Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle

Work, Learn & Grow Employment Program – Apply for Summer Youth Employment Program

Work, Learn & Grow Employment Program – Apply for Summer Youth Employment Program

Work, Learn & Grow Employment Program The Work, Learn & Grow Employment Program (WLG) is a New York City Council-funded initiative designed to build off of the experiences gained in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). WLG provides participants of […]

by · October 11, 2017 · Bulletin Board
In Secret of the United States Completes Field for $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday afternoon, October 14, at Empire City Casino

In Secret of the United States Completes Field for $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday afternoon, October 14, at Empire City Casino

In Secret of the United States Completes Field for $1 million Yonkers International Trot on Saturday afternoon, October 14, at Empire City Casino Yonkers, NY, October 2 — The 10-horse field for the $1 million Yonkers International Trot is complete. […]

by · October 11, 2017 · Bulletin Board
In partnership with non-profit organization Books for Kids, McDonald’s franchisee David Singelyn distributed more than 100 books to preschool-aged children at Gwendolyn B. Bland, ELC.

In partnership with non-profit organization Books for Kids, McDonald’s franchisee David Singelyn distributed more than 100 books to preschool-aged children at Gwendolyn B. Bland, ELC.

MCDONALD’S FRANCHISEE PARTNERS WITH NON-PROFIT TO DONATE BOOKS TO LOCAL PRE-SCHOOL IN THE BRONX In partnership with non-profit organization Books for Kids, McDonald’s franchisee David Singelyn distributed more than 100 books to preschool-aged children at Gwendolyn B. Bland, ELC. The […]

by · October 11, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: October 10, 2017

Word of the Day: October 10, 2017

Orthogonal Definition: (adjective) Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles. Synonyms: Rectangular Usage: Wind and sea may displace the ship’s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes.

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 10, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? October 10, 2017

Harold Pinter (1930) One of the most important English playwrights of the late 20th century, Pinter wrote what have been called “comedies of menace.” His austere, distinctive language, which provokes an ominous sense of unease, gave rise to the adjective […]

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 10, 2017

Quote of the Day: October 10, 2017

A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Comedy Vet Ron Bennington and Late Night Regular Jessica Kirson to Headline Comedy Nights at Empire City Casino

Comedy Vet Ron Bennington and Late Night Regular Jessica Kirson to Headline Comedy Nights at Empire City Casino

Comedy Vet Ron Bennington and Late Night Regular Jessica Kirson to Headline Comedy Nights at Empire City Casino Yonkers, NY – Empire City Casino is heating up fall with two sizzling lineups for Wednesday Comedy Nights this October. On October […]

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Entertainment
Congressman Joseph Crowley, 14th Congressional District

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Restrict Access to Birth Control

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Restrict Access to Birth Control (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the Trump administration rule that would allow virtually any employer to restrict […]

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Rescind Protections for Transgender Workers

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Rescind Protections for Transgender Workers

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Rescind Protections for Transgender Workers (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced its decision to reverse a federal […]

by · October 10, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: October 9, 2017

Word of the Day: October 9, 2017

Unfledged Definition: (adjective) Not having the feathers necessary to fly. Used of a young bird. Synonyms: Immature Usage: A small, unfledged sparrow sat on the window sill, where it hungrily waited for mother and breakfast.

by · October 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 9, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? October 9, 2017

Alfred Dreyfus (1859) In 1894, French Army intelligence discovered that military secrets were being leaked to Germany. Dreyfus, a Jewish captain in the French Army, was blamed and convicted—twice—on insufficient and forged evidence. He was imprisoned on Devil’s Island. The […]

by · October 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 9, 2017

Quote of the Day: October 9, 2017

Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. Mark Twain (1835-1910)

by · October 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: SVETLANA TRAVIS ZAKHAROVA PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED PETIT LARCENY

BRONX DA: SVETLANA TRAVIS ZAKHAROVA PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED PETIT LARCENY

Bronx Chamber of Commerce and NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings present a Free Small Business Forum Breakfast on October 19

Bronx Chamber of Commerce and NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings present a Free Small Business Forum Breakfast on October 19

by · October 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley Statement on Las Vegas Shooting

Chairman Crowley Statement on Las Vegas Shooting

Chairman Crowley Statement on Las Vegas Shooting (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the horrific shooting in Las Vegas, which took more than 50 innocent lives and left more than 500 […]

by · October 9, 2017 · Bulletin Board