Free Rain Barrel Giveaway, August 8

Free Rain Barrel Giveaway, August 8

Senator Rev Ruben Diaz and the NYC Department of Environmental are sponsoring a Free Rain Barrel Giveaway to be held on Saturday, August 8, 2015 from 9am – 2pm.  This event will be held at the World of Life International […]

* * * BREAKING NEWS* * * — Heat Advisory Issued

* * * BREAKING NEWS* * * — Heat Advisory Issued

With heat indices expected to rise into the mid to high 90s through Wednesday, the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from noon today through 11 PM on Thursday. Mayor Bill de Blasio urged New Yorkers to take steps […]

BREAKING NEWS: Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In Bronx

BREAKING NEWS: Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In Bronx

* * * BREAKING NEWS * * * Legionnaires Disease Outbreak Strickens Dozens, Kills Two In South Bronx Nearly three dozen cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe, often lethal, form of pneumonia spread through the air, have been reported in […]

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. greets his constituents along the Grand Concourse during the 26th Annual Gran Parada Dominicana de El Bronx (Bronx Dominican Day Parade) on Sunday, July 26, 2015.

BP Diaz Marches in Bronx Dominican Day Parade

by · July 29, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Brooklyn City Council Member David Greenfield co-hosted a citywide Jewish/Latino networking event in Manhattan on Monday, July 27, 2015

BP DIAZ & CM GREENFIELD HOST LATINO/JEWISH NETWORKING EVENT

On Monday, July 27, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Brooklyn City Council Member David Greenfield co-hosted a citywide Latino/Jewish networking event in Manhattan.   The event, which brought together over 150 leaders from across the city, was designed […]

by · July 29, 2015 · Bulletin Board
ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HOST A COMMUNITY SHRED DAY EVENT AT MORRIS PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HOST A COMMUNITY SHRED DAY EVENT AT MORRIS PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

City and state elected officials and AARP New York will partner to host a community shred event on August, 1st at the Morris Park Community Association in an effort to help Bronxites safeguard  their personal information and protect themselves from becoming […]

by · July 29, 2015 · Bulletin Board

Reminder: COMPTROLLER STRINGER’S RED TAPE COMMISSION IN BRONX TONIGHT

COMPTROLLER STRINGER TO KICK OFF RED TAPE COMMISSION WITH BRONX HEARING Small business owners to testify about bureaucratic barriers and challenges    Tonight, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer’s Red Tape Commission will hold the first of its five […]

Councilman Vacca is sponsoring a MetroCard bus on Thursday July 30th

Councilman Vacca is sponsoring a MetroCard bus on Thursday July 30th

by · July 28, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Credit: Koi Germany Jr

Bronx Profile: Coach Christopher Astacio And The Lady Tigers

Cancer Won’t Beat Coach A and His Lady Tigers by Koi Germany, Jr. Coach Christopher Astacio, recent stomach cancer survivor and physical and health education instructor at Jordan L. Mott, Junior High School 22, granted The Bronx Chronicle an exclusive interview […]

John Starks Reads to Kids in the Bronx

John Starks Reads to Kids in the Bronx

  Bronx, NY, July 15, 2015 – With a focus on promoting reading and literacy, Cablevision’s Optimum and Madison Square Garden today brought the 9th annual Knicks Read to Achieve summer reading program to children at the Betances Community Center.  […]

by · July 27, 2015 · Bulletin Board
NYS Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. , SD 32.

Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Joseph Biden: What’s the Difference?

What You Should Know: Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Joseph Biden: What’s the Difference? By Senator Rev Rubén Díaz 32nd Senatorial District You should know that lately all political guns, political commentaries, radio and television pundits have all set their sights on […]

by · July 27, 2015 · Op Ed, Politics
C-BALL Presents…BATTLE of the BOROUGHS Saturday, August 1,2015 !

C-BALL Presents…BATTLE of the BOROUGHS Saturday, August 1,2015 !

by · July 27, 2015 · Bulletin Board

Bronx Job Numbers Up

BRONX UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS AGAIN   Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is praising new job numbers from the New York State Department of Labor, which show another drop in the borough’s unemployment rate and a significant increase in the county’s […]

Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Died Yesterday

Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Died Yesterday

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of the late R&B singer Whitney Houston, died late Sunday night. She was 22. The AP is reporting that the Medical Examiner said that an autopsy is planned for Bobbi Kristina Brown. Her death is […]

by · July 27, 2015 · News, Obituary
BRONX DA: RAPPER BOBBY SHMURDA ARRAIGNED ON PRISON CONTRABAND, PERJURY CHARGES

BRONX DA: RAPPER BOBBY SHMURDA ARRAIGNED ON PRISON CONTRABAND, PERJURY CHARGES

RAPPER “BOBBY SHMURDA” ARRAIGNED ON PRISON CONTRABAND, PERJURY CHARGES   (Bronx, NY – July 23, 2015) – Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson today announced the Supreme Court arraignment of ACKQUILLE “Bobby Shmurda” POLLARD, on charges of:               Promoting Prison […]

by · July 27, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime