Archive for August, 2016

Jerome Avenue Rezoning Focus of Block Party

Jerome Avenue Rezoning Focus of Block Party

BRONX COALITION FOR A COMMUNITY VISION HELD BLOCK PARTY TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON PLANNED JEROME AVENUE REZONING   Labor unions, elected officials and community organizers joined forces on last Saturday to host a block party for Jerome Avenue residents to educate them […]

A-Rod and Yankees Are Finally At Peace

A-Rod and Yankees Are Finally At Peace

A-Rod and Yankees Are Finally At Peace Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Alex Rodriguez was emotional Sunday morning in the press conference room at Yankee Stadium. GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi followed and were grateful for his 12-years in pinstripes, […]

by · August 7, 2016 · Sports
My School Has Rhythm, Not Violence — Bronx School Wins

My School Has Rhythm, Not Violence — Bronx School Wins

Students from the Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the Bronx won the annual NYPD “My School Has Rhythm Not Violence” contest.

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of August 7, 2016

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of August 7, 2016

Cases of Interest for the Week of August 7, 2016   Monday, August 8, 2016 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details NO CASES No Cases of Interest scheduled. Check the Bronx DA website for updates.   Tuesday, […]

by · August 7, 2016 · Bulletin Board, Crime

Profile America: Silver Anniversary 

One of the engines of business and personal life in the 21st century just turned 25 years old — the World Wide Web.

by · August 7, 2016 · Profile America, Technology
Whose Birthday Is It? August 7, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? August 7, 2016

Ralph Bunche (1904) Bunche was a US diplomat who in 1950 became the first person of color awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which he earned for mediating the 1949 Arab-Israeli truce. During WWII, he worked in the US War and […]

by · August 7, 2016 · Bulletin Board

Profile America: National Fresh Breath Day

National Fresh Breath Day points out that having fresh breath is part of overall health and well-being

by · August 7, 2016 · Profile America

Profile America: National Fresh Breath Day

National Fresh Breath Day points out that having fresh breath is part of overall health and well-being

by · August 7, 2016 · Profile America
Matters of Faith: The Plan of Faith

Matters of Faith: The Plan of Faith

That’s the plan! Live by faith.

by · August 7, 2016 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Quote of the Day: August 7, 2016

Quote of the Day: August 7, 2016

The beauty of the world…has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

by · August 7, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 7, 2016

Word of the Day: August 7, 2016

effigy Definition: (noun) A likeness or image, especially of a person. Synonyms: simulacrum, image Usage: The penny bears an effigy of Lincoln.

by · August 7, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? August 6, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? August 6, 2016

Nicolas Malebranche (1638) Malebranche was a French priest, theologian, and philosopher who developed a synthesis of Cartesian and Augustinian thought with the purpose of reconciling the new science with Christian theology. Beginning with Descartes’s dualism between mind and body, Malebranche […]

by · August 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 6, 2016

Quote of the Day: August 6, 2016

The majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy and exaggerated altruism. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

by · August 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 6, 2016

Word of the Day: August 6, 2016

husbandman Definition: (noun) A person who operates a farm. Synonyms: farmer, granger Usage: The husbandman will not make his own plough or mattock, or other implements of agriculture, if they are to be good for anything.

by · August 6, 2016 · Bulletin Board

Sanchez Shines in Yankees Win Over Indians 

 ‘Tex’ and Rookie Sanchez Shine in Victory Over Indians Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor The youth movement for the New York Yankees started in the past two weeks with the trades of pitchers Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman who were in the […]

by · August 6, 2016 · Sports