Chairman Crowley Marks Hispanic Heritage Month with Bronx and Queens Communities at 16th Annual Celebration (Queens, NY) – On Monday, September 18, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, hosted an annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration […]
Every artist makes himself born. It is very much harder than the other time, and longer. Willa Cather (1873-1947)
Michael Faraday (1791) Despite having little formal education, Faraday is responsible for some of the most significant scientific developments in history. His contributions include discovering electromagnetic induction, inventing the first electric motor and dynamo, developing the devices now known as […]
NYC Green Carts Equipped for Wireless Food Stamp Transactions Encourage Healthier Shopping New research links the equipping of mobile fruit and vegetable stands with wireless banking devices programmed to accept food stamps to the buying of more healthy foods by […]
Chairman Crowley Introduces 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017 to Honor Responders Who Have Lost Their Lives to 9/11-Related Illnesses (Queens, NY) – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY), along with members of the New York […]
Scrub Definition: (noun) Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes. Synonyms: Chapparal, Bush Usage: The hikers slowly made their way through the dense scrub and reached the campsite by nightfall.
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853) A Dutch physicist and professor at the University of Leiden, Onnes founded in 1884 a cryogenic laboratory that would become a renowned research center for low-temperature physics. He was the first to produce liquid helium, and […]
So the days pass, and I ask myself sometimes whether one is not hypnotized, as a child by a silver globe, by life, and whether this is living. Viginia Woolf (1882-1941)
Chairman Crowley Statement on North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after North Korea’s ballistic missile launch: “This launch is the latest in a series of actions that […]
REGISTER HERE to attend NYC Street Tree Resources on Monday 10/2! This workshop is FREE to attend and dinner will be provided! Join us on Monday 10/2 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at Bushwick Inlet Park Building (Kent Ave & N 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249). Did you know that there are over 220,000 […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the 6th Anniversary of the End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the 6th anniversary of the end of the discriminatory “Don’t […]
On Twitter, Governor Cuomo offered his “warmest wishes for a sweet New Year.” To all those celebrating #RoshHashanah, I send my warmest wishes for a sweet New Year. L’Shanah Tovah. pic.twitter.com/NXvqPUhU6v — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) September 20, 2017
Prophylactic Definition: (adjective) Acting to defend against or prevent something, especially disease; protective. Synonyms: Preventative Usage: The doctor prescribed a prophylactic antibiotic to the nervous patient.
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