Jacobi Hospital SUV to Receive A $400,000.00 Federal Earmark to Expand By Robert Press Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took center stage at Jacobi Hospital Thursday afternoon, as it was announced by her, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
Pride Flag raising Ceremony at Bronx Borough Courthouse By Robert Press Tuesday June first was a beautiful sunny afternoon for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to be with friends and members of the LGTBQ+ community to raise the Pride […]
Hattie McDaniel (1895) McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, earning it for her role as the maid Mammy in 1939’s American Civil War epic Gone with the Wind. Segregation, still widespread in the American South at the time, prevented her from attending the film’s Atlanta premiere, but when her friend and fellow actor Clark Gable—who had recommended her for the role—wanted to boycott the event, she insisted that he attend. Why does McDaniel have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? More…
Let a fool be made serviceable according to his folly. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)
aegis Definition: (noun) Protection. Synonyms: auspices Usage: Bandits dare not approach me on the roads, as I am under the imperial aegis. Discuss.
Joe DeSimone Way By Robert Press Joe Desimone was many things to many different people. He was a husband, father, uncle, friend, and most of all he was a football coach, to the almost two-hundred people who came to […]
Suharto (1921) Suharto was a relatively unknown army chief in 1965, when he crushed an alleged coup with a ruthless purge of communists and leftists throughout Indonesia that left as many as 1,000,000 dead. In 1967, he replaced the deposed Sukarno as president. He oversaw a return to economic stability and led the violent 1975 invasion of East Timor, which Indonesia soon annexed. Greatly unpopular after the economic unrest of the 1990s, Suharto resigned in 1998. Why was he placed under house arrest in 2000? More…
There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one’s means of livelihood. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
anathema Definition: (noun) A person or thing detested or loathed. Synonyms: bete noire Usage: Because of what he did to Sam, he is anathema to me now. Discuss.
By Reverend J. Loren Russell Proverbs 17:9 CEV “You will keep your friends if you forgive them, but you will lose your friends if you keep talking about what they did wrong.” So much has been written about the negative […]
News Release Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie NYASSEMBLY.GOV CONTACT: Kerri Biché (518) 455-3888 bichek@nyassembly.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3, 2021 Assembly Passes Legislation to Expand Protections in the Child Marriage Law, Making 18 the Age of Consent to Marry […]
Van Nest Community Memorial Day Ceremony 2021 By Robert Press The annual Van Nest Memorial Day Ceremony began with a small parade from White Plains Road and Van Nest Avenue to the recently renovated Memorial Plaza and Flag Pole which […]
Peace Plaza Memorial Day 2021 Ceremony By Robert Press It was the first time the Peace Plaza Memorial Day Ceremony did not have Veteran Silvio Mazzella emcee the event. Silvio was in a hospital bed, and unable to make the event, […]
100 PERCENT Primary Day 2021 Bronx Borough President and City Council Races By Robert Press Primary Day is Tuesday June 22nd, with Early Voting beginning Saturday June 12th running through Sunday June 20th. Information about Early Voting poll sites and […]
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