Imminent Property Tax Savings for Senior and Disabled Homeowners Senator Jeff Klein shepherded major property tax cuts through both the State Senate and Assembly as this year’s legislative session came to an end. The bill expands the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ […]
Marjorie Velázquez Launches Community Petition over 2800 Bruckner Blvd Social Service Clearinghouse Concerns Bronx Community Board 10 Treasurer and City Council candidate collects nearly 200 signatures from local residents amid recently-announced tenant eviction, concern over rumored plans to convert office […]
Fractious Definition: (adjective) Stubbornly resistant to authority or control. Synonyms: Recalcitrant, Refractory Usage: The young horse was a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; no one could ride her.
Raoul Wallenberg (1912) In 1944, as Nazi troops rounded up hundreds of thousands of Jews in Hungary, Wallenberg—a Swedish citizen who had previously worked for a company run by a Hungarian Jew—asked to be posted there as a diplomat. Once […]
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ ALLOCATES NEARLY $10 MILLION TO BRONX PARKS Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has announced that his office is providing almost $10 million in capital funds to parks all over the borough through his FY 2018 capital […]
New Grand Concourse Counseling Center is Hub for Mental Health Services in the Bronx Established by The Jewish Board, the new Center will provide range of mental health services for Bronx residents of all ages NEW YORK, NY — The Grand […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Vote on Russian Sanctions Bill (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House approved legislation curtailing President Trump’s ability to weaken congressionally-passed sanctions against Russia: “Vladimir […]
Senator Jeff Klein calls on AMTRAK and NYC DOT to replace hazardous fence outside Bronx school that’s been damaged since Hurricane Sandy Fence outside The Bronx Charter School for the Arts has been endangering the safety of students for four-and-a-half […]
Facet Definition: (noun) A distinct feature or element in a problem. Synonyms: Aspect Usage: He carefully studied every facet of the question before offering his response.
Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Elisha Graves Otis (1811) By 1852, Otis had already devised several inventions, including a safety brake for trains. While setting up a factory that year, he developed an automatic safety device to prevent heavy machinery from falling if a rope […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Democrats’ ‘Better Deal’ Agenda (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the “Better Deal” agenda unveiled today by House and Senate Democrats: “Americans want to know what we […]
SENIOR-FOCUSED CSA ARRIVES IN THE BRONX Making sure that Bronx Residents have access to quality fruits and vegetables is a priority for the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Today, Borough President Diaz launched a Bronx-based, senior-focused Community Supported Agriculture […]
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