The Bronx Chamber of Commerce hosts an Evening Business Networking Event on Wednesday, November 30th, from 6:00-8:00pm, at Residence Inn by Marriott at the Hutch Metro Center Atrium. Bring business cards. Shake hands. Share ideas. Meet your business peers. Walk away […]
Profile America — Wednesday, November 30. As American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month concludes, it’s worth noting that much of the U.S. population lives in states and towns with names derived from those originally given them by America’s first […]
By Frank V. Vernuccio, Esq. Fidel Castro violated human rights in almost every way imaginable. He was a key sponsor of international terrorism. His secret police had informants on every block. He imprisoned an extraordinary number of people, some of […]
Cespedes and the Mets: Not a Matter of Dollars and Cents By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor New York: End of the discussion and the New York Mets have shown their commitment again in re-signing Yoenis Cespedes to a four-year $110 million […]
By William Coppola Home run vs. Strikeout: Which does the fan prefer? Is it the thrill of the bomb clearing the fence? Or is the edge-of-your-seat thrill of the big swing slicing through the air and…hitting nothing but air? Last […]
Zoophagous Definition: (adjective) Feeding on animal matter, carnivorous. Synonyms: meat-eating Usage: Zoophagous insects include predators and parasites.
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK STAND WITH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS AND COMBAT HATE CRIMES Independent Democratic Conference Announce $250,000 in funding for the Vera Institute of Justice’s New York Immigrant Family Unity Project New York […]
Mary Mitchell Community Center host Crotona Coalition Community Meeting on December 3, 2016. The Crotona Coalition visioning meeting for the redevelopment of the Austin Jacobo Baseball Field and Center starts at 12:30 PM at 2007 Mapes Avenue at 178th Street […]
Profile America — Tuesday, November 29. We still use the word “dial” to refer to the act of calling someone on the phone. This is a legacy, as a great many of us have never used a rotary phone or […]
William Blake (1757) Blake was an English poet and artist. Trained as an engraver, he opened a print shop in 1784 and developed an innovative technique for engraving illustrations and text on the same plate and for producing colored engravings. […]
Perspicuous Definition: (adjective) Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand. Synonyms: Lucid, Luculent, Pellucid, Crystal clear, Limpid Usage: The lawyer presented a perspicuous closing argument, clarifying the forensic evidence for the confused jurors.
Novels so often provide an anodyne and not an antidote, glide one into torpid slumbers instead of rousing one with a burning brand. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Senior Critical After 3-Alarm Fire in Foxhurst by David Greene An elderly woman remains in critical condition after a 3-alarm fire ripped through the top floor of a 5-story building along Southern Boulevard, in the Foxhurst section of the borough. […]
Senior Critical After 3-Alarm Fire in Foxhurst by David Greene An elderly woman remains in critical condition after a 3-alarm fire ripped through the top floor of a 5-story building along Southern Boulevard, in the Foxhurst section of the borough. […]
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