The Bronx Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to join in the Hispanic Heritage Luncheon Thursday, September 22, hosted by the Tosca Marquee where the Chamber’s prestigious Leadership Award will be presented to the Bronx leaders in […]
Samuel Johnson (1709) Johnson was a British man of letters and one of the outstanding figures of 18th-century England. In 1755, after eight years of work, he published his monumental Dictionary of the English Language, considered the first great English […]
The soldier never becomes wholly familiar with the conception of his foes as men like himself; he cannot divest himself of the feeling that they are another order of beings, differently conditioned, in an environment not altogether of the earth. […]
nonstarter Definition: (noun) An idea, proposal, or candidate with no chance of being accepted or successful. Synonyms: failure, loser Usage: Many lawmakers are pronouncing the budget a nonstarter.
Maureen Connolly (1934) Known as “Little Mo,” Connolly was one of America’s greatest female tennis players. At 14, she became the youngest winner of the National Girl’s Tournament. At 16, she became the youngest player to win the US national […]
By a curious confusion, many modern critics have passed from the proposition that a masterpiece may be unpopular to the other proposition that unless it is unpopular it cannot be a masterpiece. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)
wharfage Definition: (noun) A platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats. Synonyms: pier, dock Usage: After the storm, she stood at the end of the wharfage, waiting for […]
Agatha Christie (1890) Christie, a British mystery novelist and playwright known for her detective figures Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, wrote over 75 novels, including Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None. Her books have […]
When I look out on such a night as this, I feel as if there could be neither wickedness nor sorrow in the world; and there certainly would be less of both if the sublimity of Nature were more attended […]
rscintilla Definition: (noun) A minute amount; an iota or trace. Synonyms: shred, smidge Usage: When the party was over, not a scintilla of food remained.
Health Department to Spray Pesticides for Tenth Time to Combat Zika and West Nile The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will disperse pesticides from trucks in parts of the Bronx and Staten Island to reduce […]
Samuel “Uncle Sam” Wilson (1766) Wilson was an American Revolutionary War veteran who owned a meatpacking plant in Troy, New York. He provided beef to the army during the War of 1812 in barrels stamped “US,” indicating that they were […]
Mark his perfect self-contentment, and hence learn this lesson, that to be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy. Edwin Abbott (1838-1926)
rarboreal Definition: (adjective) Relating to or resembling a tree. Synonyms: arborical, arborous Usage: Clayton had erected a frail partition of boughs to divide their arboreal shelter into two rooms—one for the girl and the other for Monsieur Thuran.
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