The Brooklyn Nets are currently building a $1 billion stadium named the Barclays Center. The Barclays Center is set to open this fall. The Brooklyn Nets will be the first major league team to call this New York City borough home since the late Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles after the 1957 season.
As heavy fighting continues throughout Syria, the United Nations refugee agency today reported that the number of those fleeing to neighboring countries rose to over 100,000 in August – the highest monthly total to date.
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 103,416 people sought asylum in countries neighboring Syria in that month, bringing the total number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration as of 2 September to 235,368 – mainly in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq.
FREE Bronx Seaside Trolley on Friday September 7th from 5:30pm to 9:30pm, leaving hourly on the half hour, from Pelham Bay Station and going to The Bartow Pell Mansion Museum then on to City Island for an evening of Art, Music and Fine Dining. Take advantage of special offers when you show your Trolley Card at participating establishments.
Only available from the driver on the Trolley.
Events & Promotions
Bartow Pell Mansion Museum
895 Shore Rd. 718-885-1461
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Singer/songwriters Hannah & Maggie.
Pelham Bay Park will be featured on PBS, Treasures of New York: City Parks.
"The show takes a look at the planning and design of five iconic parks in New York City. From Central Park in Manhattan, to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, to the Greenbelt in Staten Island and Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, Treasures shares each park’s rarely-told and unique history, with insights from leading members of the Parks Conservancies and beyond."
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The Olympics are over for thousands of athletes and athletic fans, meaning people will now turn their attention to college football and the NFL. However, there is another sort of Olympic Games being held: The Paralympics. The Paralympics are the athletic events that not many pay attention to because they are not on every television channel like The Olympics were. These events are definitely something to watch, because these athletes overcome many challenges in order to compete.
WATCH OBAMA RUN FASTER. President Must Pay To Play Political Hard Ball.
President Obama has to work had to persuade voters to give him more time to guide the US economy back to health, as he prepares to play out his vision for another term during the Democratic national convention.
SYRIAN AIR STRIKES. Taking Its Civilian Toll.
The Assad regime’s strategy has increased the death toll as a serious humanitarian crisis develops and thousands flee their homes in search of safety.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK. Making Very Little Progress.
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U.S. MAY NOT INTERVENE. Syria Violence Continues.
Despite rising civilian deaths and rebels’ pleas, U.S. is not expected to expand its minimal role. Meanwhile. Syrian rebels bomb regime army base, 4 injured. A rebel spokesman says it's a revenge for an attack by the military last month that killed more than 300 people.
SUN MYUUNG MOON. Dead at 92
Trine vs. Manchester
It never gets old! This was my final season opener in college football. Coming into the game I knew everything about Manchester. What coverage’s they would call before they would even call them. On top of that I played against the Spartans 3 times previously in my career.