It’s not just me who noticed how vulgar the Goya logo is on the Roberto…
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Just days before Bloomberg went off on a rather racist and privileged rant that stop…
Is it just me or is Goya’s name a wee bit too large on the…
With the 41 bus line up and down Webster and Melrose Avenues the latest to…
The Bronx art world made huge news last week when it was announced by the…
Earlier this week, a last minute meeting (at least from the community’s perspective) was announced…
Bally’s gambling complex proposal at the former Trump Links in Throggs Neck relies on getting state approval to alienate parkland, but lacks local leaders’ support as the legislative session winds down. By…
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What’s Good For The Bronx Isn’t Good For Other Boroughs: Bloomberg Gives The Middle Finger To Our Borough
Last week, Bloomberg told the citizens of the Bronx and particularly the South Bronx that we’re not good enough for other than being used as a dumping ground. Ok so he didn’t actually use those words but as the old adage goes; actions speak louder than words. At the opposite end of the city, in…
FreshDirect Expected At Community Board 1 This Thursday: Here Are 4 Reasons To Say NO To FreshDirect
This Thursday, June 27th at 5:30 pm we expect Freshdirect to come to Community Board 1 and present their plan of bringing misery to our community. We need everyone available to come to that meeting, not to disrupt, but to demand the facts be made public. The biggest advantage we’ve always had are the facts.…
Call Senator Klein To Pass Women’s Equality Act Today!
Folks, let’s face it. When it comes to equality, we’re still living in the dark ages and women still are our unequal partners. Please take a quick moment of your time and call Senator Klein and urge to pass WEA!! Here’s a handy script of a sample message and feel free to use! Calls do…
I Am a Proud Product of Catholic Schools
Today David González, of the New York Times, published an article which transported me back to 2nd grade at St. Anselm’s elementary school on Tinton Avenue in the South Bronx. The smell of pencil shavings and erasers permeated the air mixed with that of chalk dust. I didn’t know it then but I owe my…
The Most Racist Map You’ll See In NYC – Courtesy of Citibike
For months we heard about it. For months we knew it was coming yet assumed that eventually it would spread beyond lower Manhattan and the general downtown Brooklyn area but right before it launched, we were told that Bronxites shouldn’t even bother waiting for the program to come up here Citibike, the wildly popular and…
Bronx Nonprofit Emails About Fundraiser for Maria del Carmen Arroyo | City & State
Oh Arroyo! This is a major offense since 501-3(c) non profits are prohibited from campaigning on behalf of any candidate. Will Arroyo truly stop at nothing to continue her life in crime politics? Read more: http://www.cityandstateny.com/bronx-nonprofit-appears-to-be-electioneering-for-maria-del-carmen-arroyo/