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BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of August 7, 2017

BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of August 7, 2017

Word of the Day: August 8, 2017

Word of the Day: August 8, 2017

Doddering Definition: (adjective) Infirm, feeble, and often senile. Synonyms: Gaga, Senile Usage: His mother was doddering and frail, so he hired aides to care for her around the clock.

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Whose Birthday Is It? August 8, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? August 8, 2017

Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (1902) Dirac was an influential English mathematician and theoretical physicist. In 1928, he published a version of quantum mechanics taking into account the theory of relativity. His theory predicted an antiparticle to the electron, and, in […]

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Quote of the Day: August 8, 2017

Quote of the Day: August 8, 2017

Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

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Senator Jeff Klein holds groundbreaking ceremony at Pelham Parkway Houses for $2.1 million lighting project

Senator Jeff Klein holds groundbreaking ceremony at Pelham Parkway Houses for $2.1 million lighting project

Senator Jeff Klein holds groundbreaking ceremony at Pelham Parkway Houses for $2.1 million lighting project Outdoor lighting enhancements will improve resident safety Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein, along with Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, NYCHA General Manager Michael Kelly and other […]

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Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Ban Transgender Individuals from Serving in United States Military

Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Ban Transgender Individuals from Serving in United States Military

Chairman Crowley Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Ban Transgender Individuals from Serving in United States Military (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration […]

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Word of the Day: August 7, 2017

Word of the Day: August 7, 2017

Ingenuous Definition: (adjective) Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness. Synonyms: Artless Usage: His ingenuous delight in it was a delight to her, and a new and mutual love-thrill was theirs – because of a flower.

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Whose Birthday Is It? August 7, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? August 7, 2017

Emil Nolde (1867) Nolde was a German painter and printmaker. Fervently religious, he often painted supernatural imagery, such as demonic heads and mystic appearances. Impressed by the art he saw on a 1913 expedition to the East Indies, he began […]

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Quote of the Day: August 7, 2017

Quote of the Day: August 7, 2017

No affectation of peculiarity can conceal a commonplace mind. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

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Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj & Assemblyman Michael Benedetto call on new owner of Throggs Neck building to publicly reveal detailed plans for site

Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj & Assemblyman Michael Benedetto call on new owner of Throggs Neck building to publicly reveal detailed plans for site

Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj & Assemblyman Michael Benedetto call on new owner of Throggs Neck building to publicly reveal detailed plans for site Current tenants of 2800 Bruckner Boulevard are being forced out, while future plans for the […]

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BP DIAZ ALLOCATES MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDS

BP DIAZ ALLOCATES MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDS

BP DIAZ ALLOCATES MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN HOUSING FUNDS FY2018 Capital Funds will help create more than 1,500 new affordable units across The Bronx Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that his office has allocated more than […]

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Congressman Joseph Crowley has not announced his position

Chairman Crowley Statement on the 52nd Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

Chairman Crowley Statement on the 52nd Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (Washington, D.C.) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement marking the upcoming 52nd anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed into […]

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Montefiore Healthy Store Initiative – Summer Smoothie Remix Launch

Montefiore Healthy Store Initiative – Summer Smoothie Remix Launch

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Report: Cuomo signs into law SCHE/DHE program expansion set to help thousands more live affordably in New York

Report: Cuomo signs into law SCHE/DHE program expansion set to help thousands more live affordably in New York

Major Property Tax Relief on the Way for Senior & Disabled Homeowners thanks to the IDC Cuomo signs into law SCHE/DHE program expansion set to help thousands more live affordably in New York New York, NY — Members of the […]

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Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Siding with Big Banks Over Consumers

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Siding with Big Banks Over Consumers

Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans Siding with Big Banks Over Consumers (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after House Republicans voted to rollback critical consumer protections that shield working families from fraud, […]

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