by Rev. J. Loren Russell, B.A., MDiv “When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,We were like those who dream.2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,And our tongue with singing.Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great […]
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By Robert Press On Wednesday, Bronx City Council members Ruben Diaz, Sr. and Andy King were joined by Queens Councilman Robert Holden to announce they were going to vote no on closing Rikers Island jail. They issued a joint-statement explaining […]
In front of an estimated at twenty-five thousand people at Queensbridge Park ( what could be the largest crowd to see any of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contenders), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez credited Sen. Bernie Sanders as inspiring her to […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor From the start this was going to be the epic ALCS series with the Yankees and Astros. Thursday night was not epic in Game 4 for the Yankees. Four errors and failure to produce runs […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor John Guapo Maresca arrived at his store front Big Time Bouts Boxing Club Wednesday in Carteret, New Jersey and like others in the boxing community had second thoughts about the sport. Thoughts and prayers were […]
New York City FC to Host2019 Audi MLS Cup Eastern Conference Semifinal at Citi Field With the Yankees’ ALCS Game 4 postponed due to rain moving the series back one day, New York City FC’s Eastern Conference Semifinal match will officially take […]
TONIGHT’S YANKEES-ASTROS 2019 ALCS GAME 4 IS POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER;RESCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17 AT 8:08 P.M. (ET) Major League Baseball has announced that tonight’s ALCS Game 4 between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros at […]
Wednesday, October 16th. The art and science of mixing therapeutic compounds to assist medical practice goes back 4,500 or more years. Centuries ago, such specialized business was termed apothecary. Today, the familiar name is pharmacy — and the pharmacists behind […]
Speaking at a Brookings Institution event earlier this month, Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Indo-Pacific region Randall Schriver sounded an alarm about China, and warned that the U.S. military needed to prepare for the significant challenge. Schriver noted that “We […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor The American League Championship Series is defined as epic with the Yankees and Astros but the winner moving on to the World Series could come down to Gerrit Cole. The Astros have Cole and he […]
The 6th Annual Carrion Movement — which is named for its founder Tanya Carrion — is an event for domestic violence survivors. The event was held Saturday at the United Federation of Teachers headquarters on Halsey Avenue. The co-hosts of […]
As the U.N. opened its latest session, the United States co-sponsored with Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom a panel discussion on “The Human Rights Crisis in Xinjiang.” The BBC has reported that evidence of the camps first […]
This past Friday October 11th the thirty-first anniversary of National Coming Out Day was marked in the Bronx at the Bronx Museum. In his remarks, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. said, “It’s okay for me to be who I […]
Saturday marked the 43rd Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade. The parade marched down Morris Park Avenue, and this year turned up Williamsbridge Road to Lydig Avenue before ending one block short of Pelham Parkway. The Grand Marshal for the parade […]
Why I am Opposed to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Close Rikers Island by Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr. You should know that after reading an editorial that was published on October 13, 2019 in the New York Post […]
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