Archive for October, 2017

Teamsters Aid Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

Teamsters Aid Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico

New Podcast out on Teamsters’ work to create new NAFTA that helps workers, and keeps U.S. highways safe, plus catching up on our disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The podcast features audio interviews of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa; […]

by · October 31, 2017 · Labor, News
Word of the Day: October 31, 2017

Word of the Day: October 31, 2017

Despairing Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless. Synonyms: Desperate Usage: The set-back to their hopes made them despairing and desperate.

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 31, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? October 31, 2017

John Evelyn (1620) From 1631 until his death in 1706, Evelyn kept a diary that is today an invaluable source of information on 17th-century British social, cultural, and political life. He corresponded frequently with Samuel Pepys, another now-famous diarist of […]

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 31, 2017

Quote of the Day: October 31, 2017

I pay very little regard…to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person. Jane Austen (1775-1817)

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BPECA Meeting: Live Debate, Vote for a State Constitutional Convention? – November 1

BPECA Meeting: Live Debate, Vote for a State Constitutional Convention? – November 1

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Let’s Go Trick-Or-Treating! But First, Here are Some Safety Tips from the FDNY

Let’s Go Trick-Or-Treating! But First, Here are Some Safety Tips from the FDNY

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Senator Klein Fights Back Against ‘Nightmare Neighbors’

Senator Klein Fights Back Against ‘Nightmare Neighbors’

Senator Klein Fights Back Against ‘Nightmare Neighbors’ Zombie and bank-owned, abandoned properties proliferating throughout Mount Vernon have met their match in Senator Jeff Klein as he announced his “Nightmare Neighbor Task Force,” along with new legislation to address the issue […]

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Housing
BP DIAZ HOSTS AFRICAN SOCCER AWARDS EVENT

BP DIAZ HOSTS AFRICAN SOCCER AWARDS EVENT

BP DIAZ HOSTS AFRICAN SOCCER AWARDS EVENT Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a ceremony to honor the winner of the 2017 African Advisory Council Bronx Week Soccer Tournament, Team Gambia, on Wednesday, October 24, 2017 at The Bronx […]

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley on U.S. District Court Decision to Block President Trump’s Third Muslim Travel Ban

Chairman Crowley on U.S. District Court Decision to Block President Trump’s Third Muslim Travel Ban

Chairman Crowley on U.S. District Court Decision to Block President Trump’s Third Muslim Travel Ban (Queens, N.Y.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court judge in Hawaii blocked the third […]

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER FOR FATALLY STABBING EX-WIFE

BRONX DA: BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER FOR FATALLY STABBING EX-WIFE

by · October 31, 2017 · Bulletin Board, Crime
Word of the Day: October 30, 2017

Word of the Day: October 30, 2017

Unprejudiced Definition: (adjective) Free from undue bias or preconceived opinions. Synonyms: Impartial Usage: I claim to be an absolutely unprejudiced witness.

by · October 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 30, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? October 30, 2017

Angelica Kauffmann (1741) Swiss-born painter Angelica Kauffman studied art in Italy as a child. She was a protégée of Joshua Reynolds, who took her to London in 1766. Two years later, Reynolds became the first president of the Royal Academy […]

by · October 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 30, 2017

Quote of the Day: October 30, 2017

There certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them. Jane Austen (1775-1817)

by · October 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Statement from Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Spokesperson Daryn Cline

Statement from Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Spokesperson Daryn Cline

Statement from Alliance To Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease Spokesperson Daryn Cline First and foremost, Legionnaires disease is fundamentally a water issue. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, if truly committed to finding disease source, must expand its investigation to consider all […]

by · October 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Drastically Limit Refugee Entry

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Drastically Limit Refugee Entry

Chairman Crowley Statement on Trump Administration Effort to Drastically Limit Refugee Entry (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after the Trump administration issued new, unnecessary vetting requirements to drastically limit the number […]

by · October 30, 2017 · Bulletin Board