Walt Disney Animation Studios’ ‘Zootopia’ continues to dominate the box office, in the U.S. around the world. Notably in China this weekend earning an estimated $38.6 million to bring the animated family favorite’s global total to an incredible $591.7 million. […]
COINING A PHRASE Sunday, March 20 — One of the most distinctive and near universal American colloquialisms — the affirmation “OK” — appeared in public for the first time this month in 1839. There have been claims that “OK” (‘oh-kay’) […]
Something is Wrong at the UN: I Was Thrown Out on Feb 19 for Looking Into Corruption and Double Standards by Matthew Russell Lee, Esq. Something is wrong at the United Nations. As a journalist covering the UN for 10 […]
Lotus Flame Restaurant is working with sponsors to celebrate Phagwah in the Bronx with fun arts and entertainment! Phagwah, also known as Holi “The Festival of Colors” is the Hindu tradition’s energetic and fun way of celebrating the start of […]
Council Member Fernando Cabrera to Speak at Marie Curie High School for Student Voter Registration Day WHO: Council Member Fernando Cabrera, High School Students, Representative from the Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition WHERE: Marie Curie School for Medicine, […]
ST. PATRICK’S DAY Thursday, March 17 — This is a day when people of all ethnicities are cheerfully encouraged to wear something green. It is St. Patrick’s Day, a rare national holiday observed outside its native land. The day […]
There are more than 451,000 small businesses in New York State, covering a vast spectrum of firms from neighborhood coffee shops to specialized tech firms. Earlier this month, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report highlighting the enormous contributions these small […]
Dear Editor: This is Brian Madden, Efrain [Gonzalez]’s bunkmate and author of “The Move Behind The Move.” I am very happy that Efrain is out and my book is getting some notoriety. I saw Former Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr. Is […]
The National Taxpayer Advocate is holding a public forum in the Bronx this Friday, March 18th at Hostos Community College to discuss changes in the IRS which will impact taxpayer needs and services. National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will conduct the […]
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News on the minimum wage. Highlights from the op-ed are below: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM: We can address this problem in one of two ways. The […]
Local Player from The Bronx Helps Seton Hall to Upset Villanova and Capture Big East Title By Howard Goldin Villanova (29-5), the top seed in the Big East Tournament, was defeated by third seed and the nationally unranked Seton Hall […]
Our Continued Fight for Free Lunch by Letitia James There is a such thing as a free lunch and we know that thousands of the most vulnerable children in New York City would greatly benefit from it. The […]
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights joins the nation in acknowledging and commemorating the courage and determination of countless women who sacrificed and fought to participate fully in American democracy. Women have shaped our society to be more inclusive and […]
BP Ruben Diaz celebrates Irish Heritage Month on March 16 at The Rambling House, noon til 3PM, hosted by Mary Murphy, PIX11 News. RSVP required, 590-3500.
UNEMPLOYMENT HELP FROM CITY HALL Profile America — A severe economic panic, striking in 1893, led the city of Seattle to create the nation’s first municipal unemployment assistance office on this date in 1894. State and federal unemployment assistance wasn’t […]
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