My School Has Rhythm, Not Violence — Bronx School Wins
Students from the Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the Bronx won the annual NYPD “My School Has Rhythm Not Violence” contest.
Articles by: Michael Benjamin
Profile America: Silver Anniversary
One of the engines of business and personal life in the 21st century just turned 25 years old — the World Wide Web.
Profile America: National Fresh Breath Day
National Fresh Breath Day points out that having fresh breath is part of overall health and well-being
Profile America: National Fresh Breath Day
National Fresh Breath Day points out that having fresh breath is part of overall health and well-being
Profile America: World Trade Center Groundbreaking
On this day in 1966, a groundbreaking ceremony for the World Trade Center was held near the southern tip of Manhattan.
Profile America: The First Stoplight
The first U.S. traffic light flashed red and green at the intersection of 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, OH.
Daily Fantasy Sports Now Legal In New York
DFS are expected to generate approximately $4 million in revenue to fund state education aid.
It’s Good To Be Assembly Speaker…Edenwald To Get State-of-the-Art Rec Center
MAYOR DE BLASIO, SPEAKER HEASTIE ANNOUNCE STATE-OF-THE-ART RECREATIONAL FACILITY COMING TO EDENWALD Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Maria Torres-Springer and local elected officials announced the selection of […]
Profile America: Immunization Month
This is National Immunization Awareness Month — highlighting the importance of vaccinations to a long and healthy life.
Profile America: A Glass Act
On this date, Michael Owens of Toledo, OH, patented a machine that could automatically manufacture glass bottles, producing four per second.
City Announces New Chief Digital Officer
MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES SREE SREENIVASAN AS CITY’S NEW CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER NEW YORK––Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced Sree Sreenivasan as the City’s new Chief Digital Officer. Sreenivasan has served as the first Chief Digital Officer at the […]
BREAKING NEWS: City Adds Miami Nabe to Zika Travel Warning List — Updated
Following the confirmation by the Florida Health Department (and the Centers for Disease Control) of ten [now 14] cases of locally transmitted Zika virus in one section of Miami, Florida, the City’s Health Department updated its current travel warning for […]
Toronto Theater Company Will Be Off Broadway in 2017
The Soulpepper Theater Company will stage new plays and musicals at the Pershing Square Signature Center in the summer of 2017.
Profile America: A Storied Cereal
On this date in 1893, Denver restaurant owner Henry Perky received a patent for a “Machine for the Preparation of Cereals for Food” (aka shredded wheat).
BREAKING NEWS: Clinton Leads Trump in Latest Poll, 43% – 40%
The Morning Consult reports that Hillary Clinton is once again leading Donald Trump, 43% to 40%, in the presidential race after the recent Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Morning Consult reports that the former secretary of State leads the brash businessman, 43 […]
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