Bronx State Sen. Klein to Sponsor Minimum Wage Bill

Bronx State Sen. Jeff Klein announced this morning that he would be introducing a bill in the Senate to raise the state’s minimum wage, another version of which was first introduced in the State Assembly last week by Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Bronx Neighborhood Note: Public Hearing on Van Cortlandt Park Ice Rink

The Franchise and Concession Review Committee and the Parks Department will hold a joint public hearing on Monday, Feb. 6, at 2:30 p.m., at 22 Reade St. in Manhattan, to review the intent to award one 15-season term development, operation, and maintenance license to Van Cortlandt Park Ice Rink, LLC.

Local Faith Leaders Bless Bronx Pride’s New Home

Last week, the Bronx Community Pride Center celebrated its new home, and eight pastors from varying faiths visited the group’s new building to participate in an interdenominational blessing ceremony for the new site, on Kelly Street in Hunts Point.

Bronx Sports Report: After Down Year, Jaspers Catching Fire

Following its seventh straight win on Sunday night — to complete a road sweep of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s western New York schools, Niagra and Canisius — it’s time to acknowledge the remarkable turnaround of Manhattan College’s men’s basketball program, which is fielding the hottest hoops team in the Bronx.

City Council Hears Testimony on Worship Groups Using School Space

The City Council is holding a public hearing today on whether or not to pass a resolution that would allow churches and other faith-based groups to use public school space, a debate which stemmed from a long legal battle by University Heights church Bronx Household of Faith, which had been fighting for years to continue holding services at PS 15.