In recognition of Independence Day, Councilman Ritchie Torres rededicated the O’Brien Oval in Tremont on Tuesday with the family of the late Thomas A O’Brien, a captain who served in World War I and grew up on Burnside Avenue in […]
Today, the Council of Economic Advisers released a report, Missed Opportunities: The Consequences of State Decisions Not to Expand Medicaid, which details the effects of state decisions regarding Medicaid expansion on access to care, financial security, overall health and well-being of […]
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On Monday afternoon in front of the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club on Castle Hill Avenue , Senator Jeff Klein and Top Chef Host and Co-founder of the Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) Padma Lakshmi announced $250,000 in funding secured by Senator […]
Topic: Senior Citizen Isolationism
In advance of the upcoming July Fourth holiday, the New York City Police Department has already arrested dozens of people and taken ownership of some 125 cases of fireworks worth nearly $25,000. The ongoing initiative by the NYPD’s Organized Crime […]
Fordham University has been honored as a leader in social innovation education with a designation as “changemaker campus” by Ashoka, a global association of leading social entrepreneurs. The University’s engagement with the community in the Bronx as well as its focus […]
This Wednesday from 9:30 am – 3 pm, 200 NYC public school teachers will meet at Montefiore to learn how to E.A.T. – Educating America’s Teachers – to lead the fight against obesity. E.A.T is a free, one-day health and […]
In his most recent “You Should Know” press release. Bronx Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. has written about the circumstances surrounding the resignation from the Assembly and conviction of Gabriela Rosa, who engaged in a sham marriage to obtain United States […]
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that his office has secured a $24.6 million settlement of his Charities Bureau’s investigation into direct mail fundraising abuses at what has become one of the country’s largest veterans’ charities, the Disabled Veterans […]
As part of the Obama Administration’s efforts to keep college within reach for all Americans and encourage institutions to make the costs of college more transparent, the U.S. Department of Education updated college costs lists at its College Affordability and Transparency […]
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