Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week

Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week

Financial Focus: Tax-Planning in 1 week by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA  As the year draws to a close, we should run through a last-minute checklist of tax planning issues. A turbulent economic and legislative environment means there are several major complications […]

by · December 24, 2015 · Personal Finance
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: December 24, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: December 24, 2015

by · December 24, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Football History: Father Flynn and the Last NFL Championship at Yankee Stadium

Football History: Father Flynn and the Last NFL Championship at Yankee Stadium

Father Flynn and the Last NFL Championship at Yankee Stadium By Victor Mastro   Before the Super Bowl, in my second year as a teen, 1962, I rooted for our Bronx Giants, the New York Giants. They studied football plays, […]

by · December 24, 2015 · Sports
Activist Julio Pabón Announces City Council Special Election Run

Activist Julio Pabón Announces City Council Special Election Run

Bronx businessman and community activist Julio Pabón announced today that he is running in the February 23, 2016 (unofficially) Bronx Special Election for the 17th Council district. The incumbent Councilwoman Maria del Carmen Arroyo announced earlier this month that she’s […]

Student Voice: The Epidemic of Bullying

Student Voice: The Epidemic of Bullying

Guest Editorial by Mary Elhakam Bullying: it’s one of those topics that we hear about over and over again. If you rolled your eyes just by reading the word bullying, you may be one of three categories: a person who […]

by · December 24, 2015 · Op Ed
Diyas Celebrate Diversity in The Bronx

Diyas Celebrate Diversity in The Bronx

Borough President Diaz recognizes the growing Hindu community   It was a festive occasion at the Vishnu Mandir, Hindu Temple as The Bronx Borough President hosted the inaugural Bronx Diwali Celebration in recognition of the growing Hindu population in the […]

by · December 23, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Holidays
Steven Martinez stopped Jorge Melendez by TKO in round two of the opening bout of an HBO televised night of boxing. Photo credit Tom Hogan

Win for Bronxite Steven Martinez Could Open the Door

Win for Martinez Could Open the Door by Rich Mancuso   Steven Martinez waited for the opportunity to make a statement. The 25-year old super welterweight from the Bronx has been fighting as a professional the past six years and […]

by · December 23, 2015 · Sports
Bronx legislators and others in Israel with With Jeff Leb, Latrice Monique Walker, Latoya Joyner, Victor M. Pichardo, Speaker Carl E. Heastie, Isa Puello, Lanessa Nes Owens, Michael Blake and Rabbi Michael Miller

Bronx Assembly Delegation Ends Trip to Israel

This past Monday Bronx Assemblymembers Speaker Carl Heastie, Victor Pichardo, Latoya Joyner and Micheal Blake ended their journey to the Holy Land. Their visit was hosted by Rabbi Michael Miller who is the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council […]

by · December 23, 2015 · Op Ed, Religion
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 23, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 23, 2015

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)

by · December 23, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 23, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 23, 2015

prodigal Definition: (adjective) Rashly or wastefully extravagant. Synonyms: profligate, spendthrift, extravagant Usage: Her prodigal spending left her with a mountain of bills and an empty bank account.

by · December 23, 2015 · Bulletin Board
The Only Bridge We Could Truss

The Only Bridge We Could Truss

You allowed millions of people to go over you for 114 years. You saw the first commercial monorail come and go in a few handful of years. You stopped swinging in 1963 and stood stoic since then. We camped out […]

by · December 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 22, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Word of the Day: December 22, 2015

rigmarole Definition: (noun) Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense. Synonyms: twaddle, story, saga, trash, jargon, yarn, gibberish, spiel Usage: When I asked why he missed the meeting, he gave me some rigmarole about the train being late.

by · December 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 22, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Quote of the Day: December 22, 2015

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

by · December 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Teen Who Took “Flying Drop Kick” at Mom & Baby Sentenced

Bronx DA: Teen Who Took “Flying Drop Kick” at Mom & Baby Sentenced

  (Bronx, NY – December 18, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces that 19-year-old ALONZO BROWN, accused of taking a “flying drop kick” at a mother and baby in order to steal her cell phone, has been sentenced […]

by · December 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
BP Diaz Hosts Chess Tournament & Diwali Celebration

BP Diaz Hosts Chess Tournament & Diwali Celebration

by · December 22, 2015 · Bulletin Board