Archive for February, 2019

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ CO-HOSTS ELEMENT OF HIP-HOP AWARDS 2019

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ CO-HOSTS ELEMENT OF HIP-HOP AWARDS 2019

BP Diaz Honored Fat Joe, Angie Martinez, Willie Colon, Shawn Costner, and Andre Trenier On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Windows of Hip-Hop co-hosted their annual Element of Hip-Hop Awards at Pier 132 in […]

by · February 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of February 4, 2018

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of February 4, 2018

Cases of Interest for the Week of February 4, 2018     Monday, February 4, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Villaverde, M. Villegas SCA Update Serenity Dunham Charged with Attempted Assault in the first-degree, second-degree Assault, […]

by · February 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board, Crime
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

J. Leo Glynn Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 J. Leo Glynn has earned a place among New York State’s elite veterans with his honorable service in the U.S. Navy and his outstanding efforts to improve his community as […]

by · February 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board, Veterans
Whose Birthday Is It? February 4, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? February 4, 2019

Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (1917) Yahya Khan was the president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. As president, he inherited a two-decade old constitutional problem of interethnic rivalry, complicated by economic grievances and the problem of transforming a virtual autocracy […]

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Quote of the Day: February 4, 2019

Quote of the Day: February 4, 2019

It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance…and I know of no substitute whatever for the force and beauty of its process. Henry James (1843-1916)  

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Word of the Day: February 4, 2019

Word of the Day: February 4, 2019

inestimable Definition: (adjective) Beyond calculation or measure. Synonyms: incomputable, immeasurable Usage: Human life is of inestimable value. Discuss.  

by · February 4, 2019 · Bulletin Board
District attorneys annual Winter Meeting luncheon honoring five prosecutors with the prestigious Hogan Award and Morgenthau Awards. Photo courtesy of DAASNY.

District Attorneys Annual Winter Meeting Honors 5, including Bronx ADA

On February 3, 2019, Albany County District Attorney, President of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, David Soares was joined by District Attorneys and senior law enforcement officials from around the state for a luncheon to […]

Matters of Faith: What Are You Searching For?

Matters of Faith: What Are You Searching For?

By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Proverbs 2:1-6 NKJV “My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you, So that you incline your ear to wisdom, And apply your heart to understanding; Yes, if you […]

by · February 3, 2019 · Matters of Faith, Religion
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Yankees Invite Additional Players To Spring Training

NEWS FROM THE NEW YORK YANKEES YANKEES INVITE 21 ADDITIONAL PLAYERS TO 2019 SPRING TRAINING The New York Yankees announced today that they have invited 21 non-roster players to 2019 Major League Spring Training. Of the group, 13 were signed […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Sports
A Super Bowl Poem From A Historian

A Super Bowl Poem From A Historian

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Victor Mastrovinceno a resident of Morris Park is a renowned historian of pro and college football as it pertains to events on the field and has chronicled moments with Bronx significance. With Super Bowl Sunday […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Sports
Whose Birthday Is It? February 1, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? February 1, 2019

Langston Hughes (1902) Hughes was an American poet and a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. His writing is largely concerned with depicting African-American life, particularly the experience of the urban African American, and often uses dialect and jazz rhythms. […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: February 1, 2019

Quote of the Day: February 1, 2019

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due—she reminds us too much of a prima donna. E. M. […]

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Word of the Day: February 1, 2019

Word of the Day: February 1, 2019

extenuation Definition: (noun) To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious. Synonyms: mitigation, palliation Usage: Forgive me, and let the greatness and the purity of my love for you plead in extenuation of […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Dynasty Will Continue For Patriots

Dynasty Will Continue For Patriots

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Take a seat and here we go again because the New England Patriots are a slight favorite to win another Super Bowl Sunday and they probably will get another Lombardi Trophy. The Rams will give […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Sports
Notable African Americans In Law: John Rock

Notable African Americans In Law: John Rock

John Rock, A First Among Firsts Black History Month stories often celebrate Thurgood Marshall, a successful attorney who became the first black appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1967. The trail to that tribunal was broken over a century […]