Pelham Parkway Menorah Lighting at White Plains Road By Robert Press The last menorah to be lit on Monday evening was at Pelham Parkway and White Plains Road. Here the elected officials included Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, State Senator […]

Bronx House Menorah Lighting By Robert Press It was a chilly Tuesday afternoon as the sun was about to set starting the second night of Chanukah. The giant Bronx House Menorah was to be lit in the street on the […]

Loreto Park Menorah Lighting Morris Park By Robert Press The sun was down already as everyone arrived to light the Loreto Park Menorah in Morris Park Monday evening. Assemblyman Michael Benedetto joined Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, State Senator Alessandra […]

Happy Holidays and best wishes from all of us at Wave Hill. We will be closed Saturday, December 25 in observance of Christmas, but we’ll reopen Sunday, December 26. Discover the quiet beauty of winter in the gardens on a Garden Highlights Walk at 2PM.  No […]

49th Precinct Council November Meeting    By Robert Press   Tuesday night was the meeting of the 40th Precinct Community Council, where Deputy Inspector Andrew Natiw announced that after three years at the helm, the 49th precinct would be getting […]

Bronx Jewish Center Holds Chanukah Festival and Lights First Candle on the Menorah By Robert Press Sunday, the first night of Chanukah, the festival of lights in the Jewish tradition, was observed at the Bronx Jewish Center by Rabbi Saadia […]

Legislative Updates, New Grants, Events and Much More Please click View/Allow Images so you don’t miss a thing! This week’s Friday Extra comes from our fearless leader Lisa Sorin. Topics are: 1. Bronx Chamber Annual Holiday Party: bronxchamber.org/events 2. MWBE Certification 3. […]

Governor Kathy Hochul Comes to Coop-City to Give Out Turkeys  By Robert Press It was a cool November day at the parade ground by Drieser Loop in Coop-City where with the help of the National Guard hundreds of turkeys and […]

Albanian American Open Hands Association Thanksgiving meal for It’s Volunteers By Robert Press Sunday afternoon after the Albanian American Open Hands Association joined with the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association, and Assemblywoman Fernandez to hand out almost one-hundred and fifty turkeys […]

Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Turkey Giveaway By Robert Press Sunday was the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association Turkey Giveaway, with Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez, an the Albanian American Open Hands Association. in front of 2141 Holland Avenue. Boxes of turkeys were lined […]

Food and Health Empowerment Hosted by Councilmember-Elect Marjorie Velázquez and Senator Biaggi By Robert Press Saturday at the Huntington Free Library in Westchester Square was a panel discussion of elected officials and community leaders to discuss government and community-based solutions to combat […]

Morris Park Community Association Meeting By Robert Press Wednesday night was the bi-monthly Morris Park Community Association meeting. The Meeting opened up with the Pledge of Allegiance, and went into the chairman’s report. This was not a positive report as […]

Bare winter branches not only open the vistas to the Hudson River and Palisades, they also make it easy to spot the many birds at Wave Hill. Explore for yourself during Winter Birding on Sun, Dec 12. And as we […]

Assemblyman Dinowitz and Bronx Democratic Party Leader Jamaal Bailey Condemn Sunday’s Rally as Anti-Semitic By Robert Press In the above photo a woman on the right side is holding a sign against Assembly Bill A8378. She has a Swastika on […]

Rob Astorino Leads Demonstration in Front of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz’ Office Against Bill A8378 By Robert Press Sunday afternoon brought colder weather, but that didn’t stop around one hundred people from joining Republican Candidate for Governor Rob Astorino in a […]