Father Alejandro Solalinde Guerra, a Catholic priest from Oaxaca, Mexico, a leading advocate for the rights of migrants travelling through Mexico to the U.S., will speak in Lehman College Music Building’s East Dining Room on Thursday, Feb. 16
Montefiore Medical Center, in collaboration with Connect to Protect (C2P) Bronx, is hosting a Bronx Town Hall meeting on Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health for teens, parents and educators, Feb. 16, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center.
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Following a series of service changes and cuts by the MTA, which is looking to bridge an $800 million budget gap, some commuters in the northwest Bronx say they are being inconvenienced and overcharged. Others say the changes have largely not affected them.
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On the surface, this latest incident is like any other violent scenario involving urban minorities. Assailant and victim are collapsed into one impression, the bottom line being: it's tragic but they were bad kids and had it coming. This is the message we repeatedly get from the 11 o'clock news and the tabloid treatment of these stories.
The prevailing heatwave that saw temperatures soar to around 100 degrees last weekend didn't stop around 50 residents from venturing out to enjoy the Annual Latin Culture Carnival [El Carnival de la Cultura Latina] which took place next to the Kingsbridge Amory on West 195th Street between Reservoir Avenue and Jerome Avenue on Sunday, June 23.
Local political organization, The Unity Democratic Club, is calling out the "Dinowitz Democratic Team,” a slate of candidates the club alleges were recruited and funded by local Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), for allegedly violating a long-standing congressional ban on [political] campaign activity by nonprofits, a law administered by the IRS. Early voting begins on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
As usual, the 53rd Annual Bronx Week celebrated the best of what the borough has to offer, and took place this year from Monday, May 6, through Sunday, May 19. It featured a host of events honoring seniors, youth, parents, educators, entertainers, small businesses, healthcare professionals, union members, veterans, industry professionals, volunteers and more.
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