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Editorial: Save Lives, Stop Crime

Editorial: Save Lives, Stop Crime

  All across New York City, people are sending condolences to the family and friends of Officer Randolph Holder, a 33-year-old police officer with five years of service in the NYPD. Holder was killed in the line of duty Tuesday […]

by · October 22, 2015 · Crime, Editorials
Matters of Faith: What Would You Dare To Do Were It Impossible To Fail?

Matters of Faith: What Would You Dare To Do Were It Impossible To Fail?

WHAT WOULD YOU DARE TO DO IF IT WERE IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL? By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv.   Matthew 11:28-30 New Living Translation (NLT) 28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry […]

Judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York and Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Financial Focus: ‘Vampire’ ATM Fees

Financial Focus: When did a $5 lunch become $13? The Sad Cost of ATM Fees By Anthony C Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Responding to several hundred constituent phone calls to his office about skyrocketing ATM fees, New York Senator Charles Schumer this […]

Dr. Michael Skelly, who worked for 13 years at the Bronx hospital as an infectious disease specialist, plans to file a lawsuit against the city claiming that he was wrongfully dismissed

Lew’s Views: Dr. Michael Skelly: Is He Being Used as a Scapegoat by the HHC?

This past Friday, On Live at Five did a story about Dr. Michael Skelly being fired by HHC from his position as an Infectious Disease Medicine from Lincoln Hospital. As a member of a Community Advisory Board of another Health […]

by · October 13, 2015 · Health, Health & Nutrition, Op Ed
Letter To The Editor: Reclaiming The Bronx’s Cultural Legacy

Letter To The Editor: Reclaiming The Bronx’s Cultural Legacy

Don’t Let Gentrification Be The Main Consequence of the Reclamation of the Bronx’s Cultural Legacy It is great to see the cultural landmarks of the Bronx, such as the street jazz great Maxine Sullivan lived on, be officially recognized by […]

Letter To The Editor: Another NY-13 Challenger

Letter To The Editor: Another NY-13 Challenger

Dear Editor: I saw your interview with Clyde Williams and ask that in the future if you would please include me among the listed contestants for the Democratic race to succeed Representative Rangel in NY-13. I am a filed and […]

TBC Spotlight: Clyde Williams, A Former Clinton Aide Exploring Another Run For NY-13

TBC Spotlight: Clyde Williams, A Former Clinton Aide Exploring Another Run For NY-13

With Congressman Charles Rangel retiring, Clyde Williams recently announced he is exploring another run for NY-13. In 2012, Williams finished third behind primary winner Congressman Rangel and State Senator Adriano Espaillat. Williams, a registered Democrat, says that there is a completely different electoral dynamic […]

Today’s Verdict: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TENANTS IN HOUSING COURT

Today’s Verdict: LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TENANTS IN HOUSING COURT

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TENANTS IN HOUSING COURT By David Lesch, Esq.  As our New York sports teams enter the postseason, and as of this morning the Yankees now have an extended vacation, it is clear that when a […]

by · October 11, 2015 · Housing, Today's Verdict
Matters of Faith: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR HIM LATELY?

Matters of Faith: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR HIM LATELY?

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR HIM LATELY? By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv.   I had a conversation with a colleague this week that went from a business conversation to a discussion about salvation and serving the Lord. What […]

Op-Ed: Honor The Bronx’s Jazz Traditions

Op-Ed: Honor The Bronx’s Jazz Traditions

Turn Maxine Sullivan’s House into a Cultural Center Honoring the Bronx’s Jazz Traditions By Mark Naison Today, I had the honor of participating in a street naming ceremony to honor the great jazz singer, radio personality, and community leader Maxine […]

Op-Ed: Public Advocate James ‘Stands Her Ground’ Over Walmart And Guns

Op-Ed: Public Advocate James ‘Stands Her Ground’ Over Walmart And Guns

Divesting from Walmart By Public Advocate Letitia James On January 8, 2011, Jared Lee Loughner walked into a Walmart and purchased gun ammunition. Within three hours of this purchase at a local Walmart he opened fire and callously murdered six […]

by · October 11, 2015 · Crime, Guns, Op Ed
The original languages of America

Call Me Chaim

For many years I have spoken about the use of names that a person can use for their personal identity and that go along with their racial, cultural, or ethnic identity. These are not those names that were thrust upon […]

by · October 9, 2015 · Cultures, New Americans, Op Ed
NYS Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. , SD 32.

WYSK: Scott Stringer is Hurting the Homeless and the Needy

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz District 32 Bronx  Scott Stringer is Hurting the Homeless and the Needy You should know that there is an article titled EXPERTS SAY STRINGER’S REJECTION OF HOMELESS SHELTER CONTRACTS IS ‘ILLEGAL’ […]

Matters of Faith: What Has He Done For You Lately

Matters of Faith: What Has He Done For You Lately

WHAT HAS HE DONE FOR YOU LATELY? By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv.   Most people remember the 1986 Janet Jackson recording entitled, “What Have You Done For Me Lately?,” the song where Janet is talking to her girlfriend […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Faith, Matters of Faith, Religion
The Kim Davis and Pope Francis Meeting: Not the Real Story

The Kim Davis and Pope Francis Meeting: Not the Real Story

Over the last few days, social media has been filled with claims by Kim Davis that she had a private meeting with Pope Francis and that he embraced her and her “courage”. Kim Davis has acted in refusing to fulfill […]

by · October 5, 2015 · Faith, Op Ed, Religion