Cuomo Announces Plan To Ensure Mental Health Equity 

​GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES ACTION TO ENSURE INSURERS COMPLY WITH MENTAL HEALTH EQUITY STANDARDS  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Department of Financial Services has issued guidance to ensure that insurers do not unfairly discriminate against individuals facing mental […]

by · July 27, 2016 · Uncategorized
ISIS fighters in Iraq.

Vernuccio’s View: Ignored Dangers

Both ISIS-motivated attacks and rising threats from Russia and China are becoming a fact of everyday life. It is increasingly evident that many elected officials both in the United States and Europe appear to be philosophically incapable of acknowledging the reality […]

by · July 27, 2016 · Vernuccio's View
Travel Team Baseball Down in Orlando:

Travel Team Baseball Down in Orlando:

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor There were over 200 ballplayers and over 15 teams, including one from Puerto Rico on 12 baseball fields at the new Seminole County Sports Complex this week outside of Orlando Florida.  To the youngsters, coaches and […]

by · July 27, 2016 · Sports
DNC Political Round Up

DNC Political Round Up

Democratic Convention edition New York Democrats led by Governor Cuomo, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie cast NY’s delegate votes for favorite daughter, Hillary Clinton, thus making her the first female presidential nominee of a major political party.  […]

by · July 27, 2016 · Bronx Politics, News
Charity Mixer for VISIONS Services for the Blind

Charity Mixer for VISIONS Services for the Blind

WYSK: Trump Courts Evangelical Votes 

Trump Recognizes the Value of Evangelicals in America | Sen. Rev. Rubén Díaz, Sr. You should know that in his acceptance speech on Thursday, July 21, 2016, as the Republican Party Nominee for President of the United States of America, […]

Interactive Panel Discussion on Community & Police Relations

An important and timely interactive community panel discussion on relations between the Police and the Community will take place at the St. Helena School gymnasium, 1315 Olmstead Avenue, on Friday, July 29 from 4-6PM. The discussion is entitled: “Community and […]

by · July 24, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb

OPINION: TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE THE EXPECTATION IN MAJOR INVESTMENTS LIKE BUFFALO BILLION

TRANSPARENCY SHOULD BE THE EXPECTATION IN MAJOR INVESTMENTS LIKE BUFFALO BILLION Legislative column from Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) In what has become a recurring bought of memory loss, the governor and his agency commissioners have again forgotten […]

Matters of Faith: Yet There is Hope!

Matters of Faith: Yet There is Hope!

THERE IS YET HOPE! Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Titus 2:1-8 (NKJV) But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: 2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, […]

by · July 24, 2016 · Matters of Faith, Religion
BP Diaz & BOEDC Announce A Spicy Bronx Connection to Puerto Rico With Bronx Hot Sauce

BP Diaz & BOEDC Announce A Spicy Bronx Connection to Puerto Rico With Bronx Hot Sauce

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation have announced that, through the efforts of BOEDC and Taste New York, a special connection has been made with Puerto Rico where the spicy flavor of serrano […]

by · July 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Tenants Sue Landlord in Supreme Court for Failure to Provide Essential Services

Bronx Tenants Sue Landlord in Supreme Court for Failure to Provide Essential Services

  July 20, 2016, BRONX, N.Y.—Tenants of 1307, 1311 and 1315 Merriam Avenue are today filing a lawsuit against their landlord, David Diamond, to demand that he be held accountable for his failure to provide gas and other essential services. […]

by · July 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board

Local Officials Announce $2 Million For New Van Cortlandt Village Library

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senator Jeff Klein, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz and City Council Member Andrew Cohen have announced $2 million in new funding allocations to relocate the Van Cortlandt branch library to a new, larger home. […]

by · July 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board
New York City Heat Advisory: July 22-25

New York City Heat Advisory: July 22-25

    Helpful Links: Cooling Center Locations Helpful Tips – Beat the Heat Office Of Emergency Management (OEM) Air Quality Control Advisory Updates Sign Up For @NotifyNYC Emergency Alerts Heat Wave Advisory Flyer  

by · July 22, 2016 · Government, News
Financial Focus: Amending Your Tax Return With Form 1040X

Financial Focus: Amending Your Tax Return With Form 1040X

Financial Focus: How do I fix my taxes and get MY EXTRA TAX MONEY BACK? By Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Mistakes happen. And sometimes, no matter how careful you are, those mistakes happen on a federal income tax return. You […]

Shakespeare in the Park

Shakespeare in the Park

by · July 22, 2016 · Bulletin Board