We live in the greatest democracy in the world, but after 240 plus years I feel a good portion of our electoral system could use an upgrade. That’s why I’ve introduced H.J. Res. 28, a Constitutional Amendment to improve and […]
New York City FC Signs Joe Scally as Second Homegrown Player New York City FC today announced that Joe Scally has signed his first professional contract with the Club. The 15-year old becomes City’s second-ever Homegrown Player, following James Sands […]
Congressman Espaillat Hosts Safety Forum at 52nd Precinct by Robert Press The room at Our Lady of Angels had community residents, Bronx Police Precinct Commanders, and the NCO officers from the local precincts. Congressman Adriano Espaillat and NYPD Commissioner James […]
National Action Network’s 2018 Convention will take place April 18-21 at the Times Square Sheraton [811 7th Av, New York, NY 10019] in New York City. It offer an opportunity to revisit the current state of the national civil rights movement in America. We […]
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550) A brilliantly gifted linguist and one of the most dashing figures of his time, Oxford was also reckless, hot-tempered, and disastrously spendthrift. He was the patron of an acting company and wrote […]
Let me not then die ingloriously and without a struggle, but let me first do some great thing that shall be told among men hereafter. Homer (900 BC-800 BC)
The Renaissance Youth Center is proud to present the Tenth Annual Music With A Message Summer Tour, which will play 50+ shows around the Bronx and NYC to uplift our communities. Band members (ages 6-21) are conscious and talented musicians, rappers, poets, singers […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on March Jobs Report (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the March jobs report: “Working families are struggling, and the chaos President Trump has created is putting our […]
BP DIAZ COMMEMORATES 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. On Wednesday, April 4, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination […]
Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON, March 22, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $3.7 million to Hawaii from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort […]
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By John Tsaros Ebenezer Ofori got the pass from Maxi Moralez Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium late in the second half and NYCFC got their fourth and final goal in a 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake. It was his […]
Ill-fated Definition: (adjective) Marked by or promising bad fortune. Synonyms: Ill-Omened, Ill-starred, Unlucky, Doomed Usage: Freed after months of captivity, the aid workers are relieved to have survived their ill-fated trip abroad.
Bringing back a critical link in the River’s Ecosystem Welcoming 400 alewife herring to the Bronx River! Once so abundance along the eastern seaboard that our rivers once “ran silver” in the spring, alewife herring populations have crashed, largely due to dams that obstruct their […]
Percy Lavon Julian (1899) Julian was an African-American chemist and a pioneer in the synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. Due to the institutional racism of the time, Julian was forced to overcome enormous obstacles to obtain his PhD and […]
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