When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the stock of your lies in circulation inevitably multiplies, and the danger of detection increases every day. William Makepeace Thackeray […]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy and Brooklyn Bridge Park Announce 2018 Spring & Summer Calendar Over 500 FREE Activities in the Park over Four Month Programming Season BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy (Conservancy) and Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP) announce the […]
ALDI, One of America’s Fastest Growing Retailers, Brings New Jobs to New York City-Area Open Hiring Events in April Offer Several Opportunities at Industry-Leading Employer NEW YORK – ALDI will host hiring events for its New York City-area stores on Tuesday, […]
Chairman Crowley Statement Congratulating Congressman Lamb on His Swearing-In (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement congratulating Congressman Conor Lamb as he was sworn in to represent Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District: “I’m thrilled […]
CARNEGIE HALL ANNOUNCES TEEN MUSICIANS SELECTED FOR THE INAUGURAL YEAR OF NYO JAZZ Created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Prestigious National Program Recognizes Finest Young Jazz Musicians from Across the Country, Ages 16-19 Sean Jones Leads NYO Jazz in […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Balanced Budget Amendment (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after voting against the Balanced Budget Amendment: “The so-called Balanced Budget Amendment is not about deficits or debts […]
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Island-wide Blackout in Puerto Rico “Today’s island-wide blackout on Puerto Rico shows that not nearly enough is being done to support and rebuild the island. With hurricane season approaching, we need to work expeditiously […]
Washington, D.C. – the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to allow imports of fresh cape gooseberry fruit from Ecuador into the continental United States. After careful analysis, APHIS scientists determined that these […]
(Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced $300 million in federal funding for a new training vessel at SUNY Maritime College. This funding is […]
Saunter Definition: (verb) Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim. Synonyms: Stroll Usage: The teacher watched his students saunter back into the school building after lunch, apparently in no hurry to get to class on time.
Edward L. Beach, Jr. (1918) A highly decorated American naval officer and WWII veteran, Beach became the naval aide to the US president following the war. In his free time, he wrote. Drawing on his wartime experiences, Beach penned 13 […]
The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion […]
Chairman Crowley Applauds Expansion of Voting Rights for New Yorkers (Washington, D.C.) — House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on Governor Cuomo’s move to expand voting rights to New Yorkers on parole: “One of the […]
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