Bronx Congressman Jose Serrano’s congressional resolution designating May 13 as Frank Sinatra Day passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 402-3 on May 20. The designation ties in with the release of postage stamps bearing Ol’ Blue Eyes’ face, commemorating the 10th anniversary of his death.

A listing of public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.

More than 700 people attended the first annual Fordham Goes Green Walk and multicultural health fair in Poe Park on Saturday, May 17, the kickoff event of a new environmentally-friendly campaign sponsored by the Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID).

When I "talk cricket" to my American friends, they either look confused or their eyes glaze over. You see, this country is split between those who’ve never watched it, and those who have and think it’s dull and ridiculous.

But cricket, which has more fans than any other sport in the world except soccer, is rarely boring or silly – honest! In fact, it’s hugely entertaining. But don’t take my word for it. Just ask the hundreds of millions of Indians who follow it, or the tens of millions of Pakistanis, or the millions of Australians, Bangladeshis, Brits, and South Africans.

Bronx students aren’t getting enough exercise during school hours because the city’s education department is failing to provide them with access to proper facilities and programs, says a new report released by the Bronx borough president’s office.

City Council members expressed outrage on Tuesday that two of the Bronx’s top-performing high schools may face significant budget cuts if the Department of Education passes its 2009 budget without changes.

Where can you get a well written newspaper that includes the latest in science research, in-depth sports coverage and analysis, and intelligent debates on today’s hottest issues? PS 8’s newspaper, that’s where.

At PS 94, some students read a lot, some students read more, and some students like 2nd graders Anamica Saha, Sanjidah Abdullah, Nazeath Emama, and Yakelin Ibarra, read pretty much all the time. The four students won PS 94’s annual reading competition by reading literally hundreds of books in just a 21?2-month period.

With Memorial Day fresh in our minds, we would like to take this opportunity to recognize the heroism of Dino Rossi, a veteran of the United States Air Force.

This story, however, is not about his actions on any traditional battlefield. But make no mistake, Rossi has embroiled himself in a heated and contentious battle, one with severe and life-altering consequences for its underdog stakeholders.

For the past six months or so, Rossi has led an effort on behalf of his fellow tenants at a North Fordham-area building on the Grand Concourse to fight the injustice being done there by building owner Jacob Selechnik. (See previous issue, May 15, "Tenants Stand Up to Landlord’s Bully Tactics.")

He says the stealth and serpentine Selechnik, often referred to by housing advocates as "Jake the Snake," with the help of his daughter Ellen, is all but physically forcing residents, through a variety of shameful tactics, out of Rossi’s building, 2720 Grand Concourse. For the Selechniks, it seems to come down to simple math: The more people they can scare away, the higher they can jack up the rents.