No Garbage, Recycling or Organic Collection, or Street Cleaning on Independence Day, Tuesday, July 4 The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Independence Day, there will be no garbage, recycling, or organics collection, or street […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on Defense Department’s Decision to Delay Enlistment for Transgender Individuals (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Defense announced a six-month delay in allowing openly transgender […]

oracular Definition: (adjective) Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought. Synonyms: enigmatic Usage: As the teacher read aloud, enchanted by the oracular sayings of Victorian poets, the class became progressively more confused.

Hermann Hesse (1877) Hesse was German novelist and poet who wrote about the individual’s search for spiritual fulfillment, often through mysticism. His major works include Siddhartha and Steppenwolf. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946. At around […]

Silence gives the proper grace to women. Sophocles (496 BC-406 BC)

STATEMENT FROM IDC LEADER JEFF KLEIN Today, we came together to finish the people’s business benefiting constituents in every corner of the state. A two-year extension of mayoral control ensures continuity and stability for New York City’s public school students. […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on Passage of Anti-Immigrant Bills in the House (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after two anti-immigrant bills, including legislation that would strip New York City of critical federal […]