Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle
What You Should Know – Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz
Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz Statement THE NYS ASSEMBLY REMAINS INDIFFERENT TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK’S FIVE-CENTS PLASTIC BAG FEE WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District, Bronx County, New York Tel. 718-991-3161 THE NYS […]
State Assembly Passes Moratorium On NYC Carryout Bag Fee
Speaker Carl Heastie Statement on Carry-out Bag Fee Moratorium Tuesday’s vote to enact a moratorium on New York City’s local law to impose a fee on carryout bags is not an ending, it is a beginning. We all share the […]
Op-Ed: A Difficult Task: Realizing Who Our Military Veterans Are
A Difficult Task: Realizing Who Our Military Veterans Are Who or what is a United States military veteran? The answer depends upon who you ask and how you phrase the question. According to a 2012 Congressional Research Service Report, “a […]
Profile America: NAACP Founded On This Day
Sunday, February 12 — One of the nation’s major civil rights organizations is 108 years old today — the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Founded to combat lynching and segregation, the NAACP continues to work toward greater opportunities […]
Father of the New York’s Check Cashing Industry – and renowned Collector of Italian Ceramics — Dies at 96.
Father of the New York’s Check Cashing Industry – and renowned Collector of Italian Ceramics — Dies at 96. Howard I. Stein, founder of RiteCheck in 1949 and founder in 1957 of the Check Cashers Association of New York (FSCNY) […]
he Historic Jerome Park Reservoir: East Bronx History Forum Meeting, February 15th
The Huntington Free Library and Reading Room is pleased to announce The East Bronx History Forum will hold its 118th meeting on Wednesday, February 15th. at 7:30 pm. The East Bronx History Forum meets to discuss Bronx History and held […]
The First Observance of “Three-Fifths Clause Awareness Day” in NYC
The Three-Fifth Clause (Article 1, Section2, of the U.S. Constitution of 1787) was demanded by Southern supporters of slavery as a way of increasing their congressional representation and political power. They wanted slaves to be counted as full persons but […]
Profile America: America’s First Hospital
Saturday, February 11 — Among his very many achievements, Benjamin Franklin played a leading role in the founding of America’s first hospital, decades before the Declaration of Independence. Together with Dr. Thomas Bond, he obtained a charter for a hospital to […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
Chairman Crowley Statement on International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (Washington, D.C.) –House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement today in recognition of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): […]
Op-Ed: Governor’s Budget Proposal Puts 6,000 Seniors at Risk
Op-Ed Contact: Lindsay Perry lperry@unhny.org 212-967-0322 x311 Cell: 203-382-4052 Governor’s Budget Proposal Puts 6,000 Seniors at Risk If nothing changes in Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal, 65 senior centers in New York City will close this year due to a […]
Chairman Crowley Introduces Resolution Condemning White House Exclusion of Jewish People from Holocaust Statement
Chairman Crowley Introduces Resolution Condemning White House Exclusion of Jewish People from Holocaust Statement Over 100 Democratic Members Co-Sponsor Resolution (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) announced today that more than 110 Democratic Members of Congress […]
Profile America: Wise Health Consumer Month
The nation’s first college of pharmacy was founded in Philadelphia on this date in 1821.
Bulletin Board: Stretch Music Festival @ Harlem Stage, 2/17-2/17, 7PM
Come and explore the boundaries of R&B, Soul, Hip Hop, Trap, Jazz and alternative music with some of music’s most daring musicians and improvisers as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah presents the first annual Stretch Music Festival. Featuring performances by Butcher […]
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