Hunger Free NYC Food & Assistance Citywide Guides

Hunger Free NYC Food & Assistance Citywide Guides

FOOD & ASSISTANCE GUIDES Free food and assistance is available in New York City. No matter what your situation – you can get nutritious food! Each year, Hunger Free NYC produces updated, comprehensive guides, also known as “street sheets,” to […]

From Poe’s Porch: Poetry Macabre
with local poets Skye Cabrera, Carlos Manuel Rivera and Jani Rose

From Poe’s Porch: Poetry Macabre, October 29

  The Bronx Council on the Arts and Bronx County Historical Society are excited to present Poetry Macabre a new poetry reading and workshop series at Poe Park. Featured poets will read from Poe’s porch on Saturday, October 29 from 12-1 […]

CM Palma Hosts Domestic Violence Forum, October 25

CM Palma Hosts Domestic Violence Forum, October 25

On October 25, 2016, City Councilwoman Annabel Palma and the NYC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce present a Domestic Violence forum at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center located at 1000 Rosedale Avenue in the Bronx. Participants will have a chance […]

Bronx Borough President was joined at Times Square by Bronx officials as well Tour de Bronx sponsors to tout the event’s new billboard that will be on full display at the “The Crossroads of the World.” 
Pictured:  (from left to right): Coca Cola Refreshments Vice President Donna Cirolia, Office of Community Relations & Mosholu Preservation Corporation Senior Director Melissa Cebollero, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., The Bronx Tourism Council Executive Director, President of the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation Marlene Cintron, Lehman College Director of Government Relations & Community Development Institutional Advancement Nestor Montilla Sr.; and Bike Rent NYC Executive Manager Mark Derho.

“Tour de Bronx 2016” Takes Over Times Square

​Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. & Clear Channel Outdoor Bring “Tour de Bronx 2016” to Times Square   Monday morning, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., came to Times Square to urge cyclists and tourists from all across the globe […]

Photo credit:  The Museum of Business History and Technology

Profile America: Summing It Up — The Adding Machine

              Tuesday, October 18 —  One of the foundations of modern business and science — the accessibility of accurate calculations — was reinforced this month in 1887.  That’s when a patent was granted to […]

by · October 18, 2016 · Profile America

BREAKING NEWS: ​Trump campaign is giving up on Virginia 

Donald ​Trump’s campaign is giving up on Virginia reports NBC News. The move to pull out of Virginia shows Trump is “running essentially a four state campaign,” with the focus now shifting to battlegrounds critical to his chances in November: […]

by · October 17, 2016 · Politics

Profile America: National Chemistry Week

Monday, October 17 — Today is the second day of National Chemistry Week, an annual event held to raise public awareness of chemistry in the modern world.  Coordinated by the American Chemical Society, the effort involves businesses, schools, and individuals in […]

by · October 17, 2016 · Profile America, Science
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito

The Political Round Up: Council Speaker Mark-Viverito and Others to Rally Against Trump

Elected Officials, Women’s Advocates Rally Against Trump On Monday, October 17, elected officials, women’s rights organizations, and community leaders will gather in front of Trump Tower, 725 5th Avenue in Manhattan, to protest GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s treatment of women.  The rally was […]

Elected Officials, Planned Parenthood, NOW, and Advocates to Rally Outside Trump Tower

Elected Officials, Planned Parenthood, NOW, and Advocates to Rally Outside Trump Tower

NEW YORK — On Monday, October 17th, in light of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump refusing to back down from his record of sexual misconduct and abhorrent behavior, elected officials, women’s rights organizations, and community leaders will gather in front of […]

More Than A Chase Edmonds Show At Rose Hill; Fordham wins third straight

More Than A Chase Edmonds Show At Rose Hill; Fordham wins third straight

Fordham Rams Win Third Straight By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor It was the Kevin Anderson show and not Chase Edmonds Saturday afternoon up at Rose Hill on the campus of Fordham University.  It has become Edmonds and the Fordham offense the […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Sports
Train crews spend the day removing the damaged train and repairing torn-up track.  Photo by Edwin Soto.

CASEY JONES RIDES AGAIN — CSX Derailment

CASEY JONES RIDES AGAIN…   Eight cars of a CSX freight train unexpectedly derailed, cutting off tens of thousands of commuters of Amtrak’s Northeast Regional and Acela Express lines. The crash was reported at 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, October 5, […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Local News, News, Photos
Matters of Faith: A Fool And His Words

Matters of Faith: A Fool And His Words

A FOOL AND HIS WORDS! Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 1 Samuel 25:25 (NIV) 25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool, and folly goes with […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Top: Laura Alvarez, Mary Prezioso, Lt. Jose Torres,
Bottom: Lucila Alvarez, Rosa Rivera, MaryAnn Lyman, Silvana Pagliaro and Bharati S. Kemraj

Cancer Awareness – NYPD hosts Paint day

“Fight with a Flare” On Friday, October 7th the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau hosted a ‘Paint Day’ for seniors and community members at the Mt. Carmel Neighborhood Senior Center where illustrator and educator, Laura Alverez, lead the class with all […]

Senator Jeff Klein Marches in the 40th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade and Distributes 4,000 Cannolis

Senator Jeff Klein Marches in the 40th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade and Distributes 4,000 Cannolis

BRONX, NY – Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) joined with thousands in celebration of the 40th Annual Bronx Columbus Day Parade on Sunday in Morris Park. The festivities began with a pre-parade breakfast sponsored by Senator Klein and Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Profile America: First Department Store

Profile America: First Department Store

Sunday, October 16 —  Today marks an anniversary that should please America’s power shoppers. On this date in 1868, the first full-line department store in the U.S. was organized in Salt Lake City. Called “Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution,” it opened […]

by · October 16, 2016 · Business, Profile America