Matteo Renzi, the 39 year old Mayor of Florence, will make history Saturday morning as Italy’s youngest Prime Minister, and has no national experience . He will be tasked with tackling the problem at 13% national unemployment and a whopping 40% […]
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Just a friendly reminder – tomorrow is the 20th Annual Bronx Parks Speak Up conference. This year’s theme “Bronx Parks: A 20/20 Vision”. Come on out and celebrate the progress of our parks and find out ways to get involved! […]
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#thisishilarious #yesi’mnotgoingtowriteinsentences #that’sthejoke #justwatch #dropsmic #i’llstopnow For a more mature take on the way social media is making the kids talk in the darndest way, check out this PBS Frontline documentary that aired earlier this week entitled “Generation:Like”. And if […]
Ruben Diaz Jr., hours after his State of the Borough address, gave this interview with Errol Lewis on NY1, and talked about transportation, including expanded Metro North and ferry service, among other topics.
The President just met with His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhism on earth, a belief system with almost 400 million adherents world wide. The meeting has been public but not well publicized, as China has publicly […]
In addition to stops at national talk shows taped in the city, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke about the importance of regularly drinking water to school children at the New Museum in downtown Manhattan on Thursday.
The following was released by the Bronx DA regarding the high profile conviction of Idelfonso Mendez, who assaulted an individual in 2010 in what has been widely considered a hate crime due to Mendez’s perception of the sexual orientation of the victim. […]
1906 posed photograph of Ota Benga, Author unknown. There are some unread books still on my book shelves, and whenever I have time, I randomly choose one. Non-fiction works are my choice as I rather fill my mind with facts […]
(Photo c/o Steve Slaylon) The Mute Swan is a living picture of beauty with its long elegant necks and snow white plumage. It is often considered a symbol of fertility and love but to the New York State Department of […]
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Delivered by Ruben Diaz Jr. on Thursday February 20, 2014 at Hostos Community College, Main Hall: (download here from the BP’s office) I am proud to stand before you today to deliver my annual “State of the Borough” […]
The State of the Borough Address, live from Hostos, began at 12:25, but here we’re the introductions before the Ruben Diaz Jr.’s address. Thanks to BronxNet, who is streaming the event live on the internet, as well as public access […]
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