stepwise Definition: (adjective) Marked by a gradual progression as if step by step. Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step Usage: Quantum mechanics is a natural system of stepwise interactions that governs very small things.
SENATOR RIVERA ON SUPREME COURT RULING IN JANUS VS. AFSCME “Another day, another disheartening and appalling decision by the Supreme Court of the United States, in their ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, allowing non-union workers to opt out of paying […]
Garifuna Musical Instruments Garifuna Arts & Culture Appreciation Month in NYC Haga Clic Para Leer En Español Garifuna musical instruments are quite basic. These traditionally consist of drums, maracas and, more recently, the guitar and the turtle shells. Drums “Garawoun” […]
News reports say San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, and her administration are under investigation by the FBI for corruption.
Free Summer Meals Starts June 27, 2018. Summer Meals Program is available at hundreds of Public Schools, Community Pool Centers, Libraries, and other locations around the city. No registration, documentation, or ID is required to receive a free breakfast or […]
ORCHARD BEACH SUMMER CONCERTS ARE BACK, July 8 through SEPTEMBER 2.
Friday, July 6th. The Constitution of the United States, ratified in 1788, made this nation the first in the world to conduct a census of population on a regular basis, based on 10-year intervals. Units of 10 had an earlier […]
SENATOR RIVERA PASSES BILL TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO PRODUCE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO HELP DETERMINE OUR STATE’S WORKFORCE AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS (Albany, NY) – State Senator Gustavo Rivera released the following statement after bill S1099A passed the New York State […]
BP DIAZ RELEASES ‘BRONX ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT’ The Bronx was home to $2.7 billion, 16.2 thousand sq. ft. of new development in 2017 Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. released his “Bronx Annual Development Report” this afternoon during the 2018 […]
P. T. Barnum (1810) Barnum may be best known for the circus he formed with James Bailey in 1881, but this took place late in his life and was neither his first, nor sole, line of work. The splashy showman […]
It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment. Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)
hackneyed Definition: (adjective) Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Synonyms: banal, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplace Usage: For God’s sake do not thrust upon me your hackneyed remarks, repeated to nausea, that “I was only a […]
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