Chairman Crowley Statement on Governor Cuomo’s Historic Nomination of Justice Paul Feinman to Court of Appeals (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo nominated Manhattan Appellate Justice […]
#thelongestday The Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in our country and the only cause of death among the top 10 in the United States that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Wearing purple, Council Member Andy […]
SCHUMER DEMANDS FEDS DEPLOY SPECIAL HEROIN COMBAT TEAM TO STATE AS OPIOID DEATH SPIKE CONTINUES ACROSS NY, LI; DOSE OF NEW AGENTS WOULD FIGHT FLOW & SCOURGE OF DEADLY DRUG; OVERDOSE RATES HERE NOW AMONG HIGHEST IN NATION On The […]
Chairman Crowley on Anniversary of Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement on the five-year anniversary of President Obama’s issuance of administrative measures designed to […]
Exceptionable Definition: (adjective) Open or liable to objection or debate; debateable. Synonyms: Objectionable. Usage: We can’t have perfection; and if I keep him, I must sustain his administration as a whole, even if there are, now and then, things that […]
Mary Therese McCarthy (1912) McCarthy began her storied writing career as a drama critic for the Partisan Review in the 1930s, gaining a reputation for wit, intellect, and acerbity—qualities that are evident in her later works of satirical fiction as […]
Alas, how quickly the gratitude owed to the dead flows off, how quick to be proved a deceiver. Sophocles (496 BC – 406 BC)
SUCCESS ACADEMY LAUNCHES NATIONAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE, SHARING LITERACY CURRICULUM WITH EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY Free, Open-Source Access to “THINK Literacy,” Success Academy’s Highly Effective Curriculum for Elementary Schools New York, NY — After more than a decade of reimagining every […]
Chairman Crowley on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ Testimony Before Senate Intelligence Committee (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on the ongoing […]
Senator Klein Honors Community Leader at Women of Distinction Celebration Senator Jeff Klein recently honored Antonia Figueroa, Female Democratic District Leader in the 85th Assembly District, at the annual New York State Women of Distinction ceremony in Albany. The night’s […]
Nubbly Definition: (adjective) Rough or irregular; textured. Synonyms: Homespun, Nubbly, Slubbed, Tweedy Usage: The seamstress preferred the nubbly, matte surface of raw silk to the glossy look of satin.
Errol Flynn (1909) As a young man, the Australian-born Flynn led an adventurous life, pursuing various careers in the Pacific before taking up acting in England. He soon became a Hollywood star, playing swashbuckling heroes in such films as Captain […]
Art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)
Senator Klein Secures Needed Funding for Pedestrian Safety Improvements Standing alongside Mayor of Mount Vernon Richard Thomas, Senator Jeff Klein recently announced $56,958 in state funding he successfully fought for that will go a long way towards giving families the […]
Klein Releases Report on the Rise of Contraband and Assaults on Corrections Officers Senator Jeff Klein recently released an alarming report analyzing the growing problem of assaults on corrections officers and staff and the seemingly unabated flow of contraband into […]
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