Profile America: Beginning The Spinning
The first disc-type phonograph record was demonstrated publicly on this date in 1888.
Archive for May, 2016
Watch “COBA STATE OF UNION”
COBA President Norman Seabrook delivers the State of the Union address for 2016.
Photo of the Day: May 15, 2016
Photo by Guillermo Flores Co-op City
Quote of the Day: May 15, 2016
What is a woman? I assure you, I do not know…I do not believe that anybody can know until she has expressed herself in all the arts and professions open to human skill. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Word of the Day: May 15, 2016
pressmark Definition: (noun) A mark consisting of characters written on abook; used to indicate shelf location. Synonyms: call number, call mark Usage: Long days spent examining pressmarks had taken atoll on the librarian’s eyes.
Whose Birthday Is It? May 15, 2016
L. Frank Baum (1856) Baum was an American author of more than 70 children’s books who is best known for penning The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He moved from New York to South Dakota in 1888. When his newspaper there failed, he moved to Illinois […]
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of May 16, 2016
Cases of Interest for the Week of May 16, 2016 Monday, May 16, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Piergrossi, L. Justice Barrett Part 60 (Room LL250) Ongoing Trial ELISEO PEREZ, VAUGHN, RIVERA, POLLARD, […]
Herman Badillo Post Office Renaming Ceremony 5/23/16
We would like to invite you to the Herman Badillo post office renaming ceremony at the Morrisania post office. In July of 2015, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to rename a Bronx post office after the Honorable Herman Badillo […]
Van Nest Little League 60th Anniversary Dinner Dance
ON BEHALF OF Van Nest Little League CELEBRATING 60th Anniversary Dinner Dance SPECIAL HONOREE, ANTHONY AMAROSA
Abrazo Boricua In New York, June 9
Abrazo Boricua takes place at Maestro’s Caterers located at 1703 Bronxdale Avenue in the Bronx on June 9, 2016, 7p.m. to midnight.
Matters of Faith: The Gift
Choosing to persevere, James says, leads to the gift of eternal life. There it is! The gift that keeps on giving!
Profile America: National Salad Month
May is National Salad Month.
White Sox have 8-0 Sale, and Yankees lose Severino
Chris Sale won his eighth straight start for the White Sox at Yankee Stadium Fridayand is an early candidate for AL Cy Young Award honors.
The New City Island Bridge
Tommy & James Breen – brothers on a mission – started this great page almost a year and a half ago to document the end of and the beginning of a new era. Click Like and follow them on their […]
Quote of the Day: May 14, 2016
A sudden, bold, and unexpected question, doth many times surprise a man, and lay him open. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
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