Archive for November, 2016

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Revis Island: Pats knew how to get there in win over Jets

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Add another loss to the Jets disappointing season Sunday at MetLife Stadium and for a moment the Patriots were looking like the team that would go down to defeat. But the Jets managed another one to […]

by · November 28, 2016 · Sports
Profile America: Chill Ride — Air-Conditioning Debuts

Profile America: Chill Ride — Air-Conditioning Debuts

Profile America — Monday, November 28. One of the comforts most Americans take for granted while driving was displayed for the first time this month in 1939 at the 40th Chicago Auto Show. The Packard Motor Car Company unveiled the […]

by · November 28, 2016 · Profile America
Book Review | Knockout: Fidel Castro Visits The South Bronx 

Book Review | Knockout: Fidel Castro Visits The South Bronx 

With the passing of Fidel Castro, the book Knockout: Fidel Castro Visits the South Bronx takes on a bittersweet significance. It is the true story of Castro’s historic visit to the Bronx.

Profile America: Garrett Morgan’s Traffic Light

The first traffic signal with indicators for “stop”, “go” and most notably “caution” was patented this month in 1923.

by · November 27, 2016 · History, Profile America, Technology
Matters of Faith: This One Thing

Matters of Faith: This One Thing

Know what you can do to advance God’s Kingdom and do just that one thing.

by · November 27, 2016 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.

Statement from Bronx Borough President Diaz on Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General

STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General “If President-Elect Donald Trump truly wants to reunite a fractured nation, his selection of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to serve as Attorney General is a […]

by · November 25, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Politics
Yankees must trade Michael Pineda

Yankees must trade Michael Pineda

  By Christopher Saunders Michael Pineda has disappointed Yankees fans for one too many years beginning in 2012. That season was cut short by a tear in his shoulder during spring training and missed the entire year.  A year later, […]

by · November 25, 2016 · Sports

BRONX DA: TWO NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICERS INDICTED IN BEATING OF INMATE AND COVERUP

Profile America: Peanut Butter Lovers Month

Profile America: Peanut Butter Lovers Month

  Friday, November 25 — It’s a time to celebrate one of life’s simple, viscous pleasures — it’s Peanut Butter Lovers Month. The stuff of one of America’s favorite sandwiches, peanut butter was first offered to the public at the […]

by · November 25, 2016 · Profile America

Weekly Construction Bulletin Westchester Creek CSO Modifications

by · November 24, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Public Advocate, Council Delegation Endorse Home Stability Support at City Hall Rally

Public Advocate, Council Delegation Endorse Home Stability Support at City Hall Rally

Public Advocate, Council Delegation Endorse Home Stability Support at City Hall Rally Leading city officials and thirty Council Members – a majority of the delegation – join together to formally endorse Home Stability Support and encourage Governor Cuomo to include […]

by · November 24, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Housing
Bronx Community Thanksgiving Meals List

Bronx Community Thanksgiving Meals List

Bronx Community Thanksgiving Meals List “Feeding the Community & Less Fortunate” Beso Lounge 320 E 240th Street, Bronx, NY 10467 12 p.m. The Point with Real Life Church and The Prodigal Center 940 Garrison Avenue, Bronx, NY 10474 11 a.m. […]

Profile America: Thanksgiving

Profile America: Thanksgiving

  Thursday, November 24 — Today is Thanksgiving Day. One of the most traditional of American holidays, it’s thought to have begun in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The holiday became national in 1863, and the fourth Thursday of the month […]

by · November 24, 2016 · Profile America
The President-elect shares an update on the Presidential Transition.

Trump Transition News Video Message

In a new Transition Team video released on Monday, President-elect Donald J. Trump updated the American people on his “putting America First” plans from day one of his presidency to the 100th day, including executive actions and policy matters, as […]

by · November 23, 2016 · News, Video
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Profile America: Drive-Up Banking

Wednesday, November 23 — It used to be that going to the bank was somewhat of a chore — with inconvenient hours and locations, and waiting in line for a teller. Now, many of us rarely see the inside of […]

by · November 23, 2016 · Profile America