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 […]

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 […]

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…

Shall a man go and hang himself because he belongs to the race of pygmies, and not be the biggest pygmy that he can? Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

flippant Definition: (adjective) Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness. Synonyms: frivolous, irreverent, saucy, glib, pert, impertinent, impudent Usage: When a sensible woman has a serious question put to her, and evades it by a flippant answer, it is a sure sign, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, that she has something to conceal. Discuss.

BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY DARCEL D. CLARK ANNOUNCES OFFICE’S  FIRST-EVER CHIEF DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER Valerie Kennedy Appointed to Role   Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced the appointment of the first-ever Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer […]

To The Editor: It is my opinion that the least talked-about major social problem that we have in our country is “LONELINESS.”  I believe that it was Henry David Thoreau who said that most people “lead lives of quiet desperation.”  […]

My first life-changing “story” occurred in 1969.  My second one occured in 2020-2021. I never thought that something like this would happen to me in my seniors years…but it did. When I was in high school in 1968, I had […]

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608) When Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III ascended the throne, the Thirty Years’ War had been raging for 20 years. After his accession, the war took a disastrous turn. Though he prohibited religious freedom in his own domains, he compromised with Europe’s Protestant powers and agreed to the Peace of Westphalia. The treaty ended 30 years of religious strife in central Europe but greatly reduced the central power of the Holy Roman Empire. Despite the war, Ferdinand made time to pursue what pastime? More…

It is a hopeless endeavor to attract people to a theater unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get into it. Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

pervade Definition: (verb) Spread or diffuse through. Synonyms: imbue, permeate, riddle, penetrate Usage: Yet amid all these varieties and incongruities, there is a common meaning or spirit which pervades his writings. Discuss.

We’re excited to share our Nordstrom Anniversary Sale preview site launched today on Nordstrom.com! Anniversary Sale is our biggest and most popular sale of the year, featuring brand-new arrivals from the best brands on sale for women, men, children and the home—including apparel, shoes, accessories, beauty, and active.     This year, Anniversary Sale runs from […]

FOUR DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR SEX TRAFFICKING OF TWO TEEN GIRLS AND AN 18-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN THE BRONX Defendant Coerced Victims Using Violence and Drugs             Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that three Bronx men and a woman […]

Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York Announces Retirement of Executive Director Susan M. Dooha and the Appointment of Dr. Sharon M. McLennon-Wier as CIDNY’s New Executive Director New York, NY, July 06, 2021 – The Center for Independence […]