The headquarters of the New York State Education Department, where officials will decide on the application from NYFlex charter school.
One of the 16 proposed charter schools tapped for a final round of consideration has close links to a private company with family ties to a top state education official.
A prayer vigil was held in Baychester last night to mourn the six people who died in a crash on
Here’s the link to tast night’s edition of BronxTalk featuring David King, the Albany editor from the Gotham Gazette and Roberto Perez from the Perez Notes who analyzed Bronx primary election results.
Assemblyman Nelson Castro on primary day (Photo: Alma Watkins)
Last Tuesday, Assemblyman Nelson Castro fought off a primary challenge from Hector Ramirez, a district leader who’d received the support of the Bronx Democratic Party, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and all the big unions. In what was the tightest race in the borough, Castro secured 54 percent of the vote to Ramirez’s 46, giving him a 269 vote victory margin. While the certified results won’t be released until all the absentee and affidavit ballots have been counted, and the voting machines re-canvassed, Ramirez has already called Castro to congratulate him. (The Board of Elections is expected to have these numbers
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