United Nations top officials today highlighted the power of press freedom to spark social and political change and to hold governments accountable, stressing that this vital right must be ensured across the world by creating the conditions that allow journalists to perform their work safely.
NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg is once again planning to close 20 fire companies citywide, most likely including City Island’s Ladder Company 53, which could come as early as July 1, 2012. Councilman Jimmy Vacca says City Islanders already expect that their ladder company is once again on that list.
Vacca and City Islanders have fought the proposed closure of our ladder company four times before and won. We will be out in full-force fighting once again. Every year it has been the same fight and every year the City has heard our defense.
National Public Gardens Day
Friday, May 11 / 12-4 p.m.
View Dibbles and Daisy Grubbers:The Art of the Garden Tool exhibition and enjoy mansion and garden tours. Free
Bronx Week Saturday, May 12- Sunday, May 20
Celebrate Beauty in the Bronx at BPMM with free guided tours on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 12-4. Tours start at quarter past the hour. Free
Member Mornings All About Us: Upstairs, Downstairs, and in the Garden. Bartow-Pell's Landscape History
Friday, May 18 10-11:30
Jane Cook discusses our historic landscape at the last
Today @ 11:00A, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) and NY State Senator Tony Avella, Assemblyman Michael Simanowitz, Steve Cassidy, President, Uniformed Firefighters Association, Capt. Alexander Hagan, President, Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Bob Astrowsky, Assistant Secretary, United Federation of Teachers, Detective. Michael Palladino, President, Detectives’ Endowment Association and other local leaders announced a new effort to protect and create thousands of jobs for teachers, firefighters and police officers.
As funeral services the victims begin today from 4P to 9P at the Parkchester Funeral Home and tomorrow at 9:45A, New York State Transportation officials are going to be installing concrete barriers on Bronx River Parkway to hopefully prevent another tragic crash, which killed seven people.
According to officials, those 2-foot, 8-inch concrete slabs will be installed on the right-hand side of the lanes to block vehicles from hitting the existing fence and falling off the elevated roadway.
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Zip Code: 10464
State: New York
Population: 4634
Housing Units: 2265
Land Area: 3.3 square miles
8.6 square kilometers
Water Area: 0 square miles
0 square kilometers
City Name: Bronx
Post Office Name: Bronx
County: Bronx
Area Code: 718
Timezone: EST
Latitude: +40.863028
Longitude: -073.799802
10464 Overview 10464 Demographic 10464 Economic 10464 Housing 10464 Social
General Characteristics Number Percent U.S.
Total population 4,634 100.0 100%
Male 2,228 48.1 49.1%
Female 2,406 51.9 50.9%
Monet's Garden - May 19-October 21/ This stunning tribute to French Impressionist Claude Monet showcases a seasonally changing interpretation of the garden that inspired his art. In addition, two rarely seen paintings by the artist--one of which has never been shown in the United States--will be on exhibition, and films, concerts, poetry readings, and hands-on art for kids will provide rich insight into the life and work of this renowned master.
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said today: “The New York State Department of Transportation shares community concerns about the safety of the Bronx River Parkway in the wake of the tragic crash that claimed the lives of seven family members on April 29.
“Since Sunday’s accident, we have been working on interim actions that will be implemented on the parkway beginning this morning.
NYC Council Member James Vacca, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway, Tishman Construction, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), and NYC Small Business Services (SBS) today convened an information session on construction jobs and opportunities for the Public Safety Answering Center II (PSAC II) for Bronx residents and firms.