BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR AGGRAVATED CRUELTY TO ANIMALS FOR BRUTAL BEATING OF DOG; STRUCK CANINE IN FRONT OF GIRL Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to two years in […]
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Gene Wilder (1933) Wilder was just 8 years old when his ailing mother’s doctor urged him to try making her laugh. The boy took those words to heart and developed a passion for performing that eventually led him to Hollywood. […]
What would any of us have been, if our fathers hadn’t drawed our faculties out of us? Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
umbrageous Definition: (adjective) Affording or forming shade. Synonyms: shadowed, shady Usage: The chief beauty of trees consists in the deep shadow of their umbrageous boughs.
NEWS FROM NYCFC New York City FC today announced the appointment of Domènec Torrent as Head Coach replacing the outgoing Patrick Vieira. Torrent, former Head Coach of Girona FC and Assistant Coach at Barcelona FC and Bayern Munich, has most […]
THE BUSINESS COUNCIL’S SINGLE-PAYER POLL HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO BETTER INFORM NEW YORKERS REGARDING THE NY HEALTH ACT (Albany, NY) – On Monday, June 4, 2018, The Business Council released a statewide poll that highlighted the perception of 600 New Yorkers […]
NEWS FROM NYCFC SOCCER New York City FC today announced that Head Coach Patrick Vieira is leaving the Club to join OGC Nice, effective immediately. Vieira departs after two and a half years at the helm having led the team […]
Chairman Crowley Statement After House Republicans Rejected His Climate Change Study Amendment (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement after his amendment to the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court Case (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) released the following statement on the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Supreme Court decision, which found that […]
Lupus Awareness Month BROOKLYN, NY –Lupus is a complex, autoimmune disease that currently has no cure. This is also an illness that many – including those in the medical field, do not understand; making it harder to prevent and even […]
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Mayor de Blasio’s Proposed Specialized High School Reforms “Today’s announcement by Mayor de Blasio regarding proposed reforms to the Specialized High School admissions process is both a welcome step forward for fairness and equity […]
By Jason Gonzalez The racing gods have spoken and they can now “Justify” their claim for Mike Smith and his four legged charge to be placed in the lexicon of all-time greats in thoroughbred history. Previous Triple Crown winners Secretariat […]
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