Live 14th District Council Candidates Debate, Tonight, 9 p.m., BRONXNET

Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. to BronxTalk (BRONXNET, Cablevision channel 67) and find out where the candidates of the 14th District Council race stand on all the important issues facing the northwest Bronx and local residents.

The show will be airing on BRONXNET at 9 p.m. for the rest of the week as well.

Candidates Yudelka Tapia and Fernando Cabrera will be answering questions from Bronx News Network editors Alex Kratz and James Fergusson. The debate will be moderated by veteran Bronx talk show host Gary Axelbank.

As we mentioned before, the incumbent in the 14th District, Maria Baez, has declined to appear with the other candidates to talk about the issues.

Update: You can also watch the live debate stream on the Web at http://bronxnet.org/home/live/webstreamtrial.html

In-Depth Profiles of the 14th District Council Candidates

The latest edition of the Norwood News is on the streets and online now. This is issue is saturated with great news and interesting feature stories (we'll have our full preview up on the blog soon), including in-depth profiles of the three candidates vying for the 14th Council District seat.

Click on the name, get the scoop on the candidate:

Yudelka Tapia

Fernando Cabrera

Maria Baez

Get informed before our 14th District candidates debate on Monday, August 31, at 9 p.m. on BRONXNET (Channel 67, Cablevision). Feel free to submit questions for the debate in the comments section. Or e-mail your questions to bronxnewsnetwork@gmail.com.

And don't forget to vote on Tuesday, Sept. 15.

Cabrera Is In for Debate

Fernando Cabrera, candidate for City Council in the 14th District, has agreed to participate in the debate we are sponsoring on Aug. 31 in conjunction with BronxTalk on channel 67 (Cablevision). We are still awaiting confirmation from Yudelka Tapia and Maria Baez. We'll keep you updated.

A Debate on the Issues -- Aug. 31

Bronx News Network is organizing a television debate on Aug. 31 for the 14th Council District in conjunction with BronxTalk, the cable television talk show hosted by Gary Axelbank on channel 67 (Cablevision).

Earlier this week, we invited all the candidates and are waiting for their responses. We will keep you updated.

Comptroller Debate

BRONXTALK-SPECIAL EDITION/MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009

From BronxTalk host Gary Axelbank ...

On Monday, June 29, BronxTalk featured a debate between the candidates in the race for city comprtoller. Quizzed by host Gary Axelbank, Councilmembers Melinda Katz, John Liu, and David Yassky talked about their qualifications and experience, investing city pension funds, the Kingsbridge Armory,Yankee Stadium, and water filtration projects, small businesses, and other issues.

BronxTalk is seen live each Monday night at 9pm on channel 67 in the Bronx and is repeated each day at 9:30am, 3:30pm, and 9:00pm. It is produced by Jane Folloro.

Comptroller Debate Tonight in the Bronx!

Just another reminder of what is probably an unprecedented Bronx debate of all the comptroller candidates.

On Monday, June 29 the four Democrats running for NY City Comptroller will square off on BronxTalk in a live, one-hour televised debate. Beginning at 9:00pm, Councilmembers Melinda Katz, John Liu, David Weprin, and David Yassky will discuss city budgets, housing, education, economic development, and a variety of other subjects. Moderated by BronxTalk host Gary Axelbank, the program will emphasize issues important to the people of the Bronx.

BronxTalk is the borough's flagship talk show that's seen Monday nights at 9:00pm on Bronxnet's channel 67 in the Bronx and streamed live on the web at http://bronxnet.org/home/live/webstreamtrial.html . BronxTalk will be celebrating its 15th anniversary in October. Jane Folloro is the producer.

Viewers can see replays of BronxTalk at 9:30am, 3:30pm, and 9:00pm daily and the programs are archived at http://bronxnet.fliggo.com/category/bronxtalk

Bronxnet is a private, independent, not-for-profit organization seen on channels 67, 68, 69, and 70 in the borough of the Bronx and established under the requirements of the cable television franchise agreement between the City of New York and Cablevision of New York City