Infatuated, half through conceit, half through love of my art, I achieve the impossible working as no one else ever works. Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)

tellurian Definition: (noun) An inhabitant of the earth; a terrestrial. Synonyms: earthling Usage: I was the first tellurian the Martians had ever seen, and they were as curious about me as I was about them. Discuss.

At the suggestion of the CB11 Budget Committee we have started a petition to make a new dog run in Loreto Park.  Please see the attached flyer and petition. We are very excited by the positive response from our neighbors and […]

What liberals will never understand about President Trump and his “so called” followers… Trump doesn’t have followers as liberals would claim. Trump really didn’t lead a movement, he engaged in a movement that was already there. This is why attacking […]

During his last days in office, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo approved the creation of the Bureau of Cyberspace Security and Emerging Technologies (CSET.) According to federal studies, The United States and its allies are facing expanding foreign cyber threats […]

Bronx, NY- In the aftermath of an 8-year-old child accidentally self-inflicting a gunshot wound to his head, Council Member Cabrera today called for the New York City Department of Education to develop and implement city-wide a curriculum that teaches children […]

Pierre Gassendi (1592) As a priest and a professor, Gassendi lectured on theology in his native southeastern France. However, as a philosopher, scientist, and astronomer, he was compelled to try to reconcile his scientific beliefs with the teachings of the church. Dissatisfied with the teachings of Aristotle, he came to espouse empiricism and atomism, the belief that tiny, indestructible particles form the basic building blocks of the entire universe. In 1631, he became the first person to observe what? More…

The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words. George Eliot (1819-1880)

yesteryear Definition: (noun) The time that has elapsed. Synonyms: past Usage: The teen idols of yesteryear are now middle-aged has-beens. Discuss.

Second Two-Hundred Bed Single Adult Men’s Homeless Shelter Proposed For Community Board 11 By Robert Press  A proposed second 200 bed Single Adult Men’s homeless shelter has been proposed for 1682 Stillwell Avenue, on the site of a closed automotive […]

Allan Haines Lockheed (1889) Though Malcolm and Allan Loughead attended only elementary school, the mechanically gifted brothers built their first airplane in 1913. Malcolm soon left the industry, but Allan persisted. Though several of his aircraft companies failed, his name—with the spelling changed to Lockheed—would eventually be connected to one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers. Who once turned down a flight in Lockheed’s first plane by saying he would not fly in any plane “for all the money in California”? More…

I have made a plan for my life, as I am in my teens, and no more a child. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

dustup Definition: (noun) An angry dispute. Synonyms: quarrel, run-in, wrangle, row, words Usage: The teacher put a stop to the boys’ dustup before it could come to blows. Discuss.