U.S. Faces Massive New Threats   Two vital studies, one to update America’s National Defense Strategy and the other to review the nation’s nuclear defenses, will soon be completed. The two analyses come at a time when the U.S. faces […]

Mayor makes remarks, and cuts the ribbon at Bronx Commons 305 Units of Affordable Housing in Council District 17   By Robert Press    Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Deputy Mayor Vicki Been, the New York City Department of Housing […]

Bronx Dominican Day Parade 2021 By Robert Press The weather was nice, but not too hot for a last minute Bronx Dominican Day parade. It was said before the parade that there are one million Dominicans living in New York […]

Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian Press Release 07/22/2021 I do not represent the courageous clergy sexual abuse victim named in the civil lawsuit in which Bishop Peter Libasci is a Defendant. For decades, I have represented clergy sexual abuse victims […]

MAYOR DE BLASIO ATTENDS THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR A NEW LAB AT THE BRONX SCHOOL OF SCIENCE By Robert Press Wednesday afternoon Alumni from the Bronx High School of Science gathered to break ground for a new part of the school […]

Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge (1904) Bainbridge was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, the US government program that produced the first atomic bomb. He was the director of Project Trinity, the first nuclear test explosion—the sole test before the bombs were used. The successful test took place in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, and Bainbridge called the blast “a foul and awesome display.” He later became an outspoken opponent of nuclear testing. What was Bainbridge’s other notable scientific accomplishment? More…

A boy’s love comes from a full heart; a man’s is more often the result of a full stomach. Indeed, a man’s sluggish current may not be called love, compared with the rushing fountain that wells up when a boy’s heart is struck with the heavenly rod. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)

graybeard Definition: (noun) A man who is very old. Synonyms: old man, Methuselah Usage: “So, fellow-pilgrims,” said he, “here we are, seven wise men, and one fair damsel—who, doubtless, is as wise as any graybeard of the company.” Discuss.

This week enjoy exclusive after-hours experience in the gardens! Join us under the summer evening sky for a guided mediation with Sara Hart of iHart Lens. Then learn about the bats that live and migrate through the Bronx. You’ll be […]

Vaccine for All: Senior Centers Host Mobile Vaccine Vans to Reach Unvaccinated Older Adults   The deployment of mobile COVID-19 vaccine vans to senior centers is part of the City’s ongoing effort to reach the quarter of older New Yorkers […]

Henryk Goldszmit, AKA Janusz Korczak (1878) Goldszmit was a Jewish doctor and author of children’s literature who wrote under the pen name Janusz Korczak. In 1912, he established an orphanage in Warsaw. When World War II broke out, he refused to flee the Nazis and continued to care for the children even after his orphanage was forced to move into the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940. In August 1942, Nazi soldiers came with orders to take all the children and workers in the orphanage to the Treblinka concentration camp. What happened to Korczak? More…

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

abysmal Definition: (adjective) Extremely or hopelessly bad or severe. Synonyms: dreadful, terrible, awful, appalling, dismal, dire, ghastly, hideous, atrocious, godawful Usage: We have been having abysmal weather lately, but the Sun is finally expected to make an appearance next week! Discuss.