LAST OF THREE FORMER RIKERS ISLAND INMATES SENTENCED FOR PUNCHING AND SLASHING NYC DOC OFFICER Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a former Rikers Island inmate has been sentenced to one and a half to three years […]
Richard Milhous Nixon (1913) After serving as vice president of the US under Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nixon ran for president but lost to John F. Kennedy in 1960. He was elected president in 1968 and 1972, but his second term was cut short by the Watergate scandal, which involved the burglary and wiretapping of Democratic party headquarters. Likely facing impeachment, he became the first president to resign. Although never convicted, he was pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford. What pet did Nixon receive as a political gift? More…
Any one who has gumption knows what it is, and any one who hasn’t can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)
seemly Definition: (adjective) Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable. Synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous Usage: Her friends think it is not seemly for her to be dating a man half her age, but she only cares that he makes her happy. Discuss.
A star-studded lineup will be honored at the 40th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner at Pier SixtyatChelsea Piers (23rd Street at West Side Highway) in New York City on Tuesday night, February 4, 2020 to benefit AHRC New York City Foundation, which assists children and adults with intellectual and […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea came to the Police Academy (in Queens) to see the class of 530 recruits that will be hitting the streets of New York City, and to hold a press conference on the […]
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (1912) Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer. He made his Broadway debut in 1935 and gained acclaim playing the starring role in Charley’s Aunt (1940) and Iago in a 1943 Broadway production of Othello. A versatile actor with a rich and powerful voice, he appeared in many films, including The Caine Mutiny and Ship of Fools. In 1950, he won an Academy Award for his performance as the title character in what film version of a play that he had also starred in? More…
To come with a well-informed mind is to come with an inability of administering to the vanity of others, which a sensible person would always wish to avoid. Jane Austen (1775-1817)
impendent Definition: (adjective) Close in time; about to occur. Synonyms: imminent, at hand Usage: After a long and grueling career at the factory, Larry was eagerly anticipating his impendent retirement. Discuss.
HONORING OUTSTANDING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AT THE 3RD ANNUAL FIVE BOROUGHS LEADERSHIP AWARDS Photo Credit: Billy J Photography It was an evening filled with music, food and good company to celebrate the best of the boroughs as The Bharati […]
WE WERE WARNED By Philip Foglia The first known partisan caucus occurred in opposition to John Jay’s negotiated treaty with Great Britain in 1794. That was the unofficial birth of political parties In America. It has been downhill ever since. […]
MAN SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR FATALLY SHOOTING MAN IN FRONT OF SCHOOL IN 2014 Jury Convicted Defendant of Second-Degree Murder, Criminal Possession of Weapon Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a man has […]
Friday January 3rd was the first Peace December meeting and community dinner of 2020. People of all ethnic backgrounds filled the Al-Shaib Community room on Westchester Avenue. Sheikh Musa Drammeh introduced first time visitor Assemblyman Michael Benedetto. Benedetto started out […]
Zora Neale Hurston (1891) An anthropologist, folklorist, and author, Hurston spent much of her life collecting African-American folktales in the rural South and in other places, such as Haiti, Bermuda, and Honduras. She was a significant figure in the Harlem Renaissance and collaborated with her friend Langston Hughes on the play Mule Bone in 1931. Along with her folklore collections, she also wrote four novels, including the influential Their Eyes Were Watching God. Why did the book inspire controversy? More…
In the bosoms of this people, thus heterogeneously composed, there was burning, kindled at different furnaces, but all furnaces of affliction, one clear, steady flame of liberty. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)
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