Reforming the bail system The Council is introducing a package of legislation in June 2017 to fix New York City’s bail system and keep people out of Rikers. Thousands of people who stand accused—but not convicted—of any crime are shuttled […]
Statement by Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Re: Passing of Gabe Pressman “Journalists are instrumental in keeping the democratic process honest, and Gabe Pressman was a model for turning this mission into a life calling. His decades of immersion in the happenings […]
Eloquence Definition: (noun) Powerful and effective language. Synonyms: Fluency, Smoothness Usage: The preacher’s eloquence attracted a large congregation.
Robert Henri (1865) Henri was an American painter and teacher and a leading figure in the Ashcan school, a realist movement in American art best known for its scenes of ordinary city life. He studied in Paris and taught and […]
In many ways doth the full heart reveal The presence of the love it would conceal. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Chairman Crowley in Recognition of World Refugee Day (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement in recognition of World Refugee Day: “Today, we recognize the unthinkable hardships that children, families, and the elderly […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Anniversary of Title IX (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the 45th Anniversary of Title IX: “For more than four decades, Title IX has served as a […]
Saint John of the Cross (1542) Saint John of the Cross was a Spanish mystic, poet, and monastic reformer. A Carmelite monk, he was ordained a priest in 1567. The following year, he joined St. Teresa of Ávila in her […]
The knight’s bones are dust, And his good sword rust; His soul is with the saints, I trust. Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)
Emanation Definition: (noun) Something that issues from a source. Synonyms: Emission Usage: The sulphuretted hydrogen emanations, which Captain Burton mentions, could be distinctly smelt.
Alan Mathison Turing (1912) Turing was a groundbreaking English mathematician and logician who worked on artificial intelligence (AI), among other things. He created the Turing test to determine whether a computer is capable of humanlike thought. His papers on the […]
Amnesty, n.: The state’s magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
Precede Definition: (verb) Furnish with a preface or introduction. Synonyms: Preface, Premise, Introduce Usage: She always precedes her lectures with a joke.
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