Under a beautiful and cloudless blue sky, the 39th Bronx Italian Heritage Parade marched down Morris Park Avenue to Williamsbridge Road. The day was marked with mild temperatures that are usually typical of summer. The parade, as always, was hosted […]
Now is the time to get your flu shots. Yes, that means even if you are young and healthy or have children who are school aged. I received my flu shot at a meeting for the North Bronx Health Network […]
For many years I have spoken about the use of names that a person can use for their personal identity and that go along with their racial, cultural, or ethnic identity. These are not those names that were thrust upon […]
(Video from Dailymotion) As the holiest period of the Simchat Torah comes to an end on Tuesday night, there are those who practice Hasidim that participate in an abusive and a blasphemous manner in which they conduct Kapparos. By many, […]
Over the last few days, social media has been filled with claims by Kim Davis that she had a private meeting with Pope Francis and that he embraced her and her “courage”. Kim Davis has acted in refusing to fulfill […]
Anti-Muslim sentiment, often referred to as Islamophobia, Anti-Islam, or Anti-Muslim, is as horrible, hostile and dangerous as any other term denoting hate of one group. Personally, I dislike the term Islamophobia because it implies a severe mental illness affecting a […]
Last night, The New York State Democratic Committee held its Fall meeting at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. The meeting was well attended by Members of The New York State Democratic State Committee from The Bronx, despite it being held […]
I am pro-choice. As a man who believes that all women have the right to make decisions about their body, no legislation should stop a female from making a decision dealing with her body. As a man I have not […]
We are all very well versed in Emma Lazarus’ famous quote “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift […]
On Saturday morning, residents of the Pelham Grand, staff, community advisory council members, and community joined with The NYC Department of Parks and Recreation in a My Parks Project along the Pelham Parkway Greenway. Volunteers cleaned from the front of the Pelham […]
Many of you have most likely heard me speak about my passing the torch onto a new generation of Bronxites as I complete over fifty years of being active in the fight for social justice. It was thrilling to see […]
This morning, as soon as I awoke, memories of that horrific day fourteen years ago swirled through my mind. I am sure that everyone who is nineteen years or older remembers exactly where they were and what they were doing […]
This coming Sunday night begins the holiest period for Jews around the world that is called the Days of Awe. These holy days last from sunset Sunday night (September 13th) until sundown the night of Yom Kippur on September 23rd. […]
This past Friday, The Pelham Grand kicked off the Labor Day weekend with a beautiful BBQ that was attended by many of the tenants from The Pelham Grand, staff of ASCNYC, and Ken Kearns, District Manager for Community Board #10. […]
As the first same sex couples received their licenses to marry in Rowan County, Kentucky, praise and admiration should be given to Judge David L. Bunning of the U.S District Court. He ruled that County Clerk Kim Davis was in […]
Follow Us