Tuesday, September 20 is National Voter Registration Day and there will be in-person registration events in the Bronx tomorrow. An estimated 18,000 Bronx residents will turn 18 this year and become eligible to vote. National Voter Registration Day is a […]
By BOB KAPPSTATTER Hundreds of local residents turned out to celebrate the annual end of summer Longwood Music Festival, with salsa music and the aromas of Puerto Rican cooking delights filling the air along Dawson Street. With greetings to […]
By BOB KAPPSTATTER U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned to her Bronx roots recently to be honored at the Bronx Terminal Market shopping center. Joined Sept. 8 by eighth-grade students from I.S. 303 Leadership and Community Service School in […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell Deuteronomy 8:18 KJV “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as […]
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and New York City Council Member Kevin C. Riley are joining New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus of the New York City Council on the City Hall […]
USDOT Grant Will Help Fund Significant Redevelopment of Produce Market, Protect Jobs, and Improve Community’s Air Quality Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the Hunts Point Produce Market has been selected for a $110 million federal grant to upgrade and […]
Chair and CEO Roles Will Be Split, With National Search Underway for Permanent CEO Current NYCHA General Counsel Lisa Bova-Hiatt Will Serve as Interim CEO Mayor Eric Adams today announced a new leadership structure at the New York City Housing […]
By BOB KAPPSTATTER With a large number of Bronx residents claiming their roots in the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago – including herself – Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson held a flag-raising ceremony recently at Borough Hall to commemorate 60 […]
Dominick Schiano Way By Robert Press It was a very warm Saturday afternoon as family, friends, and many other people who knew Mr. Dominick Schiano came to honor him with the street co-naming of Bronx Park East and Reiss Place […]
Join The NYC Commission on Human Rights and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson to celebrate African Communities and their heritage. The event will bring people from all backgrounds together to showcase their cultures and heritage through a parade, resource fair, […]
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Here’s what you need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Waiver: it’s available to anyone who works in the government or nonprofit sectors. If you have worked for 10 years, you […]
On Friday, September 9, 2022, Phipps Neighborhoods and Amazon co-hosted a Hiring Fair at the non-profit’s West Farms Opportunity Center, located at 1071 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, Over 150 job seekers attended the event, at which both Phipps Neighborhoods and […]
Back-to-School with Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, Councilman Oswald Feliz, and State Senator Jamaal Bailey By Robert Press It was a beautiful Friday afternoon for a bookbag Giveaway, and when school let out at PS 96 students walked over to Bronx Park […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell Proverbs 9:10 NKJV “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Each of those three words, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are nouns (person, place, […]
Nicaragua Invites Russian, Chinese Forces In the 1980’s, while reporting from the United Nations headquarters in New York, I had the opportunity to hear first-hand Nicaraguan strongman Daniel Ortega’s comments. It was evident he was a dangerous man then. After […]
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