Archive for October, 2017

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Didi Gregorius #18 of the New York Yankees in action during a game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium on August 25, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Mariners defeated the Yankees 2-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

Yankees Record-Breaking Shortstop Didi Gregorius Signs Exclusive Collectibles Deal with Steiner Sports

Yankees Record-Breaking Shortstop Didi Gregorius Signs Exclusive Collectibles Deal with Steiner Sports Game Model Bats, Special Inscription Baseball Among Signed Memorabilia New York, September 21 — Didi Gregorius continues to have the hot hand. The New York Yankees shortstop, who […]

by · October 3, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Where The Pols Are, October 3

Where The Pols Are, October 3

11:00 AM Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O’Neill hold a media availability regarding crime statistics.

Word of the Day: October 2, 2017

Word of the Day: October 2, 2017

Swarm Definition: (verb) Move in large numbers. Synonyms: Pour, Pullulate, Teem, Stream Usage: A crowd of people swarmed out of the theater after the show and congregated by the stage door to meet the exiting actors.

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? October 2, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? October 2, 2017

Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx (1890) Marx and his brothers entered show business with their mother as a vaudeville act in the early 1900s. Later in his career, he enjoyed success as host of the TV game show You Bet Your […]

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: October 2, 2017

Quote of the Day: October 2, 2017

Eulogy, n.: Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
11th Anniversary Awards Dinner of Liberty Democratic Association

11th Anniversary Awards Dinner of Liberty Democratic Association

 

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
DSNY Publishes 2017 Annual Report

DSNY Publishes 2017 Annual Report

DSNY Publishes 2017 Annual Report The New York City Department of Sanitation has published its 2017 Annual Report highlighting the Department’s fiscal year achievements as it continues to reach its goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030. Highlights […]

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
NYClass Statement on the Cancellation of Cruel Exhibits at the Guggenheim Museum

NYClass Statement on the Cancellation of Cruel Exhibits at the Guggenheim Museum

NYCLASS STATEMENT ON THE CANCELLATION OF CRUEL EXHIBITS AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM New York, NY – Animal rights group NYCLASS (New Yorkers for Clean, Livable and Safe Streets) today released a statement on the cancellation of parts of the Guggenheim […]

Congressman Joseph Crowley, 14th Congressional District

Chairman Crowley Statement on National Voter Registration Day

Chairman Crowley Statement on National Voter Registration Day (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement in recognition of National Voter Registration Day: “On National Voter Registration Day, we honor the legacy of civil […]

BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the week of September 25, 2017

BRONX DA: Cases of Interest for the week of September 25, 2017

by · October 2, 2017 · Bulletin Board
John Cerini, GOP candidate, 13CD

Bronx Political Buzz

Does Bronx GOP Council Candidate Have The ‘Eye of the Tiger’ Privately, some Bronx Republicans are questioning whether Council District 13 candidate John “Bronx Tax Man” Cerini has the necessary fire in the belly to takedown Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (who […]

by · October 2, 2017 · Bronx Politics, Political Buzz
Governor Andrew Cuomo, son of Governor Mario Cuomo

Where The Pols Are, October 2

Monday, October 2 Governor Andrew Cuomo is in New York City. 10:00 AM – Public Advocate Letitia James hosts a news conference for Workers’ Rights Protections & Releasing Report on Mandatory Arbitration City Hall Steps, New York, NY 10:30 AM […]

Additional Safety Netting Headed to Yankee Stadium

Additional Safety Netting Headed to Yankee Stadium

By William Coppola On Sunday, the NY Yankees sent out a press release regarding netting expansion. It read in part: “The New York Yankees announced today that they will expand the protective netting during the upcoming off season at both […]

by · October 2, 2017 · Opinion, Sports
Sonny Gray pitching against the Rays. NY Yankees - MLB.com (screengrab)

CM Espinal Congratulates NY Yankees on Extending Safety Netting

On May 10, 2017 Council Member Espinal first introduced legislation requiring NYC major and minor league ballparks to extend protective netting. Following the Yankee’s announcement on Sunday that the team will significantly expand their protective netting at Yankee Stadium, Council […]

by · October 2, 2017 · News, Sports
October is National Pizza Month. Italian immigrant Gennaro Lombardi opened the first pizzeria in the United States in New York City in 1905.

National Pizza Month

Monday, October 2 — A great many Americans would name pizza high up among their favorite foods, month in and month out. But for the 34th time, October is designated as National Pizza Month. No one knows the exact origin […]

by · October 2, 2017 · Profile America