Yom Kippur Begins Today at Sundown
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown. May all those who are observing have a meaningful and easy fast. G’mar Chatima Tovah
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown. May all those who are observing have a meaningful and easy fast. G’mar Chatima Tovah
Seven World-Class Trotters From Six Countries Accept Invitations to $1 Million Yonkers International Trot on October 14; Three Spots Remain to Complete Field of 10 Champion Resolve of the U.S.A. Defends Title; Italy Has Two Flag-Carriers; France, Sweden, Denmark, Finland […]
Senator Klein, Assemblyman Dinowitz & Council Member Cohen pen letter to DOT requesting lighting study at Riverdale site where 9/11 memorial plaque was stolen Five American flags have also been taken from Endor Community Garden Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Republicans’ Latest Health Care Bill (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the Graham-Cassidy health care bill – the Senate’s latest iteration of Trumpcare: “This bill is the […]
Prerogative Definition: (noun) A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right). Synonyms: Exculsive right, Perquisite, Privilege Usage: The whole substance of human authority was centered in the simple doctrine of royal prerogative, […]
Max Schmeling (1905) Schmeling was a German boxer who, in his greatest upset, knocked out future world heavyweight champion Joe Louis—then an unbeaten 22-year-old contender—in 1936. When they met again in a hugely hyped 1938 match, Louis knocked out Schmeling […]
Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent. Virginia Woolf […]
By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Terry Collins and Jose Reyes were a match from the start. At Citi Field Wednesday evening that match may have come to end after the Mets home finale win over Atlanta and with three games remaining […]
Senator Klein, Assemblymen Benedetto & Gjonaj call on the city to remove sex offenders from family shelters New analysis found nine sex offenders residing in Bronx family shelters, endangering the welfare of vulnerable children Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein, […]
Chairman Crowley Pushes for Health Care Protections, Immigrant Rights in Government Funding Bill (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) introduced a series of amendments to the government funding bill that would defend middle class families against […]
Lubricious Definition: (adjective) Characterized by lust. Synonyms: Lustful, Prurient, Salacious Usage: She eluded the lubricious embraces of the drunken man and called the police.
Cosimo de’ Medici (1389) The son of a Florentine banker, Cosimo de’ Medici was an able financier who vastly expanded the family’s banking business. In 1433, he was banished from the city by a rival family but returned a year […]
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