NEWS FROM FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Joe Conlin, who served as the associated head coach/offensive coordinator at Yale for the past four years, was named head football coach at Fordham University it was announced today by director of athletics Dave […]
By: Rev. J. Loren Russell Matthew 2:1-4 (NKJV) “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Welcome home Omar Minaya! This is the Christmas gift New York Mets fans got even though roster moves are what they really want. Friday morning, the Mets announced that Minaya was returning to the organization as […]
Saturday, December 23 Governor Cuomo is in the New York City area. Mayor de Blasio is in New York City. Comptroller Stringer has no public schedule. Public Advocate James has no public schedule for December 23 – 25, 2017. — […]
Letter Sent to Every Candidate for City Council Speaker Demanding Commitment to Gender Parity on City Council in 2021 In a letter to each of the, all-male, candidates currently running for City Council speaker, Council Members Elizabeth Crowley and Margaret […]
Holiday Shopping Halted by Water Main in Bedford Park by David Greene Several business worked feverishly to reopen after holiday shoppers visiting a strip of stores along East 198 Street were turned away after an early-morning water main break in […]
Saturday, December 23rd. An institution that has been in the news a lot these past few years, and which has come in for its share of criticism during the nation’s stubborn economic problems, observes the anniversary of its founding today. […]
BP DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL CHANUKAH CELEBRATION On Wednesday, December 13, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the borough’s annual Chanukah celebration at the Riverdale YM-YWHA. The event featured musical performances by the Kinneret Day & Riverdale Y Nursery […]
Threats to Golden Krust Empire Likely Behind Suicide by David Greene A mounting tax dept and an impending lawsuit brought on by former employees is the likely cause for the unexpected suicide of the founder of the popular Golden Krust […]
Oh, ’tis love, ’tis love that makes the world go round. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869) Considered by some to have been the best American poet of his time, Robinson is now primarily remembered for his short poems about the lives—mostly tragic—of people in a small New England village. He briefly attended […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republican Tax Bill (Queens, NY) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the tax bill released tonight by congressional Republicans: “It’s hard to fathom how Republicans can justify so severely […]
GOVERNOR CUOMO UNVEILS 5TH PROPOSAL OF 2018 STATE OF THE STATE: EXAMINE ELIMINATING THE MINIMUM WAGE TIP CREDIT TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN NEW YORK STATE Directs Commissioner of Labor to Hold Hearings to Evaluate Eliminating Tip Credit Tip Credit Allows Employers […]
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