Bronx Personalities

It’s official. Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr Endorses Rafael Salamanca, Jr

It’s official. Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr Endorses Rafael Salamanca, Jr

It’s official. On Friday, before a packed crowd, Bronx BP Ruben Diaz Jr endorsed Rafael Salamanca, Jr’s bid to become the next  City Councilman in the 17th Council District.   Other backers included Bronx Democratic County Leader Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, Senator […]

Saturday ‘Meet & Greet’ With Rev. J. Loren Russell, 2/13

Saturday ‘Meet & Greet’ With Rev. J. Loren Russell, 2/13

This morning from 9:30 – 11:30, there will be a “Meet and Greet” Rev. Dr. J. Loren Russell,  a candidate for 17th City Council vacancy. The “Meet and Greet” will be held at the Greater Universal Baptist Church at 253 E. 153 […]

Singing the Blues

Singing the Blues

Bronx Rising: Bronx Blues A musical tribute to Rev. Gary Davis with performances by gospel sensation, Monica Hope and Solomon Hicks. It’s going down February 20, 2016, 7pm at the Bronx Music Heritage Center located at 1303 Louis Nine Blvd, […]

Mr. G Day In The Bronx 2016

Mr. G Day In The Bronx 2016

On Thursday, January 28, 2016, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Principal Jasmine Gonzalez, as well as the students and faculty at P.S. 65—Mother Hale Academy, to declare it “Mr. G Day in The Bronx.” The legendary weatherman and […]

Salamanca Grabs DC 37 Endorsement For 17 Council Race

Salamanca Grabs DC 37 Endorsement For 17 Council Race

In advance of this evening’s candidate’s forum at Pregones Theater, Rafael Salamanca, Jr. netted the endorsement of DC 37, New York’s largest public employee union. “The future of the Bronx can be bright if we continue to work together to […]

Irv "Mr. G" Gikovsky, PIX 11 News

January 28th Is ‘Mr. G Day’ in the Bronx

NEW YORK – PIX11, Tribune Broadcasting’s New York flagship station, is joining Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in proclaiming January 28th ‘Mr. G Day’ in the Bronx. The ceremony will be held at P.S. 65 in the South Bronx. PS 65, The Mother Hale […]

by · January 26, 2016 · Bronx Personalities, Television
NYS Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, 87th AD.

Assemblyman Sepulveda Appears On BronxTalk Tonight

ASSEMBLYMAN SEPULVEDA ON BRONXTALK – Tonight host Gary Axelbank will welcome Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda back to BronxTalk. As he makes his fourteenth appearance on the program, the legislator from the Bronx’ 87th district will talk about how his district fared […]

Project Clemente on BronxTalk Tonight

‘PROJECT CLUB CLEMENTE’ ON BRONXTALK TONIGHT  On Martin Luther King’s birthday, BronxTalk will celebrate the life, legacy, and commitment of another freedom fighter, ‘The Great One’, Roberto Clemente. Project Club Clemente is a Bronx group that completed Clemente’s mission to […]

Darcel D. Clark

New Bronx District Attorney Inauguration Set For Saturday January 16 At Noon

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark Inauguration Set For This Saturday January 16 At Noon Saturday, January 16, 2016 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lehman College Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Park West, Bronx.   Cardinal Timothy Dolan will deliver the invocation. […]

Former Bronx Assemblyman Peter Rivera Joins Gotham Government Relations & Communications

Former NYS Commissioner of Labor and Former NYS Assembly Speaker Pro Tempore Joins Gotham Government Relations.

by · January 9, 2016 · Bronx Personalities, Business, News
Councilman Ritchie Torres on BronxTalk Tonight

Councilman Ritchie Torres on BronxTalk Tonight

COUNCILMAN RITCHIE TORRES ON BRONXTALK   In the new year’s first edition of BronxTalk, tonight’s program will feature Councilman Ritchie Torres of the 15th CD. Councilman Torres, the public housing committee chairman and deputy leader of the council, will talk with host […]

A Time to be Born and A Time to be Celebrated

A Time to be Born and A Time to be Celebrated

Like most people living in this world, we have seen happiness as well as the passing of many whose lives we celebrate. As I look back on the past year I remember, not with sorrow, but with happiness the lives […]

by · January 4, 2016 · Bronx Personalities, Obituary

Bronx Pol Marcos Crespo Makes Best Dressed Lawmaker List

Brad Gerstman’s Annual Best Dressed Pols List Brad Gerstman, an always impeccably dressed lawyer/lobbyist, once again weighs in on the sartorial splendor of our city and state elected officials. Mayor Bill de Blasio was the only New York lawmaker/executive to […]

A Look Ahead: Bronx 2016 Predictions

A Look Ahead: Bronx 2016 Predictions

The Bronx Chronicle asked our contributors, prominent Bronxites and selected readers to ponder the year ahead and to share their predictions. We hope you enjoy our look at the year ahead. The staff of the Bronx Chronicle wish you a happy, safe, and prosperous […]

by · December 31, 2015 · Bronx Personalities, News, Politics
Bronx Lawmaker Joining National PR Consulting Firm

Bronx Lawmaker Joining National PR Consulting Firm

South Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake Joins Hilltop Public Solutions The political establishment in the Bronx and Albany is agog at journalist Mike Allen’s POLITICO Playbook item reporting that South Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake is joining Hilltop Public Solutions. Hilltop is […]