Archive for June, 2018
Whose Birthday Is It? June 22, 2018
Erich Maria Remarque (1898) Drafted into the German army at age 18, Remarque served in World War I and was wounded several times. From his experience of trench warfare, he drew a grimly realistic picture of the horror of battle […]
Quote of the Day: June 22, 2018
One of the new things people began to find out in the last century was that thoughts—just mere thoughts—are as powerful as electric batteries—as good for one as sunlight is, or as bad for one as poison. Frances Hodgson Burnett […]
Word of the Day: June 22, 2018
shenanigan Definition: (noun) Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. Synonyms: mischief, devilment, roguery, devilry, mischievousness, rascality Usage: Mr. Jones had had enough of Billy’s shenanigans and sent him to the principal’s office in the hopes […]
Profile America: First Phone Booth
Friday, June 22nd. America’s first public phone booth was installed this month in 1880 in New Haven, Connecticut, just four years after the telephone was invented. These first public telephones were supervised by attendants, while those operated by coins came […]
Registered Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association, Patient Advocates Participate in Four Coordinated Rallies to Say ‘Enough is Enough’ – It’s Time to Pass Safe Staffing Now
Registered Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association, Patient Advocates Participate in Four Coordinated Rallies to Say ‘Enough is Enough’ – It’s Time to Pass Safe Staffing Now In the Past Three Years, Tens of Thousands of Complaints Have Been Filed Across the State […]
Congressmen Crowley and Gutiérrez, Catholic Migration Services Host Immigration Resources Forum in Queens
Congressmen Crowley and Gutiérrez, Catholic Migration Services Host Immigration Resources Forum in Queens (Queens, NY) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, was joined by Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), Father Patrick Keating of Catholic Migration Services, […]
Community Voices Heard rejects human rights violations of at the border
STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD Community Voices Heard rejects human rights violations of at the border NEW YORK – Community Voices Heard is in firm opposition of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy resulting in the separation of parents from […]
The “Diceman” Takes Over Manhattan
By Jason Gonzalez He’s coming home folks… Brooklyn’s own, Andrew “Dice” Clay is bringing his brand of uncensored and unapologetic satire to the ‘Big Apple’ this summer. The 60-year-old controversial funnyman of the 1980’s will be headlining at the Gramercy Theatre […]
Sweep Of Mariners And Yankees At 50 Wins
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Two more home runs and in the first inning got the Yankees an early 4-0 lead over the Seattle Mariners. Really that all the Yankees needed in the Bronx Thursday afternoon amd those runs stood […]
Bx27 Service Expansion to Accommodate New Soundview Ferry Coming This Summer
Select Bx27 Trips Will be Extended to Coordinate with Soundview Ferry Schedule at Clason Point Park (Bronx, New York) – MTA New York City Transit and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced today that Bx27 trips will […]
Profile America: First L.P. Record
Thursday, June 21st. One man’s devotion to classical music led to a major advance in the music recording industry. Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS Labs was fed up with the frequent record disc flips and swaps required to play a […]
Bronx Chronicle Photo of the Day: June 21, 2018
Photo by Mike Yagoda
Whose Birthday Is It? June 21, 2018
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905) Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, and novelist who became the foremost exponent of existentialism in the 20th century. His first novel, Nausea, was one of many works depicting man as a lonely being burdened with a […]
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