Archive for September, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? September 5, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? September 5, 2017

Arthur Koestler (1905) Born in Hungary, Koestler was an influential Communist journalist in Berlin in the 1930s. He was captured by fascist forces while on assignment during the Spanish Civil War and was later held in a concentration camp after […]

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 5, 2017

Quote of the Day: September 5, 2017

The soldier who executes what his captain orders does no less than the captain himself who gives the order. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Congressman Joseph Crowley, 14th Congressional District

Chairman Crowley Statement on August Jobs Report

Chairman Crowley Statement on August Jobs Report (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the August jobs report: “Hard-working families are struggling to find financial security. President Trump and Republicans in Congress […]

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance City Council Bronx District 13 Candidate Forum

Van Nest Neighborhood Alliance City Council Bronx District 13 Candidate Forum

Welcome to the next Bronx City Council, District 13, Candidates Forum! Questions can be privately submitted to this email: bernferrara@gmail.com

by · September 5, 2017 · Bronx Politics, Bulletin Board
A Daily News article recalls the life and work of Bronx photojournalist Michael Schwartz

Local Photojournalist Remembered

Local Photojournalist Remembered by David Greene Friends and competitors alike gathered to remember the life and work of Riverdale’s Michael Schwartz, who died Tuesday, August 15, after a 3-month battle with cancer. Schwartz, 73, spent the better part of four […]

by · September 5, 2017 · News
A Boy Comparing An Apple And A Cookie

Senator Klein, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo celebrate signage of bill aimed at reducing childhood obesity and diabetes

Senator Klein, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo celebrate signage of bill aimed at reducing childhood obesity and diabetes New law authorizes schools to screen students for obesity, instruct them and their parents on the importance of healthy eating habits Bronx, NY – […]

49th PCT. Annual LT. Thomas Clesse 911 Memorial 5k Run/Walk Saturday, September 9th

49th PCT. Annual LT. Thomas Clesse 911 Memorial 5k Run/Walk Saturday, September 9th

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
FOOTBALL PLAYER REMEMBERED

FOOTBALL PLAYER REMEMBERED

A memorial service was held on Saturday, September 2 for football player Dominick Bess, 14, who collapsed during a preseason practice of the junior varsity team at Mount Saint Michael Academy on Tuesday, August 22. Bess, a freshman had earned […]

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS AT TRACY TOWERS

NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS AT TRACY TOWERS

NEW PLAYGROUND OPENS AT TRACY TOWERS… Young residents of Tracy Towers along W. Mosholu Parkway South were on hand as officials cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art playground on Sunday, August 27. The $200,000 project was allocated from discretionary […]

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade

Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Community Events
BRONX DA: BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF 80-YEAR-OLD MAN

BRONX DA: BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF 80-YEAR-OLD MAN

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 18 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF 80-YEAR-OLD MAN Defendant’s Young Son Watched As Victim Was Beaten To Death With Metal Pipe            Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx […]

by · September 5, 2017 · Crime
Mercy College Bronx Campus Lecture Series

Mercy College Bronx Campus Lecture Series

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board
FREE Mammogram Screenings Hosted by Mobile Mammography Unit – October 3

FREE Mammogram Screenings Hosted by Mobile Mammography Unit – October 3

by · September 5, 2017 · Bulletin Board

Vernuccio’s View: Obama Foreign Policy Errors Affect Korean Crisis

The foreign policy failures of the Obama and Clinton presidencies are affecting the current Korean crisis. The United States is seen by Pyongyang as a government that has a weakened military, a lack of resolve to follow through on demands, and, […]

by · September 4, 2017 · Vernuccio's View
Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Mid-Island Mortgage Corporation Free Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers: September 14

Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Mid-Island Mortgage Corporation Free Seminar for First-Time Home Buyers: September 14

by · September 4, 2017 · Bulletin Board