Tuesday, January 10 — Legislation to grant women the right to vote was first introduced on this date in 1878 when a California senator proposed the necessary constitutional amendment. Called the Susan B. Anthony amendment, it was buried in committee for […]
On Friday, a Manhattan federal judge ruled that ex-correction union boss Norman Seabrook’s trial on corruption charges will have to wait until late October because of potential new evidence uncovered in an unrelated case in Brooklyn. U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Carter […]
PropertyShark has just finished compiling our 2016 Foreclosure Report, covering first-time residential properties and wanted to share with you the results as foreclosures in the Bronx surged 37% in 2016. You can find out more in our blog post, but […]
M&T Bank Begins Constructing New Bronx Branch Bronx, NY; January 4, 2017 – NEW YORK, NY—M&T Bank has begun work on a 1,500-square-foot branch at 2460 Grand Concourse in the Bronx, with the goal of opening by the spring of […]
By Robert Cole Despite the loss of their leading offensive threat, New York City native Shavar Newkirk, the St. Joseph Hawks put on an offensive show during the first half that led to a fifteen point win, 70-55, over the […]
NEW YORK SELECTED FOR NATIONAL SNAP PILOT PROGRAM Following nearly a year of advocacy by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the selection of New York […]
Police investigate the crash that killed one man and injured five others outside a Boston Road driving school.
Special Invitation from the NYPD and Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit. Join police, clergy, community members, youth and business leaders for a special interfaith service, Together as One NYC, at the Latino Pastoral Action Center located at 14 West 170th Street (betw. […]
Monday, January 9 — If you feel a special, hair-raising electricity in the air today, well that’s no wonder — it’s National Static Electricity Day. Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object. […]
Two Injured as SUV Slams into Pizza Shop in Spuyten Duyvil by David Greene Officials say two people suffered minor injuries after an out-of-control vehicle slammed into the store- front of a pizza shop in Spuyten Duyvil. Police, fire department […]
NYPD REACTS TO ISIS THREAT TO LOCAL CHURCHES For years the NYPD has been stationed outside of Synagogues and Mosques during the holidays, but after a recent ISIS threat against thousands of Catholic churches in the United States, local police […]
UNUSUAL SANTA SUITS — One last Christmas story Members of the FDNY’s Engine 48 and Ladder 56 took time out from their normal duties to bring the holidays to those less fortunate. The firefighter’s were spotted returning to their firehouse […]
by David Greene Detectives continue to search for the two brazen bandits who robbed a deli at gunpoint in Norwood, clearing out the cash register of nearly $2,000. The NYPD has released surveillance photos and video of the incident that […]
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