100 Black and Hispanic Men Welcome Students Back-to-School Business, community and religious leaders unite to encourage students to excel academicallyOn Wednesday, September 9, 2015, 100 Black and Hispanic Men will cheer on Harlem students on their first day of school […]
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. […]
Back To School KIDS Launch Adolescent girls are urged to come out to Van Cortlandt Park TODAY 9/5/15 from noon to 3 pm to connect, learn and register with Ivy League C.H.I.C.S. Enter at Broadway and West 242nd Street and join […]
Bronx Political Round-Up for September 4: Healthier Happy Meals, Online Ban on K2 Sales, Carmen Rosa Way ceremony, Kingsbridge-Broadway Business Corridor Report, and Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Protection. Senator Gustavo Rivera praises ‘scientific’ study that supports healthier “Happy Meals” legislation. “Not […]
MSNBC’s “Growing Hope” Campaign Comes to the Bronx by Koi Germany, Jr. On September 10th, MSNBC’s nationwide “Growing Hope” campaign makes its way to the Melrose section of the Bronx. The campaign, part of an initiative launched by the media […]
300 backpacks and back-to-school supplies distributed last Saturday at Caserta Playground ‘Family Fun’ celebration Over 400 people attended a back-to-school celebration and free school supplies giveaway held last Saturday at Caserta Playground which was jointly sponsored by Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda and the PTA of […]
Bronx Fashion Week returns on September 17, 2015 at the new Bay Plaza Mall in Co-op City from 4-9 PM. The event is in collaboration with Eat NYC and the first Bronx Food & Wine Festival will benefit the Food […]
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 […]
First-Time Special Naturalization Ceremony Celebrating the Newest New Yorkers at the NY State Fair Yesterday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the designation of New Americans Day at the 2015 Great New York State Fair on Friday, August 28. The day […]
Hey Boo-Boo, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo join New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, in hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony and free movie night (‘Yogi Bear’) […]
On Thursday, State Senator Jeff Klein presented the YMCA of Greater New York $200,000 in state funding. Klein presented a mock check to Executive Director of The Bronx YMCA Sharlene Brown, Senior Vice President for Public Affairs at the YMCA […]
Acclaimed artist Engelbert Humperdinck serenades concertgoers at Senator Klein’s Summertime Symphonies Series State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) hosted Engelbert Humperdinck at Seton Park on Tuesday. The British balladeer serenaded a crowd of more than 500 concertgoers as part of […]
Bronxites and police gathered on August 4th in over a dozen locations across the Bronx to celebrate the 32nd annual National Night Out Against Crime. More than a dozen police precincts and community organizations put together events throughout the borough, […]
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 […]
Monday night’s overflow crowd at the Legionnaires’ Town Hall is an indication of the anxiety felt by Bronx residents living in the outbreak zone. Shortly before the meeting began the Health Department (DOHMH) announced that the number of deaths had increased […]
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