MAYOR DE BLASIO ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CITY’S PUBLIC BEACHES To OPEN FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND By Robert Press Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that New York City beaches would be open to the public for the Memorial Day Weekend […]
Mayor de Blasio Announces New Mobile Vaccination Bus By Robert Press Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the NYCHHC has a Mobile Vaccine Clinic Bus to go into communities to vaccinate up to two hundred people a day. The […]
NYSLTA Members Donated to Feeding America Foodbanks from Long Island to Rochester in Honor of Association’s 100th Anniversary New York, NY – The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) today announced it has raised $17,825 through its “Feeding Our Neighbors” […]
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890) A journalist and conservationist, Douglas lived to the age of 108. A turning point in her long life came in 1947, when her book, The Everglades: River of Grass was published. It sounded an early warning of the environmental perils facing the Florida Everglades. Everglades National Park was established that same year. Douglas cofounded Friends of the Everglades in 1969 and is widely credited with helping to slow the destruction of the swamp ecosystem. Where were her ashes scattered? More…
Truth is the summit of being; justice is the application of it to affairs. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
grouch Definition: (verb) Show one’s unhappiness or critical attitude. Synonyms: grumble, scold Usage: He always grouches about his job, but deep down he really loves it. Discuss.
Cardinal Dolan Celebrates Holy Thursday at Opening of Bryant Avenue Building and Food Giveaway By Robert Press Cardinal Timothy literally jogged into the courtyard at 1932 Bryant Avenue on Holy Thursday to Bless and open the 319 unit low income […]
Concern Grows over White House Immigration Policy Texas Governor Greg Abbott is deeply concerned about the extraordinary conditions President Biden’s policies have created on the U.S. southern border. In a press conference carried live on KCBD, he explained that “The Biden […]
Ahead this week is our final—virtual—2021 Horticultural Lecture on April 14, with a focus on how our gardens can foster wildlife habitats. Following his remarks, Great Dixter’s Fergus Garrett is joined, too, in a conversation with Margaret Roach. This presentation—and […]
BRONX MAN INDICTED FOR CARRYING OUT MULTIPLE UNPROVOKED SLASHINGS IN THE BRONX Defendant Attacked Eight Men Within Four Days Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been indicted on a total of 66 […]
Louis Spohr, “The Forgotten Master” (1784) A highly respected German composer and violinist in the 19th century, Spohr has been largely neglected since then. After touring Europe, he became kapellmeister—leader of the orchestra—in Kassel, Germany, in 1822 and remained there for the rest of his life, eventually directing all of the city’s music. Highly prolific, he wrote 15 violin concertos, nine symphonies, and many operas. Sometimes considered “forgotten,” Spohr is said to have been as famous as which of his contemporaries? More…
My experience is that as soon as people are old enough to know better, they don’t know anything at all. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
shimmy Definition: (verb) Tremble or shake. Synonyms: wobble Usage: I need to take the car to a mechanic because it begins to shimmy every time it is driven at high speed. Discuss.
By Rev. J. Loren Russell Luke 24:9-12 NKJV “Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the […]
Easter Bunny and Food Giveaway by Councilman Mark Gjonaj. By Robert Press Councilman Mark Gjonaj brought the Easter Bunny visit Pelham Parkway South at Wallace Avenue this week. He also brought with him some gifts for the children, who […]
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