Cases of Interest for the Week of July 30, 2018   Monday, July 30, 2018 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Morak, J. Rodriguez SCI-C Update Juan Sanchez Pleaded guilty to Rape in the third-degree and related […]

Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1396) A man of shifting alliances, Philip the Good ruled Burgundy at the height of its prestige and presided over one of Europe’s most lavish courts. After his father was murdered during a meeting […]

We love flattery even though we are not deceived by it, because it shows that we are of importance enough to be courted. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)    

harbor Definition: (verb) Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings). Synonyms: nurse, entertain, hold Usage: I harbor a grudge for much longer than I should and am working on being more forgiving.    

BP DIAZ HOSTS CARIBBEAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION On Thursday, June 21, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual host his annual Caribbean Heritage Celebration at the R & J Banquet Hall. The event recognized the vibrant history and […]

Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against New York City Department of Education and Public Schools Athletic League Calls for Equal Access to School Sports 17,000 New York City Black and Latino public high school students don’t have any sports teams at their […]

Congressman Crowley Statement on Board of Elections Dropping LeFrak Polling Lawsuit (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement after the Queens Board of Elections abandoned their legal effort to move LeFrak City’s longtime polling […]

Henry Ford (1863) Ford was a prominent American industrialist and innovator of mass production via the assembly line. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and made car ownership affordable to many. Though controversial, Ford was undeniably one […]

The greatest trust, between man and man, is the trust of giving counsel. For in other confidences, men commit the parts of life; their lands, their goods … some particular affair; but to such as they make their counselors, they […]

repute Definition: (verb) To consider (a person or thing) to be as specified. Synonyms: look upon, regard as, take to be, esteem, think of Usage: He is reputed to be intelligent.