Concomitant Definition: (adjective) Occurring or existing concurrently; attendant. Synonyms: Accompanying, Consequent, Ensuant, Resultant, Sequent, Incidental Usage: There is scarce any human good without it’s concomitant evil.
If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smooth—certainly the machine will wear out. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
Ernest Barlach (1870) Barlach was an outstanding German expressionist sculptor, graphic artist, and writer. Through the power of his simple, angular, and compact forms, he communicated intense emotion and compassion. From clay modeling he turned to wood carving and woodcutting, […]
Pergola Definition: (noun) An arbor or a passageway of columns supporting a roof of trelliswork on which climbing plants are trained to grow. Synonyms: Arbor, Bower Usage: The thick vegetation met overhead, interlacing into a natural pergola.
Wealth should not be seized…for if a man take great wealth violently and perforce, or if he steal it through his tongue, as often happens when gain deceives men’s sense and dishonor tramples down honor, the gods soon blot him […]
Unusual Santa Suits by David Greene Members of the FDNY’s Engine 48 / Ladder 56 took time out from their normal duties to bring the holidays to those less fortunate. The firefighter’s were spotted returning to their firehouse on Webster […]
New York City Skyline from Co-op City by Koi Germany Jr.
No Garbage, Organics, Recycling Collection, nor Street Cleaning in Observance of New Year’s Day Holiday, Monday, January 2 The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday, there would be no garbage, […]
John von Neumann (1903) Neumann was a Hungarian-born American mathematician. He emigrated to the US in 1930 to teach at Princeton University and was among the original faculty of its Institute for Advanced Study. He solved one of David Hilbert’s […]
Demeanor Definition: (noun) The way a person behaves towards other people. Synonyms: Deportment, Conduct, Behavior Usage: She had a charming demeanor that endeared her to her many friends.
Winter Recess Resource for Parents: Activities, Events for Kids on Growing Up NYC As you know, NYC Public Schools close for winter recess, leaving parents with the task of finding fun and constructive ways to keep kids occupied. I want […]
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