Thursday, September 12th. One of the great technical leaps in progress towards our digital age occurred on this date 61 years ago. It was in September 1958 that Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments demonstrated his invention of a miniaturized electronic […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor NYCFC gained another point and held first place in the Eastern Conference of the MLS with a 1-1 draw against Toronto Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. Sean Johnson stopped a penalty kick in the late […]
The guest for Tuesday’s Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association meeting was Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark. The action started before the meeting as the group Bronx Animal Rights Electors set up a protest for DA Clark about a no jail deal […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON IN 2017 STABBING OF TWO STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM Defendant Killed One Classmate and Seriously Injured Another Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of his 15-year-old classmate and eight years […]
RIKERS ISLAND INMATE INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO RAPE NYC DOC OFFICER AND SEXUALLY ABUSING FOUR INMATES Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Rikers Island inmate has been indicted for Attempted Rape, Sexual Abuse charges and additional […]
BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER OF COP, GUN CHARGES IN INCIDENT THAT BEGAN WITH CAR THEFT AND ENDED IN COP SHOOTING HIM IN SELF-DEFENSE Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted […]
Pierre de Ronsard (1524) Now considered one of the greatest French poets, Ronsard first served as a page and a squire and seemed destined for a career at court both in France and abroad. However, an illness left him partially deaf, and he turned to scholarship and literature. Named poet royal, the “prince of poets” wrote a great number of poems on many themes, especially patriotism, love, and death. He led a group of poets who cultivated the sonnet form and took the name of what earlier group of poets and tragedians? More…
I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
anastrophe Definition: (noun) The reversal of the normal order of words. Synonyms: inversion Usage: Anastrophe, when used correctly, can give writing an impact that traditional sentence structures cannot always achieve. Discuss.
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor You remember this day September 11, 2001, as if it was yesterday. How can we forget. The events on a sunny and vibrant September morning and for many of this generation a day turned into […]
President Trump has had a distinctly different set of foreign policies towards Russia, China, Iran and North Korea than his predecessors. Those nations, more accustomed to administrations that do not place a greater emphasis on U.S. national security in return […]
Just as industrialization, the advent of flight and nuclear power dramatically changed warfare, cutting-edge technologies are now altering how the world will soon fight. America’s adversaries are making significant headway in this. Science fiction readers may recognize some of the […]
Wednesday, September 11th. This was a day that didn’t exist in Colonial America in 1752, as the familiar calendar underwent what is called the “Gregorian correction,” switching from the ancient Julian calendar to adjust for errors accumulated over centuries. After […]
By Rich Mancuso./ Sports Editor Todd Frazier drove in all three runs Tuesday night at Citi Field and a 3-2 win for the Mets over the Diamndbacks kept their NL wild card hopes alive. But this was one of those […]
You should know the Transportation Committee at the City Council is holding a hearing today on the newly enacted TLC rules to control congestion and the growth of For-Hire Vehicles (FHVs) like Uber and Lyft. In advance of the hearing, […]
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