Yesterday, in interviews with The Bronx Chronicle and Bronx Talk with Gary Axelbank, Councilman Andy King, the co-chair of the Black, Asian and Latino Caucus, spoke out about the rhetoric that has come from the city’s Police Department, police union, and other affiliated […]
At the request of Council Member James Vacca and Community Board 11, the Department of Transportation (DOT) will install a traffic light at the intersection of Fish and Mace avenues near PS 97 in Pelham Gardens. The light will be […]
A number of prominent Bronxites have started “Latinas for Klein”, launching their grassroots effort to help to reelect state Senator Jeff Klein , hailing him as a leader on women and Latina issues. Prominent Bronx Latinas involved include Hilda Diaz, the […]
(This interview podcast can be downloaded here, or click above to listen. It is aproximately 8 minutes.) Click here to watch last night’s Bronx Talk from friend of the Chronicle Gary Axelbank, in which the Councilman calls in to discuss these issues […]
Pope Francis 1 used the occasion of the hundred year anniverary of the first World War to speak about the need to have dialogue on peace, on finding non-violent means of doing the business of foreign diplomacy and statecraft. He […]
“Somebody Come and Play”: 45 Years of Learning on Sesame Street Opens September 18, Featuring Muppets™, Children’s Area, Scripts, Scores and More. (Map and Directions) “Somebody Come and Play,” named after the classic Sesame Street song, will offer visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the […]
On Monday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $292 million in grant funding to support critical infrastructure protection, anti-terrorism programs, and core emergency preparedness and response functions in counties across the state. Approved by the federal Department of Homeland […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the Bronx’s Manhattan College a grant in the amount of $226,446 to conduct research during the next three years on Higgs boson, the subatomic particle that accounts for the creation of mass, essentially allowing human […]
Bartow-Pell Mansion – Photo by Kathleen Canzoniero
SONIDO COSTEÑO TRIO IN CONCERT Saturday, August 2, 2014, 2:30 p.m. Bronx Library Center, Auditorium (Map and directions) Sonido Costeño is a modern day New York City Latin band. Their creative fusion of Latin music with other world music is […]
The Public Advocate of New York, Letiticia James, has called for the city’s police officers with video camera like the one pictured to the left as a means of increasing accountability in the department. “As technology advances and becomes more accessible, […]
In light of the Staten Island choking incident and other recent allegations of police brutality, BronxTalk will take a close look at the NYPD on this evening’s program. Two Monroe College criminal justice professors will provide analysis of street videos, […]
Over the weekend, social workers from around the country gathered at Fordham University for the annual National Organization of Forensic Social Work (NOFSW) conference. The conference, which is cosponsored by Fordham’sBe the Evidence International (BTEI) and NOFSW, explored “21st Century Forensic Practice: […]
A study involving nearly 27,000 older adults on five continents found that nearly 1 in 10 met criteria for pre-dementia based on a simple test that measures how fast people walk and whether they have cognitive complaints. People who tested […]
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