Following a review prompted by racism and discrimination charges, Woodlawn Cemetery officials said this morning in a press release that
Tonight BronxTalk was to have featured a debate between the Democratic candidates for the 86th Assembly District which serves the University Heights, Tremont, and Morris Heights sections of the Bronx. But unfortunately challenger Hector Ramirez has declined the opportunity to participate. As a result incumbent Assemblyman Nelson Castro will be the only guest. (editorial comment: It makes no sense to me why someone who seeks to defeat an incumbent would turn down the opportunity to have 30-minutes of live television to make his case. Mr. Ramirez’ decision to not appear is insulting to my TV viewers, the people of the Bronx, and most importantly, to the caring voters for the 86th AD.)On Monday August 9 BronxTalk will feature a debate in the race for the 76th AD between incumbent Peter Rivera and challenger Luis Sepulveda.On Monday August 16 BronxTalk will take a look at the recent test score results and on August 23rd a Bronx comic book artist will talk about all the things he’s doing with Bronx children.For more than fifteen years, BronxTalk has been seen live each Monday night at 9:00pm on Bronxnet’s Cablevision channel 67.
All of our editorial staff will be out of the office today and tomorrow – it’s the two days when all of our vacations overlap. So don’t expect much in the way of posting until Wednesday. In the meantime, maybe you can help fill in for us. What Bronx news out there do you think your fellow BxNN readers should know about? Please feel free to post comments and links.
At 40-years-old, Mariano Rivera is quietly having one of the best seasons any pitcher has ever had, and it’s time to start considering him for the Cy Young Award.The Yankees hold over first place (slight though it may be) has everything to do with their unflappable closer. With an almost unheard of 0.647 WHIP and a just-as-unprecedented-this-late-in-the-season 0.93 ERA, he’s been the single most dominant pitcher in baseball. It’s been 18 years since a reliever won pitching’s most prestigious honor. In 1992, Dennis Eckersley’s 1.91 ERA, 51 saves and seven wins made him the right choice for both the Cy Young and the American League MVP, but Rivera’s resum
Transit service reductions will inconvenience millions of commuters. But for thousands of people in a few neighborhoods, the cuts will be more deeply felt.
New York-based community groups have taken up a national campaign to fight Arizona’s controversial anti-illegal immigration law by targeting a local foundation supporting environmental causes.
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