Archive for March, 2016
Nature & Outdoors – Spring Stewardship Day, Opening Weekend at Prospect Park, Tours, Hikes, and more
nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Nature & Outdoors: Mar 30, 2016 – Apr 4, 2016 Citywide Highlights Spring Citywide Stewardship Day On April 16, spend the day outdoors with our Stewardship Team taking care of our urban forest! Discover natural […]
What legacy will A-Rod have?
What legacy will A-Rod have? By Christopher Saunders This is the only way it could have ended. It appears Alex Rodriguez has decided to conclude his baseball career on his own terms. I expected nothing less from A-Rod. If his […]
“Spiking Healthcare Costs Under ACA Are A Myth,” GOP Candidates Should Stop Asserting Them
Fmr House Aging & Health Staff Chief Says Rise in Health Care Costs is Half of Pre-ACA Former White House spokesman Robert Weiner and analyst Daniel Khan argue in a newly released article published in the Tallahassee Democrat, a highly […]
Former New York Yankees top prospect waived by Seattle Mariners
This article was originally published on Outside Pitch MLB Long before Aaron Judge, Jorge Mateo and James Kaprielian were the top names in the New York Yankees farm system, there was Jesus Montero. The catching prospect and native of Venezuela wasn’t only known within the Yankees organization – he […]
Profile America: FM Radio Is Born
FM RADIO DEBUTS Wednesday, March 30 — FM radio is 75 years old. In March 1941, the first commercial FM station went on the air — W47NV in Nashville, Tennessee. FM — standing for frequency modulation — was first […]
Quote of the Day: March 29, 2016
Scarcely one person in a thousand is capable of tasting the happiness of others. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Word of the Day: March 29, 2016
Word of the Day ? perquisite Definition: (noun) A payment or profit received in addition to a regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one’s due. Synonyms: fringe benefit, perk Usage: We had promised her a liberal perquisite […]
Whose Birthday Is It? March 29, 2016
Ernst Jünger (1895) Early in his career, Jünger, a German writer and WWI veteran, published novels based on his army experience. Strongly influenced by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, they glorified war and its sacrifice as the greatest physical and mental […]
#Not62 Town Hall Meeting: The Campaign for A Healthy Bronx!
Town Hall Meeting #Not62-The Campaign for A Healthy Bronx! SATURDAY APRIL 2, 11AM: Bronx Health REACH invites Bronxites to come and be a part of a Town Hall Meeting, #Not62 — The Campaign for a Healthy Bronx! on Saturday, […]
Gov Cuomo Imposes North Carolina Travel Ban
GOVERNOR CUOMO BANS NON-ESSENTIAL STATE TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA On Monday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order banning all non-essential state travel to North Carolina. The order requires all New York State agencies, departments, boards and commissions […]
Profile America: Birth of a Classic — Coca-Cola
BIRTH OF A BRAND Tuesday, March 29 — One of the most successful brand names of all time got its start on this date in 1886. That’s when Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton brewed up the first batch of Coca-Cola — […]
Yearly Cost of U.S. Premature Births Linked to Air Pollution
NEW YORK, March 29, 2016 — The annual economic cost of the nearly 16,000 premature births linked to air pollution in the United States has reached $4.33 billion, according to a report by scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center. The […]
WABC-TV IS THE NEW BROADCASTING HOME FOR THE NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE
National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc. announced yesterday that WABC7-TV, Channel 7 will be the broadcast home and official English language television station of the 59th Annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade, live from Fifth Avenue, on Sunday, June 12, 2016. This […]
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