Word of the Day: April 26, 2017
Shutout Definition: (noun) A defeat in a game where one side fails to score. Synonyms: Skunk Usage: The coach knew that if his team could score just one point, it would avoid the humiliation of a shutout.
Shutout Definition: (noun) A defeat in a game where one side fails to score. Synonyms: Skunk Usage: The coach knew that if his team could score just one point, it would avoid the humiliation of a shutout.
Prevent Child Abuse NY Endorses Home Stability Support Statewide nonprofit announces endorsement of Home Stability Support, touts plan as major step in addressing homeless crisis and housing instability ITHACA, NY – Prevent Child Abuse NY (PCANY) today announces its endorsement […]
Chairman Crowley on Judge’s Decision to Block Executive Order Cutting Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after a federal judge blocked President Trump’s executive order to cut […]
Chairman Crowley on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day: “The Holocaust is one of the darkest and most horrific crimes in human history, and it […]
Bronxites…The Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative needs your voice…Important Community Discussion to Discuss Strategies to Reduce Poverty! It’s an important opportunity for people who live, love, and support the Bronx to build on our strengths and combat the scourge of […]
Wednesday, April 26 — The first baby of European parentage born on the shores of the future United States came into this then-New World in 1566. Martin de Argȕelles Jr. was born to a soldier father, who had brought his wife, […]
There is a reason why the U.S. media downplays the Venezuelan tragedy, in which extreme shortages of food, medicine and basic supplies such as toilet paper are compounded by an authoritarian government that denies essential rights to its citizenry. By […]
Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Join BP Ruben Diaz, Jr. for a My Brother’s Keeper Convening Session on April 29 at Bronx Community College, Roscoe Brown Student Center, 2155 University Avenue. Session opens at 8:30 AM and closes at 3:00 PM. RSVP here or call 718-590-6012.
Walloping Definition: (noun) A sound thrashing or defeat. Synonyms: Debacle, Drubbing, Thrashing, Trouncing, Whipping, Slaughter Usage: The tournament was an embarrassment, with our team receiving a walloping from the opponent.
Come celebrate Mosholu Montefiore Community Center SpringFest on its 75th Anniversary on April 30 at 3450 Dekalb Avenue in the Bronx. Learn about PreK programs and Summer Camp.
by David Greene Minutes before an anti-violence rally was to be held for a young woman shot dead on a deserted street in Williamsbridge, a 19 year-old man was killed in a hail of gunfire on a street in West […]
Tuesday, April 25 — On this date in 1954, Bell Laboratories in New York announced the prototype manufacture of a new solar battery, or what we now call a solar cell. The new cell was capable of a 6 percent energy […]
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