Community Board 11 Unity Day at Orchard Beach By Robert Press Lorreto Park in Community Board 11 where the last Community Rally which drew over three hundred people is under construction so CB 11 Chair Al D’Angelo had to find […]

FORMER BRONXWORKS EMPLOYEE SENTENCED FOR STEALING HUNDREDS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES MEANT FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE Stolen Cell Phones Amounted to More Than $140,000              Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a former BronxWorks employee was ordered by […]

  Conversation with The Shadow of the Sun Artists and Curators (Virtual) Thu, June 3, 2021, 6–7:30PM   Free with registration Zoom The Shadow of the Sun: Ross Bleckner and Zachari Logan pairs New York-based artist Bleckner and Canadian artist Logan, two kindred spirits whose individual practices and collaborations explore the […]

Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire visits 16th City Council Candidate Yves Filius By Robert Press (L-R), Br. Cary Goodman. 16th City Council District candidate Yves Filius, and Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire.   Tuesday Mayoral candidate Ray McGuire stopped by the Yankee […]

Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Émilie, and Marie: The Dionne Quintuplets (1934) As the first set of quintuplets known to have survived infancy, the Dionne sisters of Ontario, Canada, garnered international attention. Sadly, they were exploited almost from birth. As infants, the quintuplets were removed from their parents’ care and made wards of the state. However, rather than protect them from parents it had deemed unfit, the government instead used the girls as a tourist attraction. How many people visited “Quintland” to see the girls over the next nine years? More…

Manners are the happy way of doing things; each once a stroke of genius or of love—now repeated and hardened into usage. They form at last a rich varnish, with which the routine of life is washed, and its details adorned. If they are superficial, so are the dewdrops which give such a depth to the morning meadows. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

multifaceted Definition: (adjective) Having many aspects. Synonyms: multifarious, many-sided Usage: This is a multifaceted problem and cannot be solved by a singular approach. Discuss.

Mayoral CandidateRay McGuire Visits with 18th City Council District Candidate William Rivera By Robert Press What can you say to a candidate who has an empty movie theater front as his campaign headquarters? 18th City Council District candidate William Rivera and […]

News Release Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie NYASSEMBLY.GOV   CONTACT: Kerri Biché (518) 455-3888 bichek@nyassembly.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 26, 2021   Speaker Heastie Announces Continuation of Assembly Workgroup on Sexual Harassment New Members Added to Workgroup Speaker Carl Heastie today […]

Space Threats   The Defense Department is concerned that the danger of aggression from enemy nations in earth orbit could prove harmful to the United States. Both the civilian economy and national security depend on orbital assets. Speaking at a […]

NYC Sanitation Hiring Summer Interns, Cohosts Open Call for Public Artist in Residence Program     Nearly 40 Paid Internships Available Including Opportunities in Fleet Management, Human Resources, IT, Sustainability, and the Medical Bureau   Together with the NYC Department […]

NYC Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. Endorses Fernando Cabrera in Bronx Borough President Race By Robert Press City Council Land Use Committee Chair Rafael Salamanca announced his endorsement of fellow Bronx City Council member and Tenants right advocate Councilman Fernando […]