Community Affairs

Forum Educates the Community About the Dangers of K2

Forum Educates the Community About the Dangers of K2

A dangerous drug that goes by many names is plaguing neighborhoods in the Bronx and with stores still selling it, worried community residents are fed up. On Tuesday evening Community Board 7 and North Central Bronx Hospital hosted a forum […]

Throggs Neck Sidewalk Fair

Throggs Neck Sidewalk Fair

It starts on Bruckner and goes only to Randall this year. There will be a bandstand in the parking lot of Rite Aid. There will be face painting for free at 3707 East Tremont Ave, there will be 3 stations […]

45th Precinct Honors Police Officers and Community Members

45th Precinct Honors Police Officers and Community Members

On May 15, the 45th Precinct held their Annual Council Breakfast where they honored the work of exceptional police officers and community members. “May is a month where we salute our police officers who risk their lives dealing in difficult […]

Bronx Week Parade Shows the Many Flavors of the Bronx

Bronx Week Parade Shows the Many Flavors of the Bronx

On a very warm and sunny Sunday the Bronx’s 44th Annual Bronx Week celebration came to a very festive and celebratory culmination with the Bronx Week Parade and Concert on Mosholu Parkway. While on stage to host as master of […]

Celebrating Bronx Volunteer Heros

Celebrating Bronx Volunteer Heros

On May 11th, the Bronx Volunteer Coalition (BxVC) honored a few of the borough’s most remarkable volunteers. While there were around 100 people in attendance, it felt more like a gathering of old friends who each greeted each other with […]

SENATOR JEFF KLEIN HOSTS SPRING CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL AT ST. THERESA SCHOOL

SENATOR JEFF KLEIN HOSTS SPRING CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL AT ST. THERESA SCHOOL

Klein Brings Together Community to Celebrate the Spring Season — Local Families & Children Dance, Play, Create and More BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), joined by nearly 200 children and families, hosted his annual spring children’s festival […]

Community Welcomes Newly Renovated Van Nest Park

Community Welcomes Newly Renovated Van Nest Park

After years of fighting for a new playground, community members and children are finally able to welcome a new Van Nest Park. Last Friday community members, local politicians, and NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver joined together for a ribbon […]

Bronx Park East Community Association Column

Bronx Park East Community Association Column

– BRONX PARK EAST GETS $450,000 INVESTMENT- On Thursday, May 7th, Councilman Ritchie Torres’ announced the top five vote-getters for his Inaugural “Participatory Budgeting” project in his 15th City Council District. Thanks to the tremendous 3-day “Get-Out-The-Vote” effort by 17 […]

VIN Etching at Co-Op City May 16, 2015

VIN Etching at Co-Op City May 16, 2015

Standing up to violence in the Bronx, Panel Discussion, May 14

Standing up to violence in the Bronx, Panel Discussion, May 14

STANDING UP TO VIOLENCE IN THE BRONX THIS SUMMER   The Monroe College School of Criminal Justice and Jacobi Medical Center’s Stand up to Violence (SUV) program are joining forces to produce a panel discussion designed to cool the heat […]

City Report: The Bronx Has Highest Rate of Home Loan Denials

The South Bronx real estate market may be heating up, but the residents have a tougher time getting home loans than residents of any other borough, according to a new city report. Approximately 30 percent of all home loan applications […]

VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MONTHLY MAY MEETING – Wed May 6, 2015 – 7pm

VAN NEST NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE MONTHLY MAY MEETING – Wed May 6, 2015 – 7pm

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Kicks Off the 44th Annual Bronx Week Celebration

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Kicks Off the 44th Annual Bronx Week Celebration

On a beautifully warm and sunny Sunday afternoon Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. kicked off the 44th Annual Bronx Week Celebration. Starting on May 3rd, Bronx Week is dedicated to showcasing the fantastic attributes of Bronxites through cultural, culinary, […]

SUV – Community Shooting Response – May 1st, 6pm

SUV – Community Shooting Response – May 1st, 6pm

B.P. Diaz Celebrates Israeli Independence Day

B.P. Diaz Celebrates Israeli Independence Day

On Thursday, April 23, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale hosted their annual Israeli Independence Day celebration. At the event Borough President Diaz presented Rabbi Avi Weiss of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale with […]