New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera demands an end the practice requiring New York City Correction officers to work triple shifts. “ The City administration must end this abusive policy, which not only endangers officers but inmates as well.” councilman cabrera […]

Mayor de Blasio Rode the Subway From 86th Street to City Hall and Greets Police Officers on Patrol and Riders. By Robert Press On the day that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that on February 22nd the MTA will be increasing […]

Isabelle Eberhardt (1877) As a Swiss explorer traveling in North Africa, Eberhardt often dressed as a man to move more freely through Arab society. Intensely independent, she took the side of Algerians fighting against colonial French rule. She converted to Islam, was initiated into a Sufi brotherhood, and married an Algerian soldier. She wrote about her travels in books and newspapers. She survived a murder attempt—in which her arm was badly injured by a saber—only to die at the age of 27 in what unlikely fashion? More…

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

perpetrate Definition: (verb) Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation. Synonyms: commit, pull Usage: Only a sadistic, depraved person could perpetrate a crime like this. Discuss.

Saturday February 13th the day before Valentine’s Day Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez hosted a Small Business Saturday Pop Up event at ‘The Sanz Banquet Hall’ located on Allerton Avenue. The event ran from 12 PM to 5 PM, with 17 vendors […]

Irena Sendler (1910) Working with Polish resistance groups and a network of helpers, Sendler saved 2,500 Jewish children during WWII by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, sometimes hidden in suitcases. After changing the children’s names and arranging for their care, she buried records of their identities in jars, hoping to someday reunite them with their parents. Though she was arrested, tortured, and reportedly executed in 1943, she actually survived the war and lived to be 98. How did she survive the Nazis? More…

There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents…and only one for birthday presents, you know. Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

rescience Definition: (noun) Knowledge of actions or events before they occur. Synonyms: foresight, clairvoyance, precognition, second sight, foreknowledge, prevision Usage: Did she realize in a flash of prescience that there was no earthly future for our sweet Cecily? Discuss.

Turn to the gardens as a way to recharge and connect to nature. It’s the perfect time to catch the last snowfall of the season—well, we hope any snow will be the last of the season! Add sunlight to freshly […]

So, we have yet another Biden boondoggle that is found within his proposed minimum wage of $15 per hour. It is one of those great liberal bumper sticker slogans that does that very opposite of what the liberals want you […]

Shortly before the end of the Trump Administration, the U.S. State Department issued a significant analysis of the dangers posed by China.   China has made inroads within every region of the world, the report notes. It’s goal is to […]

Sarojini Naidu (1879) Known as “the Nightingale of India,” Naidu was an Indian child prodigy who began writing poetry as a young girl. She went on to pursue politics and became the first Indian woman to serve as president of the Indian National Congress and the first female governor of Uttar Pradesh. She enjoyed a close relationship with Mohandas Gandhi, and her participation in passive disobedience campaigns landed her in jail on multiple occasions. What humorous nickname did she bestow upon Gandhi? More…