It was a warm sunny afternoon as family and friends of Lesandro ‘Junior Guzman Feliz gathered by his grave site to remember him on the second anniversary of his killing, and the day after he was to have graduated from […]

The Final Debate in the 14th Congressional District By Robert Press What was seen by the Parkchester Times 14th Congressional Debate held Wednesday night was that yes a live candidates debate could be held during a Pandemic. After all Governor […]

Ruben Diaz/John Perez Food and Mask Giveaway at Castle Hill Houses Five-Hundred boxes of groceries from Fresh Direct were dropped off at the Castle Hill Houses to be given away to the residents. Councilman and candidate for the 15th Congressional […]

Friday morning people lined up behind the Bronx Terminal Market to pick up groceries, masks, hand sanitizer, and meals provided by Assemblywoman Latoya Joiner and the Bronx Terminal Market. There were boxes of groceries provided by Fresh Direct, and more […]

Primary 2020 is going to be very different this year due to the Coronavirus. Does one vote by mail, early, or on the traditional primary date? the answer is which ever way you vote, you must vote by or on […]

Tuesday morning one lane of Gun Hill Road in front of Councilman Andy King’s office was closed off so Fresh Direct could unload 500 boxes of groceries that were to be handed out to the community. An equal amount of […]

Friday Team Diaz 2020 distributed 500 boxes of assorted foods prepared by Fresh Direct outside Vidalia Park on East 180th Street in the West Farms area of the Bronx. Team Diaz 2020 is  Councilman and candidate for the 15th Congressional District […]

Poll By Data for Progress Shows Ruben Diaz Sr. in the Lead in the 15th Congressional District By Robert Press   In the Data for Progress poll only 323 people with Text to web, and Web Panel responses were used. Data […]

In front of Community Board 12 and only a few blocks away from where Ramarley Graham was shot and killed by police in 2012 was the announcement that the twelve bills on police reform below would be voted on and passed […]

We asked the CO-PUBLISHER AND EDITOR – IN CHIEF OF THE AFRICAN JOURNAL Barnabé Bazona Bado about the African Community endorsement of Ydanis Rodriguez for Congress. How many candidates did you interview we asked?  We were told that Ydanis Rodriguez called the […]

Led by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. standing at the corner of Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse many elected officials and candidates for office called for peaceful protests after several stores on Fordham Road were looted Monday night.  […]

Tuesday afternoon Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Burnside Avenue to tour the looting that occurred the night before with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council members Fernando Cabrera and Vanessa Gibson, Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, and community leaders. […]

Saturday Ms. Bharati Kemraj of the Bharati Foundation joined with Shabbir Gul of the INCA Relief USA, and Aleksander Nilaj of AAOHA to hand out all kinds of food, (including pet food) to hundreds of people who lined up for […]

 In what he called ‘Throw Back Thursday’ Bronx Borough President  Ruben Diaz Jr. joined with his father Councilman (and 15th Congressional candidate) Ruben Diaz Sr. at the Moore Houses on Jackson Avenue to hand out five-hundred boxes of various foods […]

Councilman Mark Gjonaj came to the awaiting crowd at Keane Square Park in the Pelham Bay section of his council district with face masks and bags of food. Hundreds of bags were filled with various food item from canned goods […]