Archive for September, 2017

Yom Kippur Begins Today at Sundown

Yom Kippur Begins Today at Sundown

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown. May all those who are observing have a meaningful and easy fast. G’mar Chatima Tovah

Seven World-Class Trotters From Six Countries Accept Invitations to $1 Million Yonkers International Trot on October 14

Seven World-Class Trotters From Six Countries Accept Invitations to $1 Million Yonkers International Trot on October 14

Seven World-Class Trotters From Six Countries Accept Invitations to $1 Million Yonkers International Trot on October 14; Three Spots Remain to Complete Field of 10 Champion Resolve of the U.S.A. Defends Title; Italy Has Two Flag-Carriers; France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland […]

by · September 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Senator Klein, Assemblyman Dinowitz & Council Member Cohen pen letter to DOT requesting lighting study at Riverdale site where 9/11 memorial plaque was stolen

Senator Klein, Assemblyman Dinowitz & Council Member Cohen pen letter to DOT requesting lighting study at Riverdale site where 9/11 memorial plaque was stolen

Senator Klein, Assemblyman Dinowitz & Council Member Cohen pen letter to DOT requesting lighting study at Riverdale site where 9/11 memorial plaque was stolen Five American flags have also been taken from Endor Community Garden Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff […]

by · September 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans’ Latest Health Care Bill

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans’ Latest Health Care Bill

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans’ Latest Health Care Bill (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill – the Senate’s latest iteration of Trumpcare: “This bill is the […]

by · September 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Sanitation launches new bulk pick up appointment service

Sanitation launches new bulk pick up appointment service

by · September 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: September 28, 2017

Word of the Day: September 28, 2017

Prerogative Definition: (noun) A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right). Synonyms: Exculsive right, Perquisite, Privilege Usage: The whole substance of human authority was centered in the simple doctrine of royal prerogative, […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 28, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? September 28, 2017

Max Schmeling (1905) Schmeling was a German boxer who, in his greatest upset, knocked out future world heavyweight champion Joe Louis—then an unbeaten 22-year-old contender—in 1936. When they met again in a hugely hyped 1938 match, Louis knocked out Schmeling […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 28, 2017

Quote of the Day: September 28, 2017

Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent. Virginia Woolf […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Last Hurrah For Collins And Reyes At Citi Field?

Last Hurrah For Collins And Reyes At Citi Field?

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Terry Collins and Jose Reyes were a match from the start. At Citi Field Wednesday evening that match may have come to end after the Mets home finale win over Atlanta and with three games remaining […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Sports
Senator Klein, Assemblymen Benedetto & Gjonaj call on the city to remove sex offenders from family shelters

Senator Klein, Assemblymen Benedetto & Gjonaj call on the city to remove sex offenders from family shelters

Senator Klein, Assemblymen Benedetto & Gjonaj call on the city to remove sex offenders from family shelters New analysis found nine sex offenders residing in Bronx family shelters, endangering the welfare of vulnerable children Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein, […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Congressman Joseph Crowley has not announced his position

Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill

Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) introduced a series of amendments to the government funding bill that would defend middle class families against […]

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Council Member Andy King secures $2.8 million for Habitat for Humanity New York City and Almat Group Affordable Homeownership Development

Council Member Andy King secures $2.8 million for Habitat for Humanity New York City and Almat Group Affordable Homeownership Development

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
NYC Sanitation Commissioner names Chief Edward Grayson as the new Director of the Bureau of Cleaning and Collection

NYC Sanitation Commissioner names Chief Edward Grayson as the new Director of the Bureau of Cleaning and Collection

by · September 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: September 27, 2017

Word of the Day: September 27, 2017

Lubricious Definition: (adjective) Characterized by lust. Synonyms: Lustful, Prurient, Salacious Usage: She eluded the lubricious embraces of the drunken man and called the police.

by · September 27, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 27, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? September 27, 2017

Cosimo de’ Medici (1389) The son of a Florentine banker, Cosimo de’ Medici was an able financier who vastly expanded the family’s banking business. In 1433, he was banished from the city by a rival family but returned a year […]

by · September 27, 2017 · Bulletin Board