Anna of Russia (1693) When the young Peter II of Russia died without an heir, the Supreme Privy Council offered the throne to his distant cousin, Anna, under the condition that she would place the real power in the council’s […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in Albany with no public schedule. 1:00 PM – Mayor de Blasio will visit an English class at South Bronx Preparatory and make an education announcement. South Bronx Preparatory. 360 East 145 Street, Bronx. 4:30 p.m. – State […]
Family likeness has often a deep sadness in it. Nature, that great tragic dramatist, knits us together by bone and muscle, and divides us by the subtler web of our brains; blends yearning and repulsion; and ties us by our […]
STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR GUSTAVO RIVERA AS BILL PROHIBITING SMOKING BY PUBLIC LIBRARIES PASSES THE HEALTH COMMITTEE (Albany, NY) – State Senator Gustavo Rivera released the following statement after bill S169 passed the New York State Senate Health Committee. This […]
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ CO-HOSTS 2018 HIP-HOP ELEMENT AWARDS This year’s honorees included Grammy award-winner Swizz Beatz, Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Kool DJ Red Alert, and “Street Soldiers” Lisa Evers On Tuesday, January 30, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben […]
Wednesday, February 7th. It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Two-hundred and two years ago, it was even better to light a gas lamp. On this date in 1816, America’s first gas streetlamp glowed in Baltimore, […]
The utter confusion and ill-preparedness that was evident in the aftermath of Hawaii’s mistaken alert about an incoming North Korean missile highlighted the irresponsible and dangerous abandonment of civil defense preparedness throughout the nation. Americans who grew up during the […]
Midpoint Definition: (noun) A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure Synonyms: Center Usage: I measured the width of the picture frame and calculated its midpoint so that I could hang it properly […]
Citizens Union Welcomes New Executive Director, Betsy Gotbaum Citizens Union is pleased to announce the arrival of its new Executive Director, Betsy Gotbaum, former New York City Public Advocate and longtime ally of good government. Working closely with the Board […]
Mary Leakey (1913) The daughter of an artist, Leakey had little formal education, but her love of archaeology led her to work on excavations, initially as an illustrator. Digging in Africa—often with her husband, fellow archaeologist Louis Leakey—she made some […]
“Always suspect everybody.” That’s the maxim to go through life with! Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Teen Charged in Fatal Maestro’s Shooting by David Greene Police have arrested and charged a Castle Hill teen in the wild shooting outside Maestro’s Caterers in the Morris Park section on December 28, that left one teen dead and a […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republican Efforts to Undermine Russia Investigation (Queens, N.Y.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after President Trump released a Republican-led memo designed to undermine the Russia investigation: “This memo was […]
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