Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is leading a discussion on education to create an active agenda that benefits our children.
Tune in to BronxNet, Channel 67 on Cablevision and Channel 33 on Verizon FiOS for the recently held “From Cradle to Career” Education Summit. Hear what influential leaders brought together by Borough President Diaz, have to say about Bronx schools, special education, English language learners, higher education and more.
A leading pioneer of video journalism, Michael Rosenblum helped to create the news channel NY1 in the early 1990s, and Al Gore's Current TV in 2004. During the past two decades, he has designed news operations in many cities around the world. He also teaches Television and the Information Revolution at NYU, and has trained hundreds of European journalists to work as VJs at The Bauhaus School in Germany and his Brussels-based Rosenblum Institute.
Another round of invasive removal work is about to begin in Pelham Bay Park's natural areas. The new location will be along Orchard Beach Road, and will be visible in the area from Glover's Rock heading west. This work is part of the Million Trees New York reforestation work that has been taking place all around the park for nearly three years now.
Friday, December 2, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Holiday Candlelight First Friday! + Bronx Seaside Trolley Experience the magic of the mansion by candlelight and decorated for the holidays. Christmas trees inspired by children’s holiday stories are featured throughout the house. Do a little holiday shopping, delight in music by the a cappella Metropolitones, and enjoy holiday refreshments. The free Bronx Seaside Trolley makes a continuous loop from the #6 Pelham Bay Park subway station to BPMM to City Island. Registration requested. Cost $10 adults, $8 seniors & students; members free
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FDU’s Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies announces a special performance of A Christmas Carol performed by Gerald Dickens, great-great grandson of the author Charles Dickens. Only two performances have been scheduled for Tuesday, December 6th at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium.
Homeowners will weigh the cost of proposed improvements against the home's market value after the repairs or upgrades are completed. If an upgrade won't return that investment, it might not be warranted. Before you decide to lift the roof and install skylights in the master suite, realize that upgrading the kitchen and your bathroom will carry the highest return.
The City of New York is only REQUIRED to fund 20% of a 1,450,000 Federal Earmark to improve a bucolic and historic nature trail in Van Cortlandt Park.
NYC Parks plans to pave the Putnam nature trail with asphalt and increase the width from 8ft to 15ft. Because of the excessive and irresponsible proposal by NYC Parks Dept. the proposed costs of this project have gone from $1,740,000 up to $2,419,000.
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