Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.bronx.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.bronx.com/files.php?file= http://www.bronx.com/ http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/810.html Politics Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:06:00 -0500 Assemblyman Felix W. Ortiz (Brooklyn) was very pleased by the efforts of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to propose a set of guidelines for states to create laws that would ban text messaging while driving. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/809.html Politics Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:53:00 -0500 Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens), Chair of the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee, along with her colleagues and the Community-based Volunteer Ambulance Corps, hailed a victory after today’s committee hearing on the utilization of volunteer ambulance groups by the FDNY/EMS. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/808.html Politics Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:57:00 -0500 City Hall, NY – Council Member Elizabeth Crowley (D-Queens), Chair of the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee, along with Council Members Lew Fidler (D-Brooklyn), Vincent Gentile (D-Brooklyn) and Al Vann (D-Brooklyn), and dozens of community-based volunteer ambulance leaders, called on the FDNY to utilize the City’s neighborhood volunteer ambulances. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/752.html Politics Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:34:00 -0500 The Unshackle Upstate business coalition warned that any increase in taxes, fees, mandates or assessments, or any increase in spending is absolutely unacceptable and a slap in the face to every New York taxpayer and employer. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/624.html Politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:50:00 -0500 Now that the heat of the election campaigns and the ferver of the victory has subsided, what would one think Bloomberg's legacy in the Bronx is after his two terms as a Mayor of New York City? http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/616.html Politics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:49:00 -0500 Billionaire Michael Bloomberg won a third term as New York mayor Tuesday in a closer-than-expected race against a Democratic challenger who stoked voter resentment over the way Bloomberg changed term-limits law so he could stay in office. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/563.html Politics Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:44:00 -0400 As it concerns President Barak Obama's current health care legislation, which is to be voted in Congress, the following was received earlier today from a concerned reader of ours, Brian Jenkins. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/558.html Politics Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:42:00 -0400 Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Elizabeth S. Crowley, Council Member Letitia James, small business owners and advocates today announced the Protection Against Ticket Harassment (PATH) Act, a new bill that would prevent excessive and unfair ticketing practices by the Department of Sanitation. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/510.html Politics Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:40:00 -0400 Today, Reverend Doctor Elijah Thompson, Pastor of the Bronx Miracle Gospel Tabernacle (BMGT), endorsed Mayor Bloomberg’s bid for re-election. Rev. Dr. Thompson cited the Mayor’s record on education reform and his support of small businesses as the primary reasons for the endorsement. http://www.bronx.com/news/politics/478.html Politics Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:44:00 -0400 The were two big winners at the recent “town hall” healthcare meeting held in the North Bronx, New York City, neighborhood of Parkchester on August 17 – the lunatic right wing and the private health insurance industry. These victories came despite the fact that the vast majority of those who lined up to participate in the meeting supported either a single-payer system or a public option. Most came away disappointed. I got kicked out. The Bronx Times & Bronx.com