City Island Images begins an annual event this weekend, which we hope all City Islanders will enjoy participating in. For the next few days, we will be featuring homes, which local families have decorated for the holiday season.
We invite you to share the photos of your favorite decorated homes, or perhaps provide us with the addresses, so we can take photos and share these brilliant images on line with all of you.
On Thursday, December 22, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., together with New York Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman, will host the borough’s annual Chanukah celebration.
The event will take place at 12 noon in the Bronx County Building, 851 Grand Concourse, in Veterans Memorial Hall. Traditional Chanukah foods, such as latkes and jelly donuts, will be served. The event will also feature a musical performance from world-renowned recording artist Dafka Israel-Potok.
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Robert Grant Niznik says he is well aware of the lousy job market and wondered what he was going to do after graduating from New York Law School.
At the same time, he'd read about middle-class folks who didn't qualify for Legal Aid, but couldn't pay high-priced attorneys.
He came up with the idea of a matchmaking Web site. http://www.shpoonkle.com
NY Senator Jeff Klein will be holding his 17th Annual Christmas tree lighting this Friday, Dec. 16, at Peace Memorial Plaza (Williamsbridge Road and Pelham Parkway). This holiday tradition will feature caroling from students at St. Lucy's School and a special appearance by Santa! There will also be cocoa and treats for the first 100 children attending. For more information, call 1-800-718-2039.
Menorah Lighting
Location: Bronx House, 990 Pelham Parkway South
Date: Dec 20th
Time: 3:30 pm.
There will be cookies and hot cocoa.
Christmas Tree Lighting
So many of us complain that we eat too much for the holidays. The sweets, the appetizers, and main courses overflow and many quickly rush to join a gym to get the weight off.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., joined Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayors Linda Gibbs and Cas Halloway, as well as Health Commissioner Thomas Farley to announce that obesity rates among New York City public elementary and middle school students have decreased over the past five years across all race and ethnic groups, marking the biggest decline in childhood obesity reported to date by any large city in the country. The event took place at P.S./I.S. 218 on Gerard Avenue.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. also wishes everyone happy holidays!
Tomorrow morning, NYC Council Member James Vacca will join officials at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the installation of a highly advanced MRI machine at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center. Council Member Vacca allocated $2 million in City Council capital funds that helped Einstein purchase the new equipment, which will augment the research capabilities of the College of Medicine and enhance its efforts to develop improved understanding of a variety of diseases and disorders.
On Friday, December 15, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., together with The New York Yankees will host the 2011 Winter Wonderland celebration. Five thousand kids will receive toys and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies while taking pictures with Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at Yankee Stadium.
WHEN: Friday, December 15, 2011 @ 5 p.m.
WHERE: Yankee Stadium Gate 6—Hard Rock Café Entrance