Archive for November, 2017

NFL Players From These 9 Teams Protested During National Anthem in Week 9

Craig Bannister By Craig Bannister | November 6, 2017 | 9:55 AM EST https://www.cnsnews.com/s3/files/styles/content_30p/s3/nflflag2_0.jpg?itok=RC_feyS6 National Football League (NFL) players continued to disrespect the National Anthem played before games on Sunday. While several other players across the league raised fists or […]

by · November 11, 2017 · Sports
Aviles Of Marlins Optimistic About Jeter

Aviles Of Marlins Optimistic About Jeter

By Rich Mancuso: Sports Editor Mike Aviles concluded his ninth year in the Major Leagues and is aware of transition. The 36-year old New Yorker and veteran of six teams completed his latest stint with the Miami Marlins and his […]

by · November 9, 2017 · Sports
Independent Democratic Conference proposes Vehicle Ramming Prevention Act in response to Lower Manhattan Attack

Independent Democratic Conference proposes Vehicle Ramming Prevention Act in response to Lower Manhattan Attack

  New report details the increase in the use of vehicles to carry out attacks New York, NY — Senators Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), Jesse Hamilton (D-Brooklyn) and David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) following the Halloween terrorist attack in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday […]

by · November 9, 2017 · Politics
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Playing Political Games with Children’s Health

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Playing Political Games with Children’s Health

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Playing Political Games with Children’s Health (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the House vote on the Children’s Health Insurance Program: “Millions of children and their […]

by · November 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chamber of Commerce Salutes Five Bronx Veteran Heroes at November 16th Luncheon

Bronx Chamber of Commerce Salutes Five Bronx Veteran Heroes at November 16th Luncheon

by · November 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: BRONX MAN WHO SET FIRE TO CAFÉ ON MOTHER’S DAY SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON

BRONX DA: BRONX MAN WHO SET FIRE TO CAFÉ ON MOTHER’S DAY SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN PRISON

Celebrate Veterans Day at Van Nest Memorial – November 11

Celebrate Veterans Day at Van Nest Memorial – November 11

by · November 8, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Decision to Ramp Up Mass Deportation Agenda

Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Decision to Ramp Up Mass Deportation Agenda

Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Decision to Ramp Up Mass Deportation Agenda (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced his intention to end a portion of the […]

by · November 8, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Please Join us on “Veterans’ Day” at Rudy Macina Peace Memorial Plaza – November 11

Please Join us on “Veterans’ Day” at Rudy Macina Peace Memorial Plaza – November 11

by · November 8, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Veterans
Word of the Day: November 7, 2017

Word of the Day: November 7, 2017

Rattlebrained Definition: (adjective) Giddy and talkative; foolish. Synonyms: Rattlepated, Scatterbrained, Scatty Usage: Grandpa’s rattlebrained, crackpot ideas always made us laugh.

by · November 7, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? November 7, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? November 7, 2017

Lise Meitner (1878) An eminent Austrian physicist, Meitner fled Nazi Germany for Sweden in 1938. There, she formulated the concept of nuclear fission and proposed the term for the process. Though the Nobel Prize for the discovery went to physicist […]

by · November 7, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: November 7, 2017

Quote of the Day: November 7, 2017

It is only great souls that know how much glory there is in being good. Sophocles (496 BC- 406 BC)

by · November 7, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Master Of Ceremonies Concert Series

Master Of Ceremonies Concert Series

By Jason Gonzalez In the hip-hop community the term emcee, which stands for master of ceremony, and is abbreviated M.C. was a title once given to anyone that rapped or was a disc jockey [DJ]. In the early 80’s an […]

by · November 7, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Runners make their way from the outer boroughs before reaching the Bronx and heading to the finish line in Central Park.--Photo by David Greene

Hundreds Support Marathon Runners

Hundreds of Bronxites greeted the 50,000 expected participants of this year’s New York City Marathon, held on Sunday, November 5. Two-time world champion Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya won the race with a time of 2:10:56. Fellow Kenyan Wilson Kipsang was […]

by · November 7, 2017 · Sports
Sanitation Service Alerts for Election Day and Veterans Day

Sanitation Service Alerts for Election Day and Veterans Day

Sanitation Service Alerts for Election Day and Veterans Day Election Day: The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no garbage, recycling nor organics collection on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Residents who normally receive Tuesday garbage and organics collection should place their […]

by · November 7, 2017 · Bulletin Board