Groups commend Stringer’s climate risk study, pledge to ramp up pressure After years of public pressure, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer announces pension climate risk study New York, NY — 350.org and fossil fuel divestment advocates are commending Comptroller Scott Stringer’s […]
BRONX ELECTED OFFICIALS WRITE LETTER TO MAYOR REQUESTING MORE INFORMATION ON PLANNED RECONSTRUCTION OF RODMAN’S NECK Bronx, NY— Following the city’s formal announcement to include $275 million in their preliminary budget for the reconstruction of the NYPD Rodman’s Neck training […]
IDC ANNOUNCES IMMIGRANT DEFENSE COALITION PARTNERS AND 1-800 EMERGENCY HOTLINE Assistance will be available through the IDC’s 1 (800) 213-6385 hotline with partners who will provide immigration services in Member’s District Offices New York, NY — The Independent Democratic Conference […]
On this date in 1825, our most unusual presidential election was held; with the John Quincy Adams receiving just 13 votes to Andrew Jackson’s seven, and four to the third-place finisher.
Rep. Engel Statement On H.J. Res. 36 Washington D.C.—Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a leading member on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on H.J. Res. 36: “I am outraged by House Republican efforts to overturn substantial […]
SENATOR KLEIN PROVIDES LOCAL SENIORS WITH MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES AND SCRIE SPECIALISTS Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein provided various free health services, as well as the opportunity to sign up for a rent freeze program called the Senior Citizen […]
Crowley and Bera Announce Major Step Forward in Fight Against International Basketball Federation’s Discriminatory Policy on Sikh Players FIBA Board Endorses Change to Policy Requiring Athletes Who Wear Articles of Faith to Remove Head Coverings in International Basketball Competition Crowley […]
MONTEFIORE PUMPS UP BRONX AND WESTCHESTER ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE AMERICAN HEART MONTH Screenings, Food Demonstrations and Educational Activities Throughout February NEW YORK (February 1, 2017) – Associates at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart & Vascular Care will host a […]
Second annual American Entrepreneurship Award in the Bronx opens for entries Opportunity for local entrepreneurs to receive a share of $125,000 Start-up funding for their ventures January 31, 2017. The American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA), a program created and funded by […]
Wednesday, February 8 — One of the first chain stores in the U.S. opened its doors this month in 1879 in Utica, New York. For generations of Americans, Woolworth’s was known simply as the “five and dime” in tribute to its […]
Time Warner/Spectrum News Report ALBANY, N.Y. – Facebook is taking its fight over digital privacy to the state’s highest court Tuesday. The company is challenging search warrants from Manhattan prosecutors who sought the account information of more than 380 people […]
Tuesday, February 7 — It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Two centuries ago, it was even better to light a gas lamp. On this date in 1816, America’s first gas streetlamp was lit in Baltimore, Maryland. […]
By Leah Binyamin Whenever I talk to my friends and neighbors about all the change that’s come to the Bronx, I notice a few common refrains. Everyone I know in my home borough is thrilled to see major revitalization […]
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