Archive for July, 2019

Empire Concludes Home Season At Crotona Park

Empire Concludes Home Season At Crotona Park

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor There  is another professional sports league in New York and Tuesday night in the Bronx they completed their home schedule on the tennis court. The New York Empire of World Team Tennis completed a brief […]

by · July 31, 2019 · Sports
Whose Birthday Is It? July 31, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? July 31, 2019

Peter Benenson (1921) Peter Benenson was an English lawyer who organized a letter-writing campaign in 1961 calling for amnesty for “prisoners of conscience.” His campaign resulted in the establishment of Amnesty International, a human-rights organization that works to combat violations of human rights, especially abridgments of freedom of speech and religion and the imprisonment and torture of political dissidents. Why did Benenson resign from his position within Amnesty International in 1967? More…

by · July 31, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 31, 2019

Quote of the Day: July 31, 2019

A sudden, bold, and unexpected question,doth many times surprise a man, and lay him open. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

by · July 31, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 31, 2019

Word of the Day: July 31, 2019

puckish  Definition: (adjective) Naughtily or annoyingly playful. Synonyms: impish, mischievous, pixilated, prankish, arch, wicked Usage: My puckish new roommate apparently thought it would be funny to hide my car keys in the teapot.Discuss.

by · July 31, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Coppola: Rockland Boulders The Other Option

Coppola: Rockland Boulders The Other Option

By William Coppola: Contributor Bronx Chronicle Sports If you miss hearing “Cotton-Eye Joe” at Yankee Stadium, you can still sing and dance to it and have it bring back memories you once had of watching a game with your sweetheart, […]

by · July 31, 2019 · Sports
You are invited to support An Upstream Soirée

You are invited to support An Upstream Soirée

  Dear Bronx River Friend, Celebrate the Bronx River restoration at An Upstream Soirée! Join other Bronx River advocates and champions like YOU, as a sponsor enjoy an evening at Zona de Cuba filled with live music, Cuban food and drinks with views of the Bronx and Manhattan skylines on Wednesday, September […]

by · July 30, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 30, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? July 30, 2019

Emily Brontë (1818) Sister of writers Charlotte and Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë was an English author who is most famous for her novel Wuthering Heights,a highly imaginative story of passion and hatred set on the Yorkshire moors. Emily’s unusual character and intellect seem to have been unrecognized by her family until quite late in her short life—she died at 30 of tuberculosis—but Charlotte was astonished by her poetry and regarded her work as unparalleled. Emily originally published under what pen name?More…

by · July 30, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 30, 2019

Quote of the Day: July 30, 2019

Backbite, v.t.: To speak of a man as you findhim when he can’t find you. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · July 30, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 30, 2019

Word of the Day: July 30, 2019

hullabaloo  Definition: (noun) Disturbance usually in protest. Synonyms: turmoil, upheaval, agitation, excitement Usage: In the morning Joan was roused by a great row andhullabaloo. Discuss.

by · July 30, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of July 29, 2019

Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of July 29, 2019

Cases of Interest for the Week of July 29, 2019 Monday, July 29, 2019 ADAJudgePart #Status Defendant Name Case Details Lung, F.Hornstein96Conference Julius Romero Charged with second-degree Murder and additional charges in connection with the shooting of Vlana Roberts, 17. The […]

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

Pvt. George V. Baker | NY State Senate Pvt George V. Baker Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division, Fifth Army Pvt. George V. Baker is a highly decorated U.S. Army World War II […]

by · July 29, 2019 · Veterans
Whose Birthday Is It? July 29, 2019

Whose Birthday Is It? July 29, 2019

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805) Tocqueville was a French political scientist,historian, and politician. Born into an aristocratic family with ties to the king, his future in government was jeopardized by a revolution in 1830. To distance himself from the trying political situation at home, he embarked on a government-sanctioned mission to the US. Out of it came his best-known work,Democracy in America—the first analytical study of the strengths and weaknesses of US society. What conclusions did Tocqueville draw in it? More…

by · July 29, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: July 29, 2019

Quote of the Day: July 29, 2019

As for jest, there be certain things which ought to be privileged from it—namely, religion,matters of state, great persons, any man’s present business of importance, and any case that deserveth pity. Francis Bacon (1561-1626) 

by · July 29, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: July 29, 2019

Word of the Day: July 29, 2019

obstinacy  Definition: (noun) The trait of being difficult to handle orovercome. Synonyms: mulishness, stubbornness Usage: If any tribe shall refuse to recognize the authority ofthe French, by bowing down to the laced chapeau ofMowanna, let them abide the consequences of theirobstinacy. Discuss. 

by · July 29, 2019 · Bulletin Board
Mets vs Phillies

Mets Pull A Trade And A Win

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor This is another ballgame when the trade deadline approaches. Days before the July 31 deadline and the Mets were first to make a major splash late Sunday afternoon, Moments after their fourth straight win Sunday,, […]

by · July 28, 2019 · Sports