Community Affairs

One dead, 12 Infected from Morris Park Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

One dead, 12 Infected from Morris Park Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

One person has died in connection to the recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, city officials said Wednesday. On September 28th, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that seven […]

An Open Letter on Overdevelopment from Councilman James Vacca

An Open Letter on Overdevelopment from Councilman James Vacca

by · September 30, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Community Affairs
Town Hall Meeting About Legionnaires’ Disease – October 1st at Maestro’s Caterer’s

Town Hall Meeting About Legionnaires’ Disease – October 1st at Maestro’s Caterer’s

“Stop the Violence Town Hall” Tonight with Councilmember Ritchie Torres

“Stop the Violence Town Hall” Tonight with Councilmember Ritchie Torres

To address the growing number of gang related and other acts of violence in Community Board 7, A town hall “Stop The Violence” will take place at Our Lady of Refuge Parish Center at 290 East 196th Street. at 6:30 […]

by · September 29, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Community Affairs
FREE CONCERT 9/27: The Youth Orchestra of Caracas @ Crotona Park Amphitheater

FREE CONCERT 9/27: The Youth Orchestra of Caracas @ Crotona Park Amphitheater

This Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 pm the Youth Orchestra of Caracas will perform a free concert –A Concert of Hope: Venezuela in the Bronx– at the Amphitheater in Crotona Park, the Bronx. A Concert of Hope — Venezuela in the […]

Volunteers Wanted: Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy

Volunteers Wanted: Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy

The Women’s Empowerment Self Defense Academy is seeking volunteers with computer skills, social media proficiency, clerical and data entry skills.  Interested persons may call 347-810-7330 or send email to wesdaonline@gmail.com.  

VISIONS Bronx “Mix It Up” Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser

VISIONS Bronx “Mix It Up” Celebrity Bartending Fundraiser

Local Bronx celebrities will “mix it up” as bartenders at a fundraising event for VISIONS services for the blind and visually impaired on Thursday, September 24. The event hosted by the VISIONS Bronx Advisory Board will be held at Brewski’s […]

1 Mile Walk/Run in Honor of Kips Bay Alumnus Deputy Chief Steve Bonano 9/26/15 10am

1 Mile Walk/Run in Honor of Kips Bay Alumnus Deputy Chief Steve Bonano 9/26/15 10am

by · September 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Community Affairs
Day for Kids Festival @ Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club 9/26/15 12pm – 4pm

Day for Kids Festival @ Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club 9/26/15 12pm – 4pm

by · September 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Community Affairs
3rd Annual Family Fall Classic Charity Softball Game

3rd Annual Family Fall Classic Charity Softball Game

On Sunday, September 20, 2015 family, friends and community members from around The Bronx came out the 3rd Annual Family Fall Classic Charity Softball Game at the Castle Hill Little League Baseball Field. It was an afternoon of fun and […]

Bronx Assemblyman Says Technology Is The Future of Work

Bronx Assemblyman Says Technology Is The Future of Work

Last Thursday afternoon, hundreds of Bronxites, young and old, social entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the historic Old Bronx Courthouse on Third Avenue and 161st Street for Assemblyman Michael Blake’s “New Faces of Technology” event.       The […]

Senator Jeff Klein samples some New England Clam Chowder at City Island’s annual Clam Chowder Festival.

Klein Hosts 3rd Annual Clam Chowder Fest on City Island

State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) joined City Island restaurant owners and residents at Hawkins Park on Sunday afternoon for Klein’s third annual City Island Clam Chowder Festival. The chowder festival took place during City Island’s annual Chamber of Commerce Arts […]

by · September 21, 2015 · Community Affairs, Government
Residents of The Pelham Grand, staff and NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and City Parks Foundation team up to clean greenway across from the Pelham Grand to Burr.  Back Row: Eddie, Frank, Rafael, Jonathan, Terrence, Mondo, Kermit, Dwight Front Row: Jill, Lewis, Eurenia, Christine and Thomas

Partnerships for Parks and Pelham Grand join in Community Cleanup

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 […]

by · September 14, 2015 · Community Affairs, Parks
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Rosh Hashanah 2015 Message

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Rosh Hashanah 2015 Message

“Tonight, members of the Jewish community all across New York will begin the observance of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah provides an opportunity for the Jewish community to join with neighbors and loved ones to reflect on […]

Chris Fugazy, presently Chief Operating officer, North Bronx health Network, laying one of the wreaths in memory of those who dies on 9/11.

We Mourn: In Private and in Public

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 […]