Klein Announces Education Partnership with Renowned Afro Latin Jazz Alliance & Mt. Vernon Senator Jeff Klein made history recently as he announced the one-year residency of the Afro Latin Jazz Academy of Music at Mount Vernon High School, marking the […]
Giacomo Leopardi (1798) Leopardi was an Italian poet and scholar who suffered throughout his life from chronic physical ailments and dashed hopes. Despite these challenges, he was devoted to philosophy and the classics from early childhood and became one of […]
I know that everything beautiful attracts love, but I cannot see how, by reason of being loved, that which is loved for its beauty is bound to love that which loves it. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
Ungainly Definition: (adjective) Lacking grace or ease of movement or form. Synonyms: Clumsy, Clunky, Gawky, Unwiedly Usage: He was a gawky lad with long ungainly legs, but she thought he was the most handsome boy she had ever seen.
Senator Klein Shepherds One-Punch Law Through State Senate Senator Jeff Klein is once again standing up for victims of senseless violence and their families throughout New York with the recent passage of his bill in the State Senate. The legislation […]
Council Members Rafael Salamanca, Annabel Palma, and Ritchie Torres Endorse Diana Ayala Today, Democratic council candidate Diana Ayala received endorsements from Bronx City Council Members Rafael Salamanca, Annabel Palma, and Ritchie Torres. These three represent the full Puerto Rican Council […]
Custom may lead a man into many errors; but it justifies none. Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, July 8th, 6-9PM ON VIEW: July 8 – August 13, 2017 Thursday – Friday, 3-7PM Saturday – Sunday, 1-5PM The photos of Nigerian-born photographer Osaretin Ugiagbe document the beauty and sorrows witnessed during a life split between […]
Senator Klein Hails Passage of School Cafeteria Transparency Bill in State Legislature Coming on the heels of an alarming report released last year on the hidden dangers in New York City school cafeterias, Senator Jeff Klein announced the passage of […]
Chairman Crowley Statement on the Anniversary of the Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) released the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality: […]
LINCOLN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL GRANTEES OF LINCOLN CENTER CULTURAL INNOVATION FUND Recipients From Central Brooklyn and South Bronx Receive Support For Innovative Community-Based Cultural Programs NEW YORK, NY (June 15, […]
Ineffable Definition: (adjective) Incapable of being expressed. Synonyms: Indescribable, Unspeakable, Untellable, Unutterable, Indefinable Usage: There was an expression of ineffable sadness on her face as she spoke, and I could not but feel that she knew that I knew her […]
Lafcadio Hearn (1850) Born in Greece and educated in Ireland, Hearn immigrated to the US at age 19 and lived in poverty for a time until he found employment as a journalist. He was a colorful but morbidly discontented man, […]
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