Shortly after President Barack Obama announced plans to normalize relations with Cuba and to rescind the island nation’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans to lead a New York State Trade Mission there. On […]
Governor Cuomo is in Cuba this morning and returns to New York City this late this afternoon. This morning, Governor Cuomo and members of the NYS Trade Mission travel to and tour the Port of Mariel. Americans will remember Port […]
From The Desk of the NWBxDems “The Revitalization of Mosholu Parkway, Part 2” by Anthony Rivieccio In my column last week I wrote that since 2009, The Four Bronx Institutions Alliance (FBIA) have been trying to present a “Mosholu Parkway […]
On Behalf of the Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs “NYC Veterans’ Advisory Board Meeting–April 21st” Mayor’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs Commissioner Loree Sutton would like to share this information with you and your veteran constituents. The 2nd Veterans’ Advisory Board […]
Back in April 2013, the city Health Department reported the Bronx had the highest diabetes rate in New York City. Since then. the diabetes epidemic has remained unabated in the Bronx. Beginning this month, Montefiore Health Systems will host a series […]
What You Should Know by Rev. Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. Back to Washington, DC on 117 Buses to Oppose Marriage Equality You should know that this coming Saturday, April 25th, 117 buses will take more than 6,000 people to Washington, […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of April 20, 2015 Monday, April 20th, 2015 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Wiczyk, O. Justice Barrett Part 60 Possible Start of Trial LOTURCO, MANARA, PERALTA, REGAN NYPD […]
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Conversations Behind Closed Doors I preached a sermon once on the subject, “Somebody’s Talking About You” focusing on the conversations that takes place behind closed doors; conversations that take place about a person without that person being aware that a […]
Plaque Unveiling & Dedication Ceremony to Honor Legendary Bronxite at Sholem Aleichem Houses BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), joined by Congressman Eliot Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester), Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz (D-Bronx), Councilman Andrew Cohen (D-Bronx), Esther Nelson, and a bevy […]
New York, NY – On Monday, April 20, Council Member James Vacca, Chair of the New York City Council Committee on Technology, will hear two bills examining the accessibility of New York City’s websites to persons with disabilities and those […]
DRUG TURF WAR ENDS IN DEATH AND NOW 25-TO-LIFE (Bronx, NY – April 16, 2015) – Bronx County D.A. Robert Johnson announces that a Supreme Court Jury has found 22-year-old EUGENE “GINO” GRAHAM guilty of Murder in the 2nd […]
No Longer Empty is pleased to present When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out at the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse. Built 1905–1914 and attributed to architects Michael John Garvin and Oscar Florianus Bluemner, the Courthouse, once boasting […]
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