Articles by: Sal Conforto

Daybreak Proposed Group Home for 1925 Holland Avenue

Members of Community Board 11 plan on meeting with Daybreak Independent Services to discuss the attached proposal for 1925 Holland Avenue. The meeting will be held at the Morris Park Community Association, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue on Thursday, August 23, 2018 […]

by · August 23, 2018 · Bulletin Board

NOTICE OF SALE – SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (FOLEY SQUARE) Brown, Royston

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 […]

by · August 23, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 23, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? August 23, 2018

Henry Lee Lucas (1936) Lucas had an abusive upbringing and began exhibiting violent behavior at an early age—even killing his own mother when he was 23. Little did officers know when they arrested him in 1983 on a weapons charge […]

by · August 23, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 23, 2018

Quote of the Day: August 23, 2018

By humbly and frankly acknowledging yourself to be in the wrong, there is no knowing, my son, what good you may do. William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863)  

by · August 23, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 23, 2018

Word of the Day: August 23, 2018

effulgent Definition: (adjective) Shining brilliantly; resplendent. Synonyms: radiant, refulgent, beamy, beaming Usage: Hidden nooks and corners, unused to observation, suddenly gleam and blush in effulgent exposure,—like lovers whom the unexpected turning on of a light has revealed kissing in the […]

by · August 23, 2018 · Bulletin Board
(RESCHEDULED) NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Presents Africa Day

(RESCHEDULED) NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Presents Africa Day

by · August 22, 2018 · Bulletin Board
THIS THURSDAY, 8/23/18 6PM – “Shooting Response Rally”

THIS THURSDAY, 8/23/18 6PM – “Shooting Response Rally”

by · August 22, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 22, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? August 22, 2018

Denis Papin (1647) Unappreciated in his time, Papin was a French physicist and inventor who significantly advanced the development of steam power. In 1679, he invented a steam digester that was the forerunner of the pressure cooker, in the process […]

by · August 22, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 22, 2018

Quote of the Day: August 22, 2018

Why did the old Persians hold the sea holy? Why did the Greeks give it a separate deity … ? Surely all this is not without meaning … But that same image, we ourselves see in all rivers and oceans. […]

by · August 22, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 22, 2018

Word of the Day: August 22, 2018

good-humored Definition: (adjective) Disposed to please. Synonyms: amiable Usage: He was generally a good-humored, sensible man; but if his temper was a little out…nobody liked to come too near his fist, for he could deal a very heavy blow.  

by · August 22, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 21, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? August 21, 2018

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930) The younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Margaret was a somewhat controversial member of the royal family, mainly as a result of her turbulent love life. She called off her first engagement, to […]

by · August 21, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 21, 2018

Quote of the Day: August 21, 2018

Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)  

by · August 21, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 21, 2018

Word of the Day: August 21, 2018

espouse Definition: (verb) Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. Synonyms: adopt, follow Usage: The candidate espouses Republican ideals.   al

by · August 21, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 20, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? August 20, 2018

Raymond Poincaré (1860) A career statesman, Poincaré ascended to the highest echelons of French government, serving as prime minister on several occasions and as president from 1913 to 1920. In the lead-up to World War I, Poincaré, a conservative and […]

by · August 20, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 20, 2018

Quote of the Day: August 20, 2018

What a pity that in life we only get our lessons when they are of no use to us. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)  

by · August 20, 2018 · Bulletin Board