll’
Counteracting President Trump; bolstering the Affordable Care Act; and publicly funding campaigns are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal […]
Weird Things Are Happening in New York’s Political Environment
What You Should Know By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District 718-991-3161 Weird Things Are Happening in New York’s Political Environment You should know that here in New York’s political world, a lot of weird things are happening. During […]
Boy Injured by a Broken Bat at Yankee Stadium
Council Member Espinal Reiterates Calls to NYC Baseball Teams to Extend Protective Netting in Wake of Young Boy Injured by a Broken Bat at Yankee Stadium A boy was struck on the head by a broken bat during the New […]
First Public High School: English Classical School
Thursday, May 25 — The first public high school in the U.S. was organized this month in 1820. The English Classical School opened in 1821 with 101 male students in Boston, which also was the seat for America’s first high school […]
Bronx Political Buzz: Michael Blake Apologizes
Political Fallout Over Contribution Refund “Michael Blake is dead to Senator Diaz,” reports a Bronx Democratic party operative after the Morrisania assemblyman and DNC vice chair rescinded a $1000 donation to Diaz’s city council campaign committee. The fierce backlash prompted […]
Coaching Alliance Honors Youth At Yankee Stadium
By Lenny Ortiz The Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) and the New York Yankees honored five incredible youth and high school athletic coaches Tuesday evening at Yankee Stadium. These coaches were recognized as the PCA’s Double-Goal Coach Award winners, and were […]
CHARLES BARKLEY TACKLES RACISM IN TNT SERIES, “AMERICAN RACE”
By Luis Vazquez Charles Barkley has always been outspoken. The former NBA superstar has always understood the plight of African-Americans in the United States having grown up in Alabama in the deep South. But in producing his TNT series “American […]
Vernuccio’s View: U.S. Media Ignores Trump Middle East Accomplishment
President Trump has radically changed the paradigm in the Islamic world, gaining extensive cooperation in the fight against terrorism, refocusing Arab hostility away from Israel and towards Iran, uniting regional nations against extremism, restoring America’s influence, and bringing home about […]
Bronx Man Hits $150K Jackpot on Wheel of Fortune at Empire City Casino
On Sunday afternoon (May 21) James M., a Bronx resident, hit a $149,931 jackpot at Empire City Casino in Yonkers.
FREE Pest Inspections
Resources for your families… The Healthy Homes Program at The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is offering FREE pest inspections to all families with a child under 21 years that has persistent asthma. The family has […]
The Telegraph: A Telecommunications First
Wednesday, May 24 — In a way, today marks the 173rd birthday of the World Wide Web. Only it was electro-mechanical, not digital. On this date in 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse activated the first telegraph line, sending a dots-and-dashes code message […]
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