Bronxite Scoochie Smith, Despite Dayton A-10 loss looks to NCAA Tournament By Rich Mancuso Dayshon ‘Scoochie’ Smith and the Dayton Flyers came up short last Saturday in their Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinal Men’s Basketball Championship game against Saint […]
This article was originally published on Outside Pitch MLB. It almost seems like New York Yankees prospect Rob Refsnyder was never supposed to make it in pinstripes. Not to say that the organization was purposely holding him back; it’s just that every opportunity that […]
Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary-General, will deliver the 47th Annual Herbert H. Lehman Lecture on Thursday, March 17, at the Lovinger Theatre at 11 a.m at Lehman College. The title of the lecture is “From Turmoil to Opportunity: The United Nations […]
He died…of a broken heart, a distemper which kills many more than is generally imagined. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
schoolman Definition: (noun) A scholar who is skilled in academic disputation. Synonyms: academician Usage: The symposium was scheduled to end at seven, but the schoolman continued to lecture the group for an additional hour.
Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas (1925) Miramontes was a Mexican chemist whose extensive scientific contributions include numerous publications and nearly 40 national and international patents in different areas, including organic chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, petrochemistry, atmospheric chemistry, and polluting agents. However, Miramontes […]
nyc.gov/parks Connect with NYC Parks Nature & Outdoors: Mar 16, 2016 – Mar 21, 2016 Citywide Highlights Spring Equinox Spring is almost here! Head to Conference House Park on March 20 to enjoy the night sky with our Urban Park […]
Bronx-born novelist and writer E. L. Doctorow, who died July 21st, was interred here at Woodlawn Cemetery on Thursday, October 1st. I was among only three others, besides the family, to attend. He included Woodlawn in his novels “Ragtime” […]
There are more than 451,000 small businesses in New York State, covering a vast spectrum of firms from neighborhood coffee shops to specialized tech firms. Earlier this month, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report highlighting the enormous contributions these small […]
Dear Editor: This is Brian Madden, Efrain [Gonzalez]’s bunkmate and author of “The Move Behind The Move.” I am very happy that Efrain is out and my book is getting some notoriety. I saw Former Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr. Is […]
Who says dreams can’t come true By Chris Saunders Pitchers spend years honing their skills in the pursuit of achieving their dream of maybe one day joining the ranks of Andy Pettitte, Randy Johnson, and Tom Glavine. If they’re lucky, […]
U.S. AIR FORCE IN CRISIS Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D. It’s the crisis that almost everyone prefers not to discuss: the rapid deterioration of the U.S. armed forces, at the same time that adversaries Russia, China, Iran, and North […]
Tech Innovation And the Future of Work by Koi Germany, Jr. Jobs, much like the rest of the world, have become increasingly digitized. Professions in the tech field continue to flourish year over year, freelance work is at an […]
WAR ON POVERTY Wednesday, March 16 — The first salvo in what we’ve come to know as the War on Poverty was fired on this date 52 years ago. Following President Lyndon Johnson’s State of the Union call for tackling poverty […]
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