From The Desk of the NWBxDems “The Revitalization of Mosholu Parkway, Part 2” by Anthony Rivieccio In my column last week I wrote that since 2009, The Four Bronx Institutions Alliance (FBIA) have been trying to present a “Mosholu Parkway […]
What You Should Know by Rev. Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. Back to Washington, DC on 117 Buses to Oppose Marriage Equality You should know that this coming Saturday, April 25th, 117 buses will take more than 6,000 people to Washington, […]
Conversations Behind Closed Doors I preached a sermon once on the subject, “Somebody’s Talking About You” focusing on the conversations that takes place behind closed doors; conversations that take place about a person without that person being aware that a […]
From The Desk of the NWBxDems “The Revitalization of Mosholu Parkway” by Anthony Rivieccio I have lived in The North Bronx for over 36 years. There are several reasons why I have stayed this long. Living near Mosholu Parkway is one […]
Mario Cuomo set a political standard by Richard Brodsky The history of the Clinton/Cuomo relationship is well known, but worth considering. The “what-ifs” are legion and fascinating. What If Mario had run in ’84, ’88 or ’92? What If Mario […]
The Power of Your Word In one of my devotional periods this week, I was significantly moved by one in particular. It came on the morning after a very stimulating session I had with a group of young men […]
Lessons From Indiana by J.C. Polanco, Esq., MBA Last month, after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law, Indiana Governor Mike Pence stepped on a hornet’s nest of widespread opposition. Rarely have we seen such strange bedfellows and […]
Now that the ink is dry on New York State’s budget, it’s a good time to rate Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the ethics reform promise he made two months ago. In a nutshell, it looks like a disappointment: the ethics […]
BerlinRosen Not Only Ducks Lobbyist Rules, It Ducks Foreign Agent Registration, Too by Gary Tilzer Two years ago True News broke the story that BerlinRosen was not a registered lobbyist. CrainsNY’s Chris Bragg followed up sometime later and last week […]
Cleaning Up Albany Corruption as Slowly as Possible By Morgan Pehme Only in Albany is legislation targeted at making government more transparent drafted in the shadows. With less than 12 hours to go before the April 1 deadline […]
“THE UPSIDE TO DEATH” A Sunday school teacher asked her 5 year olds questions to help them to understand why trusting Jesus is the only way to get to heaven. She asked, “If I sell everything I have and give […]
Window Dressing, Not Reform by Russ Haven, Esq. Albany has seen a parade of scandals over the past decade: Two sitting governors; three of the past four Senate Majority Leaders; the Speaker of the Assembly; a state Comptroller; […]
NWBxDems Facebook Group Merges Politics With Community Where would you go when you have a neighborhood concern or want to start a conversation between your elected officials (or their staff), community activists, and other informed Bronx residents? Where can someone go to share both a productive […]
No tax news is good news, for now E.J. McMahon One of the best things about New York’s newly adopted state budget for fiscal 2016 is something that’s not in it (yet): a costly new state subsidy of homeowners’ local property taxes. […]
Last Friday, Senator Harry Reid announced that he will not be seeking reelection in 2016 and has endorsed New York Senator Chuck Schumer to succeed him after he retires. Serving as a Senator from Nevada since 1987, Reid has previously […]
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