A month-long reading challenge in King’s district kicks off with a new PSA and event at the Eastchester Library on March 1 MARCH 1 — New York City Councilmember Andy King (12th CD/Bronx) and The New York Public Library […]
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches usnothing but the shape of the spoon. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
jongleur Definition: (noun) A wandering minstrel, poet, or entertainer inmedieval England and France. Synonyms: folk singer, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour Usage: The group of jongleurs was so popular that KingEdward requested a private performance.
Gerardus Mercator (1512) Mercator was a Flemish geographer,mathematician, and cartographer whoperfected the first map using the Mercatorprojection, the translation of the sphericalearth to a two-dimensional flat plane. In it,parallels and meridians are rendered asstraight lines spaced to produce an accurateratio […]
After weeks of rumors, text message exchanges, and curious Facebook friend requests, former state senator Efrain Gonzalez, Jr. confirmed to the Bronx Chronicle that he is back in the Bronx. Gonzalez is out and under home detention while awaiting a federal […]
According to a recent bankruptcy filing by the Sports Authority, the retailer will close two of its five stores in New York City. The stores expected close are located in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx at 171 West […]
New York Common Pantry: an Award-Winning Solution to Hunger The Largest community-based food pantry in New York State Announces annual ‘Fill the Bag Benefit’ at Gotham Hall in New York City on March 8, 2016 New York Common Pantry […]
MARCH 2016 COMMUNITY REPORT District Office 1916 Park Ave, Suite 202 New York, NY 10037 Tel: 212-828-5829 Fax: 212-828-2420 Albany Office 406 Legislative Office Building Albany, NY 12247 TEL: 518-455-2795 Fax: 518-426-5886 Monday–Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm Email/Social Media […]
Legislation would create new Class-E felony & require diversity education for hate-fueled graffiti Albany, NY – State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) announced that his comprehensive bill to clean up graffiti passed the State Senate today. The legislation (S.849) […]
I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
battlement Definition: (noun) A notched parapet built on top of a wall, with alternating merlons and crenels for decoration or defense. Synonyms: crenelation, crenellation Usage: I came upon it by a winding ledge of road, which clung to the bare […]
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678) Vivaldi was an Italian composer, considered the greatest master of Italian baroque. He became a priest in 1703 and spent most of his life after 1709 in Venice, teaching and playing the violin and writing music […]
Wrongfully Arrested Bronx Man Beaten by Police Sues City A wrongfully arrested Bronx man, Trojan Hart, who was beaten by police in the back of a Bronx police precinct when he refused to remove his jewelry, is now suing the […]
King of Kings Empowerment Ministry a family–friendly community outreach ministry in Hunts Point will be hosting, Spring Into Action: Men Ain’t Boys Mentoring Series Saturday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. It will be free for all boys and men to […]
JEANNETTE RANKIN Profile America — The first woman to serve in Congress took her seat on this date in 1917. Barely a month later, Jeannette Rankin of Montana shortly became one of the few representatives to vote against entry into […]
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