Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Member Dan Garodnick and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer today announced a multi-part strategy to strengthen East Midtown as a world-class 21st Century commercial district. The framework announced today attempts to help ensure East Midtown’s […]
In honor of Jewish-American Heritage Month, Senator Jeff Klein launched the first ever Bronx Jewish Film Festival, featuring six films over three days in five locations across the Bronx. The film festival’s kick-off, held at Seton Park, featured a red […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced yesterday a partnership with industry leaders from five electric and gas utilities to develop a plan that places veterans returning back home in jobs in the utility industry. The plan supports objectives that emerged from […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday announced that, for the second year in a row, New York is the yogurt capital of the nation. Preliminary data indicates that in 2013, New York produced 741 million pounds of yogurt, up from 695 million […]
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, junior Senator from New York, a Senate Armed Services Committee member, announced yesterday that a key Senate committee passed her legislation that would require the panel that reviews military discharges to have at least one mental health […]
Click below for a link to last night’s BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank that featured a discussion on women in the military with two Bronx veterans . They spoke first hand about their experiences including ‘straight talk’ about prejudice and abuse, […]
Bronxites remembered the fallen in foreign wars yesterdays, and all veterans, as flags could be seen around the borough and public celebrations took place such as the one Van Nest at their local memorial park. Above is video from the […]
All across the Bronx, community members are marking Memorial Day with ceremonies by honoring those who gave their lives in war. At Peace Memorial Plaza, on the corner of Williamsbridge Road and Pelham Parkway, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj spoke about the meaning […]
The Bronx Zoo is again home to Komodo dragons, the largest and heaviest lizards in the world. The animals, which can weigh over 300 pounds and reach more than nine feet in length when grown, are already awing visitors at […]
On Friday,the President signed into law the following two acts in advance of Memorial Day: H.R. 685, the “American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of a single congressional gold medal to the American Fighter […]
President Obama Nominates Julián Castro as Next HUD Secretary, and Shaun Donovan as OMB Director by Eric Schultz, Dep. White House Press Secretary May 23, 2014 President Barack Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, delivers remarks announcing his intent to […]
Lehman College will celebrate the graduation of more than 2,800 students on Thursday, May 29 beginning at 10 a.m. on the South Athletic Field. WATCH online here. VIEW on BronxNet: Channel 67 (Cablevision Optimum) or Channel 33 (Verizon Fios). FOLLOW on social media at Lehman […]
While its “not talked about”, countless women have been ordained “as Catholic Priests” for centuries, while the ordinations aren’t recognized by The Vatican. As Al Jazeera has reported on two female New Yorkers who celebrated ordination ceremonies in May: “But […]
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