Where The Pols Are, October 4
7PM Mayor de Blasio, Councilman Ritchie Torres, plus other elected officials participate in a town hall meeting. I.S. 254, 2452 Washington Av, Bronx.
Archive for October, 2017
BP Diaz Responds to the Fatal Stabbing at a Bronx High School
“[Late last week], the Bronx bore witness to an unfathomable incident. One student has died, another is clinging on to life and a third has committed a violent crime and forever altered his path at so young an age. “This […]
ICYMI: ENERGETIC FELLING OF THE OLD KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE (Video)
AERIAL DRONE FOOTAGE OF ENERGETIC FELLING OF THE OLD KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE STEEL TRUSS SPANS On Sunday, Governor Cuomo and hundreds of New Yorkers assembled to watch the energetic felling of the old steel truss spans of the Kosciuszko Bridge in […]
Vernuccio’s View: Afghanistan Policy Had to Change
Most of the media has missed the actual key points of the President’s Afghanistan policy change. The impact of Mr. Trump’s significant changes to the manner in which the United States conducts that armed conflict will extend beyond the battle […]
World Dairy Expo
Wednesday, October 4 — Madison, Wisconsin, truly has got milk. The 51st annual gathering of the World Dairy Expo in the Wisconsin capital began yesterday, and runs through Saturday. The exposition is expected to draw about 75,000 attendees from 90 […]
Diaz Hosts Italian-American Heritage Month
Invites you to join him on
Thursday, October 12, 5:30 PM,
Schiff Family Great Hall
at the Bronx Zoo.
Bullpen Gets Yankees To Cleveland
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Quite a difference two years make when you consider that the last Wild Card game played at Yankee Stadium it was Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros shutting out the Yankees 3-0. This one Tuesday night […]
Word of the Day: October 3, 2017
Mantel Definition: (noun) The protruding shelf over a fireplace. Synonyms: Chimneypiece, Mantelpiece Usage: There were also perhaps a dozen candles about, two in brass candlesticks upon the mantel and several in sconces, so that the room was brilliantly illuminated.
Whose Birthday Is It? October 3, 2017
Alain-Fournier (1886) Henri-Alban Fournier, who published as Alain-Fournier, was a French novelist known for his single full-length work, Le Grand Meaulnes. The poetic novel about a youthful search for the ideal was published in 1913 and is now considered a […]
Quote of the Day: October 3, 2017
Patriotism is like charity—it begins at home. Henry James (1843- 1916)
Crowley, Gutiérrez Seek Meeting with SecDef Mattis Over Emergency Aid to Puerto Rico
Chairman Crowley and Rep. Gutiérrez Request Meeting with Defense Secretary Mattis to Discuss Emergency Aid to Puerto Rico “Our military servicemen and women are the best in the world and their fellow citizens in Puerto Rico need their help desperately.” […]
SUCCESSFUL BRONX DONATION DRIVE FOR PUERTO RICO & MEXICO HELD
THE BRONX HOSTS DONATION DRIVE FOR PUERTO RICO & MEXICO On Saturday, September 30, 2017, the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization hosted a donation drive to help the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the earthquake in Mexico […]
BP Diaz Hosts Bronx Diwali Celebration
BP Diaz Hosts Bronx Diwali Celebration On Friday, October 13, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in collaboration with the NYC Commission on Human Rights and Members of the South Asian and Caribbean Communities will host the 3rd Annual […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Graham-Cassidy Bill Being Pulled from Senate Floor
Chairman Crowley Statement on Graham-Cassidy Bill Being Pulled from Senate Floor (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans said they will not bring their latest version of Trumpcare, the Graham-Cassidy […]
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