To be different from your fellow creatures is always a misfortune. L. Frank Baum (1856-1919)

analgesic Definition: (noun) A medicine used to relieve pain. Synonyms: anodyne, painkiller Usage: An over-the-counter analgesic is not going to suffice for this pain. Discuss.

WHAT:          Council Member Fernando Cabrera, and tenants of senior NYCHA development demand repairs to heating system after no heat all winter and worst snowstorm since 2016. Media will be allowed to access a unit with no heat.   WHEN:          Wednesday, February 3, […]

Bronx, NY- Citing the continuing disproportionate racial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color in New York City, as well as glaring differences in the numbers of African-Americans and Latinos receiving the vaccine compared to whites, Council Member […]

Bronx, NY- Citing the economic impact of the loss of New York City restaurants, today New York City Council and Majority Whip Member Fernando Cabrera called for restaurant workers to be added to the priority groups for the COVID-19 vaccine. “I’ve been […]

Antonio José de Sucre (1795) One of the most respected leaders of the Latin American wars for independence, Sucre was a close friend and chief lieutenant of Simón Bolívar. He was an able military leader, yet he was known for his kindness to those he defeated. Against his will, he became president of the newly created state of Bolivia and soon resigned. He later returned to service to help repel a Peruvian invasion. At the age of 35, he was waylaid in a mountainous region and killed. He was buried not in Bolivia, but where? More…

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Henry James (1843-1916)

squirm Definition: (verb) To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling). Synonyms: twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle Usage: He tried to squirm free, but the police officer had a firm grip on the man’s wrists. Discuss.

Johannes Trithemius (1462) In 1482, 20-year-old scholar Johannes Trithemius was traveling home from university when a snowstorm forced him to take refuge in the Benedictine abbey at Sponheim, Germany. He decided to stay and was soon elected abbot, whereupon he began transforming the abbey into a place of serious study. Allegations of occultism in his writings led to his resignation, but some of those volumes that were once assumed to be about magic have since been deciphered and are now known to deal with what subject? More…

How great would be the desire in every admirer of nature to behold, if such were possible, the scenery of another planet! Charles Darwin (1809-1882)

knavery Definition: (noun) Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing. Synonyms: dishonesty Usage: Trust no one; the king’s court is a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery. Discuss.

Dear Bronx River Friend,   The Assembly is less than 1 week away!   Join us on February 4th at 7pm as we look forward to an exciting year ahead at the Alliance’s annual Bronx River Assembly.   Spots are filling up quick, so […]

Richard Brautigan (1935) Born in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in abject poverty, Brautigan became a counterculture hero of the 1960s and 70s with his surrealistically random novels and poems about alienation. His extremely original, loosely connected fiction includes A Confederate General from Big Sur, In Watermelon Sugar, and the 1967 bestseller Trout Fishing in America. Suffering from alcoholism and depression, Brautigan committed suicide in September of 1984. When was his body discovered? More…

Richard Brautigan (1935) Born in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in abject poverty, Brautigan became a counterculture hero of the 1960s and 70s with his surrealistically random novels and poems about alienation. His extremely original, loosely connected fiction includes A Confederate General from Big Sur, In Watermelon Sugar, and the 1967 bestseller Trout Fishing in America. Suffering from alcoholism and depression, Brautigan committed suicide in September of 1984. When was his body discovered? More…