SENATOR KLEIN CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY  WITH SHAMROCK COOKIES

SENATOR KLEIN CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY WITH SHAMROCK COOKIES

SENATOR KLEIN CELEBRATES ST. PATRICK’S DAY Klein Donates Thousands of Shamrock Cookies to Parade Marchers In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day     BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester), together with Councilman James Vacca (D-Bronx) joined the 2016 […]

Bronx-based Organizations Get Connected To Care For Borough’s Aging Population

Bronx-based Organizations Get Connected To Care For Borough’s Aging Population

March 17 forum to link local community-based organizations with resources to meet the needs of older Bronx residents     Bronx, NY — Aging issues are becoming important at the local and national level, given the rapid growth of our […]

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Senator Klein Hosts 21st Annual Bunny Breakfast

Senator Klein Hosts 21st Annual Bunny Breakfast

BRONX, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) held his 21st Annual Bunny Breakfast at Villa Barone Manor on Saturday.   Hundreds of Bronx children and families enjoyed the Easter extravaganza, which  began with a delicious complimentary breakfast.  Pete the […]

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Auditions for Love, Sex & the I.R.S

Auditions for Love, Sex & the I.R.S

City Island Theater Group Auditions Love, Sex & the I.R.S. Written by William Van Zandt and Jane Milmore Directed by Joseph Burck THE STORY   Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur are out-of-work musicians who room together in New York City. […]

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Quote of the Day: March 15, 2016

Quote of the Day: March 15, 2016

The important thing was to love rather than to be loved. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

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Word of the Day: March 15, 2016

Word of the Day: March 15, 2016

clotheshorse Definition: (noun) A person excessively concerned with dress. Synonyms: dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell Usage: The clotheshorse could be found at the boutique once a week, poring over a variety of suits, sweaters, and ties, […]

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Whose Birthday Is It? March 15, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? March 15, 2016

Fabio Lanzoni (1959) Widely known simply as Fabio, Lanzoni is an Italian male fashion model and actor who became famous for appearing on the covers of hundreds of romance novels throughout the 1980s and 1990s. He has also written romance […]

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National Taxpayer Advocate Bronx Forum, March 18

National Taxpayer Advocate Bronx Forum, March 18

The National Taxpayer Advocate is holding a public forum in the Bronx this Friday, March 18th at Hostos Community College to discuss changes in the IRS which will impact taxpayer needs and services.   National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will conduct the […]

Above: DDC Commissioner, Feniosky Pea-Mora (center), poses with students from the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture in addition to students from Robert F. Wagner Jr. Secondary School for Arts and Technology at the 2016 Introduce a Girl to AEC event.

City Agency Celebrates Pi Day and Girls in STEAM Careers

Program celebrated female engineers during Pi day and Women’s History Month   Long Island City – In celebration of Pi day and Women’s History Month, the New York City Department of Design and Construction’s STEAM education initiative hosted 20 female […]

Quote of the Day: March 14, 2016

Quote of the Day: March 14, 2016

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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Word of the Day: March 14, 2016

Word of the Day: March 14, 2016

varsity Definition: (noun) The principal team representing a university, college, or school in sports, games, or other competitions. Synonyms: first team Usage: She was determined to make the varsity basketball team and practiced her game all summer.

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Whose Birthday Is It? March 14, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? March 14, 2016

Doris Eaton Travis (1904) Travis was a Broadway and film performer who began her career at the age of 14 by joining the Ziegfeld Follies, the long-running annual Broadway revue famous for its extraordinarily elaborate theatrical productions and chorus of […]

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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

NY A.G. PENS OP-ED ON THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE

NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman wrote an op-ed in the New York Daily News on the minimum wage. Highlights from the op-ed are below: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM: We can address this problem in one of two ways. The […]

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Vernuccio View: US Air Force In Crisis

Vernuccio View: US Air Force In Crisis

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 Korea are […]

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Profile America: Belva A. Lockwood, First Woman To Appear Before US Supreme Court

Profile America: Belva A. Lockwood, First Woman To Appear Before US Supreme Court

COURT APPEARANCE: Belva A. Lockwood   Monday, March 14 — This month in 1879 marked a milestone in women’s history and the opportunities available to them. Earlier, President Rutherford Hayes signed a congressional act “to relieve certain legal disabilities of […]

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