Quote of the Day: April 11, 2018
If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)
Archive for April, 2018
Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases
Funding Supports Local Projects to Protect Agriculture and Plants from Pests and Diseases WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $3.39 million to Washington State from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill as part of its effort to strengthen the […]
New York’s First Nightlife Mayor Listening Tour Is the Bronx Next?
New York’s First Nightlife Mayor Listening Tour Is the Bronx Next? By José Francisco Ávila On March 7th, Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Ariel Palitz as New York City’s first Nightlife Mayor. According to the New York Times, “In her […]
APHIS Publishes Final Rule to Restructure its Plants for Planting Import Regulations
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is restructuring its regulations for importing plants for planting. Specifically, APHIS will consolidate general requirements for importing plants for planting in one place in the Code […]
They Booed The Mick And Ted Williams Too
By Ray Negron As hard as it is to believe but two of the most loved players ever were Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams and at different times in their careers they were booed by the fans. When they would […]
Word of the Day: April 10, 2018
Chirpy Definition: (adjective) Characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness. Synonyms: Perky, Buoyant Usage: You’re very chirpy today – have you won the lottery or something?
Whose Birthday Is It? April 10, 2018
Frances Perkins (1880) Though Perkins was already extraordinarily accomplished by the time she was appointed US Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the decision to appoint a woman to the cabinet was bitterly criticized by business […]
Quote of the Day: April 10, 2018
Well, I really don’t advise a woman who wants to have things her own way to get married. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Are Some Students with Disabilities More Likely to Receive a Recommendation for a Paraprofessional?
ARE SOME STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A PARAPROFESSIONAL? As a recent IBO post showed, the number of paraprofessionals, or teaching assistants, in the city’s public schools has grown considerably over the past decade. In […]
NYCFC Young Leader Training Culminates in Soccer Festival
NEWS FROM NYCFC New York City FC hosted its annual Young Leader Training at P.S. 83 in East Harlem. More than 40 local Young Leaders from ‘City in the Community’ (CITC) NY programs came together to take part in a […]
It’s My Park: Volunteer Days
GIVE BACK & VOLUNTEER WITH IT’S MY PARK It’s My Park: Volunteer Days Register Here to find out when and where volunteer events are taking place. The days are getting warmer and we’ve just posted more than 20 It’s My Park clean […]
Mickey Rivers, Yankee Honorary Ambassador
By Ray Negron Whenever I walk into the suite section at the new Yankee Stadium, I can literally tell you where every picture on the walls are located. I can tell you that the photo of Babe Ruth […]
Best Of Times To Worst For Yankees
By William Coppola In Charles Dickens “A Tail of Two Cities,” we are told: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was […]
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