belligerence Definition: (noun) A hostile or warlike attitude, nature, or inclination. Synonyms: pugnacity, aggressiveness Usage: The little lawyer glared at me a moment, and then the belligerence faded out of his face. Discuss.

TODAY: AS COVID CRISIS CONTINUES, ZETA CHARTER SCHOOLS HOSTS VIRTUAL MUSIC, DANCE, AND ARTS CELEBRATION     NEW YORK – As the COVID crisis continues impacting teaching and learning across New York City, Zeta Charter Schools – a high-performing, next-generation network of […]

NEW YORK—The killings of six Asian women on Tuesday in the Atlanta area added to the grief—and terror–Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders are suffering nationwide. In the last year, since the coronavirus appeared, nearly 3,800 hate incidents have been reported to “Stop […]

The Center for NYC Neighborhoods initiative finds that New York City’s Black homebuyers pay more to buy a home than White buyers, including higher closing costs and interest rates New pilot programs for down payment assistance, matched savings, and tenant […]

Edgar Cayce (1877) Cayce was an American folk healer and purported “psychic diagnostician” who popularized the idea of reincarnation. He received little formal education before setting off to wander the US, performing thousands of “life readings” and spreading his ideas as he went. He eventually settled in Virginia and set up a hospital to treat people with the aid of psychic messages he claimed to receive. He also prophesized, claimed to recall past lives, and wrote extensively about what legendary civilization? More…

Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake; he wanted it only because it was forbidden. Mark Twain (1835-1910)

cock-a-hoop Definition: (adjective) Exhibiting self-importance. Synonyms: boastful, braggart, crowing, self-aggrandizing, big Usage: I didn’t mean to be cock-a-hoop about my promotion, but I couldn’t help telling everyone I encountered! Discuss.

MANHATTAN WOMAN INDICTED FOR SHOVING COMMUTER ONTO   BRONX SUBWAY TRACKS AS TRAIN APPROACHED Defendant is Charged with Attempted Murder             Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Manhattan woman has been indicted on Attempted Murder and […]

MEDIA RELEASE Resending: In case you did not receive the original distribution. [English and Spanish] NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE LAUNCHES 2021 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Applications available now on NPRDPinc.org Deadline is April 16, 2021 Eligibility nationwide, including Puerto Rico Past recipients now […]

Cases of Interest for the Week of March 15, 2021 *Appearances/Proceedings Will Be Virtual*   Monday, March 15, 2021 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Maniscalco, J. — SCA Appearance Jayqwan Byers Charged with Attempted Murder, Assault and […]

Rosa Bonheur (1822) One of the most famous female painters of the 19th century, Bonheur was trained by her father—an art teacher—and began regularly exhibiting her work at the Paris Salon in 1841. Her unsentimental paintings of animals became very popular, particularly in England and the US, and her most famous painting, The Horse Fair, gained her an international reputation. Who gave her formal permission to dress as a man so that she could study horses at the actual Horse Fair in Paris? More…

There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another. Rene Descartes (1596-1650)

urbane Definition: (adjective) Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. Synonyms: svelte, polished, refined Usage: In his mind, he was suave and urbane, but in real life, he was just the opposite. Discuss.

The American Dream Charter School Delivers on Its Promise When the American Dream Charter School, a bilingual grade 6-12 public charter school in the south Bronx opened its doors in 2014, the overwhelmingly-immigrant parents who enrolled their children did so […]

Sir William Henry Perkin (1838) At the age of 15, Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry in London. It was there, just a few years later, that he discovered the first synthetic dye. Since antiquity, purple garments had been a mark of royalty, as natural purple dyes had to be extracted from mollusks or insects and were thus quite expensive. The lab-created dye made Perkin a wealthy man. In 1906, the chemist was knighted. At the time of his discovery, he had had been trying to create a synthetic version of what? More…