Bronx Community Board 4 District Manager’s Job Announcement

POSITION AVAILABLE: District Manager Salary Range: Based on Experience Division/Work Unit: Bronx Community Board 4 Bronx Community Board 4 is a New York City agency established to identify the needs of our community and advocate through city government to meet […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Job Opportunity

Council Member Andy King Releases PSA “STOP THE VIOLENCE”

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board
NPRDP Extends 2016 Scholarship Application Deadline

NPRDP Extends 2016 Scholarship Application Deadline

National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. Lorraine Cortés Vázquez Chairperson Ululy Rafael Martinez Vice-Chairperson Carmen Pacheco Secretary Rosa J. Guitiérrez Treasurer Maria Elena Girone Sandra A. Garcia-Betancourt Anthony Diaz Edwin López Louis Maldonado María Cristina Marrero Orlando Plaza Lorraine Rodriguez-Reyes […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: January 15, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: January 15, 2015

There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice. Mark Twain (1835-1910)

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: January 15, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: January 15, 2015

firedrake Definition: (noun) A fire-breathing dragon of Germanic mythology. Synonyms: dragon Usage: Unlike other firedrakes, the dragon in this story liked to recite poetry and was a connoisseur of fine wines.

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Senator Klein Hosts a Three Kinds Celebration at Sackwern Houses & Clason Point Gardens

Senator Klein Hosts a Three Kinds Celebration at Sackwern Houses & Clason Point Gardens

  Bronx, NY – In celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany, State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) hosted a Three Kings Celebration at Sackwern Houses and Clason Point Gardens. Residents enjoyed dinner, beverages, dessert, and holiday fun on Saturday.  Children […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board
SIXTEEN HOTELS TO JOIN NYC’S FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

SIXTEEN HOTELS TO JOIN NYC’S FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE

16 HOTELS COMMIT TO 30 PERCENT REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS IN NEXT 10 YEARS   Another major expansion of NYC carbon challenge adds hotel sector to multifamily buildings, universities, hospitals, and commercial offices – part of de Blasio Administration’s OneNYC and […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Environment, Government
Target, YouTube, Hasbro Join NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing

Target, YouTube, Hasbro Join NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing

NEW YORK — The first annual NYC Summit: The Business of Brand Licensing will bring together an impressive group of executives who will offer a 360-degree view of the licensing industry and includes speakers from leading retailers, multichannel platforms and Wall Street. […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Business, News
The New York Genome Center Awarded $40 Million To Study Common Disease

The New York Genome Center Awarded $40 Million To Study Common Disease

New York Genome Center Awarded $40 Million from the NIH to Use Genomic Sequencing to Explore Common Disease   NEW YORK —  The New York Genome Center (NYGC) has been awarded $40 million, over four years, from the National Human […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Health & Nutrition
Councilman Andy King

Council Member Andy King Hosts MLK Birthday Open House

BRONX — City Council Member Andy King will hold an open house and community “meet and greet” at his 12th District offices at 940 East Gun Hill Road and 135 Einstein Loop, Room 44, in Co-Op City on Friday, Jan. […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Community Events
Kidney Stones Are on the Rise Among Youth, Especially in Women and African-Americans

Kidney Stones Are on the Rise Among Youth, Especially in Women and African-Americans

PHILADELPHIA /USNewswire/ — Kidney stones are increasing, particularly among adolescents, females, and African-Americans in the U.S., a striking change from the historic pattern in which middle-aged white men were at highest risk for the painful condition. “The emergence of kidney stones in […]

De Blasio Approves Pay Hikes for City Council, BPs And Others

De Blasio Approves Pay Hikes for City Council, BPs And Others

MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO ACCEPTS QUADRENNIAL COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATIONS Mayor Reiterates that He Will Not Accept a Raise This Term   NEW YORK — Late Wednesday night, in a letter to Council Speaker Mark-Viverito, Mayor Bill de Blasio formally accepted the […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Government, News
Profile America: TV Viewing From Open-Reel to Digital Recorders

Profile America: TV Viewing From Open-Reel to Digital Recorders

HOME VIDEO Profile America — The contemporary habit of adjusting TV viewing to your own convenience got its sputtering start 50 years ago. The Sony Corporation began marketing its open-reel videotape recorder in 1966 to individual consumers. The black and […]

by · January 15, 2016 · Profile America
Darcel D. Clark

New Bronx District Attorney Inauguration Set For Saturday January 16 At Noon

Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark Inauguration Set For This Saturday January 16 At Noon Saturday, January 16, 2016 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Lehman College Lovinger Theatre, 250 Bedford Park West, Bronx.   Cardinal Timothy Dolan will deliver the invocation. […]

Montefiore Health System Opens The Harlem River Bridges Exhibition in ARTViews Gallery

Montefiore Health System Opens The Harlem River Bridges Exhibition in ARTViews Gallery

by · January 14, 2016 · Arts & Artists, Bulletin Board