Archive for December, 2016

It is a Disgrace that Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway has Taken 50 Years

It is a Disgrace that Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway has Taken 50 Years

It is a Disgrace that Phase 1 of the Second Avenue Subway has Taken 50 Years and Cost us $5B Dollars WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW By Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz You should know that the Official Groundbreaking to mark the […]

by · December 20, 2016 · What You Should Know
Whose Birthday Is It? December 20, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? December 20, 2016

Branch Wesley Rickey (1881) Rickey was an American baseball executive. In 1919, he devised baseball’s farm system of using minor-league teams to train major-league players. In 1945, after he took over the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied convention and broke a […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: December 20, 2016

Quote of the Day: December 20, 2016

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

by · December 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: December 20, 2016

Word of the Day: December 20, 2016

Vagrant Definition: (noun) One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood. Synonyms: Drifter, Vagabond, Floater Usage: When things started disappearing from their backyard, they began to suspect the vagrant who had recently […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Schumer: Feds Must Consider Recalls For Exploding E-Cigs

Schumer: Feds Must Consider Recalls For Exploding E-Cigs

SCHUMER: VOLATILE E-CIGS CONTINUE TO EXPLODE & INJURE PEOPLE; SEVERE BURNS & PERMANENT DAMAGE ALL TOO COMMON; FEDS MUST NOW CONSIDER RECALL OPTIONS & GET TO BOTTOM OF WHY DEVICES—MANY FROM CHINA—CONTINUE TO EXPLODE; RECENT INJURIES & EXPLOSIONS PROVE FED […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Bulletin Board
NYS Senator Jeffrey D. Klein, SD 34, Co-Leader and President, Pro-Tempore, NYS Senate

‘Best Dressed Politician List’ 2016

Brad Gerstman’s Fourth Annual ‘Best Dressed Politician List’ 2016   Brad Gerstman is an impeccably dressed lobbyist and lawyer who believes in the art of grooming and personal style. Fashion is not frivolous and first impressions matter. For the fourth […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Features, News, Politics
STATE SENATOR RUBEN DIAZ WILL CELEBRATE  CHRISTMAS IN THE BRONX

STATE SENATOR RUBEN DIAZ WILL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN THE BRONX

Fourth Annual Toys Giveaway Today at 4PM Bronx, NY – New York State Senator Rev. Rubén Díaz, together with Mr. Edward Cox, Chairman of the New York State Republican Party, Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, Councilmember Rafael Salamanca and The New York […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Uncategorized
SUPPORTERS TURN OUT FOR FORMER COMMANDER KEITH WALTON

SUPPORTERS TURN OUT FOR FORMER COMMANDER KEITH WALTON

by David Greene Nearly two dozen community residents turned out to support NYPD Deputy Inspector Keith Walton, who was stripped of his gun, badge and command of the 49th Precinct, after a fellow officer claimed he sexually abused her at […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Crime, Criminal Justice and Courts, News
Since his incarceration, Corey Jacobs has written an anti-bullying children’s book series and a book on domestic violence.

Drug Sentence of Bronx Man Commuted by Obama

​Drug Sentence of Bronx Man Commuted by Obama On Monday, President Obama commuted the sentences of Corey Jacobs, of the Bronx , along w/ 231 others, including 78 who were granted presidential pardons. Mr. Jacobs, a Mt. St. Michael Academy graduate was […]

Profile America: Single’d Out

Profile America: Single’d Out

Tuesday, December 20 — Throughout history, bachelors have had to put up with a lot of pressure from friends, family and society in general. They tend to be stereotyped, and for years many television sitcoms have portrayed their supposedly dissolute lives. […]

by · December 20, 2016 · Profile America
Whose Birthday Is It? December 19, 2016

Whose Birthday Is It? December 19, 2016

Leonid Llyich Brezhnev (1906) Brezhnev joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) in 1931 and steadily rose through the ranks, eventually becoming general secretary of the CPSU (1964-1982) and president of the USSR (1977-1982). A protégé of Nikita […]

by · December 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: December 19, 2016

Quote of the Day: December 19, 2016

There is but an inch of difference between the cushioned chamber and the padded cell. Gilbert Chesterton (1874-1936)

by · December 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: December 19, 2016

Word of the Day: December 19, 2016

Impute Definition: (verb) Attribute or credit to. Synonyms: Ascribe, Attribute, Assign Usage: Keller, why does your article impute things to my father without the slightest foundation?

by · December 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of December 19, 2016

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of December 19, 2016

Statement from Borough President Diaz on Toddlers Death in Cluster Homeless Shelter

Statement from Borough President Diaz on Toddlers Death in Cluster Homeless Shelter

Statement from Borough President Diaz on Toddlers Death in Cluster Homeless Shelter “The cluster homeless shelter program has been broken for a long time and should have been eliminated years ago,” said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “There is […]

by · December 19, 2016 · Bulletin Board