BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS IN PRISON IN STRANGLING DEATH OF GIRLFRIEND IN THEIR MORRIS HEIGHTS APARTMENT Defendant Pleaded Guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 17 […]
Shirley Hazzard (1931) Hazzard is an Australian novelist and short-story writer who has lived in the US since 1951. She and her husband, writer Francis Steegmuller, were both frequent contributors to The New Yorker magazine. Noted for her lyrical style, she achieved early success with her first story collection, Cliffs of Fall. Her 1980 novel, The Transit of Venus, brought her literary acclaim and a greatly expanded readership. Hazzard did not publish her next novel until 2003. What was it? More…
Of great riches there is no real use, except it be in the distribution. Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
poultice Definition: (noun) A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. Synonyms: cataplasm, plaster Usage: I heard from the ship’s doctor that he had been obliged to put a large mustard poultice on this very gentleman’s stomach. Discuss.
City now investing $800 million on new water mains over next two years, a $130 million increase The de Blasio Administration today announced the City will be constructing new water mains and increasing staffing as part of several steps in […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Fordham took St. Bonaventure to overtime Wednesday night up at Rose Hill. Coach Jeff Neubauer, after a 62-55 loss in overtime, said his team played their best game of the year. But it was the […]
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688) Swedenborg was a Swedish scientist, theologian, and mystic. He studied almost every field of scientific investigation and wrote copiously, publishing Sweden’s first scientific journal and anticipating many discoveries and inventions. However, his writing gradually shifted toward philosophy and metaphysics, and in 1744 he claimed to have had a divine vision. He spent the rest of his career interpreting the Bible and relating what he had seen in his visions. What sect is based on his beliefs? More…
It is the power of thought which gives man the mastery over nature. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)
callow Definition: (adjective) Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature. Synonyms: unfledged Usage: Although he is 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways. Discuss.
The Black Institute unveils new report and calls on city for change The Black Institute released a report on the damage being done to parkgoers by the use of Roundup™, the popular weed killer, in New York City parks. The […]
Mr. Giash Uddin is known as the Mayor of Starling Avenue in the Bronx Bangladeshi community of Parkchester. He immigrated to the United States thirty-eight years ago. Sunday night Giash Uddin celebrated those thirty-eight years with family, friends, and a […]
RESTAURANT OWNER SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATALLY SHOOTING MAN OUTSIDE BRONX ESTABLISHMENT Defendant Convicted of Killing Former Employee’s Husband in Money Dispute Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Westchester man has been sentenced to […]
Arthur Rubinstein (1887) Rubinstein was a Polish-American pianist whose enormous popularity spanned many decades. He debuted in 1900 and performed with moderate success until the 1930s, when he stopped performing for five years to improve his technique and reemerged as a giant of 20th-century music, active into his 80s. In the US, he was equally noted as soloist and chamber musician. His repertoire ranged from Bach to 20th-century Spanish composers, but he was particularly noted for his interpretation of what composer? More…
There’s none so blind as they that won’t see. Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)
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