Liviu Librescu (1930) A Holocaust survivor, Professor Liviu Librescu had seen more than his fair share of death before April 16, 2007—Holocaust Remembrance Day—when a gunman tried to enter his classroom at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech. Librescu jumped into action, blocking the door to give his students time to escape through the windows. His heroic actions cost him his life; he was shot five times by the gunman. How many of his students did he manage to save? More…

There’s such a difference between saying a thing yourself and hearing other people say it … You may know a thing is so, but you can’t help hoping other people don’t quite think it is. Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942)

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

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 […]

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)

intransigent Definition: (adjective) Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising. Synonyms: adamant, inexorable, adamantine Usage: My father is an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency. Discuss.

(New York, NY)— The Partnership for the Homeless issued the following statement today about the latest extension of the federal eviction moratorium. “We agree with the moratorium extension as moving to evict people before existing federal rental assistance has been disseminated would […]

Cases of Interest for the Week of August 9, 2021 *Appearances/Proceedings May Be Virtual*   Monday, August 9, 2021 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Hirsch, E. McCarty 70 Conference Jonathan Davila Charged with second-degree Murder and additional […]

To The Editor: I am aiming this piece toward all of the “moderates, “centrists”, and “independents” out there because I believe that they are the only ones who have any kind of an open mind about politics these days. As […]