Are colleges shortchanging America’s students—at excessive prices? This is the second in a two-part review of problems with higher education in America. A Consumer Reports study found that 45% of people with student loan debt said that college was not […]
T.J. Rivera of the Bronx is on the way but the Mets are on the way out Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Tuesday night at Citi Field, Zach Greinke made a successful return to the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks after missing six […]
Charles Darrow (1889) Darrow was a heating engineer who is generally credited with developing “Monopoly,” a board game in which players compete to purchase real estate and bankrupt their opponents, though there is evidence that he merely adapted Elizabeth Magie’s […]
To live was then in itself a delight, because living implied seeing. Edwin Abbott (1838-1926)
abridgment Definition: (noun) A shortened version of a written work. Synonyms: condensation, capsule Usage: In a word, I gave him an abridgment of this whole history; I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature.
The Smithsonian Institution was founded on this date in 1846 and is named for British scientist James Smithson.
The Yankees host an annual Disability Awareness Night at the stadium to commemorate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton announced that 40 alleged gang members —including the leader of the Blood Hound Brims, one of the largest Bloods sets on the East coast—have been […]
165 Firearms Recovered in Bronx Gun Buyback, District Attorney Says Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced today that 165 firearms-the bulk of them handguns-were turned in during the Bronx Gun Buyback held at two Bronx churches on Saturday, August […]
Jean Piaget (1896) Regarded as the foremost developmental psychologist of the 20th century, Piaget developed a theory of “genetic epistemology,” a natural timetable for the development of the child’s ability to think, in which he traced four stages—the sensorimotor (ages […]
The connection between dress and war is not far to seek: your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
contraption Definition: (noun) A device that is very useful for a particular job. Synonyms: gizmo, appliance Usage: He turned the contraption around and around in his hands, not believing that such simple, small thing could save lives.
Mayor De Blasio and Councilman Vacca Hold Town Hall Meeting at Villa Barone Manor, August 10 Mayor Bill de Blasio, joined by Councilman James Vacca of the 13th District, will hold a town hall meeting this Wednesday at Throgs Neck’s […]
The first patent for a moving stairway was obtained on this date in 1859 by Nathan Ames.
The giant 12-foot wooden “T” patriotic flag sign was soaked in gasoline before it was torched according to the FDNY fire marshal.
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