Cases of Interest for the Week of February 17, 2020 Monday, February 17, 2020 HOLIDAY PRESIDENT’S DAY All court parts except Arraignments will be closed. Tuesday, February 18, 2020 ADAJudgePart #Status Defendant Name Case Details Dolan, M.McCartyTRPConference Daniel Rice Charged with […]
Yoko Ono (1933) Ono is a Japanese artist, musician, author, and peace activist best known for her marriage to John Lennon of the Beatles. She was raised in Japan and the US, where she started exploring conceptual and performance art. A member of the Fluxus movement, Ono developed a reputation as an avant-garde filmmaker, conceptual artist, performance artist, and experimental musician. Her 1964 Cut Piece, a commentary on identity, gender issues, suffering, and loneliness, invited the audience to do what? More…
The fortunes of war more than any other are liable to frequent fluctuations. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
arcanum Definition: (noun) Information known only to a special group. Synonyms: secret Usage: I would love to have Mrs. Anderson’s delicious muffin recipe, but that arcanum is shared only with her blood relatives. Discuss.
Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrated the 101st birthday of World War II veteran Sidney Walton and his family in the Blue Room at City Hall on Tuesday, February 11, 2020.
Join the Bronx Progressives, NYC Democratic Socialists of America, Bronx congressional candidate (NY-15) Samelys Lopez and Bits and Bites Cafe for a #HomesGuarantee forum this Saturday, Feb 22nd from 2-4 pm. We will have experts on tenants rights, homelessness and […]
Tonight is congressional candidate (NY-15) Julio Pabon’s second community forum. This one focuses on personal finance. Pabon says his campaign is focused on economic fairness and development. “We need to start going beyond just talk,” he tweeted recently. The community […]
New York City Councilmembers Rev. Rubén Díaz, and Rafael Salamanca, District Leader Hon. John Perez, community leader George Alvarez, and community leader Ahmadou Diallo announce the celebration of the 2020 African American Abrazo ‘Embrace’ in New York State. The annual […]
By William Coppola: Bronx Chronicle Sports Commissioner Rob Manfred issued a warning to all teams, other than the Houston Astros, to not throw at Houston players this season.” Throwing to hurt a defenseless player has always bothered me and should never […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor “Not today, not tomorrow, not at all this year.” Welcome to the 2020 baseball season of Yoenis Cespedes. Yes, those were his comments, Monday, when he emerged on the field down in Port St. Lucie. […]
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. “And these words which I command you today shall […]
Renée Fleming (1959) Fleming is an American soprano who specializes in opera and lieder, a type of German art song intended for soloists. The daughter of two music teachers, Fleming graduated from SUNY Potsdam in 1981 with a degree in music education and went on to study at Eastman School of Music and Juilliard. Her professional debut was in Austria in 1986. She has won numerous awards for her roles in opera and for the classical music she has recorded. What did Fleming do to pay for her studies at Juilliard? More…
Novels so often provide an anodyne and not an antidote, glide one into torpid slumbers instead of rousing one with a burning brand. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
walkaway Definition: (noun) An easy victory. Synonyms: blowout, romp, runaway, shoo-in, laugher Usage: Stanley has a gift for science and has won first prize at his past four science fairs, so this year’s fair is almost a guaranteed walkaway for him. Discuss.
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