NYC LGBT Chamber of Commerce Establishes First Chapter — in the Bronx

28 Feb

A Bedford Park tax prep business is home to the first chapter of the NYC LGBT Chamber of Commerce, reports the Norwood News.

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Teacher Ratings Public, but Not for Cops and Firefighters

28 Feb

This article in City Limits is a year old, but it couldn’t be more relevant now that the NYC public school teacher ratings have been made public. The performance records of cops, correction officers and firefighters cannot be released to the public thanks to the section of a state law that emanates from a 1970s trial in Broome County. The state’s Committee on Open Government (a state agency created by the Freedom of Information Law) has recommended that this law be changed, City Limits reports.

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Welcome to Bronx Matters!

25 Feb

Hi. Thanks for stopping by my new blog, Bronx Matters. To get a little better idea what this is all about, click on “About” at the top of the page. Looking forward to the conversation!

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