cognizant Definition: (adjective) Fully informed; conscious. Synonyms: aware Usage: Tarzan, although cognizant of his mighty powers, realized also his limitations. Discuss.

Afghanistan’s Fall: The Wider Danger   More than just Afghanistan has been endangered by Biden’s feckless retreat. While America was planning to withdraw soon from Afghanistan, it could have been done, as the Trump Administration had proposed, in an orderly […]

ALLEGED GANG MEMBER INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SHOOTING THAT WOUNDED MAN AND SENT TWO CHILDREN RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES Incident Captured on Video; Girl Shielded Younger Brother with Her Body             Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced […]

Marcus Garvey (1887) Garvey was a Jamaican-born American proponent of black nationalism. His Universal Negro Improvement Association, established in 1914 to promote racial pride, quickly spread in black communities throughout the US, the Caribbean, and Central America, and Garvey became the most influential black leader of the early 1920s, with a following some two million strong. However, his movement foundered after his 1922 indictment for mail fraud. What religious movement considers Garvey one of its prophets? More…

Truth is handsomer than the affectation of love. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

tommyrot Definition: (noun) Pretentious or silly talk or writing. Synonyms: baloney, bilgewater, bosh, drool, humbug, twaddle, tarradiddle Usage: Spare me the tommyrot and just get to the point! Discuss.

Bronx Tenants Unite to Demand Landlord Drop Deregulation Application and Address Ongoing Building Concerns   New Settlement’s membership-driven tenant organizing project, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), today held a press conference outside 1220 Shakespeare Avenue in the Bronx to demand Emerald Equity […]

Bronxites Need #BetterBuses ‘Back To School:’ Riders Rally With Elected Officials, Demand Mayor De Blasio Complete Critical Bus Lane Projects To Help Students And Families With gridlock growing and schools yet to reopen, Bronx bus riders, allies, and City Council member Oswald Feliz […]

The Dangers the Media Ignores   It is increasingly clear that the United States faces unprecedented threats from abroad. It is also evident that the threats are becoming coordinated. In April, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov warned President Joe Biden against assisting […]

Legislative Updates, New Grants, Events and Much More Please click View/Allow Images so you don’t miss a thing! In this Friday’s Extra, President Lisa Sorin talks about: “Key to NYC Pass”. New York City will require proof of vaccination for people […]

ICNA Relief, 49th Precinct, Essen Health Care, and Empire, Book Bag and School Supply Giveaway By Robert Press Sunday the Islamic Circle of North America Book bag and school supply giveaway in front of the 49th Precinct was to run […]

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778) A German patriot and educator at a time when Europe was actively trying to free itself from Napoleonic rule, Jahn founded a gymnastic society, Turnverein, to build strength and fellowship among young people as well as help foster a nationalistic spirit among members. After Napoleon’s defeat, German leaders came to view the once-sanctioned organization as a threat and had its founder arrested in 1819 and a national ban placed on gymnastics. What now-standard gymnastics equipment did Jahn invent? More…

Everything looms pleasant through the softening haze of time. Even the sadness that is past seems sweet. Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927)