Vacca Allocates $245K For School Learning Technology

Vacca Allocates $245K For School Learning Technology

Councilman James Vacca has allocated $245,000 to purchase 30 SMART Table 442i Collaborative Learning Centers for three schools in his district – nine each for PS 108 in Morris Park and PS 175 in City Island and 12 for PS 392, which is part of […]

by · July 25, 2014 · Local News

Governor Cuomo Announces Grant For Woodlawn Cemetary For Superstorm Sandy Restoration Efforts

On Thursday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $5 million in awards to 14 historically significant properties that suffered severe damage from Superstorm Sandy, including $168,000 to the Woodlawn Cemetery for the restoration of three damaged monuments, repairs to approximately 25 memorials […]

by · July 25, 2014 · Local News
Jon Stewart Shreds Cuomo & Co. Corruption on Last Night’s Daily Show

Jon Stewart Shreds Cuomo & Co. Corruption on Last Night’s Daily Show

After a brief story on Mayor De Blasio once again eating pizza with a knife and fork, albeit yesterday in Naples, Italy, where it is the custom unlike in the five boroughs, John Stewart and the Daily Show writers began […]

by · July 25, 2014 · Local News
President Obama Speaks About National Economy

President Obama Speaks About National Economy

 

by · July 25, 2014 · Domestic News
Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts Receives the Medal of Honor Last Monday

Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts Receives the Medal of Honor Last Monday

“I want you to try and imagine the extraordinary circumstances in which Ryan and his team served.  This was the summer of 2008, and this was a time when our forces in Afghanistan were stretched thin and our troops were […]

by · July 25, 2014 · Domestic News
Carnage In Gaza As Another UN School Bombed

Carnage In Gaza As Another UN School Bombed

 

by · July 25, 2014 · World News

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: July 25, 2014

Tiffany Piers Photo by Nilka Martell

by · July 25, 2014 · Photos
Montefiore Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare Collaboration

Montefiore Medical Center and UnitedHealthcare Collaboration

More than 9,000 UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored health plan participants in New York, including Oxford Health-branded plans, will have access to improved care coordination and enhanced health services, according to Montefiore Medical Center, as a result of a new collaborative program  between Montefiore […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Business, Local News
Bronx Tops State Unemployment Numbers Again

Bronx Tops State Unemployment Numbers Again

The Bronx is yet again the only county in the state with double digit unemployment numbers.  Brooklyn is at 8.3%, which is very high, the second highest in the state, but at a whopping 10.8%, up from 10.6% the prior […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Local News

Senator Klein: Colbert Fan!

“Stephen Colbert is New York, and New York is Stephen Colbert. His show represents the savvy, smarts and good humor of our great city, and I’m delighted we were able to keep him and his fantastic team right here where […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Local News
You Gotta See This…

You Gotta See This…

Simply put, enjoy this video of Bronx celebrity Baron Ambrosia’s very bohemian, very wet, very illegal water cave party in, we’re guessing, because the location is very undisclosed, Pelham Bay Park.  (Update: We hear it wasn’t the Bronx? But maybe […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Features, Local News

NYCLASS to Lobby City Council Members on the Steps of City Hall Tomorrow

Media Advisory: NYCLASS to Lobby City Council Members on the Steps of City Hall Tomorrow Posted by Nyclass on July 23, 2014 · Flag What: Council Members arriving at City Hall tomorrow will be greeted by NYCLASS supporters lobbying for the […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Animal Issues, Bulletin Board

Late Show With Stephen Colbert To Remain In New York Next Year

On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Leslie Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Corporation, announced that the LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT will remain in New York and will continue broadcasting from the historic Ed Sullivan […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Local News
The Social Event Of The Season

The Social Event Of The Season

It was a rainy evening, but the who’s who of the Bronx and beyond came out to the Marina del Rey on Wednesday night for an evening of revelry for the Bronx Democratic County Committee’s annual big ticket gala event […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Local News
White House Call With Governors Nationwide On The Border Situation

White House Call With Governors Nationwide On The Border Situation

On Tuesday afternoon, White House and Senior Administration officials held a call with governors from across the country to discuss the Administration’s comprehensive response to the humanitarian situation at the border. The Administration stated they are focused on addressing the immediate […]

by · July 24, 2014 · Domestic News, World News