My favorite book in the world is “History In Asphalt“, an encyclopedia of Bronx street names written by the late John McNamara. (All apologies to Zadie Smith, Richard Russo and Jennifer Egan…) When you look at the Bronx around you, you see the […]
Mayor de Blasio appointed Loree Sutton as commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs. A retired United States Army Brigadier General and psychiatrist with more than 25 years of civilian and military leadership experience, Sutton brings a deep commitment […]
Last week, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that applications are now available for the $250 million Preschool Development Grants competition. The goal of Preschool Development Grants is to support states – including […]
Calling on all United Nations Member States to act to suppress the flow of foreign fighters, financing and other support to Islamist extremist groups in Iraq and Syria, the Security Council this afternoon put six persons affiliated to those groups […]
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Bronx Bonding Experience “The Ice Bucket Challenge” Tuesday, August 19, 2014 from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Location: YMCA, 2 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473 The Ice Bucket Challenge has blasted its way into the Bronx and leading individuals […]
FOURTH YEAR OF BRONX CAN WILL HELP PREPARE THOUSANDS OF BRONXITES FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bronx CAN Partners to Distribute 2,000 Backpacks and Provide Health Screenings for Children and Parents (Bronx, NY) – State Senator Gustavo […]
BP DIAZ, STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & BOEDC TO ANNOUNCE JOBS INITIATIVE On Tuesday, August 19, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Peter Rivera and Marlene Cintron, president of the Bronx Overall […]
We Will Always Remember SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL PROCESSION The Joint Community Advisory Boards of Jacobi Medical Center and North Central Bronx Hospital invite you to join us in a solemn procession at the Memorial Garden on the Jacobi Medical Center […]
Tomorrow, Councilman Jimmy Vacca and and The Doe Fund’s President George T. McDonald, will hold a press conference at the intersection of Westchester, Crosby, and Buhre avenues to announce the first Bronx partnership with The Doe Fund’s Ready, Willing & Able program, […]
Tomorrow, numerous elected officials and community and business leaders will come together to celebrate the opening of New York Works, the State Department of Labor’s Division of Business Services’ satellite office at BOEDC. Governor Andrew Cuomo and Commissioner Rivera have decided […]
If you tune in every week, you know we promote what has been the standard for years in Bronx journalism “Sunday morning style” news coverage, run by the Bronx personality Gary Axelbank (pictured at right), who “daylights” as the Director […]
My favorite book in the world is “History In Asphalt“, an encyclopedia of Bronx street names written by the late John McNamara. (All apologies to Philip Roth, Parkside Houses native Richard Price and Jesus Christ-Luke, John, etc. etc.) When you look at the […]
Earlier this month, Intro 363-A and Intro 149-A became law, creating a public-partnership that will enable New York City to unlock and analyze municipal decision-making information stored in the City Record—going back more than 15 years. The first piece of legislation, Introductory […]
Popular Community Bank, a subsidiary of Popular, Inc. (BPOP) and a prominent national community bank, together with partner Operation HOPE has created a Bronx site location, the second site in the city, that will concentrate on home ownership and financial literacy programs for the local […]
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