Arte de La Borinqueña A Collection of Fine Art Prints Curated by Edgardo Miranda Rodriguez. Opening Reception, Wednesday, October 4, 2017, 6 PM — Casita Maria Gallery, 928 Simpson St, 6 fl, The Bronx. On October 4, Casita Maria Center […]
ELECTED OFFICIALS TO AMAZON: THE BRONX IS A PRIME LOCATION FOR HQ2 Elected officials from every corner of The Bronx have signed a letter to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s Founder & CEO, urging the company to consider The Bronx as the […]
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: President Trump’s Shameful Silence on Puerto Rico “Over the past week, President Trump has found the time to opine on the patriotism of the NFL and NASCAR, and to bring us to the brink […]
NYC Parents Deliver 3,561 Letters to Mayor de Blasio Demanding Space for Success Academy and Bronx Charter School for the Arts 842 Students Will Become Educationally Homeless if Mayor Doesn’t Fulfill Charters’ Space Requests New York, NY – In letters […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on House Democrats’ Effort to Force a Vote on the DREAM Act (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after signing a discharge petition to force a vote on the […]
On September 30 in 1882, the world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operating on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin. Inspired by Thomas Edison, a man named H.F. Rogers built the facility, using a water-wheel to power the lights in […]
Chairman Crowley Calls for Action to Help Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands in the Wake of Devastating Hurricanes (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement calling for urgent assistance for Puerto and the […]
Hugh Hefner “Comes Alive” at Yonkers Raceway Nine-year-old gelding wins at Empire City Casino night after namesake’s passing Yonkers, NY — Call this one truth is stranger than fiction. It turns out the reports of Hugh Hefner’s death were greatly […]
Gene Autry (1907) Probably the most successful “singing cowboy” in American film, Autry began performing on the radio during the 1920s in Oklahoma. He moved to Hollywood in the early 30s and went on to star in nearly 100 films, […]
I can resist everything except temptation. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Chairman Crowley Statement on Senate Republicans’ Attack on Health Care (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the devastating impacts of the Graham-Cassidy health care repeal bill: “This is the worst version […]
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE ALLIANCE TO PREVENT LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE This latest investigation into the water system at the Parker Towers apartment complex in Forest Hills, Queens is yet another example that the City’s narrowly focused and misguided regulations are failing to prevent […]
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown. May all those who are observing have a meaningful and easy fast. G’mar Chatima Tovah
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