By Margaret on December 3, 2010
An invitation from Manhattan College: Bring the whole family! This Sunday is our annual Festival of Lessons & Carols. It is a wonderful holiday event for our entire community. Sunday, 5 December 4:30pm in the Chapel (preludes begin at 4:15) Afterward, the blessing of the Christmas creche and the lighting of the tree on the […]
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By Margaret on November 29, 2010
Community Board #8 is sponsoring this forum on Wednesday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m., in the Leo Engineering Building of Manhattan College, on Corlear Avenue and W. 238th St. Should be a good opportunity to find out what the new health care law will actually do. All are invited. Flyer attached. Print it out, and […]
Posted in Front Page News, Notices/Announcements, Uncategorized | Tagged health care |
By kristin on November 17, 2010
“I have asked the Parks Department why there are no sandboxes in my neighborhood in the Bronx, or as far as I can tell anywhere outside of Manhattan, and the response I got was troubling. I was told that residents in the outer boroughs do not treat the sand boxes with respect” http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/a-newfangled-sandbox-arrives-check-out-the-canals/ My children […]
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By Karen Argenti on November 17, 2010
Howard (Howie) Padernacht was a friend and neighbor on Giles Place, and the Sholem Aleichem. Many would call him the Mayor of Giles Place. He practically patrolled the community even to the point of walking up and down the street wheeling a garbage can to pick up litter. Before I met Howie, though, I met […]
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By Margaret on November 16, 2010
See-Click-Fix is a new internet based tool for identifying local problems (and hopefully, getting them fixed!) Check it out at http://www.bronxnewsnetwork.org/p/see-click-fix.html, and add your own complaints. FIPNA recommends also reporting them to 311.
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By Margaret on October 28, 2010
While we have known for more than a year that VOA was no longer interested in operating supportive housing at 3882 Cannon Place, Community Board 8 now has a letter from VOA clearly stating that they have not heard from developer Ismael Fernandez for more than a year, and that they have no plans to […]
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By Margaret on September 22, 2010
Here’s the agenda for the next CB 8 Land Use committee meeting, at which they will discuss adding parkland in our neighborhood. Anyone have information or opinions about this matter? PUBLIC HEARING / MEETING NOTICE LAND USE COMMITTEE DATE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010 TIME: 7:30 PM PLACE: RIVERDALE YM/YWHA 5625 Arlington Avenue Multi Purpose Room, […]
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By Margaret on September 13, 2010
Free Health Fair — community residents are invited to come and be screened. Sponsored by the Methodist Home for Nursing & Rehabiliation Wednesday Sept. 15th from 10 am-2pm Recieve free health services including: Health Screenings, Eye Exams, Audiology Screenings, Blood Pressure Screenings, & more Located at Methodist Home, 4499 Manhattan College Pkwy, Riverdale Questions: Contact […]
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By Karen Argenti on September 9, 2010
Did you ever wonder why after so many wins, no one listens to us so they have to be bittersweet? This time the Stella D’oro Workers ….. Article can be found at http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20100909/REAL_ESTATE/100909881 A bittersweet win for former Stella D’Oro workers NLRB panel affirms legal ruling that now-shuttered bakery’s owners didn’t play fair with union […]
Posted in 50th Precinct, Front Page News | Tagged Broadway and 238th Street, Bronx, Brynwood, Labor, Stella D'oro |
By Karen Argenti on September 4, 2010
August 26, 2010 2:17 PM Back to jail for nursing home exec in bribe scandal Helen Sieger skipped bail on grand larceny charges and is found living large in a Miami Beach hotel—only to call in sick for latest arraignment. Crain’s NY http://bit.ly/c6XKDM not really sure if all of the story is correct ….very complicated
Posted in Helen Sieger, Nursing Home | Tagged 1199 SEIU, Kingsbridge Heights, Worker's Compensation Law |
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