Archive for December, 2016

Special Session for State Lawmakers Scuttled

Special Session for State Lawmakers Scuttled

    Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan scuttled plans for a much-rumored special session in Albany next week. Flanagan said in a statement that “there just isn’t enough in this package to justify convening a special session and bringing 213 […]

by · December 24, 2016 · News
Tech Focus: The Rise of the YouTube Star-Making Machine

Tech Focus: The Rise of the YouTube Star-Making Machine

  by Rob Guiffre Never mind the internet bubble.  Or the housing bubble.  Two, three, four or five years ago was the time to get in early on YouTube. YouTube – the Google-owned video service – has exploded in growth […]

by · December 24, 2016 · Tech Focus, Technology
Happy Hanukkah — Assemblyman Brian Kolb

Happy Hanukkah — Assemblyman Brian Kolb

“Tonight, across New York, the nation and the world, millions will come together in a display of hope and faith to light the first candle in the Festival of Lights. As families and friends gather to light the menorah, it […]

by · December 24, 2016 · Holidays
Extra Holiday Service/ No Garbage, Organics, Recycling Collection, nor Street Cleaning in Observance of Christmas Holiday, Monday, December 26

Extra Holiday Service/ No Garbage, Organics, Recycling Collection, nor Street Cleaning in Observance of Christmas Holiday, Monday, December 26

EXTRA HOLIDAY SERVICE No Garbage, Organics, Recycling Collection, nor Street Cleaning in Observance of Christmas Holiday, Monday, December 26 The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of the Christmas holiday, there would be no garbage, organics […]

by · December 24, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz Welcomes All Christmas Eve Humanitarian Relief Effort

Senator Rev. Ruben Diaz Welcomes All Christmas Eve Humanitarian Relief Effort

by · December 24, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Saturday, December 24 — This is Christmas Eve, a time of gathering families close together and to wind down from the hectic weeks of shopping and mailing. But it also is a night of wrapping presents, especially toys — some of […]

by · December 24, 2016 · Profile America
Whose Birthday Is It? December 23, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? December 23, 2016

Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805) Smith was the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In 1827, he claimed that an angel directed him to buried golden plates containing God’s revelation, which he translated as the Book of […]

by · December 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board
BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF 17-YEAR-OLD RUNAWAY GIRL

BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF 17-YEAR-OLD RUNAWAY GIRL

Quote of the Day: December 23, 2016

Quote of the Day: December 23, 2016

The eye, like a shattered mirror, multiplies the images of sorrow. Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849)

by · December 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: December 23, 2016

Word of the Day: December 23, 2016

Cicatrix Definition: (noun) A scar left by the formation of new connective tissue over a healing sore or wound. Synonyms: Scar Usage: It was clear from the cicatrix on his back that he had been punished at one time, but, […]

by · December 23, 2016 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: BRONX MAN CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER FOR KILLING ROOMATE

BRONX DA: BRONX MAN CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER FOR KILLING ROOMATE

Photo by Robert Cole.

Lady Rams Defeat Niagara

By Robert Cole The Fordham Lady Rams gave their fans an early Christmas present, victory as they defeated Niagara’s Lady Purple Eagles, 92-69 in a Thursday afternoon tilt at Rose Hill Gym, in the Bronx.   The win gave Fordham their […]

by · December 23, 2016 · Sports
Profile America: The Fed

Profile America: The Fed

Friday, December 23 — An institution that has been in the news a lot these past few years, and which has come in for its share of criticism during the nation’s stubborn economic problems, observes the anniversary of its founding today. […]

by · December 23, 2016 · Profile America
Happy Holidays from NYPD Community Affairs Bureau

Happy Holidays from NYPD Community Affairs Bureau

The NYPD Community Affairs Bureau wishes you a joyful holiday season and a happy and healthy New Year. May your home be filled with family and friends and your heart filled with peace, love and happiness.

by · December 23, 2016 · Holidays
NY City Hall -- Council Chambers, East Wing

Political Buzz: Would-Be de Blasio Challengers Need To ‘Grow A Pair’, Blake Adds DNC Support

Union Leader: de Blasio’s Would-Be Challengers Need To ‘Grow A Pair’ During a recent cocktail party a boisterous anti-de Blasio labor leader growled that Comptroller Scott Stringer (and fellow Democrats: Diaz, Adams, James) should “grow a pair [of balls]” instead […]