Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: May 18, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: May 18, 2015

by · May 18, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Bronx Pets – Sasha

Bronx Pets – Sasha

Welcome to another edition of Bronx Pets! It’s time to let your stress melt away and say, “Aw”. Meet Sasha! Name: Sasha Owner: Tanya C. Neighborhood: Castle Hill area of Parkchester Favorite Activity: Sasha loves to be cuddled and rocked […]

by · May 17, 2015 · Bronx Pets
Last of the Met Council Six Sentenced

Last of the Met Council Six Sentenced

David Cohen Sentenced To One Year In Jail And $650,000 In Restitution For Crimes Committed Against The Publicly Funded Social Services Group State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Monday announced that David Cohen, former executive […]

by · May 17, 2015 · Crime, News
Roberto Perez: The Fantasy Art Show, May 17

Roberto Perez: The Fantasy Art Show, May 17

The Fantasy Art Show  By Jennifer Abreu The Westchester Square Art Center exhibited a collection of Roberto Perez’s creations. I instantly spotted the influence of the movie Heavy Metal carried on in a revived fresh light. This was an amazing, unique, non-traditional art […]

by · May 17, 2015 · Arts & Artists
Lenore Skenazy, author, Free Range Kids

Free Range Kids: Etan Patz and The Legacy of Fear

The Etan Patz Case and “Take Our Children to the Park…And Let Them Walk Home By Themselves” Day [This week], the Etan Patz trial came to a a close. Etan was the 6-year-old boy who disappeared on his way to […]

Matters of Faith: Beyond Mediocrity

Matters of Faith: Beyond Mediocrity

BEYOND MEDIOCRITY by Rev. J., Loren Russell, BS, MDiv   I went into a Subway restaurant to purchase a salad. There was a lone gentleman sittingat a table having lunch. I greeted him in typical fashion as I walked in. […]

Monroe College and Jacobi Medical Center Stand Up to Violence

Monroe College and Jacobi Medical Center Stand Up to Violence

On Thursday, May 14 the Monroe College School of Criminal justice and the Jacobi Medical Center got together to present a panel discussion on ‘Standing up to Violence in the Bronx this Summer’.  Held on the college’s Bronx campus and […]

by · May 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Crime
STATE SENATOR JEFF KLEIN ANNOUNCES $18,000 IN PROJECT BOOST FUNDS FOR P.S. 14

STATE SENATOR JEFF KLEIN ANNOUNCES $18,000 IN PROJECT BOOST FUNDS FOR P.S. 14

New Funding Boosts Local School’s Enrichment Opportunities for Students K-5   BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), joined by more than 150 local parents, school administrators and students, announced $18,000 in Project BOOST (Building Options and Opportunities for […]

by · May 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board
SENATOR JEFF KLEIN ANNOUNCES $170,000 IN STATE FUNDING FOR PENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MT. VERNON

SENATOR JEFF KLEIN ANNOUNCES $170,000 IN STATE FUNDING FOR PENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MT. VERNON

New Funding Secured By Klein Will Add Playground, Improve Baseball Diamond and Outfield, Provide Soccer Goals and Install New Benches at Pennington School BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), together with Pennington School Principal Danielle Davis-Marrow, President of […]

by · May 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board
East Bronx History Forum Meeting Wed May 20th 7:30 pm & Memorial Day May 25th Noon

East Bronx History Forum Meeting Wed May 20th 7:30 pm & Memorial Day May 25th Noon

If you are an old time Yankee fan, you may remember the jingle “hey get your cold beer get your ice cold Ballantine beer”. Met fans may think fondly hearing “My beer is Rheingold the dry beer, think of Rheingold […]

by · May 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Gun Hill Road and Boston Road Merchants Association Officially Open for Business

Gun Hill Road and Boston Road Merchants Association Officially Open for Business

  The Gun Hill Road and Boston Road Merchants Association and The Bronx Chamber of Commerce hosted a successful networking event for merchants in the Boston Road area on May 13th at Teddy Volkswagon, an anchor in this merchant corridor. […]

by · May 16, 2015 · Bulletin Board

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS BRONX WEEK FINALE

On Sunday, May 17, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will celebrate the grand finale of Bronx Week 2015.   The day will include a volunteer breakfast and induction ceremony at the Bronx County Building on the Grand Concourse, followed […]

by · May 15, 2015 · Bulletin Board
Kick off Memorial Day At Woodlawn’s Annual Veterans’ Flagging

Kick off Memorial Day At Woodlawn’s Annual Veterans’ Flagging

Annual Memorial Day flagging of veterans’ graves will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 15   Bronx, NY  The Woodlawn Cemetery is hosting an event at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to kick off its annual Memorial […]

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: May 15, 2015

Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: May 15, 2015

by · May 15, 2015 · Bulletin Board, Photos
Gabrielle Pelicci

Bronx Profile: Gabrielle Pelicci, Finalist, “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition”

Bronx Profile: Gabrielle Pelicci, Finalist, “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition” by Koi Germany   Continuing the Bronx Chronicle’s weekly Bronx Profile feature is Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci, holistic health coach and finalist of MSNBC’s Grow Your Value Bonus Competition. The competition, […]