Photo op-ed: How Bronx Pols Protect Themselves
How Corrupt Bronx Pols Protect Themselves From Prosecution Another photo op-ed from contributor Gary Tilzer (@unitednyblogs) http://truenewsfromchangenyc.blogspot.com/
Bronx Personalities
Young Up and Coming Bronx Leader: Anthony Perez
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 […]
Featured Veteran: The 30 Year Cadet that Never Stopped
Featured Veteran: The 30 Year Cadet that Never Stopped by Gonzalo Duran This week’s featured Veteran is Corporal Joseph Ronda, United States Marine Corps (USMC). Joseph was born and raised in the Bronx and grew up in the Throggs Neck […]
‘Gentleman’ Council Member Celebrates National Bow Tie Day
DAPPER BRONX LAWMAKER OBSERVES NATIONAL BOW TIE DAY Bronx Councilman Andy King — best known for his dapper dress style and bow ties – treated members of his Bronx staff to bow tie shopping in celebration of National Bow Tie Day […]
DJ Scott La Rock Shot and Killed On This Day In 1987
Via The Trace (an anti-gun violence newsletter): August 27, 1987 Scott Monroe Sterling, a rapper who performed as DJ Scott La Rock, was shot and killed while trying to diffuse a love triangle at a housing project in the South Bronx. He was […]
Mother Teresa Statue Donated to Assemblyman Gjonaj
At a recent fundraiser for Bronx Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, a statue of Mother Teresa was donated by the Albanian American Open Hand Association. Working three to four hours a day, Aleksander Nilaj who made it himself which took about 6 weeks […]
Former Bronxite Pens ‘Vampire Rising’ Novella
Larry Benjamin was born in the Bronx, graduated from Adlai Stevenson High School and earned a degree in art history at the University of Pennsylvania, before becoming an award-winning author and blogger behind This Writer’s Life. His allegorical novella, Vampire Rising, […]
Bronx Profile: Coach Christopher Astacio And The Lady Tigers
Cancer Won’t Beat Coach A and His Lady Tigers by Koi Germany, Jr. Coach Christopher Astacio, recent stomach cancer survivor and physical and health education instructor at Jordan L. Mott, Junior High School 22, granted The Bronx Chronicle an exclusive interview […]
Obama Signs Legislation Designating ‘Herman Badillo’ Post Office In Morrisania
Renaming of the Morrisania Post Office for Herman Badillo Today, President Obama signed legislation into law renaming of the Morrisania Post Office in honor of Herman Badillo, New York’s first elected congressman of Puerto Rican heritage. In a statement Bronx Borough […]
First Woman Honored With Canyon of Heroes Ticker Tape Parade Buried At Woodlawn
The folks over at Woodlawn Cemetery shared a bit of trivia connecting the Bronx to Friday’s ticker tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes for the World Cup champion United States Women’s soccer team. According to Brian G. Andersson, the cemetery’s […]
Bronx Family Court Judge Fiordaliza Rodriguez Feted
Dinner Held at Bronx YMCA for 1st Dominican Family Court Judge Hon. Fiordaliza A. Rodriguez Recently, a congratulatory dinner was held at the Bronx YMCA for Hon. Fiordaliza A. Rodriguez, who was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio to a […]
Brilliant Futures Daycare and Preschool Featured In Independent Film
Brilliant Futures Daycare and Preschool, a wonderful locally-owned and operated small family daycare service in the Morris Park section of The Bronx, is featured in the upcoming 2015 independent film documentary, “Small Business Revolution,” representing the Bronx and New York. Brilliant Futures is […]
Former Bronx Congressman Mario Biaggi Dies At 97
Mario Biaggi, a highly decorated former New York City police officer and a popular 10-term Democratic congressman from the Bronx died on Wednesday at his home in the Bronx. He was 97. Biaggi’s passing was reported by his longtime spokesman […]
Bronxite, Gabrielle Pelicci, Falls Short In MSNBC “Grow Your Value Competition”
Bronx Profile: Gabrielle Pelicci, Finalist, “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition” by Koi Germany, Jr. Last month, The Bronx Chronicle profiled MSNBC contest finalist, Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci’s journey in the “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition.” Flown out to Washington, D.C, Dr. […]
Meet Soap Diva Miss Susan Lucci
Bronx Photographer Miriam Quin meets Susan Lucci ( Erica Kane from All My Children) in Little Italy in Arthur Avenue in the Bronx Here is Miriam Quin’s account of her encounter with Ms. Lucci: What an amazing weekend I had. First, […]
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