maltreat Definition: (verb) To treat badly, cruelly, or inconsiderately. Synonyms: abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, step Usage: Despite assurances that no one would maltreat the accused mass murderer in prison, he arrived at his hearing with two black eyes and a swollen […]

NOTICE OF SALE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (FOLEY SQUARE) GUSTAVIA HOME, LLC; Plaintiff v. ROYSTON BROWN, et al; Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff: Hasbani & Light, P.C., 450 7th Ave, Suite 1408, NY, NY 10123; (646) 490-6677 Pursuant to judgment […]

Sherwood Anderson (1876) After serving briefly in the Spanish-American War, Anderson became a successful advertising man and then manager of a paint factory before suffering a nervous breakdown. Dissatisfied with his life, he abandoned both his family and his job […]

Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head. William Shakespeare (1564-1616)  

hypersensitive Definition: (adjective) Having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor). Synonyms: allergic Usage: I am hypersensitive to pollen and suffer terribly from a runny nose and itchy, watery eyes during the spring.  

STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: President Trump’s Lies About Puerto Rico “The Trump Administration’s response to Hurricane Maria’s devastating impact in Puerto Rico was an abject failure. Everyone knows this. Any attempt by this administration to call their response […]

The 2019 Charter Revision Commission kicks off in September 2018 with a round of Public Hearings across the five boroughs!   We’ve attached information for you to share in your communities, districts, and networks.  Please check our website – www.charter2019.nyc […]

Maurice Chevalier (1888) Chevalier was a French actor, singer, and vaudeville entertainer known for his trademark tuxedo and straw hat. While a prisoner of war during World War I, Chevalier studied English. After the war, he began acting in the […]

I forget who it was that recommended men for their soul’s good to do each day two things they disliked: it was a wise man, and it is a precept that I have followed scrupulously; for every day I have […]

embitter Definition: (verb) Cause to be bitter or resentful. Synonyms: acerbate, envenom Usage: He would not let this bad experience embitter him and resolved to maintain a positive outlook on life.  

Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522) After earning a degree in medicine, Aldrovandi took up botany and zoology, amassing a spectacular cabinet of curiosities containing thousands of specimens. He is said to have been the first to use the word “geology” in its […]

Heroism feels and never reasons, and therefore is always right. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)  

adenoidal Definition: (adjective) Sounding as if the nose were pinched. Synonyms: pinched, nasal Usage: His voice has an adenoidal tone that I find quite irritating.  

Alice Brown Davis (1852) The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Native Americans to leave their lands within state borders and relocate to unsettled land in the West. Brown Davis, whose mother was a Seminole, grew up on the new […]