Last Saturday, local small business owner, John Cerini declared his candidacy for New York City Council at the Bronx Republican County Committee’s Grand Opening of its field office open house event in Pelham Bay. Cerini, owner of the well-known 30 […]
Senator Jose Peralta joins the Independent Democratic Conference New York, NY — Senator Jose Peralta (D-Queens) joined the Independent Democratic Conference on Thursday, expanding the conference to eight members. “Today’s political climate demands that progressive legislators take bold action to […]
Friday, February 3 — It may be hard to credit, but there used to be a time when the public sphere wasn’t filled with squabbling about income tax rates. The familiar noise began 104 years ago today, when the 16th Amendment […]
BRONX BUSINESS AWARDS 2017 GALA CELEBRATION MARCH 9, 2017 Marina del Rey Caterers Raising the bar and taking the Bronx Chamber of Commerce to new heights is my personal mission and passion. Last week in my article, I discussed and […]
Russia expands its international influence by Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., JD Russia continues to expand its international influence. After allying with China and Iran, cementing its relations with Syria and growing closer to Turkey, Russia now seeks to regain a position […]
Wednesday, February 1 — February is Black History Month, a time to honor the many contributions to our nation’s history made by people of African descent. Started as a special week in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson, the observance is […]
Thursday, February 2 — On this date in 1848, the United States and a defeated Mexico signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending their controversial war, which began in May 1846 after some mutual provocations. In the peace treaty, Mexico recognized […]
FREE RAT ACADEMY: RESIDENTS LEARN HOW TO RID NEIGHBORHOODS OF CITY’S MOST PESKY RODENT Bronx, NY — Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), along with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and Councilman Andrew Cohen (D-Bronx), sponsored a special city Department of Health workshop […]
Emerging artist Hawa Diallo unveils restored Amadou Diallo mural in the Bronx BRONX, NY — Emerging artist Ms. Hawa Diallo unveiled her new restorations to the famed Amadou Diallo mural in the Bronx today, the first updates to the mural […]
They say that none of us exists, except in the imagination of his fellows, other than as an intangible, invisible mentality. Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
Statement from Assemblyman Marcos A. Crespo on President Trump’s Immigration and Border Control Plans The up and down struggles to form a more perfect union have brought us to this low point in our nation’s history. Today’s executive orders on […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Executive Orders (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after President Trump signed two executive orders today that would force taxpayers to pay for a unnecessary […]
Shoestring Definition: (noun) Marked by or consisting of a small amount of money. Synonyms: Shoe String Usage: The manager was expected to run the department on a shoestring budget, so to save money, he fired a few of the salesmen […]
We can help you sign up for health insurance By Mayor Bill de Blasio A few weeks ago I met a man from the South Bronx named Wellington. He was diagnosed with cancer and lost his health insurance. The City […]
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