Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 4th, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be coming to the Bronx at Hostos Community College as part of her listening sessions for the upcoming ” Food and Farm Bill ”. This is an extremely important event for Bronxites in particular since we have the dubious distinction of being the poorest and unhealthiest and atrocious access to healthy and nutritious produce and vegetables that other areas in the state take for granted.
Mike Kamber, renowned photojournalist and Melrose resident, is currently on assignment in Iraq reporting on…
In an expected move by many, the United States Supreme Court decided not to listen…
In what is the ever changing face of the Bronx, a synagogue, Temple Emanuel, has…
The borough’s latest cultural center will officially open this weekend with an exhibit dedicated to…
Although you may not have heard much about Occupy Wall Street in mainstream media, except…
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…
… of Yankee Stadium, local young men make use of an outdoor gym flexing their muscles as a peacock shows off its plumes. “Look at me! I’m strong!” says the pose of one young man while the other says, “I’m dope; all the mamis will be all over this.” The Bronx is full of beautiful…
24 hours after the “Great” East Coast Earthquake of 2011 we are left with the “what if” questions. What if it was in New York? What would I do or should do? Am I prepared for an emergency? The answer to that last question would probably be a resounding NO for most newyorkers. Immediately following…
Gun Hill Road, a film by fellow Bronxite Rashaad Ernesto Green, is a tale full of raw emotions and angst surrounding a father come home after a three year stint in jail and a family who has moved on and continued to live their lives without him. A wife, played by Bronx born Judy Reyes,…
(Image: Tina Fineburg/NYTIMES Copyright The New York Times Company 2011) In a time when politicians across the country, particularly those in Congress and the Senate as of late, are selfishly trying to protect tax cuts for the rich at the cost of social programs for the poor it is refreshing to say the least when…
During my travels, I ran into a fellow Bronxite who loves our borough so much he inked it on his forearm. Now that’s pretty dope. When was the last time you saw someone tattoo Staten Island or Queens on their body?
Remember when we posted that story yesterday about that racist asshole, Frank Borzellieri, who was allowed to be a principal at a Bronx school? Well the douchebag has been fired thanks to the bad press from the Daily News. Now if we can only do something about that idiot pastor,Reverend Rapaglia, who hired him in…
