NYBG PROGRAMS

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Bronx Green-Up, the community outreach program of The New York Botanical Garden, provides horticultural advice, technical assistance, and training to community gardeners, school groups, and other organizations interested in improving urban neighborhoods through greening projects.

The NYC Compost Project in the Bronx, funded and managed by NYC Department of Sanitation's Bureau of Waste Prevention, Reuse, and Recycling, and hosted at The New York Botanical Garden, provides compost education and outreach to NYC residents, nonprofit organizations, and businesses.

WHAT'S HAPPEND TO OUR CLASS?

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One definition of middle-class is anyone whose life opportunities are optimistic, predictable, or upwardly mobile. Some others would say it's about watching our children succeed and do a heck of a lot better than we've done.

Many individuals used to describe themselves as middle, or upper middle-class because we're all looking to be part of the great society. Most people didn't think of themselves as poor and wouldn't describe themselves as upper-class. But recently we see more families struggling to make ends meet.

UN UNITED?

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Government representatives of Russia and The People's Republic of China have managed to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution, which condemns the Syrian government’s crackdown on protests.

At a meeting in the UN, 13 countries voted for the resolution proposed by European and Arab nations that gave strong support to an Arab League plan to end the crackdown and call for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside.

However, representatives for the governments China and Russia have both continued to veto this important internationally supported measure.

Headlines 2/3/12

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SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ASSAULT. City of Homs.

SUPERBOWL FEVER Multimillion Dollar Event.

NEVADA CAUCUSES. Romney Leads The Pac.

BEN GAZZARA DEAD. Intense Until Age 81.

COLORADO WHITEOUT. Denver Blizzard.

Timeless Lessons For Speaking

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Please, think before you open your mouth. You may also wish to consider practicing a better method of communicating with others, besides trash talking.

Also, utilizing the only 27 words you know, interspersed with what I prefer to identify as crutches, such as "I'm like, he's like, she's like." or "you know", "ah", "um" and so many other noises, which are unacceptable and totally inefficient form of communication. Advertising invented terms like super-size and other made up monstrosities are just not proper uses of our language.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

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If you consider these recent shootings to be serious enough to speak up and let your voice be heard, then join Assemblyman Carl E. Heastie, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Eliot Engel, Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Councilman Larry Seabrook and Councilman Oliver Koppell are hosting community leaders in a discussion with the New York City Police Department about the shooting of Ramarley Graham in the Wakefield section of the Bronx.

Where: Community Board #12 4101 White Plains Road (corner 229th Street)

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS: NYPD COMMISSIONER

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A group made up of news media organizations based in NY including WABC TV 7 Eyewitness News, Channel 4 News/WNBC and WCBS-TV 2 have sent a letter to the New York Police Department protesting media access issues and the way in which police deal with reporters.

Celebrate African-American Culture

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Black History Month Celebration

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 @ 5:30 pm

The Bronx Museum of the Arts

1040 Grand Concourse at East 165th Street

Keynote, Carolyn Carter-Kennedy Author "The Lucille Armstrong Story"

2012 Honorees

Leroy "Archie" Archible

Korean War Veteran & Community Leader

Reverend Frederick Crawford

Pastor Union Grove Baptist Church

Bernel Arthur Richardson

Chairman United Leadership of the Bronx

Hon. Elizabeth Taylor, Justice. Bronx County Supreme Court

PS 17 HISTORICAL LANDMARK

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Reportedly, Iit was initially named PS 102 and then P.S. 17. It is located at 190 Fordham Street, and now the home of City Island Nautical Museum, City Island Community Center, worldwide headquarters for City Island Images, and 15 other luxury condos. This Georgian Revival-style building will be designated a landmark and officially presented at a City Council hearing in March.

Originally opened late in 1898 with a few hundred students, eight classrooms and playrooms, this building was envisioned and executed by architect C.B.J. Snyder NYC School Buildings Superintendent.

Headlines 2/3/12

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USA JOBS GAINS. 243 Thousand New Positions.

INSIDER STOCK TRADING. Bill Finally Passes.

ROMNEY GETS A BOOST. Trumped in Vegas.

MAJOR WINTER STORM. Denver Closed.

HISTORICAL LANDMARK. 1890's PS 17.

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