Archive for April, 2018
Secretary Perdue Issues USDA Statement on Plant Breeding Innovation
(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued a statement providing clarification on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) oversight of plants produced through innovative new breeding techniques which include techniques called genome editing. Under its biotechnology regulations, […]
Mission Impossible- Your Assignment is Mickey and Bucky!
By Ray Negron If life were a television show then I would be on Mission Impossible. The voice in the tape recorder would be that of George Steinbrenner and I would be Mr. Phelps. The Voice would say, “Your assignment, […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Republicans’ Vote to End the Russia Investigation
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Republicans’ Vote to End the Russia Investigation (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee voted to end their Russia investigation: “Today, […]
Chairman Crowley Demands Increased Funding for Social Security in Government Funding Bill
Chairman Crowley Demands Increased Funding for Social Security in Government Funding Bill (Queens, N.Y.) – Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Ways and Means Social Security Ranking Member John Larson (D-CT) announced today their letter signed […]
TODAY’S YANKEES-RAYS OPENING DAY GAME POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER; WILL BE MADE UP TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 3 AT 4:05 P.M.
TODAY’S YANKEES-RAYS OPENING DAY GAME POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER; WILL BE MADE UP TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 3 AT 4:05 P.M. The New York Yankees announced that today’s Opening Day game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee […]
Whose Birthday Is It? April 1, 2018
Sophie Germain (1776) Growing up during the French Revolution, a young Germain turned to her father’s library for entertainment and discovered a passion for mathematics. Despite facing opposition due to her gender, the self-taught Germain was eventually able to attend […]
Quote of the Day: April 1 , 2018
Envy is ignorance. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
DSNY Issues ‘Snow Alert’ for Monday, April 2, 2018 at 2 a.m.
DSNY Issues ‘Snow Alert’ for Monday, April 2, 2018 at 2 a.m. The New York City Department of Sanitation has issued a Snow Alert for Monday, April 2, 2018 at 2 a.m. In a snow alert, DSNY coordinates with the Office of […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Politicize the 2020 Census
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Politicize the 2020 Census (Queens, NY) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement after the Commerce Department announced that a question on citizenship would be added […]
The Bronx is still a forgotten distant relative, especially when it comes to Parks
Our great city continues to neglect its own fair share rules and treat the Bronx as if it were a forgotten distant relative. Just as is the case with the issue of supportive housing, the Bronx is not treated fairly […]
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