Bronx Pets: Tahni
Welcome to another edition of Bronx Pets! It’s time to let your stress melt away and say, “Aw”. Today meet Tahni! Our reader’s might remember seeing Tahni before and that is because she has been lovingly featured on The Bronx […]
Archive for July, 2016
Financial Focus: Brexit Vote Wins, Is America Bullish On Britain?
Financial Focus: Britain votes Independence! Is America about to buy Britain? by Anthony Rivieccio, MBA, PFA Boy, what a last three weeks it has been for the world’s financial markets and the US economy. Three weeks ago, Great Britain, the second […]
Profile America: First Income Tax
Income taxes were first levied 154 years ago this month, when President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill levying a 3 percent tax on incomes between $600 and $10,000, and 5 percent for greater incomes.
Profile America: The Transistor
One of the most important inventions of our time — the transistor — was announced in early July 1948 by Bell Laboratories (New Jersey).
Bronx Congressman Crowley Defends AG Schneiderman Against GOP House Subpoena
Today’s move shows just how far House Republicans’ obsession with denying climate change can go.
NYPD Offer PokémonGo Safety Tips
As you battle, train, and capture your Pokémon just remember you’re still in the real world.
Bronx foreclosures surge 47% in Q2
We’ve just finished compiling our Q2 2016 Foreclosure Report, covering first-time residential properties and wanted to share with you the results. You can find out more in our blog post, but here are some of the key findings: The Bronx […]
Senator Schumer on Zika
SCHUMER: ZIKA HAS A BULLSEYE ON NEW YORK CITY WITH CONFIRMED CASES NOW IN THE HUNDREDS; DESPITE REAL HEALTH THREAT, SENATE ABOUT TO BREAK—THIS WEEK—FOR REST OF SUMMER WITHOUT TAKING ACTION; SCHUMER PUSHES $1.9 BILLION EMERGENCY BILL TO HELP NYC […]
50 Bronx Students Study Ancient Construction as Part of the NYC Dept of Design & Construction’s Summer Enrichment Program
Students Focus on Architecture and Design at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY – July 8, 2016) Approximately 50 public middle school students from District 9 in the Bronx visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) […]
Quote of the Day: July 13, 2016
Is it not better…to lead a good fashion than to follow a bad one? Anna Sewell (1820-1878)
Word of the Day: July 13, 2016
tallith Definition: (noun) A shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer. Synonyms: prayer shawl Usage: He donned his tallith as he entered the synagogue.
Whose Birthday Is It? July 13, 2016
Julius Caesar (100 BCE) Caesar, a Roman general and statesman, formed the First Triumvirate with Pompey and Marcus Licinius Crassus. He later precipitated the Roman Civil War, defeating Pompey and becoming dictator for life. His dictatorial powers, however, inspired great […]
Vernuccio’s View: Russian Nuclear Weapons Modernize while U.S. Arsenal Diminishes
The NATO summit just concluded has sounded the alarm about Russia’s dangerous actions in Europe. The Hague has handed down a decision against China’s aggression in the Pacific (South China Sea). Iran continues to seek nuclear weapons, and North Korea […]
Vice Chair Crowley Announces Winner of 2016 Art Competition for 14th Congressional District
(Queens, N.Y.) – Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus, announced the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 14th Congressional District. Elmhurst resident Janice Lin, a senior at the High […]
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