Photo Op-ed: Cat-and-Mouse

Photo Op-ed: Cat-and-Mouse

Photo Op-ed: New York’s Cat-and-Mouse Game     State GOP Chairman Ed Cox likens the ongoing dispute between Governor Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio to a cat-and-mouse game where, “Cuomo is like the cat playing with the mouse […]

by · August 6, 2015 · Photo Op Ed
Nature & Outdoors – Free Canoeing in the Park, Perseid Meteor Shower, Dragon Boat Festival, And More

Nature & Outdoors – Free Canoeing in the Park, Perseid Meteor Shower, Dragon Boat Festival, And More

nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Nature & Outdoors: Aug 6, 2015 – Aug 11, 2015 Citywide Highlights A Look at Blue Heron Park Once an abandoned dumping ground for cars, this park is now a lush haven for wildlife, with […]

by · August 6, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Parks
Crowley Pushes to Secure Funding for SUNY Maritime College

Crowley Pushes to Secure Funding for SUNY Maritime College

Over 40 Members of Congress Sign Letter Urging the Administration to Continue Funding for New Training Vessels On Wednesday, Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, and Dan Benishek (R-MI) announced a bipartisan effort to secure continued […]

by · August 6, 2015 · Government, Higher Education
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State Police Speed Week Crackdown Thru 8/11

The New York State Police will conduct a week-long enforcement initiative to crack down on speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The Speed Week campaign runs today through August 11. “Speeding and reckless driving is unsafe and the cause […]

by · August 6, 2015 · Announcements, Government
WYSK: Where’s The Outrage Over ‘The View’ Kelly Osbourne?

WYSK: Where’s The Outrage Over ‘The View’ Kelly Osbourne?

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:  ABC’s “The View” Joins Those Attacking the Hispanic Community  By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz     You should know that on Tuesday, August 4, 2015, during the broadcast of ABC’s television program called “The View” one […]

by · August 6, 2015 · Op Ed
AppleBee’s Dine To Donate All Day Event for New Beginning Animal Rescue

AppleBee’s Dine To Donate All Day Event for New Beginning Animal Rescue

Come out and enjoy a meal that is filling…and fulfilling! Dine at Applebee’s on Eastchester Road Thursday Aug 6th (any time of day) and they will donate 10% of your bill to New Beginning Animal Rescue. BRING THE FLYER TO […]

UPDATE **More arrests** BRONX DA: OPERATION BLACK STONE INDICTS 23

UPDATE **More arrests** BRONX DA: OPERATION BLACK STONE INDICTS 23

UNTOUCHABLE NO MORE: “OPERATION BLACK STONE” TARGETS GANG THAT OPERATED IN CASTLE HILL & CO-OP CITY   (Bronx, NY — July 30, 2015) – Bronx County District Attorney Robert Johnson announces the 217 count Grand Jury indictment of 23 alleged […]

by · August 5, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
The Bronx Celebrates National Night Out Against Crime

The Bronx Celebrates National Night Out Against Crime

Bronxites and police gathered on August 4th in over a dozen locations across the Bronx to celebrate the 32nd annual National Night Out Against Crime. More than a dozen police precincts and community organizations put together events throughout the borough, […]

Free Small Business Workshops At Monroe College

Free Small Business Workshops At Monroe College

The Monroe College School of Business and Operation HOPE Present: FREE Small Business Development Workshops   The Monroe College School of Business and Operation HOPE (in partnership with Popular Community Bank, NA), are continuing their collaboration on opportunities for entrepreneurs: FREE […]

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DSNY Sargeant Musella Laid To Rest Today

Funeral of Department of Sanitation Sergeant Frank Musella Most Precious Blood Church 70 Bay 47th Street Brooklyn, NY 11214 Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public advocate Leticia James and other dignitaries wil be attending the 11:00 AM funeral for DSNY Sargeant […]

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Mother Teresa Statue Donated to Assemblyman Gjonaj

  At a recent fundraiser for Bronx Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, a statue of Mother Teresa was donated by the Albanian American Open Hand Association. Working three to four hours a day, Aleksander Nilaj who made it himself which took about 6 weeks […]

Former Bronxite Pens ‘Vampire Rising’ Novella

Former Bronxite Pens ‘Vampire Rising’ Novella

Larry Benjamin was born in the Bronx, graduated from Adlai Stevenson High School and earned a degree in art history at the University of Pennsylvania, before becoming an award-winning author and blogger behind This Writer’s Life. His allegorical novella, Vampire Rising, […]

Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Bessie Stacy

Notify NYC – Silver Alert – Bessie Stacy

Silver Alert issued 8/4/15 at 5:26 PM. NYPD has issued a Silver Alert in regards to the disappearance of Bessie Stacy, a 72-year-old black female with Alzheimer’s, from the area of Jerome Avenue and West Gun Hill Road in The […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Silver Alert
Religious Freedom, Soul Effigies & the Legacy of the Civil War: August and Sept. events at St. Paul’s Church N.H.S.

Religious Freedom, Soul Effigies & the Legacy of the Civil War: August and Sept. events at St. Paul’s Church N.H.S.

St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 914-667-4116   www.nps.gov/sapa Special free Programs in August & September 2015   Sat., August 8, open from Noon to 4 PM Religious Freedom in Colonial America At 1 […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: DOUBLE-CONVICTION IN CHRISTMAS EVE ROOMMATE SEX ASSAULT

BRONX DA: DOUBLE-CONVICTION IN CHRISTMAS EVE ROOMMATE SEX ASSAULT

A ROOMMATE’S CHRISTMAS EVE NIGHTMARE Man’s Sex Assault Ends in Double-Conviction L to R: Carrera, Ojeda-Flores   (Bronx, NY – July 31, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson announces a Bronx Supreme Court jury has found two men guilty […]

by · August 4, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime