The Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for The Bronx, NY

1. Bronx Week - army' invades Marble Hill 
   3 hrs ago | The Riverdale Press
   Beneath the elevated 1 train, Angel Hernandez of the Great and Glorious Grand Army ofthe Bronx asks a passerby which borough he believed Marble Hill belonged. Five years ago, Hernandez helped hatch the idea of 'marching' on Marble Hill, technically part of Manhattan, and 'reclaiming' it in the name of the Bronx.
   
   
2. Assembly speaker kicks off third annual state tour
   7 hrs ago | Washington Times
   The Bronx Democrat toured upstate New York and Long Island shortly after becoming speaker in 2015 as a way to connect with the different regions of the state. He did another tour last year, and said Thursday that the exposure helps him better understand the different opportunities and challenges facing each region.
   
   
3. Experience The Rich Arts, Music And Culture Of The South Bronx at... 
   17 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com
   ... music, dance, visual art, crafts, puppetry, theater and culinary arts that reflect the artistic ecosystem of the Bronx. In unity there is strength. All events are rain or shine. The South Bronx Culture Trail Festival (SBCT) is a community arts and ...
   
   
4. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 
   18 hrs ago | The New York Times
   ... Matthew Thornton (a.k.a. Dr. Octagon, a.k.a. Kool Keith ) is a New York hip-hop pioneer hiding in plain sight. The Bronx-born M.C. has been active since the early 1980s, first with the Ultramagnetic MCs and then under a string of different aliases ...
   
   
5. B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival Brings Battles, Breakdancing And Beats 
   Yesterday | BroadwayWorld.com
   ... riginal concept of Break Mission was inspired by a Break Dance event which was held in Bronx, New York by Aby from The Bronx Boys rocking Crew 1975 original concrete rocking crew and it required no entry fees but food and clothes.
   
   
6. Don't mess with the test for the city's top high schools - fix the real problem
   Yesterday | New York Post
   ... Specialized High School Fairs this Saturday at the Wingate HS campus in Brooklyn and DeWitt Clinton HS campus in The Bronx - and has begun offering free test prep, but the city can do more. State Sens. Jamaal T. Bailey (D-Bronx) and Toby Stavisky ...
   
   
7. Tom Pardalis
   Yesterday | News Times
   ... the Jaspers. In fact, Pardalis has had quite an impressive nine-year run at the helm in the Riverdale section of The Bronx. He has guided the Jaspers to six 25-win seasons since taking over in 2010, one 30-win season, and an appearance in the 2014 ...
   
   
8. Letitia James in strong position for Democratic Party nod for 
   Wednesday | Albany Times Union
   ... chairman Reginald LaFayette, also said that James seemed to have "good support" among committee members there. The Bronx Democratic Party could also break well for James. Its former chair is Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who retains a strong ...
   
   
9. Books News: Coming Soon to the Bronx, a Long Overdue Book Festival 
   Wednesday | The New York Times
   "This is where I bought most of my books," Saraciea J. Fennell said, pointing out to East Fordham Road in the Bronx from the Starbucks where we met in April. Among the check cashing locations, pawn shops and bodegas that lined the commercial thoroughfare when she was growing up, she said, were street vendors selling an assortment of books - from urban fiction to dictionaries.
   
   
10. Trump honors slain NYPD officer during DC memorial service 
    Tuesday May 15 | New York Post
    Donald Trump holds the hand of Adrianna Valoy as he speaks about her daughter, New York Police Detective Miosotis Familia, who was killed in the line of duty. One of New York's Finest was front and center at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service today in Washington, D.C. President Trump paid tribute at the somber event to tragic NYPD officer Miosotis Familia, gunned down on the job last summer in The Bronx by a cop-hating madman.
    
    
11. Mother says her kids are held hostage at home by RATS 
    Tuesday May 15 | Daily Mail
    A mother living in New York City 's most-complained-about rat-infested building has spoken of how her children are held hostage by rodents. Abigail Cisneros said her kids play inside because rats are 'always by the garbage' at her apartment in The Bronx.