Quote of the Day: June 14, 2018
A man said to the universe: “Sir, I exist!” “However,” replied the universe, “That fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.” Stephen Crane (1871-1900)
Archive for June, 2018
Word of the Day: June 14, 2018
incarcerate Definition: (verb) Lock up or confine, in or as in a jail. Synonyms: immure, imprison, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away Usage: It can cost huge sums to incarcerate a prisoner for a year.
City Budget missed opportunity to make deep investments for NYCHA Repairs
STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD RE: City Budget missed opportunity to make deep investments for NYCHA Repairs NEW YORK – “Yesterday, the administration missed a real opportunity to make a substantial commitment to NYCHA residents by funding the critical repairs […]
Bronx Elected Official’s Goal is to See a More Beautiful Community
Bronx Elected Official’s Goal is to See a More Beautiful Community BRONX — New York City Council Member Andy King has a message for Bronxites: “See Something, Sweep Something.” A small group of volunteers from Council Member King’s community and […]
Gjonaj: Investigate NYCHA Officials for Perjury
CM Gjonaj calls on City Council to start a perjury investigation to uncover any and all misleading and false testimony provided by NYCHA leadership in previous testimony before the Council.
House Passes 2 Engel Bills to Combat Opioid Crisis
Yesterday, the full House of Representatives passed two bills that I co-authored to help fight the opioid crisis: H.R. 5272, the Reinforcing Evidence-Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse (RESULTS) Act, and H.R. 5329, the Poison Center Network Enhancement Act. […]
Chairman Crowley Introduces Bill to Hold ICE, Border Patrol Agents Accountable
Chairman Crowley Introduces Bill to Hold ICE, Border Patrol Agents Accountable (Queens, NY) – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) announced new legislation that would mandate stricter scrutiny and oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and […]
Travolta Helps Batboy At Stadium
By Ray Negron If you lived through the crazy yet wonderful years of the seventies and you were a movie buff then in 1976 you fell in love with Rocky. Me being semi crazy I listened to Billy Martin and […]
Yankees Hope Week At Bronx School
HOPE WEEK WEDNESDAY NEW YORK YANKEES Yankees players CC Sabathia, Luis Severino, David Robertson and Aaron Hicks, along with third base coach Phil Nevin, Yankees General Partner / Vice Chairperson Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindaland Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman joined the founder […]
China’s Hollywood Takeover
The summer movie blockbuster season is here. One thing that can be unfortunately counted on: you will not see a lot of films with patriotic views on American history being offered. There’s a reason for that. China’s financial influence over […]
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: June 13, 2018
Photo by Mike Yagoda
Whose Birthday Is It? June 13, 2018
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff Gordon (1863) A leading British fashion designer of the Edwardian era, Gordon made less restrictive clothing for women that she sold in her own “Lucile, Ltd.” shops in London, Paris, Chicago, and New York. To promote […]
Quote of the Day: June 13, 2018
She might yet be able to help him to the building of the rainbow bridge that should connect the prose in us with the passion. Without it we are meaningless fragments, half monks, half beasts, unconnected arches that have never […]
Word of the Day: June 13, 2018
carrel Definition: (noun) A partially partitioned nook in or near the stacks in a library, used for private study. Synonyms: cubicle, stall Usage: There are too many distractions at home, so when I really need to study, I go to […]
Rendering Honors for Forgotten Soldiers in West Farms Square
Rendering Honors for Forgotten Soldiers in West Farms Square by David Greene Memorial day came and went and little honor or attention was paid to the 40 soldiers buried in the 200 year-old West Farms Soldier Cemetery, at East 180 […]
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