Quote of the Day: April 4, 2017
That is one good thing about this world…there are always sure to be more springs. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
Articles by: The Bronx Chronicle
Op-Ed: The Women Who Dared Me to Lead
The Women Who Dared Me to Lead. “I cannot be intimidated. I cannot be undermined.” Congresswoman Maxine Waters. As the only woman running for NYC Council District 18, in a race with six men, that quote hit me in the […]
Young Music Makers Brings Free Outdoor Concerts by Talented School Ensembles to Lincoln Center
YOUNG MUSIC MAKERS BRINGS FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS BY TALENTED SCHOOL ENSEMBLES TO LINCOLN CENTER NOW–JUNE 1 More than 35 Schools representing New York City, states across the U.S., plus China, and Canada to Perform on Josie Robertson Plaza April 3, […]
Profile America: The Power of Vitamin C
Tuesday, April 4 — Today is Vitamin C Day, celebrated — if that’s the word — every April 4 on the anniversary of the isolation of this vitamin. The breakthrough was made in 1932 by two doctors at the University of […]
Whose Birthday Is It? April 3, 2017
Henry Robinson Luce (1898) One of the most powerful—and controversial—figures in the history of US journalism, Luce founded Time magazine in 1923 with former Yale classmate Briton Hadden. It was the first news-weekly in the US and is now the […]
Quote of the Day: April 3, 2017
It is equally offensive to speed a guest who would like to stay and to detain one who is anxious to leave. Homer (900 BC- 800 BC)
Word of the Day: April 3, 2017
Sternutation Definition: (noun) A symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose. Synonyms: Sneeze, Sneezing Usage: John complained that every time he came to visit, my dusty carpet would send him into fits of sternutation.
Borough Presidents Make 11th Hour Push for Home Stability Support as Budget Deadline Looms
Borough Presidents Make 11th Hour Push for Home Stability Support as Budget Deadline Looms City’s four Democratic borough presidents – Eric Adams of Brooklyn, Gale Brewer of Manhattan, Ruben Diaz, Jr. of the Bronx, and Melinda Katz of Queens […]
Senator Klein Announces New College Affordability Plan to Cut College Costs
Joined by local college presidents, officials and students, Senator Jeff Klein recently released a report analyzing the significant financial burden that post-secondary education has on New York families called, “Cutting College Costs: The IDC Plan to Make Higher Education Attainable […]
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION On Thursday, March 23, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Women’s History Month Celebration at Manhattan College’s Kelly Commons Building in Riverdale. “We cannot minimize the important […]
Whose Birthday Is It? April 2, 2017
Emile Francois Zola (1840) Zola was the founder of French naturalism, a literary school that maintained that novel-writing should be scientific, appraising reality in terms of natural forces such as heredity or environment. Inspired by his readings in sociology and […]
Word of the Day: April 2, 2017
Appurtenance Definition: (noun) Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or instruments, used for a specific purpose or task. Synonyms: Paraphernalia, Gear Usage: He had half expected that she would drive up to the side door in a hansom would wear a […]
Quote of the Day: April 2, 2017
Wit is educated insolence. Aristotle (384 BC-322 BC)
The Bronx was home to record $3.2 billion, 14.2 million sq. ft. of development in 2016
BP DIAZ RELEASES ‘BRONX ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT’ The Bronx was home to record $3.2 billion, 14.2 million sq. ft. of development in 2016 Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. released his “Bronx Annual Development Report” this morning at a development […]
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