Word of the Day: July 10, 2017
Avaricious Definition: (adjective) Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain. Synonyms: Covetous, Grabby, Grasping, Greedy, Prehensile Usage: The avaricious man prayed to have a room full of gold.
Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle
Whose Birthday Is It? July 10, 2017
Nikola Tesla (1856) Tesla was an inventor and engineer known for his revolutionary contributions to the fields of electricity and magnetism. His inventions made possible the production of alternating-current electric power, and his Tesla coil is still used in radio […]
Quote of the Day: July 10, 2017
He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the imagination and the heart. Washington Irving (1783-1859)
Op-Ed: Caribbean Heritage Month and Its Importance to African American History
Caribbean Heritage Month and Its Importance to African American History By State Senator Kevin Parker Life Needs The Caribbean! So read the tagline of a full-length commercial that ran in frequent rotation on national network television a couple years ago. […]
Congressman Crowley Launches Petition to Stop Deportation of 9/11 Worker
Congressman Crowley Launches Petition to Stop Deportation of 9/11 Worker (Queens, NY) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) launched a nationwide petition today to urge President Donald Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to stop deportation efforts against […]
Fort Drum soldier kills state trooper, woman at upstate home
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO ON THE DEATH OF STATE TROOPER JOEL DAVIS “The entire New York family grieves today for Trooper Joel Davis, who was shot and killed in the line of duty Sunday night in Theresa, Jefferson […]
Whose Birthday Is It? July 9, 2017
Oliver Wolf Sacks (1933) Sacks is a British-American neurologist and writer. He immigrated to the US in 1960 to study neurology at the University of California, and in 1965 he joined the faculty at New York’s Albert Einstein College of […]
Quote of the Day: July 9, 2017
Enough is equal to a feast. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
Word of the Day: July 9, 2017
Stalwart Definition: (adjective) Having or marked by imposing physical strength. Synonyms: Hardy, Sturdy, Stout Usage: Athos sprang into the boat, which was immediately pushed off and which soon sped seawards under the efforts of four stalwart rowers.
Chairman Crowley Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Allow Partial Enforcement of President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban
Chairman Crowley Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Allow Partial Enforcement of President Trump’s Muslim Travel Ban (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court lifted portions of an injunction […]
Brown NYC Organics Bins Being Delivered to Bronx CB’s 10 and 11 this Month
July Update: More than 2 Million New Yorkers Now Have Access to NYC Organics Curbside Program Curbside Collection of Organic Material Beginning in Brooklyn CB’s 7, 11 and 12 this Week; Brown NYC Organics Bins Being Delivered to Bronx CB’s […]
Word of the Day: July 8, 2017
Gabby Definition: (adjective) Tending to talk excessively. Synonyms: Chatty, Garrulous, Loquacious, Talkative, Talky Usage: Mary’s gabby friends kept her apprised of all the neighborhood gossip.
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