Remembering Those We Lost
One of the great privileges of being a council member is being able to honor and recognize community leaders and heroes who have passed away. Less than a year into my first term in office I have had the humbling […]
Archive for August, 2018
Coppola: Jacob deGrom and the Lost Year
By William Coppola Another agonizing waisted performance by the Mets’ Jacob deGrom last night. He pitched brilliantly against a very good hitting Cubs team and was not involved in the decision. The game was suspended after nine innings and completed […]
Sepulveda, Blake and Gibson Tour Water-damaged NYCHA Building
SENATOR SEPULVEDA, OTHER BRONX ELECTEDS WORKING WITH NYCHA TO HELP RESTORE FLOOD-DAMAGED APARTMENTS, COMPENSATE TENANTS State Senator Luis Sepulveda said today that he, Assemblyman Michael Blake and City Councilmember Vanessa Gibson are working with the New York City Housing Authority […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 29, 2018
Vivien Theodore Thomas (1910) When the Great Depression hit, Thomas was forced to set aside his dreams of becoming a doctor and instead found work as a laboratory assistant to American surgeon Alfred Blalock. He spent the next 34 years […]
Quote of the Day: August 29, 2018
I pity from the bottom of my heart any nation or body of people that is so unfortunate as to get entangled in the net of slavery. Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Word of the Day: August 29, 2018
boorish Definition: (adjective) Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Synonyms: loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish Usage: He was boorish and insensitive, and he made her cry far too often, but she loved him regardless.
Governor Cuomo’s Ugly Political Posturing Crosses a Line
GOVERNOR CUOMO’S UGLY POLITICAL POSTURING CROSSES A LINE Legislative Column from Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb Andrew Cuomo’s latest foot-in-mouth statement that America “was never that great” provided a look into an offensive liberal mentality and represents another display […]
Slavery in the 21st Century
The 2018 Global Slavery Index has been released. The focus of the study highlights the connection between modern slavery and two major factors: highly totalitarian regimes, in which populations are put to work to prop up the government, and conflict […]
O’Neal, Inc. Acquires a Pennsylvania based BioPharm Engineering Firm to Expand Capabilities
O’Neal, Inc. Acquires a Pennsylvania based BioPharm Engineering Firm to Expand Capabilities DME Alliance Inc. provides innovative solutions to the BioPharm Industry GREENVILLE, S.C. – O’Neal, Inc., an integrated design and construction firm, recently acquired DME Alliance Inc. (DME) based […]
Showcase Cinemas Re-Opens Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas With Limited Time 5-5-5 Deal!
Showcase Cinemas Re-Opens Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas With Limited Time 5-5-5 Deal! Bronx Movie-Goers Can Once Again Enjoy the Latest Blockbuster Films Bronx, NY– Showcase Cinemas announced today that renovations at Concourse Plaza Multiplex Cinemas located at 214 E 161st St, Bronx, […]
Whose Birthday Is It? August 28, 2018
Vladimir Shukhov (1853) Though less widely known than his contemporaries Thomas Edison and Gustave Eiffel, Russian engineer, scientist, and architect Vladimir Shukhov has drawn comparisons to both of them. His innovations in the petroleum refining process and the means of […]
Quote of the Day: August 28, 2018
It is as natural to die, as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful, as the other. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
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