The director of Brooklyn’s leading foundation writes that the borough’s indisputable successes bring an obligation to look out for those whom recent changes haven’t favored.
The Administration of Children’s Services has announced the appointment of Charles Barrios, a licensed psychotherapist with decades of service at Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn, as Deputy Commissioner for Family Support Services.
We’ll continue today with my twin winter sports obsessions: tracking Bronx point guards playing in the Big East and following the high school basketball playoffs. (Note: Looking for more on varsity girls swimming results? Boys gymnastics? Let me know via e-mail- akratz@norwoodnews.org – or by leaving a comment.) The Big Bronx:Boogie Down ballers Dwight Hardy (St. John’s) and Kemba Walker (UConn) made the All-Big East first team, with fellow Bronxite Corey Fisher (Villanova) earning a spot on the second team.A few weeks ago, I opined that Hardy, a high-scoring guard from John F. Kennedy high school, deserved a mention in the “Best Bronx Point Guard” conversation after torching Walker’s UConn squad.
The Bronx Entrepreneurs and Business Network, an independent grassroots networking group, will celebrate Women’s History Month with a spotlight on women and Bronx entrepreneurs tomorrow night at the PeaceLove Cafe in Melrose, 617 Melrose Ave. from 7-9 p.m. The event will feature a panel discussion on networking, social media and other business strategies moderated by Clarisel Gonzalez, editor and publisher of PRSUN Communications. It is free and open to the public. Find out what else is happening in the Bronx this week in our events calendar, below.Editor’s note: What did we miss? Send details to bronxnewsnetwork[at]gmail.com.
William Sloan, an owner of Morton Williams on Jerome Avenue, at a Kingsbridge Armory hearing in 2009. The store was recently named one of the most-fined supermarkets for overcharging consumers. (File photo by Adi Talwar)Last week, the NY Post published a list of 25 city supermarkets that racked up the highest in violation fines during 2010 from the Department of Consumer Affairs for overcharging customers, failing to properly mark items or using faulty scales to price goods.Three Bronx markets made the list of worst offenders: a Pathmark in Co-op City, a Pioneer Supermarket in Mott Haven and the Morton Williams on Jerome Avenue in University Heights. All of the stores had over $3,000 in violation fines to their names.The owners of the the same Morton Williams were a vocal party during the great Kingsbridge Armory debate two years ago, fighting the developer’s
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, still looking to lock down a permanent district office, will be holding office hours at the Mosholu Montefiore
Welcome back to the program. Lots of wind today in the Bronx will cool off temperatures reaching into the 40s. But was that snow I saw earlier today? Quick note: The Bronx Sports Column will make a special Monday appearance today. Bronx Foodie will return on Friday.
In 2007, the NYPD released a report about “the homegrown threat” that troubled local Muslim leaders by labeling innocuous behavior, like displaying concern for “the greater good,” as possible hallmarks of “jihadization.”
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