By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor David Lapore, a NYC police officer at the 49th Precinct, was busy late Thursday morning with the final preparations of registering kids for the first BMX Bike Tournament at Loreto Park Playground over in the Morris […]
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies will host a luncheon reception and awards ceremony for the 65th Infantry Regiment Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Hunter College.
This week in 1898, President William McKinley signed a resolution annexing the Hawaiian islands, then an independent republic.
One solitary swallow does not make summer. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
commodious Definition: (adjective) Spacious; roomy. Synonyms: roomy, large, ample, spacious, expansive, capacious Usage: The accommodations were commodious, and we had plenty of room to store our belongings.
Camillo Golgi (1843) An Italian physician and cytologist, Golgi devised a way to stain nerve tissue and, using the technique, was able to clearly observe a neuron, now called a Golgi cell, along with its axon and dendrites branching off. […]
Regulating of Assault-style Weapons Should Be Front and Center by David Lesch, Esq. Following the events that took place in Orlando last month, the LGBTQ community has found itself front and center in the war against assault weapons. The tragedy […]
Bronx-born Murray Lewinter, a former state assemblyman who became a lobbyist after his political career, died Saturday at the age of 89. The World War II veteran passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, said his son-in-law Bruce Solitar. […]
Financial Focus: Will my money outlive me? By Anthony Rivieccio. MBA, PFA Today, retirement is funded by many sources including: pension income, Social Security income, and personal savings. So do you know how long you’re going to live after retirement at […]
Sliced bread, wrapped for sale in wax paper, first appeared on store shelves on this date in 1928 in Chillicothe, MO.
Earnestine Russell Charged with Grand Larceny; Allegedly Gambled Funds Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the longtime director of a Bronx youth group has been indicted on […]
Defendant Left Daughters Alone in Apartment with Burning Incense Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx woman has been indicted on charges of criminally negligent homicide and endangering the welfare of a child stemming […]
Churchmen in peace and quiet pray to Heaven for the welfare of the world, but we soldiers and knights carry into effect what they pray for…Thus are we God’s ministers on earth and the arms by which his justice is […]
hautboy Definition: (noun) A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece. Synonyms: oboe Usage: What hautboys and Zamora bagpipes we shall hear, what tabors, timbrels, and rebecks!
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