Articles by: Aleksander Nilaj

Dom & Paula: Where Are They Now?

 

by · March 29, 2014 · Uncategorized
Attention Throggs Neck: Watch Out For This Man

Attention Throggs Neck: Watch Out For This Man

The man depicted in the above police sketch burglarized an elderly woman’s Throggs Neck home earlier this week and has not been apprehended.

by · March 15, 2014 · Bulletin Board, Local News
Bronx Chamber of Commerce Honors Local Irish-American Leaders At Luncheon Friday

Bronx Chamber of Commerce Honors Local Irish-American Leaders At Luncheon Friday

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce held a St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon honoring individuals of Irish-American heritage who have made an impact in the borough.

by · March 15, 2014 · Local News, News

Hip Hop Legends To Be Honored Wednesday At City Hall By Councilman Cabrera

Photo by honoree Joe Conzo. Some of the forefathers of hip hop music and culture will be honored with  City Council proclamations at City Hall tomorrow, according to an advisory sent by West Bronx Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who will make […]

by · March 11, 2014 · Local News
The Chronicle Visits Bharati Kemraj’s Bronx House Bollywood Class

The Chronicle Visits Bharati Kemraj’s Bronx House Bollywood Class

Kiara Cuthbertson, The author, Adriana Vincent (seated), Bharati S. Kemraj, Plabani Sahu. If you know Bharati Kemraj, who teaches a Bollywood Dance class at Bronx House on Saturday mornings, it will not surprise you that Ms. Kemraj convinced this here […]

by · March 8, 2014 · Local News, Uncategorized

Senator Klein, Other Bronx Politicians Advocate Plan Making College Affordable at Fordham Event

Senator Jeff Klein organized a press conference yesterday at Fordham University, where he outlined a plan he is putting forward in the state senate to make college more affordable for New York families.   “This plan will help New York […]

Oscars Take Selfie Madness To The Next Level

Oscars Take Selfie Madness To The Next Level

It’s almost been a week since the Academy Awards, but the “Oscar Style Selfie” craze is still going strong.  Countless folks across the globe, including some friends of The Bronx Chronicle below, have taken to taking their own group shots […]

by · March 8, 2014 · Humor

Newshour Examines Conservative Convention CPAC

PBS Newhour reports on the annual gathering of thousands of conservative activists near Washington, D.C. NewsHour producer Quinn Bowman spent time at CPAC to examine the divide between establishment, Tea Party and libertarian camps.

by · March 8, 2014 · Domestic News
Lehman HS Parent And Student Speak About Families Trying To Pay For College

Lehman HS Parent And Student Speak About Families Trying To Pay For College

Lehman High School student and Throggs Neck resident  Ryan Flores (above) and his father Elvin Flores (below) were featured speakers at Senator Jeff Klein’s press conference on his plans to make college more affordable for New York families.  The Flores’s […]

by · March 8, 2014 · Local News

Dalai Lama Prays At US Senate

The Dalai Lama, world spiritual leader of Buddhism and traditional leader of the state of Tibet, opened the US Senate session yesterday with a prayer.  He spoke both in English and Tibetan, making a political statement by asserting the language […]

by · March 7, 2014 · World News

Alzheimer Deaths Underreported

Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for more deaths than accounted for, according to a new study, because the official cause of death is often listed as other conditions or sickness the deceased has at the time of death. The PBS Newshour interviews […]

President Meets With Influential Youtube Creators To Learn About Social Media

President Meets With Influential Youtube Creators To Learn About Social Media

Last week, President Barack Obama and senior administration officials sat down with some of the most popular content creators on YouTube to talk about the issues that they care the most about, including access to quality, affordable health care. This group […]

by · March 7, 2014 · Domestic News

New Poll Has Mayor De Blasio With High Favorability, Lower Job Approval

Photo via Twitter @BilldeBlasio A poll that came out Thursday from The Wall Street Journal-NBC 4 New York-Marist  shows New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio with a a nearly 60 percent favorability rating but a 39 percent job approval rating […]

by · March 7, 2014 · Local News

Mayor De Blasio And Cardinal Dolan Visit Wakefield Catholic School

  Mayor De Blasio and Cardinal Timothy Dolan  toured a pre-K classroom at the Catherine Corry Academy at the Saint Francis of Assisi School in Wakefield on Thursday, where the Mayor spoke about a continued push to provide more prekindergarten […]

by · March 7, 2014 · Local News
Congressman Crowley Announces Plan for National Retirement Savings Account For Every American At Birth

Congressman Crowley Announces Plan for National Retirement Savings Account For Every American At Birth

  Tom Messina (l), Congressman Joe Crowley (r.) At a meeting in Van Nest last night, Congressman Joe Crowley representative Tommy Messina unveiled to Bronx residents the Congressman’s new plan to create a national savings account program for every American […]

by · March 6, 2014 · Domestic News, Local News