Archive for April, 2017

Word of the Day: April 26, 2017

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.

by · April 26, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Prevent Child Abuse NY Endorses Home Stability Support

Prevent Child Abuse NY Endorses Home Stability Support

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

Chairman Crowley on Judge’s Decision to Block Executive Order Cutting Federal Funds to Sanctuary Cities

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 […]

by · April 26, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chamber of Commerce invites you to Ridgewood Savings Bank’s Free Small Business Financial Workshop

Bronx Chamber of Commerce invites you to Ridgewood Savings Bank’s Free Small Business Financial Workshop

by · April 26, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Congressman Joseph Crowley 14th Congressional District Bronx/Queens

Chairman Crowley on Holocaust Remembrance Day

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 […]

by · April 26, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 24,2017

BRONX DA: CASES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 24,2017

Bronxites…Your Voice Is Needed…Important Community Discussion to Discuss Strategies to Reduce Poverty!

Bronxites…Your Voice Is Needed…Important Community Discussion to Discuss Strategies to Reduce Poverty!

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 […]

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The First Americans: Hispanics

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, […]

Vernuccio’s View: The Media’s Strange Silence About Venezuela

Vernuccio’s View: The Media’s Strange Silence About Venezuela

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 […]

by · April 26, 2017 · Vernuccio's View
Quote of the Day: April 25, 2017

Quote of the Day: April 25, 2017

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude — roots that can be pulled up. George Eliot (1819-1880)

by · April 25, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Join BP Diaz for My Brother’s Keeper Convening Session, 4/29

Join BP Diaz for My Brother’s Keeper Convening Session, 4/29

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.

Word of the Day: April 25, 2017

Word of the Day: April 25, 2017

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.

by · April 25, 2017 · Bulletin Board
SpringFest, April 30

SpringFest, April 30

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.

Councilman Andy King joins family of murdered woman, minutes before the rally a 19 year-old man was shot dead in West Farms. Photo by David Greene

West Farms Man Shot Dead Before Anti-Violence Rally

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 […]

A Higher Power: Solar Battery Invented

A Higher Power: Solar Battery Invented

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 […]

by · April 25, 2017 · Profile America, Technology