BRONX BUSINESS AWARDS 2017 GALA CELEBRATION MARCH 9, 2017 Marina del Rey Caterers Raising the bar and taking the Bronx Chamber of Commerce to new heights is my personal mission and passion. Last week in my article, I discussed and […]
Wednesday, February 1 — February is Black History Month, a time to honor the many contributions to our nation’s history made by people of African descent. Started as a special week in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson, the observance is […]
Thursday, February 2 — On this date in 1848, the United States and a defeated Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending their controversial war, which began in May 1846 after some mutual provocations. In the peace treaty, Mexico recognized […]
FREE RAT ACADEMY: RESIDENTS LEARN HOW TO RID NEIGHBORHOODS OF CITY’S MOST PESKY RODENT Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), along with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and Councilman Andrew Cohen (D-Bronx), sponsored a special city Department of Health workshop […]
Emerging artist Hawa Diallo unveils restored Amadou Diallo mural in the Bronx BRONX, NY — Emerging artist Ms. Hawa Diallo unveiled her new restorations to the famed Amadou Diallo mural in the Bronx today, the first updates to the mural […]
They say that none of us exists, except in the imagination of his fellows, other than as an intangible, invisible mentality. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
Statement from Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo on President Trump’s Immigration and Border Control Plans The up and down struggles to form a more perfect union have brought us to this low point in our nation’s history. Today’s executive orders on […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after President Trump signed two executive orders today that would force taxpayers to pay for a unnecessary […]
Shoestring Definition: (noun) Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money. Synonyms: Shoe String Usage: The manager was expected to run the department on a shoestring budget, so to save money, he fired a few of the salesmen […]
We can help you sign up for health insurance By Mayor Bill de Blasio A few weeks ago I met a man from the South Bronx named Wellington. He was diagnosed with cancer and lost his health insurance. The City […]
Sunday, January 29 — Protests by college students in America have a long pedigree, going back 251 years. The first such action occurred in 1766, when there were just seven colleges in Colonial America. The students at Harvard—the first college– were […]
Open House for Certified Home Health Aides Best Choice Home Health Care Inc. conducts open interviews for Certified Home Health Aides at the following locations/times: Bronx Location: 2275 Olinville Ave., Lower Level, Bronx, NY 10467 Walk-In Days: Monday through Thursday […]
Saturday, January 28 — As the Great Depression approached its worst, Wisconsin made the nation’s first governmental direct relief effort for the unemployed. On this date in 1932, it enacted unemployment insurance, soon followed by a half-dozen other states before Social […]
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