Video c/o youtube.com (The Associated Press) While Bronx and all Northeast residents have been reeling from week after week of major snowstorms, folks on the other coast are bracing for the opposite problem: a year of serious drought. As USA […]
A fire began on Tuesday evening at 5,600ft below ground at a South African mine, leading to seventeen miners trapped underground. Eight have since been recovered. “Efforts continue to establish the whereabouts of a […]
50 years ago today…
The United States Attorney for the Southern District released this information yesterday regarding the indictment of Dr. Kevin Love and other co-conspirators who ran a half a billion dollar pain pill ring out two Bronx clinics, on E. 181st Street […]
The Weekend Program Aide (WPA) supports the mission of Thorpe Family Residence/Nazareth Housing in providing weekend support for emergency family shelter operations and activities at our site in the Bronx. The WPA will provide both administrative support as well as programming […]
This Newshour segment on Tuesday features a discussion on Turkey, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Indonesia, the so called “Fragile 5”, markets that have been growing but whose current state is rocky as a result of US federal monetary policy.
Home from work or school today? Here’s a thirty year old Bronx favorite, and no, I’m not talking about your’s truly.
Pelham Bay Station CVS. (Photo c/o yelp.com) CVS released a press release that states that the chain will by cease selling tobacco products on October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy “the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of […]
Councilman Ritchie Torres, elected last fall and beginning his first full term last month, has made waves around the city, as an early supporter of East Harlem/South Bronx Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito for Speaker of the City Council and as the […]
As of 8 a.m, sleet and slushy rain continued to hit the Bronx and parents, such as Robert El Lakkis of Pelham Gardens, seen here digging out his vehicle, were hurrying to rush their children off to […]
Japan may undergo a drastic shift in foreign policy, bucking the policy of military pacifism that has been in place since World War II. As Al Jazeera reports, “A government panel will urge Japan to allow its military to help […]
Speaker Boehner. Photo co/ speaker.gov. House Republicans, speaking to the Washington Post today, have indicated that the Keystone XL pipeline or Affordable Care Act’s risk corridors will be the chips on the table in the fight to compromise on policy items […]
Photo c/o Zuma Press Video c/o youtube.com (The Associated Press) 15-year-old Sergei Gordeyev killed his geography teacher and wounded a police officer Monday. He was taken into custody after negotiations with police and his father.
Anonymous attack ads like this one attacking now Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj in 2012 will become illegal if Councilman Garodnick has his way. A new bill sponsored by Councilman and former speaker hopeful Daniel Garodnick (D-Manhattan) attempts to ban the sort […]
Bronx residents and their children got another opportunity to meet and greet Santa this year, sharing hot chocolate, treats, and fun at Pelham Bay Park. State Senator Jeff Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj hosted the event to spread cheer through […]
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