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Whose Birthday Is It? September 16, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 16, 2020

B.B. King (1925) A singer and guitarist born into a sharecropping family in the Mississippi Delta region of the US, King began playing guitar at 12. He worked as a radio DJ in Memphis before coming to prominence as a guitarist in 1952. He has toured widely, averaging over 300 shows a year for nearly 30 years. King famously named his guitar Lucille after a woman who inspired a fight at one of his concerts that ended with the venue burning down. King’s first name is Riley. What does B.B. stand for? More…

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Quote of the Day: September 16, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 16, 2020

Exuberance is better than taste. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)

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Word of the Day: September 16, 2020

Word of the Day: September 16, 2020

greenhorn Definition: (noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group. Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyte Usage: I am a bit of a greenhorn in the kitchen, but I am a fast learner and expect to be cooking like a pro in no time. Discuss.

by · September 16, 2020 · Bulletin Board

COUNCIL MEMBER FERNANDO CABRERA REITERATES WARNING ON SCHOOL REOPENINGS, CALLS FOR DOE PLANNING WITH UFT AND CSA

Bronx, NY – In response to 24 New York City teachers testing positive for COVID-19 across all five boroughs after returning to schools, Bronx Council Member Fernando Cabrera today reiterated his earlier warning that the DOE must carefully plan with UFT […]

by · September 15, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 15, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 15, 2020

William Howard Taft (1857) An extremely large, easygoing man, Taft was said to have not really wanted to be US president. In 1908, he was elected anyway, having already served as solicitor general, appellate judge, secretary of war, and governor of the Philippines. His split with former president Theodore Roosevelt, who consequently ran for office again, cost them both the 1912 election. Taft later served as chief justice of the Supreme Court. He was the last president to have what physical characteristic? More…

by · September 15, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: September 15, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 15, 2020

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. Washington Irving (1783-1859)

by · September 15, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: September 15, 2020

Word of the Day: September 15, 2020

mincing Definition: (adjective) Affectedly dainty or refined. Synonyms: dainty, niminy-piminy, prim, twee Usage: And the prince, imagining that he was mimicking his wife, made a mincing curtsey at each word. Discuss.

by · September 15, 2020 · Bulletin Board
The volunteers stand behind the full trash bags and other trash that was picked up by the Parks Department.

Saturday Clean Up In Poe Park

Saturday was Clean Up Poe Park day for State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Congressman Adriano Espaillat. Poe Park is located on the Grand Concourse at East 192nd street, and over a dozen others joined the state senator and congressman, including […]

by · September 14, 2020 · Bulletin Board
This worker has to go back to get another bucket of paint to spread out on the lane as the paint he poured out is spread across the lane.

Bus Only Lane Repainted on Pelham Parkway East

Every few months the painted Bus Only Lanes have to be repainted. In the past there was a truck that sprayed a thin layer of new paint over the Bus Only Lane to identify that the lane was for buses […]

by · September 14, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Larry Sharpe explaining what he is doing to help the Libertarian Party maintain its current qualified party status in New York State.

Libertarian Party Visits the Bronx

Larry Sharpe, The Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of New York State in 2018, received 90,816 giving the Libertarian Party qualified party status, and automatic ballot access for the first time in the history of the party’s existence. A minor […]

by · September 14, 2020 · Bulletin Board, Politics
BRONX BP DIAZ & BRONXNET COLLABORATE TO AIR ‘9/11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE’ SPECIAL

BRONX BP DIAZ & BRONXNET COLLABORATE TO AIR ‘9/11 DAY OF REMEMBRANCE’ SPECIAL

On Monday, September 14, 2020, the office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in collaboration with BronxNet, will air their “9/11 Day of Remembrance” program commemorating the families, friends and Bronx neighbors who perished in the terrorist attacks of […]

by · September 14, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? September 14, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? September 14, 2020

Clayton Moore (1914) Moore performed as a stunt man, trapeze artist, and occasional actor in Westerns until he was spotted in a Zorro film by the producer of The Lone Ranger. From 1949 to 1957, he appeared in 169 episodes of The Lone Ranger as the titular masked character, who roams the West fighting injustice with his trusty sidekick, Tonto, and horse, Silver. The Ranger never removed his trademark mask, which Moore continued to wear in public until a 1979 lawsuit forced him to replace it with what? More…

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Quote of the Day: September 14, 2020

Quote of the Day: September 14, 2020

I know that everything beautiful attracts love, but I cannot see how, by reason of being loved, that which is loved for its beauty is bound to love that which loves it. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

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Word of the Day: September 14, 2020

Word of the Day: September 14, 2020

ho-hum Definition: (adjective) So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Synonyms: boring, deadening, irksome, tedious, tiresome, wearisome, dull, slow Usage: Lectures on human psychology always pique my interest, but this ho-hum speaker put me right to sleep. Discuss.

by · September 14, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Financial Focus: Are you ready to live comfortably in your retirement years?

Financial Focus: Are you ready to live comfortably in your retirement years?

By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA By the time you read this, college classes are underway with many now virtually. At CUNY this semester, I am teaching “Retirement Planning.” In our “new world,” it should be a very interesting topic […]