Stand Up Against Gun Violence Rally at Bronx Borough Hall By Robert Press Monday’s rally against Gun Violence at the Bronx Courthouse drew over one hundred people, including presumed Bronx Borough President, Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, State Senator Luis Sepulveda, Councilman […]
Legislative Updates, New Grants, Events and Much More Please click View/Allow Images so you don’t miss a thing! Upcoming Events NYC SBRN + 5 Chamber of Commerce: Amazon Black Business Accelerator Webinar Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator is dedicated to helping […]
The “Berlin wall” built to start construction of yet another homeless shelter obstructs traffic on Watson Avenue & Thieriot Avenue and has created a mugging zone for thugs! Come see for yourself! Content/media by Franck Strongbow
To The Editor: Would someone with a high position in the national Democratic Party or the national news media PLEASE inform people such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders that they are hurting MY Democratic Party by calling themselves “Democratic […]
Louise Blanchard Bethune (1856) Bethune was the first professional woman architect in the US and the first woman elected to the American Institute of Architects. After high school, she became an apprentice at a Buffalo, New York, architectural firm where she met her future husband, architect Robert Bethune. They married in 1881 and opened their own firm, which designed several hundred buildings throughout New York in the Romanesque revival style popular in the late 19th century. What building is considered her masterpiece? More…
You will hear people say that poverty is the best spur to the artist. They have never felt the iron of it in their flesh. They do not know how mean it makes you. It exposes you to endless humiliation, it cuts your wings, it eats into your soul like a cancer. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
traipse Definition: (verb) Walk or tramp about. Synonyms: shlep Usage: I spent the holiday exploring the countryside, traipsing from town to town with just a knapsack of supplies on my back. Discuss.
By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Jeremiah 29: 11-13 AMP “11 For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a […]
BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ANNOUNCES LOCATIONS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PROGRAM IN THE BRONX Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the expansion of the Saturday Night Lights program with 23 additional sites in the Bronx, joining […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of July 19, 2021 *Appearances/Proceedings May Be Virtual* Monday, July 19, 2021 NO CASES OF INTEREST Check website for updates. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details […]
Rep. Jamaal Bowman Unveils Green New Deal for Public Schools Totaling $1.43 Trillion Dollars By Robert Press With Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter, State Senator Jamaal Bailey, Councilman Kevin Riley, school staff, parents, and […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FATALLY BEATING TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY Defendant Pleaded Guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison […]
BRONX MAN SENTENCED FOR 2018 SHOOTING IN LONGWOOD THAT LEFT ONE MAN DEAD; TWO BYSTANDERS WOUNDED Defendant Pleaded Guilty to First-Degree Manslaughter Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to 18 […]
The gardens are flourishing, full of the sights and scents of summer. This week, experience our living collection, site-specific art in the galleries and family activities. Sunroom Project Space solo shows by exhibiting artists Kamar Carter and Salvador Muñoz in […]
Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (1872) Amundsen was a Norwegian polar explorer who led the first expeditions to traverse the Northwest Passage and to reach the South Pole. Turning to air exploration, in 1926 he and Umberto Nobile succeeded in flying over the North Pole and unexplored regions of the Arctic Ocean in a dirigible built and piloted by Nobile. A bitter controversy followed with Nobile as to the credit for the success. Yet in 1928, when Nobile crashed a different dirigible, Amundsen launched a rescue mission. What happened? More…
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