by David Greene An elderly woman and 7 firefighters were injured when fire ripped through the top floor of one home and extended to at least one other. Fire and rescue personnel were dispatched to the two and-a-half story home […]
TESTIMONY OF BX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. RE:”Transit For All”MetroCard Campaign December 13, 2016 Good evening. I testify here today in opposition to the proposed four percent fare hike the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has proposed for MetroCard users […]
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio calls on New York to divest from fossil fuels Day before New Yorkers take action, as global commitments surpass $5 trillion in assets, DiCaprio urges New York to divest New York, NY — Just one day before […]
Thursday, December 15 — America’s first life insurance policy issued by a general insurance company was issued on this date in 1794 in Philadelphia. The Insurance Company of North America was organized two years earlier, with a capital of $600,000. But […]
Daniel De Leon (1852) A newspaper editor, De Leon joined the Socialist Labor Party in the US in 1890 and soon became one of its leaders. He led a radical faction that seceded from the Knights of Labor in 1895 […]
Consequences are unpitying. Our deeds carry their terrible consequences, quite apart from any fluctuations that went before—consequences that are hardly ever confined to ourselves. George Eliot (1819-1880)
Abase Definition: (verb) Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. Synonyms: Chagrin, Humiliate, Humble, Mortify Usage: Today she overwhelmed me with shrill reproaches, and abased me to the level of a hearth-brush.
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS HITS THE STREETS TO REMIND EMPLOYERS OF MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE On Thursday, December 15, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Lorelei Salas, representatives from the Commission Human Rights Commission (CCHR) and Small […]
SEASON’S GREETINGS… Now that the temperatures have seem to caught up with the calendar people around the borough have been busy setting up Christmas trees and holiday lights.
BRONX, NY – Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) has awarded the Family Life Academy Charter Schools (FLACS) network an equipment donation valued at $15,000 as part of its partnership with Good Sports. The grant provided brand-new equipment including 50 soccer balls, […]
Over 2,000 students, parents and educators with 100 health and science professionals are expected to attend on Saturday, December 17, 8AM to 3:30PM, at Frederick Douglass Academy I, 2581 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard (between 148th and 150th) in Manhattan. […]
The influential City & State magazine will complete its Borough 50 Series with a final stop in the Boogie Down Bronx. The Borough 50 Series ranks the most powerful community leaders from each borough in a special print issue of City […]
Engel, Benedetto, King, Bailey Write to Bronx Postmaster Urging Immediate Action On Missing Mailboxes Bronx, NY—Congressman Eliot L. Engel, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, City Council Member Andy King, and State Senator-elect Jamaal Bailey wrote the following letter to Bronx Postmaster Lilliam […]
LAW ENFORCEMENT HALLOWEEN PARTY A WASHOUT… by David Greene Norwood activist and entertainer Heather Guerino, hosted a Halloween party back on Thursday, October 27, for members of law enforcement and unfortunately, all she got was a $125 “no standing” summons […]
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