Op Ed

Financial Focus: Congratulations, you’ve graduated! Ready to pay your student loan?

Financial Focus: Congratulations, you’ve graduated! Ready to pay your student loan?

Congratulations, you’ve graduated! Ready to pay your student loan? By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA,PFA Has your son or daughter graduated college? Are you a Grad? How about your friends? Graduation is an exciting time where all your hard work and hours […]

Polygamy: The Marriage of the Tea Party, Wall Street, and Evangelicals Dissolves

Polygamy: The Marriage of the Tea Party, Wall Street, and Evangelicals Dissolves

Polygamy: The Marriage of the Tea Party, Wall Street, and Evangelicals Dissolves by Richard Brodsky It was a difficult marriage from the beginning. Its success was largely regional and state by state. But where it worked, it worked well, mainly […]

by · July 5, 2015 · Op Ed
Matters Of Faith: SPEAK EMPOWERING WORDS INTO YOUR LIFE!

Matters Of Faith: SPEAK EMPOWERING WORDS INTO YOUR LIFE!

SPEAK EMPOWERING WORDS INTO YOUR LIFE! by Rev. J. Loren Russell, BS, MDiv There isn’t much you can do about thoughts that run through your mind. Our thoughts are spontaneous and often times random. While we cannot control our thoughts, […]

by · July 5, 2015 · Daily Living, Faith, Op Ed
CELEBRATE AMERICA!  —  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

CELEBRATE AMERICA! — HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Happy Fourth of July from The Bronx Chronicle staff, family and advertisers. Variously known as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence […]

Conservatives, Race and Republicans: Does the Coalition Survive?

Conservatives, Race and Republicans: Does the Coalition Survive?

Conservatives, Race and Republicans Richard Brodsky in the Huffington Post Conservatives are not, by and large, racists. Racists, by and large, are conservative. Significant elements of the conservative coalition, from the South and elsewhere, were outspokenly hostile to racial minorities. […]

by · June 29, 2015 · Op Ed
Mosholu Parkway or Coney Island?

Mosholu Parkway or Coney Island?

From The Desk of NWBxDems Mosholu Parkway or Coney Island? by Anthony Rivieccio During the Spring of 2015, Councilman Andrew Cohen announced a town hall meeting that was sponsored by two community organizations: Friends of Mosholu Parkland (FOMP) and the […]

by · June 27, 2015 · Op Ed, Parks, Politics
Scandal-Plagued Leglislative Session Ends With A Whimper

Scandal-Plagued Leglislative Session Ends With A Whimper

The Legislature Failed To Do Enough To Overcome A Scandal-Plagued Session That Will Be Remembered For The Wrong Reasons The 2015 legislative session ends with too many lawmakers leaving Albany with a feeling of relief, rather than a sense of accomplishment. […]

by · June 26, 2015 · Government, Op Ed
[Place Your Name Here], Inc. — Own Your Own Business

[Place Your Name Here], Inc. — Own Your Own Business

[Place Your Name Here], Inc. By John Burnett   Imagine a society where everyone owned and operated a business. Well, technically, every household is like a privately owned business with responsibilities that include managing daily operations, seeking opportunities for growth […]

Santorum, Huckabee, Cuomo and Economic Populism

Reactionary-Progressive? Progressive-Reactionary? Santorum, Huckabee, Cuomo and Economic Populism by Richard Brodsky Democrats invented it. Republicans are adopting it. Win elections, the theory goes, by fiercely adopting the social issues dear to the base of your chosen party, while rejecting its […]

by · June 9, 2015 · Op Ed
What You Should Know: End of Session Gossip In albany

What You Should Know: End of Session Gossip In albany

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz End of Session Gossip in Albany You should know that the Legislative Session for the year is about to end and there are eight juicy pieces of gossip that are making […]

by · June 9, 2015 · Op Ed
Matters of Faith: WITH THESE TWO WORDS

Matters of Faith: WITH THESE TWO WORDS

With These Words by Rev. J. Loren Russell, BS, MDiv Someone posted a question on their Facebook page, “If you could send a two-word message to yourself as a teen, what would you say?” My response was “Be yourself!” With […]

by · June 7, 2015 · Daily Living, Faith, Op Ed, Religion
The Bedford Park Revolution

The Bedford Park Revolution

From The Desk of the NWBxDems “The Bedford Park Revolution” by  Anthony Rivieccio Prior to 1990, Bedford Park was located in the northwest section of the Bronx with a population that was 75 percent Caucasian. It was also 100 percent […]

by · May 31, 2015 · Op Ed, Politics
Polanco Politics: Rudy Was Right

Polanco Politics: Rudy Was Right

In light of  the Christopher Duran killing, Rudy had right approach by J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA Very few groups are as ungrateful as and has more historical amnesia than New York City’s liberal elite. To them, the name Rudy Giuliani […]

by · May 28, 2015 · Op Ed, Polanco Politics
Corruption is Not Exclusive to Politics in Albany

Corruption is Not Exclusive to Politics in Albany

What You Should Know By Senator Rev Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District Corruption is Not Exclusive to Politics in Albany You should know that in his Commencement Address on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Pace Law School in Westchester County, […]

by · May 26, 2015 · Op Ed
Ethics and Reform in New York and America

Ethics and Reform in New York and America

By Richard Brodsky   Public distaste for elected officials and government institutions is often the consequence of political strategies. The Reagan critique of government as inept, scandals Clintonian and more, and the widespread sense that politicians and systems are corrupt […]

by · May 18, 2015 · Corruption Watch, Op Ed